 | | Seeing God’s Hand at Work in My Life - part 2 | | A friend shared an experience with me, and I have taken her permission to share her story with you all.After reading this article, I would also like you to share your own story with me. You never know; your story may go a long way to bless someone’s heart
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 | | Rev Rosie writes February 2025 | | February is the month when LOVE seems to be the focus in most of the shops; cards, flowers, gifts of all sorts, and bottles of champagne are promoted as the way to show love to your loved one. Yes, it’s great for our love to be acknowledged...........
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 | | From the Rev Richard Washington February 2025 | | Am I odd in actually rather liking this time of year? I’m quite an early riser, and I love that fact that in getting out of bed sometimes at 5.30am, sometimes at 6am, I get up in the darkness. After walking my dog and having breakfast
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 | | From the Rectory January 2025 | | As January sets upon us, we soon meet the three wise men as they arrive to worship the new-born King. There has been a long journey, bringing them from far distant lands guided by a star which somehow stirred their hearts and minds so that they knew they
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 | | At the Start of the Year | | 2025 is a year of Jubilee in the Roman Catholic Church, a year which takes place every 25 years. It’s a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, with one another
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| Reading the Bible in church | | A friend was unexpectedly asked to read at a service as someone was unwell. He was caught just as he came in the church! Most of us like to look over a reading first and find the meaning of the passage. Some Bible readings are challenging, with difficult
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| Rev Rosie writes December 2024 | | For many Christmas is about giving gifts and receiving presents, spending time with family and enjoying good celebratory food. For many too, Christmas is not about presents, family or food. The first Christmas, when Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph were...
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| From the Rev Richard Washington December 2024 | | As always, Advent Sunday (1 December) will mark the start of what is an extraordinary spiritual journey. This journey lasts through the four Sundays of Advent, then through Christmastide, followed by Epiphanytide
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| Assisted Dying Bill | | Our government has taken the first steps toward legalizing assisted dying. This is undoubtedly a deeply emotive issue, one that will continue to provoke debate—not only in Parliament but also in homes, pubs, clubs, and perhaps even in our churches
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