 | | Viewpoint from Rev Sue Upton 15/11/2024 | | Back in February I retired – almost! I still take the occasional service but it was a huge change of lifestyle which led to a massive sort out of my home. My study has had the most dramatic change with half the number of files still on the shelves
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| | Viewpoint from Pat Stringer 08/11/2024 | | We have now reached November a month of Remembrance. How quickly the months have passed by. November begins with All Souls’ Day on the 2nd, also called ‘The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed’ a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful
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| | Viewpoint from Richard Ferrari 01/11/2024 | | Most of our lives are lived in the routine which usually involves work family and friends. But sometimes we get an idea. It seems to be out of the blue, we don’t know why but we have a strong desire to do something different
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| | Viewpoint from Colin Wooden 25/10/2024 | | Notable quotes: They can be flippant or profound, sometimes wise and penetrating, and generally remembered because of the person who said it. Here's one from Aldous Huxley; "I wanted to change the world, but I have found that the only thing one can
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| | Viewpoint from Wendy Bircham 18/10/2024 | | Do not lean on your own understanding. Part of Proverbs 3:5. But we do. Don’t we? Even as Christians we can still have a tendency to lean on our own understanding in making choices and decisions. I know I did, it took me many years to finally let.......
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| | Viewpoint from Anna Heydon 11/10/2024 | | It is reasonable to expect that a home should be a place of security, safety, and permanence. When I leave my home I can be fairly certain that it will be there as a welcoming place when I return. Sadly this isn’t the case for everyone:
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| Viewpoint from Rev Derek McClean 04/10/2024 | | In an August Viewpoint, Rev. Steve Deall invited us to reflect on a wonderful picture by Holman Hunt – The Light of the World. That is a personal favourite. One I got to enjoy when I went to the Seeing Salvation exhibition in the National Gallery in 2000
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| Viewpoint from Rev Rosie Bunn 27/09/2024 | | I sometimes reflect on the way that disappointment in our lives affects the way we live. Do you? Life experiences often throw up disappointments, where we feel dissatisfied with ourselves, or someone close to us
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| Viewpoint from Rev Nigel Lacey 20/09/2024 | | Do you wonder what goes on in church? What strange things happen there and what do they actually do? The core activity of the Church is to offer worship to God. I suppose what I am trying to get at is that we need an inner peace, in order to grow as human
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