 | | 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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| Thought for the Month from Revd Shaula Reilly | | One of the things I really love at this time of year, which wasn’t really around in the same way when I was growing up, is seeing so many houses lit up with Christmas lights. And of course there are all the Christmas tree lights as well as the beautiful
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| Rev Rosie writes November 2024 | | I really don’t know where to begin this month . . . It is the month when we remember significant events in the life of our nation: I could start with 1st and 2nd November – All Saints Day and All Souls Day
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| From the Rev Liz Dawes November 2024 | | One of the books that I loved as a child was ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ by Jill Tomlinson. It’s about a baby barn owl called Plop who, unusually for an owl, doesn’t like the dark. ‘Dark is nasty’, he says to his parents
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| Rev Rosie writes October 2024 | | Always look on the bright side of life . . . That song by Monty Python I have heard played at a wedding (as the couple left the church...) and at a funeral (also at the end of the service!). It’s a song that talks about the tough stuff of life
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