| Viewpoint from Rt Rev Ian Bishop 27/12/2024 | We were privileged to host a Ukrainian family in our house following the Russian invasion. When we moved to Norfolk in 2023 they moved into their own home. This New Year they will be visiting us and we’ll be showing them the delights of the county
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| Viewpoint from Amy Simeons 20/12/2024 | Advent is the Christian season of preparation, of patience and anticipation, leading up to the birth of Jesus. Children open the doors of their advent calendars from the first Sunday of Advent to Christmas Day on the 25th
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| Viewpoint from Jane Walters 06/12/2024 | In the UK, we might only be toe-deep into Advent – the season of countdown towards Christmas – but in many countries today, 6 December, people are celebrating the feast day of St Nicholas. If you’re anything like me, I’d have had you at ‘feast’
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| Viewpoint from Rev Jo Wood 29/11/2024 | As November’s chill deepens and the world is awash with forthcoming seasonal preparations, the season of Advent – which starts on 1st December - invites us to pause and reflect. Far more than a countdown to Christmas, Advent is a sacred season of waiting
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Viewpoint from Rev Richard Washington 22/11/2024 | One of the things my faith teaches me is to look at the place I live in with “eyes of abundance”. What do I mean by that? Well, the tendency nowadays is to look at the world with “eyes of scarcity”. This means we are always seeing what is lacking,
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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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