Canon Patrick writes… In our Church of England calendar, we spend 50 days celebrating Easter and then return to so called “Ordinary Time” where the liturgical colour is green, unless the day is a festival like Trinity Sunday on 31st
June 2026
Environmental Update
Canon Patrick writes… Since 2012, I have had a diocesan role as Bishop’s Adviser for the Environment. In this capacity I recently attended the CofE’s national conference on the Environment. Most dioceses had at least two representatives, so there were
Easter Peace
Canon Patrick writes… This year April starts with the big days of Holy Week. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day fall on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th of April. In John’s account of Easter Day (John, chapter 20) the
Sunlight over a statue
Canon Patrick writes…. Each day, Monday to Thursday, I say Morning Prayer in St Mary’s Lapworth. In January the church is usually pretty cold, dark and grim at 8.30am, but very occasionally we get a bright, crisp sunrise and there
A Letter from Canon Patrick
Ongoing Lent 2026 Canon Patrick writes… This Lent, across the Oversight Area of Baddesley Clinton, Lapworth and Packwood, we are following the Church of England’s booklets, “Draw Near; Life-giving habits for Lent”. For each day of Lent the booklets
A letter from Canon Patrick
Back from sabbatical Canon Patrick writes… I’m back! Well actually I got back on 26th November, so I have been back for a while now. I would like
A Letter from the Rector
Southport Fr Patrick writes… On Monday 29th July, three children were murdered in Southport. It was a most terrible crime, and the motive for it remains unclear. But my horror was further increased when, the next evening, a
Fr Patrick writes…
Anticipation and uncertainty I’m writing this in early June, in a state of anticipation and uncertainty. First of all, I have an excited anticipation of my 60th birthday party in the Rectory garden, which I invited you to last month.
May 2023 – The Coronation
I’m very interested in the Coronation Service starting at 11am 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The coronation ceremony is largely based on an Order of Service used in 973 for the coronation of
April 2023 – Resurrection
The Revd Marc Catley, Vicar of Packwood and Hockley Heath has been off sick since June 2022, after suffering a stroke. He still writes articles for their Parish News magazine, and I was privileged to get an advance copy of