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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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
I am writing this in eight days after the terrible earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. It is now clear that 40,000 people have died and that number is continuing to rise. Thousands are homeless and a huge amount of help