Rector’s Reflections

When I was ordained deacon in 2006 I got involved with the Birmingham Diocese Clergy Golf Society.  I enjoy golf, even if I am not a great player (handicap index 21).  At that time there were about a dozen golfing

This month we are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.  Her accession to the throne happened with the death of her father, King George VI on 6th February 1952.  70 years later we have an extra long Bank Holiday weekend to

30th April was the deadline for sending in Feedback about the CofE’s Living in Love and Faith course.  The CofE has been encouraging lots of people to take the course (see page 7 of the March Parish Magazine), which is

On 10th March Facebook made temporary changes to its hate speech policy to allow, in certain circumstances, messages such as “death to Russian invaders”.  On 14th March Facebook rolled back some, but not all, of the changes.  It confirmed that

Every year we include a donation envelope with the February edition of the Parish Magazine, inviting people to make a contribution towards the magazine’s costs.  Many people respond positively to this request, typically donating £5 or £10.  Most years we

Advent is the church season leading up to Christmas.  It is about waiting and expectation, waiting for Jesus.  It is about waiting for him as a baby to be born at Christmas time, but also about waiting for his second

At harvest time we give thanks to God for our food.  We are grateful that we usually have lots of good food readily available, even if our food choices are not always good.  But there was an interesting moment, near

At St Mary’s Lapworth we have a longstanding relationship with the Church Mission Society (CMS).  At Christmas we give them a donation (around £200), and we receive their publications.  It has been a quiet relationship for a long time, but