A Centre of Christian worship for over 800 years
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
This year Shrove Tuesday falls on 1st March, and Ash Wednesday on 2nd March. The word “Shrove” is from the verb “to shrive” which means to go to confession and be forgiven; an excellent way to start Lent! It was
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
In the Focolare Movement, which I am involved with, we focus each month on a particular phrase from the bible. We try to put it into practice in our daily lives. For October 2021 the phrase was, “We know that
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
In mid-June global leaders from the G7 (Group of Seven) countries met in Cornwall. Mysteriously there were at least nine of them! I have just re-read the summary communiqué, and there are many things I find encouraging. I am encouraged