Finding peace on Remembrance Sunday
Several years ago, I was at a large dinner, filled with people I did not know. I was looking forward to an enjoyable evening. But[…]
Eco-Sermon Series, September 2021
How can local churches respond to the mounting climate crisis? What might our ecological futures look like? Do we need a change of heart as[…]
Eco-Sermon Series: July 2021
How can local churches respond to the mounting climate crisis? What might our ecological futures look like? Do we need a change[…]
Message from Julia
It is good to be able to be sent on my way with such huge appreciation and affection. Thank you to everyone who has[…]
A New Simplicity
From Sarah Dallas Licensed Lay Minister Like many people last week, I reflected on the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh. The simplicity and austerity[…]
Candlemas Farewell Sermon
The Feast of Candlemas, which the church celebrates this Sunday, is an ancient holy time. It comes 40 days after Christmas marking the end[…]
Epiphanytide
January 2021 Dear Friends, Epiphanytide, the weeks following Christmas, the most beautiful of church seasons, is a time of revelation and truth. The stark outline[…]
Thought for the Week, Nov 8th 2020
In the New Testament, peace has nothing to do with pastel painted scenes of beaches and waterfalls and mindfulness exercises to attain inner peace. Peace comes[…]
Season of Remembrance
Dear Friends, Historians are in demand these days. Medieval archaeologists have been examining the impact of the Black Death that killed roughly half the known[…]
Creationtide
Dear Friends, For the past month we have been marking ‘Creationtide’. This is a relatively new season in the church calendar, established in 2007[…]
Stepping into Autumn
Dear Friends, SEPTEMBER 2020 As many amongst us face a ‘new term’ in these challenging times, the psalms invite us to ‘Sing to[…]