This weekend sees a change to our service times with our morning service moving to 10:45am.  Sadly, Judy and I will be away for the next 2 Sundays, but we will be praying for you as you enjoy a lie-in and gather at the later time. The main reason for the change is, of course, to prepare for our move into the…

Dear Friends, This Sunday after the main morning service we have our Annual Parochial Church Meeting.  APCM’s are not often exciting, but they are part of the structure of our church and have a vitally important role to play in how the church is run.  So, for the sake of those who don’t know or have forgotten, here’s a simple guide. APCMs…

Where were you when you heard that JFK had been shot?  Or that the Berlin Wall had come down?  Or that planes had been flown into the Twin Towers?  These headline-making events have had a huge impact on the world in which we live.  They’ve shaped foreign policy for governments and led to wars and changes which we might have thought impossible…

We talk a lot about getting ready for Christmas, but it’s rare I hear anyone talking about getting ready for Easter.  Perhaps that’s because there’s no need to buy everyone gifts and because it’s not so much of a family time where food and festivities take over.  But for the Christian, getting ready for Easter is vital. Of course, that’s what Lent…

Stay or leave?  And if we are to leave, then on what basis?  How should we do it?  Perhaps you’ve had some discussions about that topic this week! On Tuesday and Wednesday I was in London at a gathering which, for part of the time at least, discussed the same question.  Only it wasn’t about BREXIT- it was about the Church of…