Secretary APRIL PRAYER CALENDAR (from 8 April) Wednesday 8 AprilOn Monday evening we learned that the Prime Minister had been taken in to ICU as a precautionary measure in case he needed to go on to a ventilator. As this calendar is about prayer rather than politics, let us pray earnestly for his recovery, for the … Read more
St John 12: 20 – 25 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.And Jesus … Read more
Holy Monday St John 12: 1 – 11 (KJV) Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then … Read more
Palm Sunday Readings Let the birthing of flower, insect and bird be a sign of renewal and resurrection all around us. In the Manse garden, a single iris has grown tall through a bush of thorns; its purple and delicate yellow radiant in stark contrast to needle thin stick brown branches. Almost unseen, the iris … Read more
PALM SUNDAY – 5th APRIL 2020 SUNDAY WORSHIP – in the absence of worship in our own Sanctuary may I direct you to BBC Radio 4 at 08.10am Sunday 5th APRIL – Walking in the company of Jesus – On Palm Sunday Fr Dominic Robinson and Dr Theodora Hawksley reflect on the way Jesus accompanies … Read more
WEEK ONE Wednesday 1 April Another new month and now we’re in springtime! As the poet Geoffrey Chaucer said in the Prologue to his Canterbury Tales which some of us may recall from our long ago schooldays: Whan that Aprille with his shoures sooteThe droghte of March has perced to the roote…..Thanne longen folk to … Read more
Prayer Almighty God, Creator: the morning is Yours, rising into fullness. The summer is Yours, dipping into autumn. Eternity is Yours, dipping into time. The vibrant grasses, the scent of flowers, the lichen on the rocks, the tang of seaweed. All are Yours. Gladly we live in this garden of Your creating. But creation is … Read more
PASSION SUNDAY – 29th MARCH 2020 Today the clocks go forward by one hour – into Spring! SUNDAY WORSHIP – in the absence of worship in our own Sanctuary may I direct you to BBC Radio 4 at 08.10am Sunday 29th March – Reconciliation in Difficult Times A service for Passion Sunday with Edgardo Colon-Emeric, … Read more