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Dear Friends  This Sunday we think about the gift of the Holy Spirit and what that means for us.  A little word  For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Tim 1.7 (NIV)  Jesus promises his continued presence with his followers before his Ascension. There is […]

Dear Friends Over the next few weeks, we will be thinking about some of God’s wonderful promises. A little word Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.                                         Matthew 5.9 (NIV) The news this week has been shocking as has the name-calling and shouting from the sides. War is evil,

Dear Friends Over the next few weeks we will be thinking about some of God’s wonderful promises. A little word But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but

Dear Friends I hope you can join us Sunday as we celebrate and treasure God’s bounty at our Harvest Service. A little word As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.                                                                                                                                Genesis 8.22 (NIV) God’s promise made to himself after Noah had exited

  Dear Friends We continue with our series running up to harvest   A little word as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”                                                                                                                                    2 Corinthians 8:15 (NIV) Paul is speaking here about the collection being gathered

Dear Friends Please read the important update from Sara this week and pray. A little word But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!                             Amos 5: 24 Bishop Pete spoke on these words at the Eco-Church Celebration in the Cathedral last Saturday. Amos tells the people God’s challenge; all your

Dear Friends What a glorious way to move into Autumn, enjoy the sunshine. A little word The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;                           Psalm 24.1 Over the next month leading up to Harvest we will be Celebrating and thinking about God’s wonderful world and our place

Dear Friends Hope you are ready for the new term as lots of things re-start after a summer break. A little word Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. In fact, as soon

Dear Friends Here’s your Bank Holiday news A little word And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mark 5.42-43 (NRSV) In the first half of Mark’s gospel

Dear Friends Here’s this week’s news. A little word And looking at those who sat around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.’                                                                                      Mark 3.34-35 (NRSV) This reading came up this week. Jesus calls those who follow him brothers and