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by Sue Martin | May 16, 2020 | News, Uncategorised

One day recently, when the church was open for a funeral, a parishioner slipped in to light a candle. As I passed by, her immediate response was to apologise for doing this. I lifted my hands in a “no problem” gesture. She then explained the reason for her visit, a...

Ring out your joy to the Lord!

by Sue Martin | May 8, 2020 | News

This week’s readings speak powerfully of faith, hope and trust in God. During the coming week and for the weeks ahead, God’s word inspires, sustains and encourages us as we continue to live with the impacts of current events. We learn how the early church devised a...

Opening the Church for Private Prayer:

by Sue Martin | May 8, 2020 | News

As we enter the first phase of relaxing the restrictions caused by the COVID 19 virus on May 18th many people have told me how much they would like to have the church open for private prayer. I am totally in agreement with that idea. There are a variety of opinions on...

by Sue Martin | May 2, 2020 | News

Thank you to everyone who has dropped in Easter dues, your generosity is appreciated. If you would still like to donate, you can now do so  here using the donate button on the top right hand corner of the page and choose one of the following options: 1st collection...

Good Shepherd Sunday

by Sue Martin | May 2, 2020 | News

Today is known as Good Shepherd Sunday, for the Gospel is always taken from St John, where Jesus speaks of himself as the ‘Good Shepherd’. A shepherd leads his flock and Jesus is the shepherd who leads his followers. The sheep know his voice, trust him, and will...

Did our hearts not burn within us …?

by Sue Martin | Apr 24, 2020 | News

Our readings this Sunday are full of the firm faith in the resurrection of Jesus, both in the teachings of St Peter and in the witness of the disciples in Emmaus. The First Reading gives us the first part of Peter’s rousing address to the crowd at Pentecost.  Filled...