and the June 2026 issue

We’ve got a wide range of material for you to choose from this month.

Just for starters, there is the News:

  • The Pope and our new Archbishop – how did they get on in Rome?
  • What does our new Archbishop say about the rise of anti-Semitism?
  • Have you heard about the new songs for school assemblies?
  • And – how girl choristers first got to sing at St David’s Cathedral!

Then – on the Church front, we have a look at:

  • celebrating Father’s Day,
  • we take a look at the sin of gluttony,
  • the story of the well-loved hymn, Lord, for the years.
  • how to join the Churches Count on Nature – 6th to 14th June
  • there are ten crimes against churches each day.

Further afield, we remember important anniversaries for the painter John Constable, the actress Marilyn Monroe, the writer G K Chesterton.

As for our present daily life – 

  • The BBC Proms will still celebrate the USA this summer – despite Trump’s lawsuit
  • Our potholes are killing more of us.
  • Feeding the birds – but thoughtfully
  • Hardship in childhood can lead to frailty in later life
  • Are parents to blame for children’s bad behaviour in class?
  • And finally – why you should never hug and kiss someone else’s cow!

All in all, we have more than enough to help you fill out and enrich your June issue – and get it to the printers on time!

With all good wishes

Anne Coomes and the Parish Pump Team