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** Hymns for professionals Dentist: Crown Him with many crowns. Contractor: The church’s one foundation Obstetrician: Come, labour on. Golfer: There is a green hill far away. Politician: Standing on the promises. Librarian: Let all mortal flesh keep silence. Barrister: In the hour of trial. Dry Cleaner:  O for a faith that will not shrink....

Walkers and visitors can once again book overnight stays at St Gwrhai’s Church in Penstrowed, Powys, as the 2026 champing season opens. Champing, a blend of ‘church’ and ‘camping’, offers exclusive overnight access to historic churches no longer used for regular services. The church accommodates up to four guests and includes a fully equipped kitchen in...

A Christian European network, Eurodiaconia, has warned that family homelessness is an increasing problem across the EU’s 27 member-states. The network says: “Family homelessness is growing in Europe, yet frequently remains overlooked and underdiscussed.” Although families in trouble “are less likely to sleep rough”, instead they often rely on using “informal and precarious accommodation arrangements”....

Why is the news so full of depressing stories? Why can’t they report some good news for a change? Indeed, our world is always full of troubles, and we may wonder if better times will ever come. Similar comments might have been directed at many of the Old Testament prophets who nearly always said negative...

Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for his own abode. On the rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? em>With salvation’s walls surrounded, Thou may’st smile at all thy foes.  See, the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal...

Or rather – the lack of them? A recent survey published by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), found that the total number of gulls wintering in the UK has fallen from 3.9 million to just under 2.5 million over the past two decades. It is thought that the reason for the decline of gulls...

Ignatius came from a noble Basque family in north-east Spain. Born in 1491 in his family’s castle near Loyala, he was sent to serve as a page at the court of King Ferdinand V of Castile. Ignatius entered military service, but was wounded in 1521, at the French siege of Pamplona. While convalescing, he read...

With an annual budget of £61 million to deliver cradle-to-the grave social care services provided by 1,700 staff and 300 volunteers, CrossReach is the Church of Scotland at its “very best”. That was the message that Dr Mike Cantlay had for the recent General Assembly. He said that the social care provider demonstrated people-centred Christian...

For dealing with motion sickness, ginger capsules are your new friend.  Available from any health store, they do a wonderful job in calming upset tummies. For fever or frayed tempers, take some camomile tea bags with you. Camomile tea doesn’t just calm your nerves; cooled down, the tea also soothes sunburn. For banning mosquitoes &...

It is a steep climb of 199 steps that leads the visitor to Whitby from the streets below to the church of St Mary’s that stands near the ruined abbey. Having negotiated the climb, the visitor enters the church and is greeted by a glorious array of Georgian furnishings: box pews and a triple decker...

Sundays of the Month Editor: For your convenience, here are the names of the Sundays in June, at a glance. 7th June           First Sunday after Trinity 14th June         Second Sunday after Trinity 21st June          Third Sunday after Trinity 28th June         Fourth Sunday after Trinity ** High Days & Holy Days for June Editor: This month...

Mary – the virgin mother of Jesus.  For centuries the eastern and western churches have considered her pre-eminent among all the saints. In the gospels, Mary makes her first appearance as a teenager.  Nothing is known of her childhood, and what we do know of her is found mostly in Matthew 1 – 2 and...