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 – martyrs of the Early Church In the month of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice of Himself for us, the martyrdoms of Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice are well worth remembering. What they said as they died could be said by the many thousands of Christians who are facing persecution all over the world today. Carpus, Papylus and...

Guarding the Easter chocolate Chocolate – food of the gods! Five-minute parking rule is scrapped Almost half of all children have been scammed online Don’t step on it! When young men give you that ‘ick’ feeling What do children worry about? Lemon juice, anyone? Shut your curtains Big snakes in your house? ** Guarding the...

Was there a security tag on your Easter egg this year? If so, it wasn’t because high street bosses feared the Easter Bunny might take it. It’s that shoplifting has soared to an unprecedented amount. There were more than 20 million shoplifting incidents last year – an average of about 50,000 cases a day, according...

There are 80 million Easter eggs being sold in the UK this year, but The Real Easter Egg is unique. It is the only one which has a copy of the Easter story in the box, is made of Fairtrade chocolate and which supports charitable projects. There are six types of eggs to choose from....

Maundy Thursday is the 5th day of Holy Week. ‘Maundy’ comes from the Latin word for command, ‘mandare’.  On this day the Church looks back to Jesus’ command to His disciples that they should: “Love one another as I have loved you.” On the evening of Maundy Thursday Jesus shared the Last Supper with His...

The Real Easter From the Vicar The ordeal is over; the scars remain Easter Thoughts in a Churchyard The Ultimate Offer to Humanity Easter: a new world is ushered in< An Introduction to the Books of the Old Testament: Proverbs ** Editor:  Canon Paul Hardingham considers the effect of Easter… The Real Easter In CS...

At the Last Supper Jesus shocked His disciples by washing their feet. He did this as an example, to demonstrate to them that they should serve others with humility. Over the centuries, some churches have recreated this act of humility at a special service on Maundy Thursday.

Maundy Thursday is famous for two things. The first is one of the final acts that Jesus did before His death: the washing of His own disciples’ feet (see John 13).  Jesus washed His disciples’ feet for a purpose: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you...

It was: 250 years ago, on 18th April 1775 that American silversmith and folk hero Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride on horseback from Charleston to Lexington to warn residents that the British were about to attack. Also 250 years ago, on 23rd April 1775 that J M W Turner, the British artist was...

Did you know that the botanical name for the cocoa bean is Theobroma – which means ‘food of the gods’? Millions of us obviously think chocolate is special – on average, each of us consumes 8.1 kilograms of it a year! Certainly, chocolate makes us feel better. Some scientists believe that this is due to...

Good Friday is the day on which Jesus died on the cross. He was crucified at 9 a.m. in the morning, and died six hours later, at 3pm. It is the most solemn day in the Christian year, and is widely marked by the removal of all decorations from churches. In Lutheran churches, the day...

Luke’s account of the crucifixion (Luke 23:32-43) emphasises the mocking of the crowd, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself’ (35,37,39). In their view a Messiah does not hang on a cross and suffer. In considering the two men who were crucified with Jesus, we are also confronted with the issue of...