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- Are you wondering about which charities to support this year? Does it matter to you if your money is used wisely or not? If so, then Maedoc of Ferns is the patron saint for you this month. He certainly knew how to deal with people who would waste his money. Maedoc (d 626) was born...31st January: St Maedoc of Ferns, smart about beggars
- John Paton brought Christianity to the people of the Pacific Islands. He taught them about the love of God and faith. Years later some Communists arrived and told the people they had been listening to mere fables and lies. “There is no God.” “Well, you should thank the God that you do not believe in,”...Thought for Food
- Here you can download the entire editorial section in one document.ALL EDITORIAL for January 2023
- – to enable charities to purchase housing to support vulnerable people The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, a £25m fund which exists to deploy investment funding granted by the Church Commissioners for England to strengthen communities, has committed £2m towards the second Social and Sustainable Housing Fund (SASH II) managed by Social and...Church of England commits £2m
- If you can prepare this dish without looking up the references in the Bible, you should be on Mastermind! It is suggested the Authorised Version is used. (You can find it online at www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ ) Ingredients: 1 ½ lb of Judges 5:25 (end); 2 ½ lb of Jeremiah 6:20; 3 1 tablespoon of 1 Samuel 14:25;...Biblical cooking
- The number of people using the Church of England’s Daily Prayer audio service has recently passed a million, as the podcasting revolution begins to reshape how people worship. The podcast, also available as audio on the Daily Prayer app, follows the Church of England’s traditional cycle of Morning and Evening Prayer, with a range of voices...More than one million people pray online with C of E podcast and app
- Timothy and Titus are the saints for you if you’ve been a Christian for some time, and now suspect that God wants you to move into some form of leadership. A daunting prospect! The books of First and Second Timothy and Titus are what are known as the three pastoral letters, where Paul writes to...26th January: St Timothy and St Titus, how local church leaders should be!
- So Send I You So send I you to labour unrewarded, To serve unpaid, unloved, unsought, unknown, To bear rebuke, to suffer scorn and scoffing So send I you, to toil for Me alone. So send I you to bind the bruised and broken, O’er wand’ring souls to work, to weep, to wake, To bear...The story behind the hymn: So Send I You
- The sales of portable generators, torches and candles have soared in recent months, amid concerns that Britain may face power cuts if it cannot import enough energy to maintain supply this winter. As the National Grid warns of possibly tight supply levels, generator sales have tripled, torch sales are up by 43pc on 2021, and...Stocking up because of the war
- Here you can download the entire editorial section in one document.ALL EDITORIAL for December 2022
- Sundays of the Month Editor: Continuing our new feature, as we thought you might find it helpful to know what the Sundays of each month are called… 4th December 2nd Sunday of Advent 11th December 3rd Sunday of Advent 18th December 4th Sunday of Advent 25th December Christmas Day 1st January ...High Days & Holy Days (all) for December
- It’s many years since Europe switched over to the Euro (January 2002). So, this is a good time to remember Eloi, bishop of Noyon, who was born in Gaul, and started out as a goldsmith. He entered the service of Bobon, the royal treasurer. He went on to become master of the mint for King...1 December Eloi – a patron saint for the euro?