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If you live with a cat, you will know the scenario: it is late at night and you want to go to bed, but the cat is sitting maddeningly just out of reach on the garden path. You keep calling ‘kitty kitty’ in your sweetest tones, and in response the cat twitches an ear –...

Most of us probably know that on December 26th (the Feast of Stephen) ‘Good king Wenceslas’ looked out, writes David Winter. We probably also know that the snow lay round about, ‘deep and crisp and even’. Beyond that, he’s just someone in a carol that’s not often sung nowadays. However, Wenceslas was a real person,...

** Santa I am terrified of the Santa at the shopping centre where I work. Our HR lady talked it over with me, and has discovered I am Claustrophobic. ** Christmas card Richard, my husband, and I had a hectic Christmas holiday schedule involving work, care of parents, driving of teenagers, shopping, and all the...

Each year at Christmas we sing about good King Wenceslas looking on the Feast of Stephen… ever wonder who on earth he was?  Here are three of the five verses… Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even. Brightly shone the moon...

Mothers’ Union has teamed up with Women’s Aid in a campaign to help draw attention to end domestic abuse. The campaign aims to highlight the fact that 1.6 million women in England experience domestic abuse every year. Three women are killed each fortnight by a current or ex-partner. And one in every seven children will...

The death of a very young child is perhaps the hardest grief of all to bear.  So the 28th December is a very poignant day in the church calendar.  It is when the worldwide Church joins with bereaved parents to grieve the loss of babies and young children.  For Holy Innocents day recalls the massacre...

Representatives from partner churches in Sri Lanka have written to the Church of Scotland, asking “for prayers as the country navigates a distressing economic and political crisis”. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is happening alongside political instability and increased levels of poverty due to persistent financial deficits, mounting debt, and poor governance. The Covid-19 pandemic and...

Short naps in the daytime are very good for your young child.  They can be key to allowing their young brain to fully develop. According to a recent study, the part of the brain that processes memories, the hippocampus, is underdeveloped in children. Taking a nap will help them, as their immature hippocampus quickly reaches...

Everything about the church building is intended to tell us something about God. But it doesn’t end there. We put into the building things that are important to us and again reflect not just our specific denomination but our ways of worship. Imagine visiting someone in their home whom you are just getting to know...

A new campaign launched in Wales , The Food and Fuel Campaign, is aimed at putting pressure on the Government to address the spiralling costs that force families to choose between heating or eating. With foodbanks across Wales struggling to meet the increasing demands for donations, the campaign includes an open letter to all supermarkets...

Some observations on Christmas … Some thoughts to ponder at this ‘giving’ time of the year…  **  Some observations on Christmas … I heard the bells on Christmas Day their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the words repeat of peace on earth, goodwill to men! –  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow  If Jesus were...

 Editor:  You may wish to include in your magazine some details of your local Christmas activities this month. These might include: Churches Together:  Are your local churches gathering to sing carols in the centre of town? Information Office at your Town Council:  What concerts or other activities are planned in any local stately homes or...