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After the wildfires in Hawaii Animal Welfare Sunday is 1st October Prisons Week – 8th-14th October 29th October – Bible Sunday as Ukrainians request more Bibles Christians in Pakistan recovering after attack by mobs Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal: Christian Aid thanks supporters  Helping the older people in church ** After the wildfires in Hawaii A pastor...

Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided...

God will help Ukraine to ‘destroy evil’ £9.4 million approved for additional curate posts Group to meet ahead of November Synod Recommendations for collaboration between dioceses Public opinion and a ‘prophetic’ voice – Bishop Nick responds to newspaper survey Religious Studies on the decrease ** God will help Ukraine to ‘destroy evil’ The Primate of...

A pastor at a chapel on the Hawaiian island of Maui has spoken of the terrible day that strong wildfires swept through many homes on the island. Pastor Kirk Milhoan, from Calvary Chapel in the south of the island, recently told Premier Christian News that on the day, everyone was ‘in the dark’, with no...

All in the month of October Remembering the Beatles A Bear called Paddington Remembering the Marshall Plan strong>The man who created those lions in Trafalgar Square Halloween – some statistics SAD people need our help and understanding ** Editor:  We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, October) down...

Bible Sunday – 29th October From the vicar Spiritual Disciplines: Worship Loyalty Bibles for all Reflecting faith: Seating in churches< As Halloween approaches… ** Editor:  Bible Sunday is 29th October. Canon Paul Hardingham considers why Christians put such a high value on the Bible. Bible Sunday – 29th October At the recent Coronation the King...

I’m trying to stop saying the word ‘incredible’. It’s overused and has become almost meaningless. “We are incredibly grateful”; “I had an incredible meal”.  As the word really means ‘beyond belief or understanding’, it can’t actually apply – in either case. ‘Unbelievable’ is similarly misused. So is ‘fantastic’, which is meant to describe something belonging...

When you are out and about on the road far from home, ever feel tempted to pop in and explore an unfamiliar church?  If so, think of Donatus as your patron saint – and beware.  You don’t know what you may be letting yourself in for…. In 829 Donatus, an Irish monk, had completed a...

It was: 150 years ago, on 1st Oct 1873 that Edwin Landseer, artist and sculptor, died. Known for his animal paintings, and for his famous lion sculptures at the base of Nelson’s Column in London. 100 years ago, on 10th Oct 1923 that Nicholas Parsons, radio and TV game show host and actor was born. ...

Animals suffer. All over the world. One way in which you could help them is to support the work of The Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA), which has been working for more than 30 years to promote animal welfare, and to make “Christians and others aware of the need to care for...

Do you value your Bible?  If so, Felix of Thibiuca (247 – 303) is a good patron saint for you.  The year was 303, and Diocletian was emperor in Rome.  In February of that year he decided that Christians were NOT a good thing. So he issued an edict:  all copies of the Christian Scriptures...

At the recent Coronation the King was given a Bible with the words ‘the most valuable thing that this world affords’. As Bible Sunday is celebrated this month, let’s ask why we should read the Bible? The Bible isn’t a single book, but a library of 66 books, composed by some 44 writers over 1500...