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June, of course is the month of the summer solstice, the month of the Sun.  Sol + stice come from two Latin words meaning ‘sun’ and ‘to stand still’.  As the days lengthen, the sun rises higher and higher until it seems to stand still in the sky. The Summer Solstice results in the longest...

Do you have any farms near to where you live?  Then this month, they might just provide you with an interesting day out! For June brings Open Farm Sunday, which can be a “fab­u­lous oppor­tu­ni­ty for the public to dis­cov­er the cru­cial work farm­ers do in pro­duc­ing food, nur­tur­ing nature, and pro­tect­ing the envi­ron­ment for...

‘We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.’ 2025 sees the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed. We use it at Communion services, but how much notice do we take of the words? In this new series we are looking at what...

Clergy have reported packed services over Easter, as increasing numbers of young people are coming to church. It follows the recent survey by the Bible Society, which found that the share of the population who attend a service a month has risen from eight per cent in 2018 to 12 per cent last year. But...

The number of page visits to the Church of England’s church-finder website soared by 55 per cent last year to almost 200 million, as growing numbers of people searched for their local congregation. Public page views on AChurchNearYou.Com hit 198.6 million in 2024 – up from 128.1 million in 2023 and up more than three quarters on...

It was: 500 years ago, on 13th June 1525, that German Protestant Reformer Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a nun whom he had helped to escape from a convent. 250 years ago, on 14th June 1775, that the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army. Later it became the United States Army. On 15th...

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death’ (Isaiah 57:1-2 NIV) What happens to our Facebook page when we die...

Father’s Day is 15th June – a day to honour and appreciate our fathers and father figures, such as grandfathers and fathers-in-law. Many of us will make a special effort to see them on the day. No two fathers are alike, of course, but various polls across the internet reveal some interesting similarities of what...

Alban should be the patron saint of anyone who impulsively offers to help a stranger in need… and finds their own life turned upside down as a result. The story goes that Alban was a Roman citizen quietly living in England in the third century.  Then, miles away in Rome, the emperor, Diocletian ordered a...

France is the world’s #1 tourist destination. Which is understandable, when you think about the country’s wonderful weather, fantastic cuisine, gloriously varied landscapes, and rich cultural heritage. But have you ever thought about France as a mission field? Author Pete Greig, founder of the 24/7 prayer movement, describes Europe as “arguably the greatest mission field...

For the last couple of months, we’ve been thinking about baptism, and last time we finished by saying that, even as late as the tenth century, only baptised people could stay in the church to watch, never mind actually consume, the celebration of the Eucharist. This tells me how highly regarded the consecration of the...

The power of the Lord’s Prayer is celebrated in a new short film that is part of the Archbishop of York’s current ‘Faith in the North’ initiative. Then as Now is available to watch from the Archbishop of York’s YouTube channel (from 6 May). Set in the magnificent landscape of the north-east, the film interweaves the faith of...