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Have you ever worked for a disorganised organisation? You know the scene: your boss lives in a mild panic, your goals and deadlines keep being changed, your colleagues whisper darkly in corners, emails contradict each other, meetings lead to more confusion… and you go home each night with a headache. Pachomius should be the patron...

Here is a great saint for all teachers, head teachers and principals of educational institutions, and indeed anyone whose vocation is to train and equip others. For Comgall (c 516 – c 601) was founder and first abbot of Bangor, which became the largest monastery in Ireland. And large means LARGE – for including several...

Have you ever happened to be in the right place at the right time, with certain qualifications, and suddenly realise that God is singling you out for a special task? If so, Matthias is a good patron saint for you! In Acts 1 (15 – 26) the apostles had a task to do: Judas had...

If you’re saying to yourself, ‘Who?’ you’ll be in good company. May 15th is the feast day of St Matthias the Apostle, and in describing him thus we have said just about all there is to know about him. He gets just one mention in the Bible, in the first chapter of Acts, immediately prior...

Editor:  This month, for obvious reasons, we are offering books that offer comfort and hope in the face of possible fear and death. **  Hope Beyond Coronavirus By Roger Carswell, 10Publishing, various prices This is a very helpful evangelistic tract you can bulk-order to share around, or you can download it free in an A4...

If you want an example of someone who can show you their faith through their works,  Caroline Chisholm is a saint for you. This doughty little 19th century English woman had such a compassionate heart that she helped tens of thousands of people, from India to Australia. Caroline was born in Northamptonshire in May 1808....

Editor:  21st May is Ascension Day… Christ’s ascension into heaven was the real commencement of His reign. – John Calvin Astronauts sink into insignificance beside this ascension! – Vance Havner ** Editor:  31st May is Pentecost – the birthday of the Christian Church Only Jesus Christ by His Holy Spirit can open blind eyes, give...

Full marks to Jamie Oliver for his Channel 4 series, ‘Keep Cooking and Carry On’.  He showed us how to make tasty meals with basic ingredients and a minimum of fuss. The pandemic prompted other encouraging responses. One mother in the ‘at risk’ category said her adult children thought she was immortal until now. Now...

Rogation means an asking of God – for blessing on the seed and land for the year ahead. It is appropriate in any emergency, war, plague, drought or foul weather. The practice began with the Romans, who invoked the help of the gods Terminus and Ambarvalia. In those days a crowd moved in procession around...

By Roger Carswell, 10Publishing, various prices This is a very helpful evangelistic tract you can bulk-order to share around, or you can download it free in an A4 pdf at: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/26464/hope-beyond-coronavirus#summary

Editor:   If you are not producing a magazine during the coronavirus outbreak, why not use one of these articles each week on your church website? Coping in the Storm From the Vicar Severed from routine and obliged to fashion new habits Psalm 34 Try a little kindness The wisdom of afternoon tea Passed On **...

Priest who gave his respirator away Easter egg donations break records The environment – we can still do great things to help Funerals during the coronavirus restrictions Streaming services from home Visit the C of E online page Reflected Faith: the Gathered Church From ‘live’ in the pulpit to virtual and streaming ** Editor:  This...