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‘One Year On’ From the Vicar ‘Zoomed Out?’ Finding God in Each Moment of the Day Jesus and His mother When your prayer is not answered Reflected Faith:  with all your soul, strength and mind Stay trimmed and balanced How to gain contentment ** Editor:  The Revd Canon Paul Hardingham looks back on the year...

As Mother’s Day approaches, let’s hear it for all the mothers who have been on the frontline of helping our country survive the Covid pandemic! Just as we’ve clapped on our doorsteps for the NHS and other heroes, let’s applaud all that mothers have done – often balancing home and employment – during these long...

When the UK death toll for coronavirus recently reached 100,000, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a call to the nation. They asked everyone to pause and remember the victims of Covid-19. The victims and their families were ‘known to God and cherished by God’. Perhaps, as we approach Easter, we should consider stopping...

Archbishop of Canterbury & Reformation Martyr If you have ever been caught up in a great event at work, which has gone on to change your own life, then Thomas Cranmer is the saint for you. He was the first ever Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, following King Henry VIII’s decision to pull away from Rome,...

It was just over a year ago that the WHO discussed the coronavirus that was starting to spread around the world. None of us could have foreseen the devastating effect on our world, with over 80 million people infected and nearly two million deaths. How has the pandemic challenged our faith, as we look back...

All in the month of MARCH Wear your Marie Curie daffodil and unite in memory Why not contact a lonely neighbour? Ten years of Syria at war How Sunday became a Christian day of rest 150 years of the Royal Albert Hall Remembering Richard Burton – Victorian explorer, writer and translator Combatting the spread of...

Now every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up as usual… When the festival was ended …the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem …After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them...

The Meaningful Chocolate Company has launched its 2021 Fairtrade Real Easter Egg range. All Real Easter Eggs come with an Easter story in the box. The stories range from simple guides to a 24-page activity book version with a prize competition worth £200. They provide an opportunity to share the joy of Easter with friends and...

 the good-natured carer Families are divided in two kinds of people: givers and takers. Blessed is the family with at least one ‘giver’, that someone of a cheerful, generous nature who does not panic when you ask them for help. These kindly saints are on hand when you need them, not fleeing with the cry...

It was: 1700 years ago, on 7th March 321, that the Roman Emperor Constantine 1 (Constantine the Great) decreed that Sunday should be a day of rest throughout the Empire. 1600 years ago, on 25th March 421, that the city of Venice was officially founded when its first church was dedicated at noon. 300 years...

A Cross in the Heart of God – reflections on the death of Jesus Live Lent:  God’s Story, Our Story Wild Lent – discovering God through creation God in the Garden The Easter Story – for families to share Alive Again! – the Easter Story Messy Vintage The Rhyming Series 3 Pack Dusk Night Dawn...

It was just over a year ago that the WHO discussed the coronavirus that was starting to spread around the world. None of us could have foreseen the devastating effect on our world, with over 80 million people infected and nearly 2 million deaths. How has the pandemic challenged our faith over the last year?...