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St Swithun is apparently the saint you can blame for rainy summers.  It is said that if it rains on his special day, 15th July, it will then rain for 40 days after that.  It all began when Swithun was made Bishop of Winchester in 852 by King Ethelwulf of Wessex. It was an important...

Martha cooked But Mary looked And sat at the Master’s feet, It’s a story of old But we are told It’s where man and God can meet. So much to do But think it through There’s a place for you and me, To spend time with the Lord And be found in His word It’s...

Take the book of Samuel in the Bible, add a bit of Luke Skywalker father/son conflict from Star Wars, stir in a dash of Pirates of the Caribbean, and you sort of have the story of St Helier – the first saint and martyr of Jersey. According to the legend, it all began in 6th...

Holy Days or Holidays? From the Vicar Beatitudes – Blessed are those who hunger and thirst… Jars of clayIn praise of stalwarts The Way I See It:  Warfare, yes, but also mercy The story behind the hymn:  Thou art worthy The Bible that was thrown away  ** Editor:  The Rev Paul Hardingham considers the benefits...

‘Trespassers will be prosecuted’ Beware – scalding at home is on the rise Have dog, will walk! What a cup of coffee can do for the elderly The internet and children under five-years-old – some guidelines Don’t hug me in the office More of us are ‘going out’ on popular music Fewer of us give...

Do you have a sister?  Is she ‘good news’ in your life?   Macrina the Younger (c. 327 -79) should be the patron saint of all ‘sisters’ whose generosity helps their siblings to succeed. Macrina the Younger was the eldest of 10 children.  Their father was Basil the Elder, a leader in the church in 4th...

Some porters were hired to carry a group’s possessions on a trip through the jungle. The pace quickly increased until the head porter called a halt: ‘We’ve come so far, so fast we need to take a break and allow our souls to catch up with our bodies!’ How often do we feel like this?...

Peter knelt upon a roof – He’d gone up there to pray; He’d gone to seek his Father’s face In the middle of the day. He saw a sheet of dodgy food And heard an angel say, “I know you’re hungry, Peter, so Come, eat your fill today!”   But Peter gazed with horror at...

by Antonia Woodward, Lion Children’s, £7.99 A delightful picture book retelling the story of Noah, who builds a great ark to keep animals that God sends to him safe during the great flood. Imagine Noah’s excitement when the big boat comes to rest and once more the animals can roam the earth.

And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing…and it shall be forgiven him.  Leviticus 5.16 ‘Trespassers will be prosecuted.’ Have you seen signs like this? Perhaps you have one yourself.  Is trespassing a crime that you can prosecute anyone for? The word ‘trespass’ means going on someone...

By Andrew Boyd, Monarch, £9.99 In the warzone that Nigeria has become, Archbishop Ben Kwashi has survived three assassination attempts. A brutal assault on his wife, Gloria, drove him to his knees – to forgive and find the strength to press on. Islamist militants have Nigeria in their sights. These are the terrorists who kidnapped...

Signs found outside churches –  It is unlikely there’ll be a reduction in the wages of sin. –  If you don’t like the way you were born, try being born again. –  Looking at the way some people live, they ought to obtain eternal fire insurance soon. –  This is a ch_ _ch What is...