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It’s a yearly paradox. You’ve brought some flowers to the churchyard to lay on the grave of a loved one. All around you are graves and headstones, reminders of the inevitable end of life’s earthly journey. But it’s Easter Day, and from within the church you can hear the singing: ‘Jesus Christ is risen today,...

Those who attend church and read their Bible at least once a week. So says Stewardship, in its 2025 Generosity Report.  Stewardship, which manages charitable donations from church, charities and individuals, has found that, in donating an average of £314 a month, not only do ‘committed Christians’ give away almost five times the UK monthly...

– disciple, apostle, writer of the second gospel  Mark, whose home in Jerusalem became a place of rest for Jesus and His 12 apostles, is considered the traditional author of the second gospel. He is also usually identified as the young man, described in Mark 14:51, who followed Christ after his arrest and then escaped...

Last year’s London Marathon attracted more than 53,000 runners, which made it the world’s biggest annual one-day fund-raising event EVER. It also raised a world record-breaking amount of £73.5 million for charities. The route is 26.2 miles long. Greenwich and Blackheath is the starting point, and then the route takes in Woolwich, Greenwich, Rotherhithe, Bermondsey,...

In the morning, do you drink coffee, tea or freshly squeezed lemon juice mixed with warm water? Lemon juice has recently become a fashionably healthy lifestyle choice, according to nutritionist and autoimmunity specialist V J Hamilton. She explains that, as well as being high in Vitamin C, lemon juice helps with hydration and digestion, and...

Contrary to recent reports following a question asked by a General Synod member, the Church of England is not banning ‘gluten-free’ wafers nor ‘non-alcoholic’ wine at Holy Communion. A spokesman for the C of E said that Anglican churches across the country “routinely offer ‘gluten-free’ bread or ‘non-alcoholic’ wine at Holy Communion.” He said: “Many professional ecclesiastical...

– fierce firebrand of the Early Church Tertullian was born in Carthage, North Africa, about 155 AD. He had pagan parents and his father may have been a centurion. Carthage was a prestigious Roman colony and Tertullian was given a good education in Greek, Latin, literature, history and philosophy. On arrival in Rome, Tertullian probably...

With Holy Week in mind… All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of mankind on this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life.  – James...

The Promised One – the wonderful story of Easter Discovering Christianity – a Seeker’s Guide to Faith and Theology An Easter Book of Days – meeting the characters of the Cross and Resurrection 12 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Easter Easter: The Greatest News Easter Uncut – what really happened and why it really...

This Easter the media will rightly remind us of the carnage in Ukraine and the Middle East. For as we celebrate this great Festival, commemorating Christ’s victory over evil, we are confronted with death, barbarity and terror in the world.  Unless we choose to live in fantasyland, we have to relate the two. First, Jesus...

-the long-suffering servant girl of Lucca If you have ever been in trouble for simply doing good, then Zita is the saint for you.  Born in 1218 to poor but devout parents in Monsagrati, Zita was sent at the age of 12 to work as a servant for the rich Fatinelli family in nearby Lucca....

Editor: Easter is a time when many community events take place. You may wish to consider contacting your local Tourist Information Office and including notice of some of these events in your magazine this month.