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Dear friends,I’ve been off on my travels again, visiting family in the West Country. We had a lovely time, swimming in the sea, walking along the coast and indulging in Cornish pasties and cream teas (would have been rude not to!). Back on Wednesday for an REInspired...

Dear friends,This week we have a very well known and much loved reading from Luke, the Good Samaritan. A story Jesus told when he was being quizzed about who our neighbour is. We hear it so often, it’s turned into a phrase. It’s a familiar story that children re-enact...

Dear Friends,Our BBQ last Sunday was truly a celebration of food, fun and fellowship. We shared our gifts of creativity that come from our being born in the likeness and image of God our Creator. It was also an opportunity to celebrate all who contribute to the life...

Dear friends,It's July next week (how did that happen?), and it's already been hot. I discovered this week that "dog days", those long hot days when we just want to do nothing, are actually a thing. Dog Days are 3 July to 11 August, when Sirius, the Dog Star, is the...

Dear Friends,This week we have a dramatic Gospel reading in Luke 8:26-39 - Jesus heals the Gerasene demoniac. There is a lot to unpack and think about here, much that many of us might find hard to connect with or find challenging. A reading that is worth sitting with...

Dear Friends,My prayer when I preach is that I speak and we all hear in the name of God the Father who created us, God the Son who redeems us and the Holy Spirit who empowers and strengthens us.As we gather this weekend to celebrate the Trinity, three persons in One...

Happy Birthday!This Sunday is Pentecost, where we'll be celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the church. There are so many wonderful images for the Holy Spirit: fire, wind, cloud, breath, dove. The image that immediately comes to my mind is from...

Prayer We believe in the power of prayer in our lives, the church and for our community. We offer four forms of prayer ministry to those who are in need of the comfort of God about a particular issue in their lives. Prayer Chain We receive requests from prayer in...

Dear Friends,Waiting in Anticipation!Whether we like it or not, waiting is a part of life. Our waiting for our new Incumbent will recede into a memory once September arrives. The hardest waiting in our world are those who suffer through war and wait and long for...