Feast of St Nicolas

Feast of St Nicolas

Dear Friends, As we journey through the days of Advent, many of you as I am finding, are being challenged by all the different messages that are daily being shared with us. Mine started last Monday when I joined a gathering at Abbeyfield, the care home where my...
Advent Pit Stops

Advent Pit Stops

Dear Friends,I can’t quite believe Advent starts this Sunday. The countdown to Christmas has started. The pace is picking up. So much to do! Bring it on!…but hang on a minute, I’m already busy, how can I fit more in? Even my to do lists, have lists of their own....
Oasis

Oasis

Dear Friends,This past week I was assisting Julia for a REinspired session with year 3 children from Loddon school. Shockingly, they were already looking at the Christmas story. Despite my initial grumpiness about rushing into Christmas before we had even got to...
COP30

COP30

Dear Friends, You may have heard in the news that the UN climate talks, COP30, are taking place in Belém, Brazil. This Sunday we will be lighting our eco candle and saying a prayer for COP30 at the start of our service. The words of the prayer are given below. This...
Remembering

Remembering

Dear Friends,Throughout the Church’s year we are remembering. So in this year we have remembered the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed which expresses the faith in which we live our Christian lives. At our Festivals we remember Christ’s birth at Christmas and his...
Blessed!

Blessed!

Dear Friends, On 1 August I reflected on the theme of ‘investment’ with you, based on the parable of the rich fool. I pondered what this looked like through the lens of our collaborative family fun mornings ‘Summer Vibes’ with Louise from Oasis. At that first summer...