Awestruck!

Awestruck!

Dear Friends, I’ve been off on my travels again, this time by train around France and Spain. It was a really good trip and the highlight for me was the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) in Barcelona. Do have a look at the website if you’ve not see it...
Harvest and Togetherness

Harvest and Togetherness

This week Julia from REinspired and I have been leading the harvest assemblies for Loddon primary school children in the church. We were exploring the theme of ‘togetherness’. As an illustration we dressed up two children in bee-wings and antennae and had...
Sowing the Seed

Sowing the Seed

Friends, it is a delight to come and be with you as your new vicar. Thank you to all those who joined me on Monday for my installation (which makes me sound like a computer programme: beware of the ‘updates’ next?). Moving from University Chaplaincy to...
Praise & Thanksgiving

Praise & Thanksgiving

Dear Friends, Praise and thanksgiving are uppermost in my thoughts as we approach the Joy of welcoming Mark Laynesmith as our parish priest on Monday.Praise and thanksgiving for the faithfulness of all who have led and guided our worship for the past yearPraise and...
Education Sunday

Education Sunday

Dear friends,This Sunday is Education Sunday. A National Day of Prayer and celebration for those involved in education. It happens every September and coincides with the start of the new academic year.This year the theme is “Lost and Found,” The parable of...
Creationtide

Creationtide

Dear Friends, I’m very happy pottering in my garden. It’s not big but there’s enough to keep me busy. Some beds with shrubs, a couple of veg plots (beans and potatoes), an apple tree, some tomatoes in growbags, flowers in pots. It’s raining...