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The Rector writes ‘One of the Healer/Prayer Group in the parish has suggested that we might return to the 7pm communal prayer time we had in the early days of the Ukraine War…. this time we could pray in particular for peace in Gaza/Israel, as well as in the Ukraine and also remember the increasing […]
January 8, 2024 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ‘ Today, we are in the Third Sunday of Advent. We call this Sunday Gaudete, which means “Rejoice” in Latin. In our second reading, in the first letter to the little ‘Christian’ community in Thessalonica, the Apostle Paul tells them to “Rejoice always.” On this day of rejoicing right in the middle of […]
December 18, 2023 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ‘The continuing war in Gaza is horrific. Tragic scenes play out on our TVs each night and it is hard to cope with the sheer heartbreak we see unfolding before our eyes. So many of you have asked me how to help people caught up in this awful situation. Personally I have […]
December 11, 2023 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ‘ Advent – derived from the Latin word “adventus”, the word advent means “arrival” or “coming” and it’s when we commemorate the coming of the Messiah in Jesus Christ. The advent wreath we use in church during these weeks is commemorating in symbolic form newness, eternal life, and the death and resurrection […]
December 4, 2023 in Parish Notices by Rector
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The Rector writes ‘In our Anglican tradition, the Feast of Christ the King falls on “the Sunday next before Advent,” when “the year that begins with the hope of the coming Messiah ends with the proclamation of his universal sovereignty.” and of course we will begin our new liturgical year next Sunday 3rd December , […]
November 27, 2023 in Parish Notices by Rector
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