Christmas Eve Sermon 2023. Reading: John 1.1-14 The reading we have just heard, is , I think, the most beautiful for any service on Christmas Eve evening, when it’s dark and chilly outside, maybe snowy, maybe rainy, maybe howling a gale, but always dark. And that is because of all these wonderful references to light. [...]
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Weekly Check-in 159
T'was the week before Christmas, and this vicar just got to bed after a long day. So she decided to write a blog in pictures (mostly): Christmas lunch with the Women's Fellowship It's been a lovely week with people from church. I've done lots of prep for the services coming up, and generally enjoyed the [...]
Weekly Check-in 158
After our holiday in Cheshire and subsequent window smash, we've had a pretty good week! Highlights have included; being with Soph (& Mum & Dad & Granny & Grandpa) at toddler group, stay and play for an hour at nursery, a trip to the cinema, and the toy service today. There was a real sense [...]
Back with a Bang
This time last week, we were frantically trying to sort out my smashed study window. We'd got back from the most gorgeous holiday the day before, and we were preparing for church the next morning. Nathan was in his study at the front of the house, and I was in the kitchen, at the back, [...]