Author: Mike

This Week 11th August 2024 09:30 holy communion the perfect expression of the love of Jesus Christ for humanity 10:30 Morning Praise Sing to the Lord with grateful praise; make music to our God All welcome to join with us.

August Ramblings How do we deal with those who oppose us, both within our families and among our enemies? When someone who has betrayed us or attacked us dies, how do we respond? Outside of God’s Reign we may feel that we are justified in retaliating against our opponents. We may feel justified in celebrating … [Read more…]

December Ramblings “The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer While Advent is certainly a time of preparation and anticipation of Christ’s birth, it is more than that. It … [Read more…]

November Ramblings Halloween, All Saints, All Souls, Fireworks night, Remembrance Day. Patronal festival and Advent – it seems that November, as we move into the dark evenings of winter, has to be filled with events that help us express ideas of hope, personal and collective, with brighter times to look forward to. Hope has tremendous … [Read more…]

October Ramblings Matthew 22, v21 …Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” As followers of Jesus who believe in the way of Jesus, it can be tempting to impose our view of the world and our standards of behavior on … [Read more…]

Collect of the week: Stir up your power, Lord, and come: that, with you as our protector, we may be rescued from our sins; and with you as our deliverer. we may be set free: for you live and reign with God the Father,in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. … [Read more…]

June Ramblings Looking back at summers past I suspect that all of us can remember times of joy and times of sadness, a trail of beautiful and bittersweet memories. As we relax into the warmth of the sunshine this week there are others who put on facemask to go outside or who are facing the … [Read more…]

May Ramblings Easter is behind us once more, and we wait again for the exuberance of Pentecost not forgetting Ascension Day when Jesus left us to get on with the calling he brought us to. The lectionary readings for this year have not focused on the meetings Jesus had with his disciples between resurrection and … [Read more…]