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Second Test by Charles

2019-08-08T17:08:46+00:00

Photography is a hobby that I have grown to like, especially when walking!

71 min read

Partnerships by Gill

2018-04-14T14:23:16+00:00

Building partnerships is one way of tackling a piece of work that is too large for us to manage on our own.

352 min read

Check Blog entry for completeness by Gill

2019-08-08T10:55:18+00:00

This entry is for control purposes only

131 min read

Music in Church by Charles

2019-08-07T13:56:09+00:00

How should we use music, played in church, to assist both formal worship and to create the right ambience for private worship ?

26 min read

Music to my ears by Gill

2019-08-07T13:44:09+00:00

The interesting program on Herbert Howells recently (Great Lives BBC R4) traced his life in music and included some his greatest compositions.

23 min read

Pilgrim Walks - finding God in the landscape by Gill

2018-08-14T13:59:27+00:00

Over the summer we have enjoyed some lovely walks together, with good conversation on the journey and a pause for reflection we have got to know one another better, shook off some of the stresses of the week and discovered a deeper appreciation for the beautiful landscape in which we live. Tonight will be our final walk of the year....

393 min read

Summer, when the living is easy? by Gill

2018-06-10T16:52:34+00:00

Being attentive and taking your time

350 min read

thinkworship by Gill

2018-05-20T21:48:30+00:00

thinkworship is a local initiative to encourage conversations about worship.

Conversation starter: Is worship the actions we perform or the feelings that accompany it?

427 min read

Where is your church? by Gill

2018-05-02T17:48:17+00:00

We have some amazing Church buildings in this benefice. Buildings which have acted as places for the community to gather for generations. They have sheltered us through good times and bad and are soaked in our collective and individual memoires. That is why they are so important to us and why we are happy and proud to share them with others. All our churches are open for visitors to come in and pause, reflect and pray. You are welcome to pop in whenever you are passing if you find the peace of these buildings a helpful focus for reflection.....but buildings just don't do it for everyone....for some people they need some quite different.

191 min read