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Liz Guest
Feb 52 min read
Candlemas
Growing up in the 80’s we always seemed to have a box in the cupboard that was full of candles. Not the candles you have on a birthday...
Mark Dearnley
Jan 291 min read
Liverpool's Long and Winding Road
Countless numbers of fans are still coming to terms with the news that after nearly 9 years as manager of Liverpool FC Jürgen Klopp is to...
Margaret Blake
Jan 221 min read
Signs
On Sunday a member of our congregation was baptised and welcomed into our own church family and the worldwide church. The service was...
Ruth Dearnley
Jan 82 min read
Follow the Star
This Sunday we celebrated Epiphany at our services. Epiphany is the part of the Christmas story when we hear about 3 wise men riding on...
Gill Keir
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Thanks in the Suffering
There are times when it is difficult to write, and to pray. The world about us is both naturally dark and darkened by conflict, which...
Mark Dearnley
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Are you ready for Christmas?
As Advent begins I’m well aware that many will have already completed their Christmas shopping, and planning for Christmas Day is well...
Margaret Blake
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Stir Up!
Yesterday was the last Sunday before Advent, traditionally known as ‘Stir up Sunday’. It’s the day that families got together to prepare...
Margaret Tinsley
Nov 20, 20231 min read
The Road Not Taken
One of the most memorable essays I have ever marked came from a mature student in Further Education. Given the title ‘Putting the Clock...
Ruth Dearnley
Nov 13, 20232 min read
All Shall be Well...
I was sitting with colleagues having an evening out in London and I quoted Julian of Norwich. Who would have thought that a woman born in...
Em Coley
Nov 7, 20231 min read
They're Cheering. Can You Hear Them?
Sunday at church we celebrated All Saints. It strikes me that All Saints is an excellent opportunity to remind ourselves that we are not...
Liz Guest
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Changes in Time
This weekend the clocks went back an hour. In 2023, this isn’t quite the same as when I was a child. My dad would change all the clocks...
Richard Butler
Oct 23, 20231 min read
Anna Chaplaincy
Last night at Marlborough Road a number of people were commissioned to the ministry of Anna Chaplain, including our own Peter Curtis....
Gill Keir
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Renew and Refresh
Holidays are important to the way we live. But occasionally just a day out can work amazingly well, giving us a renewed perspective on...
Mark Dearnley
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Warning Not Safe to Swim Here
Not safe The stunning beauty of the beach with warm sunshine glistening on the gentle waves bordered by lush grass and a well-kept...
Margaret Blake
Oct 2, 20232 min read
A Time for Everything
This weekend we celebrated harvest festival, thanking God for His blessing and generosity. Harvest marks the changing of the seasons from...
Margaret Tinsley
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Thoughts Inspired by the River Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon: a beautiful town with its half-timbered buildings, its attractive displays of flowers and its beautiful river-side...
Ruth Dearnley
Sep 18, 20232 min read
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”
This is the first line of a speech by Mark Anthony in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. I have always struggled to get to...
Em Coley
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Sort Your Life Out
I learned yesterday that there is a new series of “Sort your Life Out” with Stacey Solomon. There was great excitement in my house! OK,...
Liz Guest
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Time for a New Beginning
Today marks the beginning on the new academic year for most state schools in England. Schools in Scotland have been back already for a...
Richard Butler
Aug 29, 20231 min read
The Rock on Which We Stand
Last week we spent a lovely few days walking through the extraordinary rock formations of the Dolomites So I’ve seen a lot of rock...
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