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Ordinary Time
Yesterday was the First Sunday after Trinity and we have entered the Church season known as Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time now stretches...

Richard Butler
Jun 3, 20242 min read


A Pause to Enjoy
This week is Half Term. So we remember students and teachers, especially those caught up in examinations; also all families trying to...

Gill Keir
May 28, 20241 min read


Change
The old order changeth, yielding place to new And God fulfills himself in many ways. Words from Morte d’Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson,...

Margaret Tinsley
May 7, 20241 min read


Slow Down You Move too Fast
“Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobblestones Looking for fun and feeling groovy Ba...

Ruth Dearnley
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Fit me in Somewhere, Lord
We're all a piece in God's puzzle. The challenge is figuring out where we fit.

Em Coley
Apr 23, 20242 min read


The Spring of Discontent
Today marks the start of the summer term for those in the education system. Although given the weather this morning in St Albans as I...

Liz Guest
Apr 15, 20242 min read


The Thomas in Us All
Just as we all have a heart and a brain, I think that we each have a Thomas within us too. On the Sunday after Easter, we turn to the...

Richard Butler
Apr 8, 20242 min read


Alleluia!
So what was it that happened on the first Easter Sunday? At the time there seem to have been frantic comings and goings, wild rumours,...

Gill Keir
Apr 2, 20241 min read


St Patrick’s Day reflection: Christ with me
Yesterday was St Patrick’s day – celebrating St Patrick who first went to Ireland, aged 16, having been kidnapped by pirates. He was sold...

Margaret Blake
Mar 18, 20241 min read


An Ideal Mother?
‘You’re not natural’ screams Mrs Kidd at Marlene, in the play Top Girls. This is not, in fact,  an attack on Marlene’s mothering skills,...

Margaret Tinsley
Mar 11, 20242 min read


To Boldly Go...
Our recent walking trip in the Peak District was a real treat with stunning scenery but as boggy as can be imagined. Every step was a...

Mark Dearnley
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Jesus and Disability
At last week’s Lent course as we considered the life of Jesus we thought about Jesus and Disability and the things we can learn about...

Em Coley
Feb 26, 20242 min read


The Desert is Alive
Confession: I am not fond of desert places. I grew up in the damp south west and my ideal landscape has green hills and valleys. But many...

Gill Keir
Feb 19, 20241 min read


Ordinary is OK
At St Peter’s, we are blessed to have a patron saint who is so human. Repeatedly in the Gospels Peter speaks and acts in a way which...

Richard Butler
Feb 12, 20242 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...

Liz Guest
Feb 5, 20242 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...

Mark Dearnley
Jan 29, 20241 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...

Margaret Blake
Jan 22, 20241 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...

Ruth Dearnley
Jan 8, 20242 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...

Gill Keir
Dec 11, 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...

Mark Dearnley
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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