Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse January 2021 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am writing this letter on the first day of the New Year and I suspect that for many of us our festive celebrations and our marking of the New Year will have been somewhat muted in character given…
Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse December 2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am aware that this is the last pastoral letter that I shall write in this calendar year of 2020 – a year that many of us will want to erase from our memory in view of the significant…
Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse November 2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am writing this letter at the close of All Saints Day; a day when we remember that the Church is not simply the congregation of the faithful gathered in the present moment but the also the great congregation…
Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse October 2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The people who know me well, my family and friends, would most likely say that I am a naturally optimistic person who tends to see the good in all situations and in the people, I meet. Whilst this may…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse September 2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, ‘The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there.’ Thus, begins one of my favourite novels, the Go-Between, by LP Hartley, that tells the tale of a young boy called Leo…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse August 2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The other day Jean and I purchased new running shoes from a local running shop – the trip was long overdue as our existing shoes were already three years old and wearing rather…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse 08:07:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Some of you will remember that in the front garden of the District Manse stands a medium-sized horse chestnut tree but not all of you will know the story behind this specimen! The tree…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Rev. Julian M. Pursehouse 24:06:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Over the last few days I’ve been preparing for the Annual Methodist Conference by reading through the numerous agenda items that will be placed before us and assiduously checking the Stations that will be…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse 17:06:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am writing this letter the day after the easing of the current lockdown when some non-essential shops have reopened, additional children have returned to schools and a greater provision of public transport is…
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse 10:06:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am writing to you at the end of a tumultuous week when the world was shocked by the despicable and brutal death of George Floyd, a 46 year old black American who became…