Happy St. George’s Day! Find some interesting facts here. Did you know that: During the Middle Ages, people believed that St George was one of the ‘Fourteen Holy Helpers’ – a group of saints who could help during epidemic diseases. St George’s protection was invoked against several nasty diseases, many fatal and with infectious causes, including the Plague and leprosy.
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse 22:04:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I’m sure that all of you will be aware of the amazing story of Captain Tom Moore; the 99-year old war veteran who has walked 100 laps of his garden to raise much needed…
I missed telling you about the Methodist Sing-A-Long on Easter Day. The Methodist Church, All We Can and the National Methodist Choir GB joined together to celebrate the joy of Christ risen and to launch the Emergency Coronavirus Appeal to save lives globally. While on the topic of money and generosity …
Pastoral Letter – East Anglia District Chair of the District – Revd. Julian M. Pursehouse 15:04:2020 Sisters and Brothers in Christ, On Holy Saturday afternoon I took the opportunity to browse through a copy of the Guardian and found in the centre pages a photo gallery of numerous victims of the COVID-19 virus. For each…
I hope you had a blessed, if different, Easter. I have a list of congregants who do not have computers and who have requested the worship services on CD or DVD; they will shortly be receiving the Easter service. So, if you know of any folk who might like one, please check with them and then let me know.
Our online worship service for Easter Day is now available as video or audio. Our Easter theme is Hope Unlocked as we think about how Easter reminds us that the resurrected Christ brings hope and joy to us even when we find ourselves behind closed doors feeling fearful and helpless.
Thought for the day – Easter Sunday 12th April 2020 One of my favourite resurrection narratives in the New Testament is the passage in John’s Gospel (John 20:19-29) which depicts the events towards the end of the first Easter Sunday. After the momentous events of that early morning in the Garden Tomb it appears that…
To turn a corner and to find such beauty, as to take your breathTo look in wonder and to ponderThe Meaning of Christ’s death. An Easter Tree in all its splendourBathed both in shadow and in light.An Easter Tree in all is gloryA sacred sign of Sacred Story. An Easter Tree on Easter morn.When all…
Today, Holy Saturday is the day of the Easter Vigil, the time between the crucifixion and the resurrection, a day of darkness and watching and waiting for the light. I wonder In this pandemic time, whether this is the time with which we can most identify?
Our online worship service for Good Friday should now be available as video or audio. This is a Tenebrae Service, a service of shadows, as we journey with Jesus to the cross, and finish in darkness.