Our Messy Church was held on Friday 10th November, so it felt right to think about Remembrance and Peace. We have a new member on our “Messy Planning” Team and she always comes with something useful whatever our theme. Sure enough, I received an email from her telling me she had found this poem in…
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 19th November 2023. Lectionary Readings: Zephaniah 1 v7, 12-18; Psalm 90 v1-8,12; 1 Thessalonians 5 v1-11; Matthew 25 v14-30. Investment returns. The gospel reading this week is another parable on the theme of the Kingdom. “The Kingdom is also like what happened when a man went away…
We were on holiday last week and as we travelled around, we witnessed dozens of impressive displays marking the act of remembrance being marked around the country over this weekend. We saw hundreds of poppies cascading down the tower of one market town Church, we travelled through villages with large poppies fixed to every lamp…
On the 26th August 1971 at the age of 17years and 8 months I started my nursing training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Belfast was not a great place to live in the 1970’s and we worked under extremely stressful conditions due to the political situation. The news these days regarding the wars in…
You may remember the story of Naboth’s vineyard in 1 Kings 21. Naboth, just an ordinary citizen, has a flourishing vineyard near to King Ahab’s palace, which he looks after and wants to keep as an inheritance for his children. However, the King sees it and wants it for himself. He asks Naboth to sell…
I have had water on the brain recently, and not just because of the recent flooding in Suffolk, about which more next week. Before the inundation of Framlingham by a couple of days, I had made myself quite ill, temporarily, by sheer stupidity. To cut a long story short, I had a metal water bottle…
This weeks 10 minute service reflects on Revelation 1:7.
Sometimes, I start writing a Thought for the Day and for whatever reason, it doesn’t quite get finished. Interestingly, one of those was one that I began writing back in May when we were approaching our first wedding anniversary and I was recalling all of the changes that wonderful day brought with it. New house,…
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Isaiah 30 verse 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” The phrase at the end of the verse came to mind following our decision to enjoy two days away including an overnight stay. After visiting the beautiful grounds…