Recently a very dear friend of mine died. Her daughter gave me a couple of her cookery books to look at and see whether I wanted to keep them or pass them on to someone else. Inside one of them I found a bookmark with a very touching verse on it. It said: “A Friend…
My granddaughter recently discovered Stickle bricks at Humpty Dumpty club, and, as it’s not a toy she has at home, we were sitting at a table exploring what we could make and sorting the pieces into sizes and colours. As we played, the little one was keeping an eye on what was going on around…
Nothing in the photograph today is unique. Grass, a river, a field, and trees. Let me explain why that scene is so important in my memory. Recently I attended the 75th birthday celebration of my prep school, Brandeston Hall. We had a thanksgiving service, tea on the terrace, tours of the old place and some…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Psalm 27:8.
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Today’s contributor is Dr Leigh Goodwin (Assistant director of mission for Assemblies of God, at the time of writing) www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray/daily-bible-reading (published 6th June 2023) “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.” – Psalm 130:1. Something to think about This reading goes right…
4th Sunday of every month @ Seaton Road.
When the leaves have fallen, the last of the roses have died eventually on the odd bush, the potted geraniums have gone to slime because we forgot to remove them before the frost, and the bulbs are still nestled snuggly under the compost, all may seem dead and there is not much joy to be…
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 22nd October 2023. Lectionary readings: Isaiah 45 v1-7; Psalm 96 v1-9; Thessalonians 1 v1-10; Matthew 22 v15-22. Knowing and Believing. I wonder if King Cyrus of Persia ever knew that God was using him as an instrument in the release of God’s chosen people from captivity…
My aunt recently died at the wonderful age of 97. She had no children of her own but was devoted to her various nephews, nieces, great nephews and nieces, great- great nephews and nieces. It fell to me to work with my sister and cousins to put together thoughts for part of her funeral service.…
I spotted this car parked outside our local supermarket just in time before I walked straight into the ladders which extended across one of the main walkways into the entrance. I’m not particularly tall but could have sustained a nasty injury had I walked into them, fortunately the greatest inconvenience was having to duck to…