The Lady with a Lamp dvd Studiocanal, 1951 99 minutes £10 Is there anyone who, on hearing the words ‘the lady with a lamp’, would fail to think of Florence Nightingale ? The phrase explicitly referring to Florence Nightingale was immortalised by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem Santa Filomena…
Classic Car Display at Woodbridge Methodist Church – Bank Holiday Monday 30th August
When I was a child, for several years, we spent our family summer holidays at Hope Cove in South Devon. Recently we have returned on several occasions and old loves and fascinations for a delightful village and coastline have been reawakened. The signpost to the Hope Cove car parking arrangements is a wonderful summary of…
Spend 10 minutes with us as we reflect on John 1:1-5 with a song, prayer, reading and short talk.
Thought for the day on 2 wheels!(This series of Thoughts for the Day were inspired whilst taking a week’s break in Eastbourne with my friend Rev Rach Ward, a Minister in the Leeds South and West Circuit, previously a Local Preacher in the Ipswich Circuit) 4. Follow my leader….. The last day of our cycle…
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 29th August 2021 Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 4 v1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; James 1 v17-27; Mark 7 v1-8, 14-15, 21-23. Listen and Obey! “God will bless you in everything you do, if you listen and obey and don’t just hear and forget.” (James 1 v25b). The theme of…
Psalm 112 v 4.Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous A missionary in Peru went to visit a group of believers one evening. She knew that the house where they were meeting was located on a cliff and that the path would be treacherous. She took…
The village of Hebden in North Yorkshire sits about mid way between Burnsall and Grassington in upper wharfedale. Pedestrians travelling from the western side of the river would cross the perilous River Wharfe by mans of stepping stones as the only two river crossings were at Burnsall down stream and at Grassinton up stream. A…
The shootings in Plymouth recently will have given rise to many different emotions amongst us. The BBC headline asking the question, ‘Who were the Victims’ is raising an important issue. When acts of violence or terror occur, on any scale, there are direct victims and indirect victims. Beyond these people, others will have felt something…
I found this piece from Geoffrey Rust pinned to our Church notice board today – I had used it once a while ago in a service at Knodishall and someone thought it was worth sharing. Having read it again I believe it is definitely worth sharing. It certainly makes me wonder. Have I missed hearing from…