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Waters’ edge

There are several references in the Gospels to Jesus and water. Saint Matthew (chapter 8) records an occasion when he was busy and tired and crossed the lake to avoid the crowds, but he was soon found again. In Framlingham we have our famous castle and historic church, idyllic market hill and Saturday market. We…

Trinity – The Son

One thing I have had recently is time to read.  Among books I turned to was the whole Narnia Cycle.  When I was 12, I saved up pocket money to buy the whole set-in paperback and in a substantial slipcase.  They are well read and deservedly so.  I was once asked to name the best…

July 2021 Circuit Plan

Due to the current situation this may be subject to change so please do check back and also check with Churches individual Facebook pages and websites for updates. Key: LA=Local Arrangement, Z=Zoom, S=Sacrament (Holy Communion) CS= Outdoor Contemporary Service You can download a PDF copy of the plan by clicking here

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 4th July 2021

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time                    Year B                                     4th July 2021. Lectionary Readings:  Ezekiel 2 v1-5;    Psalm 123;    2 Corinthians 12 v2-10;    Mark 6 v1-13. Reading between the lines. In the first part of today’s gospel reading, Mark tells us that Jesus is in his home town of Nazareth. It is the Sabbath day and…

Worship with Gladness

Psalm 100 v 1-2Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. An old Jewish legend says that after God created the world, He called the angels to Himself and asked them what they thought of it. One of them said, “The only thing lacking is the sound of…

The Repair Shop

Over the last few weeks, I have become a convert to the BBC programme “The repair Shop” a programme I have never really watched before.  I am in awe of the skill of the craftsmen and women who can take broken items and restore them, not necessarily to look as good as new, but primarily…

God of the Moon and Stars

Jesus prays for his friends in the Garden of Gethsemane that they may be one as he is one with the Father. He asks that they may be protected in the uncertain times they face and made holy so they are set apart from the world’s unbelief – by the truth about who Jesus is.…