Her Majesty The Queen was born the year before my late father. For a couple of years before he died, Father was constantly speculating about whether this weekend would ever come. Whoever you are and whatever your views on royalty generally and the British Royal Family particularly, today no one can deny the human achievement…
Information about the Suffolk Churches Welcome for the Ukrainians.
Another Thought for the Day of the hymns which are special to me and I hope will be of interest to you all. It is ‘Dear Lord and Father of Mankind’. This hymn has been special for a number of reasons. The first being that I just love the sentiments and the tune which seems…
This week on Bite Sized Church we reflect on Acts 2:1-3 and sing There must be more than this.
Dear friends, This time of the year is always special for me, I always look forward to Lent, Holy Week, and Easter. In my past life the biggest incentive was that it was the first Bank Holiday of the year, which I used to look forward to as I set out to work on dark…
The Thought for the Day is from Philippians 2 v 2. then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind Long lines of cars were filling up the huge parking lot of a church where a gentleman was attending a conference. As he parked, he noticed the…
Chantry Methodist Church 10.00 June 5th.
Pentecost Year C 5th June 2022 Lectionary Readings: Genesis 11 v1-9; Psalm 104 v24-34, 35b; Romans 8 v14-17; Acts 2 v1-21; John 14 v8-17. The Gift and Work of the Holy Spirit. In the Jewish tradition, the festival of Pentecost, a celebration of first fruits of harvest, comes fifty days after Passover. Some Christians…
We have recently had a Prayer Day with our local Primary School where we explored creative ways of saying the Lord’s Prayer. How often so we say the Lord’s Prayer – most, if not all Sundays? But how often do we stop and think about what it really means? Here are some of my thoughts.…
My first proper bike, a two wheeler had a bright blue frame and splendid white mudguards. My dad had got it from a bloke at work because his son had grown out of it, I remember pushing it home, on that journey it was a tatty navy blue with no mudguards and I guess looking…