Getting Caught Up in Beautiful Moments One of the things I love to do on Mondays when I’m off is collect the children from school. I quite often drop them in, but don’t often get the chance to collect them and to hear from them, or their teachers or classroom assistants, how the day has […]
Dear Friends, Ascension Thursday falls on 14th May this year and we hope to share a celebration of Holy Communion together at 7.30 pm using music from the Taizé community in France. Ascension is a major festival in the Christian calendar but it never seems to capture the imagination of the public in the way […]
Going for Growth Some years ago, Bishop Ken Clarke, the retired Bishop of Kilmore, wrote a cracking little book called “Going for Growth.” It looked at the idea of coming to faith, learning what it looks like to follow Jesus in our daily life, and then how to pass the faith on to family, friends […]
One Big Thank You Some months ago, we got a lovely phone call from Carol Anne, one of the committee of Fundays, an activity we attend with our daughter Lucy once a month. Fundays was established about 12 years ago now, to support children with complex needs, and their siblings. It’s an incredible event with […]
Dear Friends, One of the things that I have been reflecting on is how the events of Easter changed the perspective of Jesus’ disciples. Holy Week is an intense time when we walk with Jesus through the events of his final week on earth prior to his crucifixion. We think about His triumphal entry into […]
The Heart of the Matter There’s a silly game which features on the teatime show on the radio station I listen to called ‘Bunch of 5’s.’ I sometimes hear it as I’m driving home. The contestants are given one minute to answer 5 random bunches of 5’s. It might be something like 5 things you […]
7 Great Words to Bring to a Conversation Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone! I spent the morning doing what I have done for maybe the past 20 years or so, and took myself off to the little church where it is believed St. Patrick planted his first church in Ireland in 432 AD. The […]