From The Rectory (5 July 20): Repentance - What’s Your Excuse? ’You said John was too austere, you say I’m a glutton, a drunkard and mixing with all the wrong people”. (Matt: 11:16,17 paraphrase)....
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Let’s celebrate Friends and Family – Rev Helen Norris
Thought for the Day 10: Let’s celebrate Friends and Family. It has been particularly hard over recent months to deal with our inability to meet up with friends and family members in person. The...
A Hedgehog Slumbered – Rev. Philip Payne
From The Rectory 28 Jun 20 – A Hedgehog Slumbered Like many people I know, recently I have been catching up with a few outstanding jobs. And so, it was, that a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon found...
St Mary’s Church Reopening
St Mary’s Church Reopening Following recent changes to government guidelines the Churchwardens are delighted that St Mary’s will be able to open for private prayer every Thursday commencing on...
From the Rectory 21 June
From the Rectory 21 June - ‘What troubles you Hagar, Do not be afraid? (Gen 21:17) This week’s readings are troubling. In a world of tension and fear, of exclusion and inequality we look to the...
Peace – Rev. Philip Payne
From the Rectory 14 June 20 – Peace ‘Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ (Rom 5:1) It’s raining. Through the study window I see a leaden sky and...
The Big Picture – Rev. Philip Payne
From The Rectory - 7 June – The Big Picture One of the most well-known paintings in western art is Rembrandt’s The Night Watch (1642). The picture depicts an Amsterdam Militia group and at over 4...
Renewal is at hand – Rev Helen Norris
Renewal is at Hand. Several years ago, not long after we moved from Stonham Aspal to Coddenham, we started work in our garden. We planned, planted and waited for the flowers and shrubs to blossom...
How lovely is thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts
From the Rectory, 31st May 2020 - How lovely is thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts[1]. For 2 months now we have been locked out of our church buildings. Buildings which have spoken of the Lord’s...
Ascension Day – Rev. Philip Payne
From The Rectory - Ascension Day 21 May 2020 Oh to be back in Munich! Ascension Day, always a Thursday, tends to pass by largely unnoticed here. In Catholic Bavaria, with no qualms about a public...
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