Regular readers of this reflection will know that I recently had a short stay in hospital. The journey began late on Ash Wednesday and led, inexorably, through A&E to hospital admission. During...
From The Rectory – Marks of Faith
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Truly the Son of God, but not Godly
At the launch of the St Mary’s Appeal in January this year, the church displayed some fascinating artefacts to accompany a talk by Roy Tricker. Coddenham History Recorder John Pelling, takes up the...
From The Rectory – A Timely Reminder
Looking out from the 6th floor of Ipswich hospital, I was struck by how straight the horizon was. Below me lay the Ipswich suburbs and beyond the horizon was punctuated by the occasional man-made...
Fun February Quiz
Fun February Quiz Friday 23rd February at The Coddenham Centre Teams of up to 6. Bat and raffle. Tickets £6 per person, from Coddenham Community Shop, includes hot supper. Supper at 7pm, quiz...
What is a ‘quarry’?
A quarry? Somewhere where stone is mined? An animal pursued by a hunter? Correct, but did you know that a quarry is also a diamond-shaped pane of glass used in lattice windows? From the 16th...
From the Rectory – The Written Word
In the beginning was The Word. Recently I heard a radio commentator reflecting on the growing use of electronically typed and transmitted words and the adverse effect this was having on the practice...
From the Rectory – Mud On The Road
Turning off the main road and heading up the hill I could see in the field ahead a strange looking machine. Between the machine and the road lay a long pile of sugar beet; it’s harvest time again....
From the Rectory – In the beginning was the Word
The opening words of St John’s Gospel; words made familiar more than anywhere else, as the climax of countless carol services. Christmas is done for another year. Last Sunday we marked the...
From the Rectory – The Wind Blows
The wind blows where it chooses, you hear the sound of it, you do not know where it comes from or goes. The wind is certainly doing a lot of blowing of late. Last night (Sunday) it rattled around...
St Mary’s, a Thousand Years of Coddenham History
‘St Mary’s, a Thousand Years of Coddenham History’, Saturday 27th January 2024 This talk by Roy Tricker, Church Historian, will launch the appeal for funds of £60,000 for the repairs required at St...