Last night I drove home as the sun was setting: a large golden orb on the horizon, infusing the surrounding clouds with a fiery glow. It was a glorious sight. Minutes earlier, I had looked across...
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The Earth Is The Lord’s – From the Rectory
In the middle of March last year, I sat down to write the first in what has become a weekly series; my reflection from The Rectory. That first reflection, for Mothering Sunday, was soon joined by a...
A Time to Remember
As part of the global prayer movement, Thy Kingdom Come, there will be a benefice service focussing on remembering at Creeting St Mary Church at 2.30pm on Saturday 15th May. At 3.30pm St Mary's...
From the Rectory – Ascension
I know it’s a little early but I have been thinking about the end of the Summer Term. Every year a new generation of students step out from school, college or university to enter the world of...
Ascension Day Service at St Mary’s
Ascension day is Thursday 13th May. There will be two Benefice services - 6.30pm on Zoom and a 'live' service at 6.30pm at St Mary's Coddenham. If you would like to join the Zoom service please...
From the Rectory – Be Still and Know that I am God
The first thing that struck me when I awoke was the silence. It had been a windy few days and we had turned in the night before to the accompaniment of a howling gale. Now there was nothing; no...
St Mary’s Church Annual Report
The Annual Report for St Mary's Church is now available here.
From the Rectory: Who Is My Neighbour? (Lk 10:29)
St Francis made his home with us a few years ago. Each summer he stands in the garden in quiet contemplation. Like me, he doesn’t take kindly to too much frosty weather and so spends...
I am the Good Shepherd – From the Rectory
‘It’s getting noisy round here’ I thought. It was a gloriously warm and sunny afternoon. When I arrived at the church, only the cheerful song of a blackbird had broken the silence. Now, some 10...
From The Rectory – Be of Good Courage
It’s breakfast time. Our day is just beginning and already the garden is a hive of activity. For several weeks we watched as nest-building material was airlifted into the depths of various...