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The future’s Orange, or so a mobile phone company once told us. It was a short-lived future; Orange has gone. Today, looking out from my study, the future looks distinctly and vibrantly yellow. ...
‘Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; shine through the gloom and point me to the skies’. (Henry Francis Lyte) This morning I stood silently rehearsing these lines as Ian played ‘Eventide’,...
The first National Day of Reflection organised by MarieCurie will take place on Tuesday 23rd March 2021 On the first anniversary of UK lockdown many national organisations are supporting this...
The trains have long gone, the smoke cleared, the track lifted; the tunnel still stands, burrowing through the limestone hills above the Wye Valley. Old railway routes make good footpaths and one...
Spring is coming. The sun shines brightly in a blue sky. Flowers of various hues brighten the garden. The garden is alive with avian activity and over the last few days, we have watched a robin...
Your Parish Community Site has just hit a fantastic Three Hundred news and information posts since being launched, less than a year ago. We’ll have more to say next month, but in the meantime, thank...
The Spirit drove Jesus into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan (Mark 1: 12,13). Lent marks Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness; at the end of which he was...
‘Out of the ground you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.’ Gen 3:19. This week we have begun the season of Lent; traditionally a period for reflection, for repentance, for...
How quickly the scene changes. A few moments ago, the sky was grey, the light had dimmed and snow was falling heavily. Large flakes danced and swirled gently past the study window, covering once...
This is a strange moment. Christmas is past, Lent is yet to come, we’re in between. What now? Normally at this time of year we make plans; holiday, family togetherness, community events. Our...