Margaret Tinsley
Thoughts Inspired by the River Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon: a beautiful town with its half-timbered buildings, its attractive displays of flowers and its beautiful river-side...
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Ruth Dearnley
- Sep 18
- 2 min
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears”
This is the first line of a speech by Mark Anthony in the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. I have always struggled to get to...
Em Coley
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Sort Your Life Out
I learned yesterday that there is a new series of “Sort your Life Out” with Stacey Solomon. There was great excitement in my house! OK,...
Liz Guest
- Sep 4
- 2 min
Time for a New Beginning
Today marks the beginning on the new academic year for most state schools in England. Schools in Scotland have been back already for a...
Richard Butler
- Aug 29
- 1 min
The Rock on Which We Stand
Last week we spent a lovely few days walking through the extraordinary rock formations of the Dolomites So I’ve seen a lot of rock...
Alex Huzzey
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Winners and Losers
Well, it was not to be. But we are very grateful to England’s Women’s Football team for all their achievements in an amazing tournament....
Mark Dearnley
- Aug 16
- 1 min
Patience - more than just a game
I’ve never been that good at waiting. Even now I find myself becoming impatient when things take longer than I’d like. Earlier memories...
Margaret Blake
- Aug 8
- 2 min
tsp
The first of our evening services in the summer interlude in the Octagon was an evening on prayer. Mark invited us to consider and share...
Margaret Tinsley
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Standing with Giants
It is an impressive exhibition: 258 life size metallic silhouettes are placed on the ramparts and in the parade ground at Fort Nelson,...
Mark Dearnley
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Ready... Steady... Go!
Sunday 23 July was a poignant day for us. We’ve finally reached a starting line for the church building project. This week sees our final...
Em Coley
- Jul 19
- 1 min
Embrace Grace
As moving to a new building looms large I can pretty much guarantee that we are all feeling differently. For some of us who love change...
Liz Guest
- Jul 10
- 2 min
What is Winning?
This past weekend there has been a lot of sport to watch or listen to. There has been tennis at Wimbledon, Formula 1 at Silverstone, the...
Richard Butler
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Can't We Just be Neighbours?
“Love your neighbour as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.” (Romans 13: 10) These...
Gill Keir
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Heroes
Who are your heroes? Do you have any? Difficult, isn’t it? It has not been a good time. We know too much about the lives of those who...
Mark Dearnley
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Let Us Pray
Monday bulletin 19 June 2023 “Let us pray.” What do you think or feel when you hear these words? For some prayer can feel accessible and...
Margaret Blake
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Filled with the Spirit
We have just started our sermon series on ’Church on the Move’. We are exploring stories from Acts which show us the different ways in...
Margaret Tinsley
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Standing with Giants
It is an impressive exhibition: 258 life size metallic silhouettes are placed on the ramparts and in the parade ground at Fort Nelson,...
Margaret Tinsley
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Standing with Giants
It is an impressive exhibition: 258 life size metallic silhouettes are placed on the ramparts and in the parade ground at Fort Nelson,...
Mark Dearnley
- May 30
- 1 min
Good News!
It’s hard to imagine just what it was like for the friends of Jesus: Waiting, as he’d instructed when he left them, for the promise of...
Em Coley
- May 24
- 2 min
Who is Welcome?
As we reflect on Ascension Day, and in particular Acts 1:6 – 14 we are challenged as to the nature of the Kingdom of God. The disciples...
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