Margaret TinsleyJun 28, 20212 minSt. Peter, St Alban and all the saints....St. Peter, St Alban and all the saints.... How often we hear those words in our Eucharistic prayer. In fact, the celebration of the two...
Mark DearnleyJun 21, 20211 minRemembering RichardOften in the course of our weekday Morning Prayer the Church calendar commemorates a saint, or noteworthy person. Last week we remembered...
Ruth DearnleyJun 14, 20212 minThe Beautiful GameYesterday I was ironing. Nothing spectacular about that but I was watching the football, excited about the first day of Euro 2020....
Mark DearnleyMay 31, 20211 minSpringwatch is Back!I’m a bit of a fan of these nature watch programmes. Chris Packham with his inimitable style of commentary draws me in to a world filled...
Gill KeirMay 24, 20211 minBreatheThis past year we have all learnt to value the simple act of drawing breath. We have known life taken away when people cannot breathe...
Margaret BlakeMay 17, 20211 minThe Time BetweenWe find ourselves again in the week between Ascension Day and Pentecost. The first time I wrote one of these weekly reflections was the...
Mark DearnleyMay 10, 20211 minA Gift of SongI’ve been adding up the benefits from times of lockdown over this last year. And I conclude that whilst this year has been more...
Alex HuzzeyApr 25, 20212 minThe time of singing has come...Every spring, these verses from Song of Songs pop up in the Easter readings: Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the...
Em ColeyApr 12, 20212 minFrom Doubt to HopeYesterday's Gospel reading was the account of doubting Thomas. I was at St. Johns church in Markyate yesterday, and as I said to the...
Ruth DearnleyApr 6, 20211 minExpect the UnexpectedWhat a joyful Easter Sunday! Over 150 of us gathered in the St Peters’ churchyard (& many others on line) to celebrate being together for...
Margaret TinsleyApr 2, 20213 minGood FridayGood Friday: the focus for hymn writers and poets – a tradition going back many centuries, one which picks up the depth of feeling of...
Richard ButlerApr 1, 20212 minHumility, not hubrisOne of the themes of Holy Week is the fickleness of the people – the shift from the “Hosannah”s of Palm Sunday to the “crucify him” of...
Alex HuzzeyMar 30, 20212 minLingering in GethsemaneLuke 22:39-46 He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place,...
Margaret BlakeMar 28, 20212 minBetrayalLuke 22:1-23 It appears that the support of the crowds for Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem and their enthusiasm for his teaching were a...
Mark DearnleyMar 22, 20211 minJust keep swimming...In the film Finding Nemo, Dory, a blue-tang fish with short term memory loss, uses this song as a reminder not to give up. ‘Just keep...
Gill KeirMar 15, 20211 minFinding our wayWouldn’t it be delightful to begin to think of lessons we might want to take with us out of lockdown? We are not free yet. The virus...
Alex HuzzeyMar 1, 20212 minOne year on...Well here we are in March again, approaching the anniversary of the first lockdown. I’m looking forward to marking that together in...
Ruth DearnleyFeb 15, 20212 minAre we nearly there yet?I have signed up to walking 1000 miles this year! I’ve never done anything like this ever before but Mark signed up to a free monthly...
Em ColeyFeb 8, 20211 minSearching with Open HandsI came across this poem the other day and it made me stop in my tracks: Search By Gerard Kelly I come seeking certainty You offer me...
Mark DearnleyFeb 2, 20211 minWalking on WaterIf you are a regular walker I wonder what your favourite walking surface is. Pavements and flat level hard surfaces? Soft tracks across...