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Hope not Hate
Last Monday, news began to filter through that children had been attacked in a Southport dance class, with the news that some had died...

Liz Guest
Aug 5, 20242 min read


In the Beginning...
Beginnings are interesting times. Whether it is a new baby, a change of government, a different job, another sporting event, or even a...

Gill Keir
Jul 29, 20241 min read


So Close...
Whatever your view on the Euro football I doubt you’ll have missed the build up to Sunday’s football final in Berlin. England v Spain was...

Mark Dearnley
Jul 15, 20241 min read


In Service and Hope
We start this week with a new government and a new Prime Minister. What struck me most about Sir Keir Starmer’s speech to the nation was...

Margaret Blake
Jul 8, 20242 min read


For All the Saints
As we sang these stirring verses, I couldn’t help but reflect on how many saints we have celebrated in the last week or so. We began with...

Margaret Tinsley
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Just One Thing
It was with great sadness we learnt that Michael Mosley died whilst on holiday. His years of broadcasting around the topic of how to make...

Mark Dearnley
Jun 24, 20242 min read


Amazing Grace
Last week was the St Albans diocesan clergy conference. This happens once every three years and is a chance for stipendiary members of...

Em Coley
Jun 17, 20242 min read


Fruit in Old Age
This week's reflection has been provided by Peter Curtis “They will bring forth fruit in old age.” The last 3 years or more has shown me...

St Peter's Church
Jun 10, 20241 min read


Ordinary Time
Yesterday was the First Sunday after Trinity and we have entered the Church season known as Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time now stretches...

Richard Butler
Jun 3, 20242 min read


A Pause to Enjoy
This week is Half Term. So we remember students and teachers, especially those caught up in examinations; also all families trying to...

Gill Keir
May 28, 20241 min read


Change
The old order changeth, yielding place to new And God fulfills himself in many ways. Words from Morte d’Arthur by Alfred Lord Tennyson,...

Margaret Tinsley
May 7, 20241 min read


Slow Down You Move too Fast
“Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last Just kicking down the cobblestones Looking for fun and feeling groovy Ba...

Ruth Dearnley
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Fit me in Somewhere, Lord
We're all a piece in God's puzzle. The challenge is figuring out where we fit.

Em Coley
Apr 23, 20242 min read


The Spring of Discontent
Today marks the start of the summer term for those in the education system. Although given the weather this morning in St Albans as I...

Liz Guest
Apr 15, 20242 min read


The Thomas in Us All
Just as we all have a heart and a brain, I think that we each have a Thomas within us too. On the Sunday after Easter, we turn to the...

Richard Butler
Apr 8, 20242 min read


Alleluia!
So what was it that happened on the first Easter Sunday? At the time there seem to have been frantic comings and goings, wild rumours,...

Gill Keir
Apr 2, 20241 min read


St Patrick’s Day reflection: Christ with me
Yesterday was St Patrick’s day – celebrating St Patrick who first went to Ireland, aged 16, having been kidnapped by pirates. He was sold...

Margaret Blake
Mar 18, 20241 min read


An Ideal Mother?
‘You’re not natural’ screams Mrs Kidd at Marlene, in the play Top Girls. This is not, in fact, an attack on Marlene’s mothering skills,...

Margaret Tinsley
Mar 11, 20242 min read


To Boldly Go...
Our recent walking trip in the Peak District was a real treat with stunning scenery but as boggy as can be imagined. Every step was a...

Mark Dearnley
Mar 4, 20241 min read


Jesus and Disability
At last week’s Lent course as we considered the life of Jesus we thought about Jesus and Disability and the things we can learn about...

Em Coley
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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