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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...

Mark Dearnley
Aug 16, 20231 min read


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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 Blake
Aug 8, 20232 min read


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
Jul 31, 20231 min read


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...

Mark Dearnley
Jul 24, 20231 min read


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...

Em Coley
Jul 19, 20231 min read


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...

Liz Guest
Jul 10, 20232 min read


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...

Richard Butler
Jul 3, 20232 min read


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...

Gill Keir
Jun 26, 20232 min read


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...

Mark Dearnley
Jun 19, 20231 min read


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 Blake
Jun 12, 20232 min read


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, 20231 min read


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, 20231 min read


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...

Mark Dearnley
May 30, 20231 min read


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...

Em Coley
May 24, 20232 min read


Everything Changes but You!
Not everyone likes things when they change! A new job, a new school, a new routine, or a new baby to name a few. It takes us time to...

Liz Guest
May 15, 20231 min read


Set aside for God’s purposes
At the heart of the Coronation on Saturday was the anointing. The temporary screens added to the mystery of an event already mysterious,...

Richard Butler
May 9, 20231 min read


Continuity and New Beginnings
Like many of us, I love visiting churches. I grew up in the south-west and learnt my first history in old country churches, rich in...

Gill Keir
May 1, 20232 min read


Hit the Ground Running?
Life is often busy and hectic. The responsibilities we carry can mean we feel we should be on the go all the time, meeting the demands...

Mark Dearnley
Apr 24, 20231 min read


Emergency Alert!
Next Sunday 23rd April at 3pm anyone in the UK with a 4G or 5G phone which is switched on will receive a test message to their phone. It...

Margaret Blake
Apr 17, 20232 min read


The Equinox - The Light Returns
So today, Monday 20 March, is the Spring Equinox. The day when the length of the day is 12 hours, exactly matching the length of the...

Richard Butler
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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