Dear friends,Sorting through some old papers over the summer, I came across a speech I had given at Diocesan Synod nearly thirty years ago. The speech was asking Diocesan Synod to take to General Synod a proposal from my parish to amend the rules governing relationships with other denominations at
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Dear friends,Earlier this year I was in correspondence with the Head Office of a major supermarket (the one where “every little helps”) over its pricing policy on Fairtrade bananas. In addition to the usual premium for organic bananas, they were charging an additional premium simply because the
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Dear friends
What do you mean by prayer? For many of us it probably has something to do with being in a mess and wanting a solution to our problem: prayer as a last resort when all else has failed.
Attend a typical church service and you could well come away thinking that prayer is intercession:
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Dear friends
(An abbreviated and edited version of the Rector’s address at the Annual Parish Meeting in April)
Why are we here as a Christian community? We exist to communicate to the rest of the world the truths concerning God’s liberating and redeeming work. That’s the whole justification
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It was back in 2009 that this web site was last revamped. Time (and technology!) have since moved on, and it is now felt to be time to give it an “overhaul”.
So, what is the aim of this next evolution of the site? The current version, that you are looking at now, was primarily intended as a resource
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Dear friends,Pope Francis began his new ministry by telling journalists he wanted a Church which is “poor and for the poor”. With Christian Aid Week upon us this month (12-18 May), and a huge upheaval in the Welfare State just getting under way, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on our attitudes
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Dear friendsOn the 21st March Justin Welby will be enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury (though he has been legally Archbishop since the 4th of February). As is the usual custom, the day chosen for the service will also commemorate one of the figures from Christian history. The 21st March is the day
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