Rector’s Letter December ’11

By Martin, on December 2nd, 2011%

People sometimes say to me: Christmas is for families – meaning that Christmas is a time for families to get together and have a great time.    It sounds like a good idea and I hope you and your family do have a great time together.  But in truth, family Christmases aren’t easy and . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter December ’11

Rector’s Letter – October ’11

By Caroline, on September 23rd, 2011%

Rector’s Letter  - October 2011

Death is often the greatest taboo subject – we don’t like to talk about it or even to think about it unless we really have to.  Much attention is given to living the good life but what makes for a good death?  Is such a thing possible?

We may say that all . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – October ’11

Rector’s Letter – September ’11

By Caroline, on September 9th, 2011%

Rector’s Letter – September 2011  

I don’t know about you, but most of us have a phrase which we pepper our speech with.  St Paul and St John are signatories to some of the greatest letters in the New Testament and both of them pepper their letters with the phrase: one another!   . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – September ’11

Rector’s Letter – August ’11

By Caroline, on September 9th, 2011%

Rector’s Letter – August 2011

As I write the last of the arrangements have been tidied away, the floors swept, the church restored to its usual way.  The Festival of Flowers has been a wonderful experience, as we have welcomed so many visitors and regulars into our building and I hope their spirits, like . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – August ’11

Rector’s Letter – July ’11

By Caroline, on June 13th, 2011%

Rector’s Letter – July 2011

“When I’m washing dishes, I hear music in the air!” – so went the song that eight of us from St Mary’s sang during the Wednesday night concert at the Abbey Church on the island of Iona.  We’d gone to join the Iona Community for a week . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – July ’11

Rector’s Letter – June ’11

By Caroline, on May 12th, 2011%

Rector’s Letter – June 2011

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” So said St Catherine of Siena quoted at the recent Royal Wedding of William and Katherine. It’s a fine quote – not just for a wedding couple on their wedding day, but for all . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – June ’11

Rector’s Letter – May ’11

By Caroline, on April 19th, 2011%

Where does eternal life begin?

Does eternal life begin following the prayer of committal at the funeral service?  Does it begin the moment that we stop breathing?  Or does it begin much sooner than that?

As we celebrate Easter time and Jesus being risen from the dead – we tend . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – May ’11

Rector’s Letter – April ’11

By Caroline, on March 23rd, 2011%

With earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan and the resulting tsunami effecting many pacific coasts the question is again asked: Where is God in the midst of such chaos? Surely an all powerful God could have prevented such devastation and slaughter? How can you believe in a loving God amongst so much suffering?

And . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – April ’11

Rector’s Letter – March ’11

By Caroline, on March 4th, 2011%

If you are the person who does the shopping in your house I wonder how long it takes?

Shopping for many people is a drag – something that has to be done, and the quicker we can get it done the better. There is so much choice in the shops that making the decision . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – March ’11

Rector’s Letter – February ’11

By Caroline, on January 25th, 2011%

Have you noticed the 400th anniversary celebrations of the King James Bible – first published in 1611.  There has been extensive coverage in the media.  The King James version has been much praised for the beauty of the English and the influence that that has had upon the development of the written and spoken . . . → Read More: Rector’s Letter – February ’11

 
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