This week I have had the honoured, but painful task, of officiating at the funeral of a long term close friend. Stewart was in training for ordination with me at St Johns College at Morpeth in 1991/2. He is, perhaps, the longest term “formation” student I know of, having spent Read...
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Over the last year or so we have begun the practice of praying together in small groups, on the last Sunday of the month. This came about as a consequence of the findings of our first NCD survey held at the end of 2010 which indicated that there was little Read...
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As I write I am also contemplating taking down my Christmas tree, and putting away the Nativity Scene and all of the trappings of Christmas. I know that, officially, the Christmas season concluded after Epiphany but we had a lovely Christmas and I am still savouring the moment, a little Read...
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Today we remember the original gift bearers to our Lord and king… Jesus. We are never really told how many were present, but we do know that they gave expensive gifts, befitting a King… Gold and Frankincense and Myrrh! I wonder how many people considered what sort of a gift Read...
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