It is one of the great things about a church like ours, that it is always open. Reading the comments in the visitors’ book, one is always struck by how grateful visitors are to find the church open in the middle of the week, and I guess we should not take this for granted. We […]
The sun came out to shine on us on Rogation Sunday – very appropriately, considering the theme of the day – and we had a lovely full church to celebrate this ancient festival. The tractors arrived and parked on the grass outside the Hall, the dog, chicken and rabbit made it to the church on […]
With only a few days to go until Rogation Sunday, the team are dashing about all over the place, rounding up chickens and tractors and rabbits. The first of our two vintage tractors arrived on my lawn this morning, and the second is being primed for action. We have a goat lined up to come […]
As the dry weather continues, and everyone fusses about their gardens and how to keep the flowers alive, we might well spare a thought for the farming community who have to cope with these problems for real. Of course in the past, the livelihood of the whole parish depended on the harvest, and the traditional service for […]
Thank you to all those who turned out into the evening air for the annual Fabric Committee, Vestry and PCC meetings on Friday. It was good to see some of those who work so hard to keep our church, its fabric and its churchyard, in such good order over the year and we are very […]
Thank you to everyone who helped make our Easter Sunday service such a lovely, joyous occasion. The church was looking absolutely beautiful, and it was lovely to see so many people of all ages to hear the Good News, not least the good news that nobody objected during the Reading of the Banns for Megan and […]
Maundy Thursday always strikes me as a very medieval time of year, full of foreboding. The very name sounds mournful. Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum (a command) and is thought to derive from Jesus’ command: “mandatum novum do vobis” (a new commandment I give unto you). It is associated with Jesus’ washing of the feet of […]
The annual Easter Service took place on Friday 7th April with a packed church and some lovely singing. Rev Val Hards led the service, with readings and introductions of songs by Layani, Alfie, Lucas, Tilly, Alex, Sebastian, Catherine, Beatrice, Bertie and Rosie. The choir sang an Easter song to end the service and the children […]