This month’s picture comes from a blog (click the picture) in which Pam Webster reflects on Acts 1:6–14, a passage that tells of the day, just forty days after that very first Easter, when Christ was taken up to heaven, and the disciples were left standing and staring, and probably feeling very alone. But that … [Read more…]
The lectionary reading for Easter Day is Luke 24:1-12, which starts: On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body … [Read more…]
Those of you who heard Andrew Wedge talking about his pilgrimage to Santiago last year, or read about it in our magazine, might have expected a more exotic picture, but it’s St David’s Day on 1 March, so this is St David’s Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, built on the site of a 6th century monastery that … [Read more…]
Mothers’ Union celebrates its 140th anniversary this year, which gave these ladies an excuse to cut the cake at the International Feast on Friday 5 February! Our church hall was filled to capacity, everyone enjoyed the memorable meal that Dorissia and her crew had produced. we learnt something about the world-wide work of the Union, … [Read more…]
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, otherwise known as Candlemas. As recorded in Luke 2:22–39, the child Jesus is met by the old man, Simeon, who has been watching and praying for the consolation, the salvation of Israel. Many Greek Orthodox icons portray this wonderful moment, the meeting … [Read more…]