With the month-end happening during Holy Week, we thought that this season deserved to have two thoughts. This first one has been borrowed from Pam’s Perambulation, which we find a frequent source of challenge and inspiration. Pam Webster’s reflection is on John 12:12-16. Here he comes, the one who will change everything. Here he comes, … [Read more…]
This month starts with a Sunday that our rotas describe as Lent 2, but is celebrated elsewhere as St David’s Day – Dydd Gŵyl Dewi – David being of course the patron saint of Wales. Stripping out the inevitable legend, it seems that David was educated in Cardiganshire, went on pilgrimages including one to Jerusalem, … [Read more…]
A series of Lenten studies on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in our Church Hall, organised by Jim Mein. He writes: My reason for inviting five ‘experts’ to introduce the five different topics is two‑fold: First, because I believe these are each serious topics for Christians and we need to struggle to see what our faith may … [Read more…]
Jim Mein’s sermon on 1 February on 1 Corinthians 8:1–13 tackled a far from easy topic that seemed rooted in the past, but has real significance in our modern world, as this condensed version shows … Eating food offered to idols was a big deal, as the social life of first-century Corinth revolved round celebrations … [Read more…]
The start of a new year is a time for all sorts of reflections, but the covenant prayer used throughout the Methodist church (and since taken up by others from different traditions) is one of the riches of liturgy. The covenant prayer leads us to think about our commitment to God, in the context of … [Read more…]