Rector’s letter – Christmas 2019 CHRISTMAS, OUR HOPE As many of you will know I spent half of October and November in South Africa, accompanying my daughter to write her final school exams. It’s been a wonderful time, not least as I have had time to catch up with people I have ministered to over […]
The saying goes, ‘Home is where the heart is’. In a couple of days I am returning to the land of my birth and formation as a person, the place where I received my education and where I spent the vast majority of my working life, the place where I served in the military and […]
Dear friends ADVERSITY – HOW DO WE HANDLE IT We are surrounded by people suffering adversity, and you probably have suffered some kind of adversity yourself. I find being a vicar to be an interesting experience, for a lot of reasons which are irrelevant here, except for this, that we often connect with people who […]
One of the biggest challenges facing us in this modern world is the issue of discontent, not being happy with what we have, or who we are, or who we are married to. (more …)
I have just finished preparing a talk for the deanery Mother’s Union open meeting which I am presenting this afternoon. The theme of the talk is ‘South Africa: the good, the bad and the ugly’. Interesting theme and a real challenge to know how to try and encapsulate the breadth of that theme in one […]