Category: Weekly Newsletter

Newsletter for May 9th 2021 Dear friends, the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. …he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. (John 10:3-4) Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine…

Newsletter for May 2nd 2021 Dear friends, After many long months of winter lockdown we are at last beginning to be able to come together again. I know many of you are enjoying meeting together in gardens under the new freedoms. Of course, in many parts of the world the…

Dear friends, As we share together in the deep sorrow and sadness of our Queen as she mourns her beloved husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, I am writing to let you know about the ways our parish will be marking this period of national mourning. The flag will continue to…

Newsletter for Sunday 14th March 2021 Dear friends, It was just over a year ago that the WHO discussed the coronavirus that was starting to spread around the world. None of us could have foreseen the devastating effect on our world, with over 80 million people infected and nearly two…

Newsletter for Sunday 7th March 2021 Dear friends, It’s been World Book Day this week, and that got me thinking about the popular series of children’s books “Where’s Wally?” These books are filled with very detailed cartoon drawings and somewhere in each is hidden Wally, dressed in his trademark a…

Dear friends, Sometimes we can be inclined to give and give and give to others – without asking anything in return. We may think that this is a sign of generosity – of great strength. But it can also be one of pride – we want to be seen as…

Dear friends, This week we have a message from Bishop Steven about the new initiative from Oxford Diocese – “Come and See”. “Read John 1:35-42 What’s going on in this passage from John’s gospel? Well, first we see that John spots Jesus, and points him out. He points him out…