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Parish of Cumnor News for 26th June 2020

Dear friends, According to one survey, during the lockdown, a quarter of adults in the UK have watched or listened to a religious service and one in 20 have started…

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Parish of Cumnor News for 19th June 2020

Dear friends, The word “jubilee” comes from the book of Leviticus. In Leviticus 25, God commanded the House of Israel to observe a year of Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee…

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Parish of Cumnor News for 15th May 2020

Dear Friends,‘A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. An’ I hear the word of the Lord!’ – (spiritual song by James Weldon Johnson)At this time of global pandemic, we…

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Parish of Cumnor News for 7th May

Dear friends, Amid the current coronavirus pandemic, we’re all living with increased levels of fear and uncertainty.  How do we deal with fear? Some help from the Psalms. ‘I sought the Lord, and…

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Parish of Cumnor News for 1st May 2020

Dear friends, I was interested and challenged to read this article recently:Christians and the bubonic plague by The Ven John BartonThe Reverend Richard Peirson was one of the exceptions.  Most…