Lent Quiet Morning
All are welcome to this Lent Quiet Morning led by Revd Jane and Richard Frost. Comprising two short talks and time for silent reflection. Please book a place by contacting Richard.
A matter of life
‘I matter therefore I am.’ One of the highlights of the recent short sabbatical was being in Salisbury to hear and meet Luigi Gioia, former Roman Catholic Benedictine monk turned Anglican priest. In a wonderfully stimulating study day, Luigi talked about how Benedictine spirituality is still very relevant. (He even Read more…
Waiting
I wonder what the word waiting means for you? Waiting for a bus can mean the difference between arriving composed or agitated. Whether it’s at the dentist’s or the hospital, the ‘Waiting Room’ is rarely a restful place. Waiting for a phone call or a visit can stop us from Read more…
Communication & Gentleness
The bride gave a speech. The two best men sang. The groom ate a marmalade sandwich during the signing of the registers and the 300-strong congregation ate cake and drank wine in church. It was the wedding of the year. At least it was from our perspective. Thirty years ago, Read more…
Out of the Wilderness: Renewed
This video is one of a series of short films for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Focussing on words from Isaiah 40, we come Out of the Wilderness renewed and enabled to see life from God’s perspective and given strength in times of weakness. Click here to watch. A full Read more…
Out of the Wilderness: Restored
This video is one of a series of short films called Out of the Wilderness, designed for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Focussing on Psalm 40, in this film we consider how God restores us and gives us a new song to sing. Recorded before the current difficult times, it’s Read more…
Out of the Wilderness: Waiting
This video is one of a series of short films called Out of the Wilderness, designed for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. It considers how waiting for God’s guidance (and some aspects of life generally) can be difficult. Click here to watch. A full list of the films in this Read more…
Out of the Wilderness: Wandering
This video is one of a series of short films called Out of the Wilderness, designed for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. It considers how when in spiritually dry times, times when we feel we are in the wilderness, we may find ourselves wandering: unsure of where we are heading. Read more…
Out of the Wilderness: Wanting
This video, part of a series of short films for Lent, Holy Week and Easter considers what we might be wanting when travelling Out of the Wilderness. What do we want from God? What does God want, not from, but for us? Click here to watch. A full list of Read more…
Out of the Wilderness
23 degrees in February. Winter sun in Seville. And visiting one of the city’s 115 churches. The confessional. The priest inhabits a solitary compartment. To one side, kneels a man confessing his sin through a latticed screen. No door to hide behind though. His act of penitence witnessed by all around. Read more…