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The March issue of 'Church News has been published. Read it here.

Lent is a journey, and this year the readings set in the lectionary take us on two parallel journeys. The Old Testament readings tell the story of God's relationship with God's people through some key figures - Adam last week, Abraham this week - whilst the Gospel readings recount Jesus' revealing of his purposes, bringing about the new relationship between God and God's people, through people hat Jesus met - this week Nicodemus. As we read these two threads, we are immersed

Last week Lent began on Ash Wednesday. The introduction to the liturgy began with these words:   Brothers and sisters in Christ, since early days Christians have observed with great devotion the time of our Lord’s passion and resurrection and prepared for this by a season of penitence and fasting .   For many people, the last phrase of this sentence is the one that resonates, and indeed our gospel reading this week speaks of Jesus in the wilderness. But we need to always keep

As we travel through Lent, here are some of the ways in which we aim to add meaning to our journey: Sunday services: I invite you all to arrive early for our Sunday services. I will ring a bell and read the sentence of the day five minutes before the service is due to commence, and then encourage you to sit silently in prayer until we sing the opening hymn. If you arrive after this time, please enter quietly. Every Wednesday at 9.30am: Eucharist  at St Luke’s (St Luke’s Conne

With Lent starting next week (pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, followed by the solemn liturgies of Ash Wednesday), this Sunday is the last Sunday after Epiphany on which we celebrate the Transfiguration. It is a fitting end to the season, which started with the magi following the light of the start to the infant Jesus. At the transfiguration, Jesus himself is clearly revealed as this light. Our services on Sunday are as usual at 7am and 9am (with Children's Church and Zoom streami

Dear friends In our readings this weekend we return to the start of Jesus' ministry and to Jesus' sermon on the mount. Here in Matthew 5, Jesus is telling his listeners what it means to be a disciple. The two images he uses is that of salt and light. As salt, Jesus' disciples should have a profound influence on the earth, eliciting goodness. As light, the disciples are a gathered community reflecting God's creative power.   Our services on Sunday are as usual at 7am and 9am (