The reading for the Ash Wednesday Service on 26th February was John 13: 18-38 which has two sections headed... “Jesus Predicts His Betrayal” “Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial” Having considered the circumstances around Judas and Peter, their weaknesses and motivations, their actions and the outcomes, I ended by reading a poem hoping it might help in...
Q. What starts in late September and lasts until the 1st Saturday in March? A. Preparation for Arthur & Phil’s quiz night. Well, actually Phil’s preparation starts on the Saturday morning of the quiz!! It’s Arthur who has been hard at work for the previous seven months getting everything ready for the evening we’ve come to...
Children’s Society Boxes Thank you to all who gave so generously to the Society through the box collection. £297 -70p has been sent to the Society towards their valuable work with runaway children in the UK. Every year incredible House Box Holders like you raise over £1.4 million to help vulnerable children in this country....
In light of the Government guidance around non-essential contact, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued advice that public worship is suspended until further notice. As a result of this statement please note the following actions for the churches in our Benefice: · You can access previous services through www.christchurchstone.org. Go to menu, select “Church life” and then “Listen Again”. · We...
Cancelled events. Empty entertainment centres. Stockpiling. Social distancing. Illness. Death. Economic disruption. Lock down. Who would have thought this would be the stark memories of 2020? These things make us think again. Thank God for being able to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. The one who is stronger even than death provides us with genuine hope. His...