Jack Bell was born in 1923 in Blackburn, his parents were mill workers at the time but later they owned and ran a grocery store. He attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and left in 1941 with Higher School Certificate in science subjects. He applied to join the RAF but failed the medical- he never knew...
Roger's series - The word ACTS is frequently used as a way of remembering four essential parts of prayer Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. When the word “Acts” is used to help us understand parts of prayer, the letter “C” stands for Confession. Tom had just retrieved his football from his dad’s greenhouse and now...
January 2021 Magazine The arrival of a baby brings celebration. What a joy to hold a new-born baby! What promise for the future! What fascination with their development! What sleepless nights! All this and more surrounded the birth the son born to Joseph and Mary who they named Jesus. The arrival of Jesus would have...
Despite the restrictions, Christ Church, our school and community groups, and the traders of Stone will find a way to celebrate the Advent Period. We will not have daily gatherings, each window will be opened “virtually” on Christ Church Facebook page where you can see the window and listen to a Carol. The shop windows...
The word ACTS is frequently used as a way of remembering four essential parts of prayer Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. Last month I touched on the idea that prayer is essentially a loving relationship with God so adoration is a good starting point. Evelyn Underhill wrote, “Adoration is caring for God above all else”...