Fairtrade Fortnight begins on 24th February continues till 8th March. As a Fairtrade registered church we support this event and are committed to using fair-trade coffee, tea and sugar for our refreshments. We are in the process of re-registering Christ Church and Oulton as fair-trade churches. (Cecilia first registered us in 2004.) You can also...
Dave "We'll park at Burston, walk down to Sandon and meet the walking party there." Me "What time on Saturday?" Dave "I expect we need to leave the house some time before 8 a.m." Me "groan" Yes I admit I wasn't too enthusiastic about going on the Mid Trent Churches walk on 8th February but...
The board game ‘Pandemic’ (Z-Man Games 2007) is described in this way: ‘As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you and the other players work together to keep the world safe from outbreaks and epidemics. Only through teamwork will you have a chance to find a cure’. It’s good to know that there is a possible...
Pastoral letter, January 1933 My dear friends, Our country has weathered the storm of the past year in a remarkable way. In spite of the industrial depression and the general crippling of material resources, Britain has remained calm and confident. We thank God tor this, and even though most of our great international problems are...
On January 12th, we welcomed two members into the church at the Confirmation service with Bishop Michael (Lichfield). Diane and Lisa have been kind enough to write down their testimonies and these are reproduced here. Life has been difficult for me since the day I was born and I have made many, many, wrong choices....