Stone traders are getting ready to wish everyone a very merry Christmas as they plan to turn the town into a giant Advent calendar again. After the huge success of the last two years with their giant Advent calendar, businesses are repeating the project this year with the theme of carols from around the world....
Owing to the success of Families @4 (we’ve had 100 different people pass through the doors since we started in January) we will be meeting twice monthly - on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. [m-vslider id="2"] The format will remain the same - Cake, craft, songs and Bible stories, starting @4pm done by...
October is a month in which food comes to the top of the list. In Stone the food and drink festival draws our attention to exotic foods and taste sensations. New things may not interest everyone, but clearly so many of us enjoy experimenting that shops and suppliers are never idle! Chefs continue to face...
Christ Church Magazine, July 2012
The summer Olympics is officially called ‘The Games of the XXX Olympiad.’ As you read the Bible you realise that there were various ‘Games’ familiar to the New Testament writers who often use sporting illustrations to make their point. The preparations for the Games have been truly inspirational: it has been a massive undertaking and it is hard to...
Beyond the Games The summer months of Olympic sport have been a great treat! The astoundingly good success of ‘Team GB’ has been a privilege to witness. Such achievement is the result of dedicated training at enormous personal cost. Many competitors spoke in interviews about their family and friends who supported them with patience and...