When we sign a cheque or a legal document we say we are “putting our name” to it. This means that we understand what we are doing and will honour any promises made. It used to be common for people to say “you have my word” after they had made a commitment to do something...
‘Joy to the World’ kicked off the 2022 ‘Advent Window Trail’. A large crowd gathered outside The Coop Funeral Service joined by Miss Witney and her group of pupils from St Michael’s First School. Miss Witney read the bible passage before the children led the singing. Their scene cleverly depicted the whole world in mosaic...
January 2023 Magazine What were you doing on 21st March 2021? It’s hard to think back unless you keep a diary. We’d just reached the first anniversary of the first Covid lockdown. There were many restrictions including the rule of six or two households meeting outdoors. Churches still could not meet ‘in person’ and so...
A very warm welcome to this, our 13th year of the Christ Church, Stone,Community Advent Calendar. We are excited and ready to see all thewonderful Advent Window displays this year and look forward to meetingeveryone who is able to join in with this year’s event.This year the displays will be up for the whole of...
In the Autumn of 1996 Sally and I were in our then partner diocese of Sarawak engaged in a teaching tour, arranged by Bishop Keith and Bishop Made Katib. Towards the end of our stay, the Archdeacon of North Sarawak and Brunei, Bolly Lapok (who later became Archbishop of the Province of South East Asia) insisted that...