Category: Rector’s Ramblings

You know the saying “off with the old and on with the new”? Well, as you are reading this, we have (hopefully) shaken off the restrictions imposed on us by the pandemic that is COVID-19. However, whilst we get used to having the virus with us, August gives us the opportunity to shake of the… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice August 2021

Dear Friends, “Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away” LINKIN PARK As I write this letter to you, the summer months are almost with us, we have had some beautiful weather in June and… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice July 2021

June, in the Christian calendar see a number of days know and Ember Days. These are periods of 3 days set apart during the 4 seasons of the year, which were considered as times of prayer and fasting. These would usually be a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The purpose of these days was to give… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – June 2021

We can attribute ‘change’ to many months of the year, but I think May is the month of the biggest changes. The force of nature gets to work to change our landscapes and gardens, as flowers and trees bud and blossom, crops grow and yield, and these events inspire and perhaps challenge us with renewed… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – May 2021

Dear Friends, Perhaps as you read this, the hot cross buns will have been eaten aplenty! (although it’s easy to have them all year round now, I remember when it used to be only on Good Friday that they were eaten) and the Easter Eggs are now but chocolatey crumbs and screwed up foil wrappings.… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – April 2021

Who is Veronica? As you read this, we are well into the Christian season of Lent, a time of self reflection and “fasting”, giving up something which is difficult to do without. As those of you who read my Vicar’s Voice column regularly will know that for me, giving up chocolate takes a lot of… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – March 2021

The Vicars Voice February 2021 Did you know, that as February begins, we are still in the season of Christmas and Epiphany? We may have put all the decorations back in the loft, or in the cupboard under the stairs, and no doubt put the gifts we received in their rightful place, (I’ve already read… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – February 2021

Let’s Share Ourselves this Merry Little Christmas: Doorstep Carols Suffolk – with Christina Johnston – YouTube What a fantastic opportunity we have through singing Christmas Carols together: to share the Good News with our friends and neighbours that God, in the person of Jesus, came to our earth and lived as one of us. God… Continue reading Singing Christmas Carols together

November. Nights drawing in, the leaves on the trees turning from green to reds and golds, a definite chill in the air, and people are beginning to talk more about….yes, you’ve guessed it, Christmas!! There are aisles in the shops devoted to Christmas cards, decorations and traditional Christmas treats!  With Covid still dominating our way… Continue reading Growing in Depth – November 2020

The Vicar’s Voice September 2020 I think it could be said that September 2020 sees a new beginning and a new challenge for the Wilford Peninsula Benefice.  Although we are still dealing with the restrictions and cautiousness around the COVID pandemic, and have over the last few weeks, experienced quite a heatwave, it is a… Continue reading Growing in Depth – September 2020