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- Vicar’s Voice – June 2026Early summer brings a whole energy and freshness about it that I love. The lighter evenings extend the day and mean I get to spend more time enjoying the outdoors. I’m very easy to please. I like poppies, buttercups, bluebells and forget-me-nots. I find the odd moment to grab a drink and sit outside when… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – June 2026
- Vicar’s Voice – March 2026Gosh!!Where has time gone!!!It seemed only a couple of weeks ago it was Christmas and New Year.Did you make any New Year resolutions?If so, have you managed to keep them? Here we are at the beginning of March in the season of Lent looking at Easter at the beginning of April and I’ve been trying… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – March 2026
- Vicar’s Voice – February 2026Dear Friends When I told my wife that I was going to write the Church letter in February’s magazine, she said, “Great! It can be about St Valentine!” I have to say, I was less sure, and on checking Wikipedia I realised that her suggestion was easier said than done! St Valentine is thought to… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – February 2026
- Vicar’s Voice – January 2026Each year on 6 January, the Christian calendar invites us to pause and celebrate Epiphany. A time often known for marking the end of the twelve days of Christmas. Epiphany – a word that means “a moment of sudden or great revelation”. Traditionally, Epiphany marks the visit of the Magi (wise men) and the revelation… Continue reading Vicar’s Voice – January 2026
- Vicars Voice – May 2025I love to read. I have books in almost every room in the Vicarage. There are lots of biographies, fiction and non fiction varieties, I have my favourite authors, including the likes of The Bronte Sisters, Santa Montifiore, Ellie Griffiths and Michael Morpurgo (I know many of his books are for children, but they are… Continue reading Vicars Voice – May 2025
- Vicars Voice – April 2025As I sit and write this, we are still in the month of March, and whilst we are now well under way with the Season of Lent, in the background I have the television on with the annual Commonwealth Day celebration from Westminster Abbey. What is so striking about this service in this solemn and… Continue reading Vicars Voice – April 2025