Queen’s speech – pastoral letter
After last weeks election results, there will be many who are feeling devastated, many who are relieved and probably quite a few that are just glad it is all over…
Be loved you are God’s child
As I write this I’m full of the first cold of the season and am feeling fairly rotten, my youngest child is just out of hospital having been struck down…
Spirituality and companion animals
Animals should matter to the church because they are given life by the same God who makes every person live. The climate crisis teaches us how our intentional ignorance of…
Assisi pilgrims
A group of pilgrims from Romsey Deanery including some from @acnbchurch have made pilgrimage to Assisi, the place where Francis received the call to ‘rebuild God’s church’ Francis himself chose…
Our liturgy has seen chaos before
At St Denys this past Sunday, I looked upon these fragile plaster ribs with worried eyes after a service of Matins. Their form mimics that of the Union Flag. It…
A balanced life with God
The life of St Benedict of Nursia (6th Century AD) may not be familiar to you, but he made a lasting contribution to the way in which Christian religious houses…
Re-Creation, and Holy Days
As we look towards the holy-days: the root of the whole idea of holiday, Jesus’ offers up something amazing with that phrase “rest for your souls”. It’s a whole new meaning to the summer holiday. – From The Vicar’s Column July 2019
