Thought for the week – 1st May 2022

Posted on May 1, 2022April 27, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

In the Gospel reading for Sunday 1st May two of the special stories of Easter are, to me, linked by a charcoal fire. Cast your mind back to that terrible night when Jesus was arrested. He is in the co... Read More

Palm Sunday/ Holy Week

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

I’ve been to the Holy Land over a dozen times in the past 20 years – a journey that takes me in some way in the footsteps of Jesus. Not every place can be pinpointed – in reality I suppo... Read More

Thought for the week

Posted on March 24, 2022March 22, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

This week marks the second anniversary of us going into a national lockdown at the start of the Covid 19 pandemic – I was acting superintendent of the Tadcaster Circuit and life changed dramatic... Read More

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

There are lots of conversations presently being held across the country, to discuss the future of many small village Methodist Chapels. At the National Methodist Conference in Birmingham last June, th... Read More

Finding time

Posted on February 26, 2022February 26, 2022 by Alison Wadsworth

Recently I had a conversation with my supervisor and one of the questions she asked me was, had I planned a ‘Retreat’ for myself. The dictionary’s definition of retreat is for one to find a quie... Read More

Eileen Clarkson’s Reflection December 2021

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Alison Wadsworth

Mary’s Song When I wake up in a morning, the first thing I try and do is to thank the Lord for a new day, because every day is a gift from God, and as someone said, a day full of opportunity, hope a... Read More

Eileen Clarkson Reflection – October 2021

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Alison Wadsworth

Jesus and the Trampoline of Life I love to watch my grandchildren jumping up and down on the trampolines in their gardens. Trampolines can be huge nowadays and the children love to go as high as they ... Read More

Reflection from Eileen Clarkson – September 2021

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Alison Wadsworth

Jesus – the Truth I’ll be honest (and they do say honesty is the best policy), for a couple of weeks now I have been trying to avoid telling the truth. I suffer with vertigo and so I’m n... Read More

Reflection from Eileen Clarkson

Posted on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 by Alison Wadsworth

The Roller Coaster continues… After my writing last week, two or three friends commented that yes life is a roller coaster, but with God, whatever happens, we are always on the top. I had an intervi... Read More