Ministers Letter – August 2010

Posted on August 1, 2010 by admin

My Dear Friends, August, traditional holiday month for me for forty years, and then into September, ‘the silly season’ in the eyes of many. That’s because many churches don’t have the usual me... Read More

Ministers Letter – June 2010

Posted on June 1, 2010 by admin

My Dear Friends, It is Pentecost as I write this letter to you. Pentecost is when the first followers of Jesus received the gift of the Holy Spirit which Jesus had promised them. The Holy Spirit would... Read More

Ministers Letter – April 2010

Posted on April 26, 2010 by admin

My Dear Friends, I ventured into the garden on Friday morning. It was a lovely day and I gave the lawns their first cut of the year. It did feel good and they did look good, better than I expected bec... Read More

Ministers Letter – February 2010

Posted on February 26, 2010 by admin

Dear friends, The theme for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has been “You are Witnesses”. We’re all familiar with what a witness is – somebody who can give information about w... Read More

Ministers Letter – December 2009

Posted on December 30, 2009 by admin

Dear Friends, By the time you read this letter and this edition of ‘Calendar’, Christmas will not be far away. For many, the old familiar Christmas carols will be a reminder of the story of the bi... Read More

Ministers Letter – October 2009

Posted on October 31, 2009 by admin

My Dear friends, I was reading a story about some friends of Jesus who were arguing – yes, Christians do at times disagree with one another! The argument was about which of them was the greatest... Read More

Ministers Letter – August 2009

Posted on August 31, 2009 by admin

My Dear friends, By the time you read this we shall have been at St Crux in York, the old church at the bottom of The Shambles that is no longer used for worship but which can be hired by churches, ch... Read More

Ministers Letter – June 2009

Posted on June 30, 2009 by admin

My Dear friends, I’ve just returned from a holiday at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. For those of you unsure of where that is it is in the Firth of Clyde in the West of Scotland. We had a lovely holi... Read More

Ministers Letter – April 2009

Posted on April 30, 2009 by admin

My Dear friends, I write this as Easter approaches, very much thinking ‘Easter – here again already.’ How many times have I heard, read, rehearsed or entered into the Easter story in one way or ... Read More

Ministers Letter – February 2009

Posted on February 28, 2009 by admin

My Dear friends, As I write this letter, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is drawing to a close for another year. The theme for 2009 has been “Reconcile Your People”, and has drawn on materi... Read More