Christmas 2024

Christmas is a wonderful celebration. Accordingly, many of us will be gathering with family – some of us will go away, others of us will host. (Before you ask, I will be staying at home for Christmas – it sort of comes with the job!) There will be presents and special food and drink and …

A Different Harvest

A priest once told me that their suggestions for the Harvest Festival service they had been asked to lead (in a church without their own priest) had been dismissed out of hand with the phrase, “No, we have always done this.” He had then gently reminded the parish that the thing they had “always done” …

A Celebration of Service

When children are learning to speak, one of the first things they are taught to say is “Thank you.” They forget, of course. Frequently. But one hopes that eventually, expressions of gratitude will come quickly and freely. In life, there are countless situations in which other people will do or say something kind to us; …

Harvest Festival 2021

Our annual celebration of Harvest is coming up. Widford Church 9:30am, 3rd October As well as singing traditional harvest hymns and remembering the farmers in their year-round labours to provide food for our tables, we’re considering the blessing of water.  We take this for granted – we turn on a tap and it’s instantly there, …