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” …
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Harvest Challenge 2022
As we gear up for our Harvest Celebration in support of the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal this year, I thought it would be good to hear from TEARFund, whose project in Mozambique we will be supporting. When I contacted them, they invited me to run a week-long challenge within the church in the run up to …
A Harvest Celebration 2021
Generosity, Joy and Imagination all on display – and a good dose of gratitude.
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, …