Jacob wrestles with the angel of God Dear friends, At theological college I remember much talk of ‘liminality’, the experience of disorientation in the midst of a transition, a threshold: from childhood to adulthood,...

I was glad when they said unto me, ‘We will go into the house of the Lord’. Dear Friends, When I was installed as your Team Vicar in March last year, I never expected to close our beautiful church building for 3 months. But...

As you will have seen in the news churches have been given permission to re-open for public worship from 4th July. There are a number of things to think about and put in place so that we can do that and the wardens and I will be...

Thank you. That’s the first thing I’d like to say. Back in Keeping in Touch 9 I asked for some feedback on ‘virtual church’, and what you’d like to see continue while we can’t meet in the building, and once we can return. Thank...

All Saints dressed to receive visitors Okay, not my best title so far. Perhaps I’ll save it for the title of my autobiography. But you’ll be pleased to know that it means what it says ‘on the tin’: the church building, which we...

Black lives matter Last week I was thinking about rest. The importance of finding some sabbath. And that’s true, it’s important – creation isn’t complete without it, and neither are human beings. It strikes me this week that...

Rest Dear Friends, ‘Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God’ is all very well in ‘normal’ circumstances. But from the conversations I’m having with many...

All Saints catching the evening light Dear Friends, Before I get into the main part of what I have to say this week, thank you to everyone who has responded to my questions in Keeping in Touch 9. It’s not too late to let me know...

All Saints looking beautiful on one of James and Rachel’s walks Dear Friends, When I started my ‘Keeping in Touch’ letters/posts, I didn’t really envisage writing more than four or five of them. And here we are at number 9....

Dear Friends, This week I have given Keeping in touch over to update you about Christian Aid week and our plans for our United Service. As you will know, this year we are unable to carry out the usual house to house collection due to...