Dear Friends It’s been a funny old day. In the morning I thought my days of heading to Manchester to watch football were over. But by the evening order has […]
25 April 2021: Speaking Holy Words
Hard Change: 14 February 2021
Did you enjoy the snow? Just enough to look good, but not deep enough to cause any trouble. Which is fine – except when we want it deep enough to […]
Jesus, Holy One of God 31 January 2021
Praise the Lord! Sing praises Let joy fill lungs, hearts and minds God of songful joy build your people gather outcasts heal the broken hearted, bind wounds. God who counts […]
New Year: 3rd January 2021
Dear Friends Happy New Year! I suspect 2020 is a year many of us will be glad to see the end of, although the beginning of 2021 might be more […]
The beginning of the good news …
I need to start with some sad news today and inform you that Marjorie Wilkinson died on Tuesday 1 December. Funeral details will follow when we know them. Marjorie had […]
Advent 1: Letter
We are about to move into Advent and this year we will be creating new ways of working that will combine online activities with the opportunity to meet in church. […]
15 November 2020: The Kingdom of God is like this …
As you know, we all are back in lockdown. Not quite as severe as last March, but still very aware that life remains in a strange place for all of […]
A Welcome Video
At the Meeting Place – for 18 October 2020
Dear Friends This has been the week of Elders meetings. Somehow we have fallen into the pattern of holding both Elders’ Meetings on consecutive days. Sometimes it is useful […]
Horses & Chariots: 13 September 2020
This has been a difficult week. The last time that we gathered for Sunday worship at St. Columba’s I preached on John 4:34 Jesus said to them, ‘My food is […]