Those who put up with my sermons will know that I often say the two poles of the cross point to the two central aspects of Christian faith: the vertical reminds us of our connection to God; the horizontal of our connectedness to one another. To put it another way, it is a waste of […]
I was browsing around another church the other day (the rector looking for ideas etc etc), when I noticed a series of pictures. They had been done by the Sunday school and were pictures of things that made them afraid. One child, rather than drawing a picture had simply written “I am afraid of nothing.” […]
Parochial Church Council of St Mary’s Slindon & St Margaret’s Eartham Annual Report 2024 Highlights Background: The PCC of St Mary’s with St Margaret’s is an excepted charity which has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting the mission of the church in the ecclesiastical parish of Slindon and Eartham. It does so […]
This letter is written for all those who would normally not consider coming to our Easter Day services on 20th April. Clergy are quick to focus on Easter Day being centred on the resurrection of Jesus – I will return to that at the end of this. What I want to think about is what […]
Following the successful History Society talk by Andrew Foster in St Mary’s entitled Slindon, the Archbishops of Canterbury and Chichester 686 – 1542, we are making the presentation available to those who were unable to attend. The presentation includes new research carried out by Andrew in conjunction with Lambeth Palace and other archives. The screen […]
Stonepillow is a Chichester based charity which empowers homeless people to transform their lives. Donations of any kind can be left at The Forge, Reynold’s Lane, or at Carolyn Cole’s house in Sunnybox Lane: just put items in the green bin on her doorstep at the Nook. Thank you to everyone for making donations. To […]