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God our Mother

Mothering Sunday, the day of thanksgiving for our mother, the Church, as well as our earthly mothers, is a good time to reflect on the idea of ‘God our Mother’. Thirty years ago this image of God was shocking to many people – these days I think we mostly take it in our stride. But…

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Sunday Worship – Mothering Sunday

Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester, will lead the online Mothering Sunday service which starts at 9am and will be available thereafter. There will be a sermon from Pam Rhodes and the worship will include real-life stories of mothering. The Vicar’s afternoon sermon, God our Mother, will be uploaded to the blog at…

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Frameworks for Life

Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Do you remember the art made in the ‘60s and ‘70s made with a framework of nails on a board or frame, and thread wound around to make geometric patterns and shapes? These days it’s called ‘string art’. Or Spirograph – patterns made by cogged wheels…

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Hope that there can be healing

Today’s Bible Readings Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:9-15 We’ve had a rash of rainbows over the past few months – everywhere you go they’re there. They have stood for hope, even when there was very little of it about. Perhaps there is hope on the horizon now: hope for NHS and…

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