Here is a quick note to say that Anne, the Vicar, has gone down with throat infection and laryngitis and has completely lost her voice. She is taking antibiotics but has been advised it could be a week or two before she can speak. If you need to contact her, please use email!
The Sunday evening service has been cancelled as a consequence but many thanks to Rev’d Hillary Murphy for stepping into the breach for Sunday morning which will go ahead as normal.
Our half term Holiday Club will be running from 9.30am to 1 pm Monday 18th February to Friday 22nd February. This is for local children aged 5 to 10 years who live or attend Primary School within Shadsworth, Knuzden, Whitebirk and Intack. It includes breakfast from 9.30 each day followed by a variety of activities…
Many thanks to everyone who came along and contributed to this evening’s carol service. Here are some photos in no particular order. There are still three more services to go in our Christmas programme, click here for details. [print_gllr id=7047]…
None of today’s readings are particularly easy to understand, perhaps especially the Gospel reading. First we have to give the passage some context. Jesus’ prayer, that is our reading for today, comes between the Last Supper and his arrest at Gethsemane. It is part of his last ‘lesson’ to his disciples – like all last…
Today is the last Sunday of Easter – this coming Thursday is Ascension Day and then we begin our yearly vigil for the coming of the Spirit. Please do come to the short evening service on Ascension Day. It’s an important day in the Christian Calendar – apparently, in law, working people and school children…
Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops’ of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and…
Today our activities were all based around the theme of Jesus the Good Shepherd. For our prayers of confession we hunted for lost sheep, hidden around the church, and brought them back home. We thought about times that we’d strayed away from our Good Shepherd and we accepted God’s love and forgiveness. …
Now that the “beast from the east” is a distant memory, flowers in the churchyard are coming to life, especially the red tulips planted around the war memorial by Joe last autumn. The railings and gates are also looking wonderful, painted by Joyce – great work…
The road to Emmaus – one of the best loved and familiar stories of the New Testament. Two friends, at a low ebb after their dreams and hopes of Jesus the Messiah had been shattered, suddenly have an encounter with him – he is risen indeed, Alleluia! This encounter seems particularly important as it seems…