Corronavirus is affecting the whole world, we are not alone. Here is a response from Christians in South Africa. During the April 2020 lockdown people from across South Africa united to sing a blessing over their nation. The heart of this is to bless you – to give you hope and peace – The South Africa…
Diocesan Weekly Sermon Jean (not her real name) was in a coma in the intensive care unit when I went to visit her. I spent some time talking to her and praying for her. There was no response. I went back each week for a couple of weeks with no change. The following week, however,…
Vocations Sunday is the day for everyone to reflect, discover and recognise God’s call to them. Service starts at 9am. Join then or at anytime afterwards. Service with Paula Gooder. The prayers and readings for this Sunday are here Diocesan Easter 4 Sermon published at 6 o’clock Sunday evening…
https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/easter-pilgrim Take a journey through the Lord’s Prayer this Easter with the Easter Pilgrim app. It offers 40 reflections for the 40 days of Easter, beginning on Easter Sunday (12 April 2020) and finishing on Ascension Day (21 May 2020). Each day offers: ⁃ A short Bible reading that explores part of the Lord’s Prayer and…
Many people will miss the blessing and distribution of palm crosses this coming Palm Sunday – an important day in the Christian calendar at the start of Holy Week. Rt Rev. Julian Henderson, the Bishop of Blackburn, is encouraging every Christian home in Lancashire, of all denominations, to make a cross and place it in their window, leaving…
If not, now is a good time to start as we approach Holy Week. You can find all the videos here…
In late 2018, Joseph Morris, St Oswald’s gardener, cleared out the planter around the listed war memorial. It was solid with weeds, poor plants and exhausted soil. So he started again by removing everything, laying a new drainage layer and introducing new soil and plants. He wanted the replacement Spring planting to echo the red…