Ella Townley, a former member of St. Oswald’s who moved away to be nearer to her family, has sent news of her new life in Cirencester. She has recently enjoyed an afternoon on her daughter’s boat with her grandsons and their friends. Ella has also found a new church at St John the Baptist church –…
Knuzden resident, Bill Marlow parachutes for charity – aged 92! In case you missed it, this is a great Evening Telegraph story of a couple of weeks back about an old Knuzden resident some of us know. Click HERE for the story and photos…
Collect Grant, we beseech you, merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and…
Collect God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church: by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your will, that we may share with the whole creation the joys of eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who…
Last week, I went on an icon painting retreat at Rydal Hall, which is the Diocese of Carlisle Conference Centre and home of the Rydal Hall Community. The retreat leader and tutor was Rev’d Christopher Perrins. Painting icons is done in a prayerful and thoughtful way and the images are always strictly copied, you never…
With the help of some contingency funds and the efforts of Andy Barnes, the two vandalised trail boards have now been replaced and relocated by the Stanhill Heritage Group…
Collect O God, forasmuch as without you we are not able to please you; mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for…
I spent much of last week working with Peta Whiting in her pottery workshop near Stowmarket, Suffolk making the St. Oswald’s Nativity santon figures. There is a lot to get done if we are to get these completed in time for Christmas! Santons are small brightly painted pottery figures that form a Nativity scene. They are…
We’ve had a lovely Indian summer and the cottage garden flowers at the back of the Vicarage are now just about ‘hanging on in there’. The same was true of the greenhouse which was on the verge of being derelict. This week, however, it’s been fully repaired and is looking lovely. Autumn is now definitely here but…
When work on the Weavers’ Wheel cycling route began in the early summer, we were expecting a quick job and everything finished by now. Instead, the Council highway teams are taking things more slowly so perhaps they are fitting it in with their other work. Anyway, the Arran Trail Nature Reserve section has moved on…