Vicarage Thoughts
Henry and Linda moved out at the end of April and are now nicely set up in their new house in Long Melford. Henry asked me to say that they would be delighted to see or hear from any old friends now that they are settled in. You could also hear Henry at Long Melford [...]
Some people think that the most important time in the Christian year is around the birth of Christ at Christmas, but it is actually Easter, when Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead. So getting things right at Easter is quite a big deal for those of us having to do it for [...]
Continue reading about Church Matters – News from St. Andrew’s – April / May 2013
What a busy month we have had! First of all, a section of the leaning wall is no longer leaning. It was laying in the road one morning and Chris, who lives across the road from the Church, said that he heard a thump in the night but fortunately it missed his parked car [...]
Continue reading about Wormingford Church Matters – January 2013
Dear All, Most of you will now know that we are in Interregnum i.e. we have no Priest after giving Henry a wonderful send-off at all three Churches in the Benefice. It is now the job of the Churchwardens and PCC’s to keep the Benefice functioning so that in due course we can hopefully [...]
Continue reading about Can you help? – a message from your Churchwardens
Dear All, What a wonderful send-off: no parish priest could have asked for anything better. Thank you so much for everything. My last service at Wormingford on 23rd was a quiet dignified Sung Communion service with the Bishop preaching and he very kindly allowed me to give the absolution and the blessing which was his [...]
Continue reading about Thank you from Henry & Linda – October 2012
As most of you will know by now I will be retiring at the end of this month having reached the ripe old age of 72. The church’s normal retirement age is 70, so I can count myself fortunate to have had an extra two years with you all. Over the last few months, people [...]
Continue reading about Vicarage Thoughts for my Last Month – September 2012
Thoughts from the Vicarage… I’ve been looking back over the last seven and a half years – where have the gone. It seems no time at all since I first came to our little Benefice of Wormingford with Mt Bures & Lt Horkesley and here I am already thinking of my retirement at the [...]
When I prepare my bits and pieces for the Worm, I usually start with the schedule of services because I have already worked out what they will be and distributed a schedule to all the people involved in taking part in the services. I’ll add a funny story from a box which contains a growing [...]
SERVICE Ten years ago, at the beginning of the Queen’s three month Diamond Jubilee tour, I saw a cartoon purporting to show Prince Philip being interviewed by a reporter and what, sir, will you enjoy most about the three month Diamond Jubilee tour in May June and July asked the reporter. August 1st was the [...]
Continue reading about Thoughts from the Vicarage… June, 2012
The Feast of Pentecost falls on the last Sunday of May and, after Easter and Christmas, is the most important festival in the church’s year because it is the day when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit – the third person of the Holy Trinity. Christians think of God as being three people [...]
Continue reading about Thoughts from the Vicarage… May, 2012
