Dear friends, Although this month isn't packed with notable feast days, there is a new feast day which will set this month apart for English Christians. Blessed John Henry Newman will be included among the ranks of the saints by Pope Francis on Sunday, October 13th in S. Peter's Basilica, Rome. John Henry Newman was …
Vicar’s Window – July & August 2019
Dear friends, Has summer arrived at last? The sun is shining, the air is warm - and the seemingly endless rainy season may be behind us. Meanwhile, the tweety-birds have been tweeting mightily and seem to be around in their droves. There is a wren-in-residence in the vicarage front wilderness. What a din! I sit …
Vicar’s Window June 2019
Dear friends, A busy month - and General Synod around the corner in July. Having had a whole month of uninterrupted Eastertide, we now move towards the great feasts of Ascension, Pentecost, Holy Trinity, and Corpus Christi - not to mention The Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Birthday of S. John the Baptist, and the …
Vicar’s Window May 2019
Dear friends, Eastertide is a good time to think about death. "I am the resurrection and the life." are words from S. John's Gospel which should begin any church funeral. They are the words of Our Lord - and are often drowned out by Frank Sinatra singing "I did it my way." on the P.A. …
Vicar’s Window April 2019
Dear friends, A bit of Scripture for you! 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 New Revised Standard Version 3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in …
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