Pastoral Letter – 20th September
My Dear Friends ‘Look to the Lord and his strength;seek his face always.’Psalm 105:4 I seem to have spent a great deal of time staring at my computer this week. In this strange new world, it is the way to…
Pastoral Letter – 13th September
My Dear Friends ‘As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall give praise to God.’Romans 14:11 This week I attended an online course, organised by Bishop Helen-Ann called Hopeful Conversations. It seemed…
Pastoral Letter – 6th September
My Dear Friends ‘Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there…
Pastoral Letter – 30th August
My Dear Friends ‘Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.’Romans 12:12-14 These verses from Paul’s letter to the Romans, part of the Epistle for this week,…
Pastoral Letter – 23rd August
My Dear Friends Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.’Matthew 16:16 In our gospel Simon Peter recognises and makes explicit who Jesus is. He declares out loud that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son…
Pastoral Letter – 16th August
My Dear Friends ‘Behold how good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity.’Psalm 133:1 The Psalm that is appointed for today is Psalm 133 which is a psalm that I love – as I have said before the psalms…
Pastoral Letter – 31st July
My Dear Friends ‘The Lord is near to those who call upon him, to all who call upon him faithfully’ Psalm 145:19 This week has been one of many changes in policy and much confusion about what the latest…
Pastoral Letter – 23rd July
My Dear Friends ‘The Kingdom of heaven is like…….’Matthew 13 I don’t know about you but there are times when it is difficult to feel positive about things, particularly when we seem to be bombarded by a host of difficult…
Pastoral Letter – 18th July
My Dear Friends ‘For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God;’Romans 8:19 We had our first Sunday service back in church last week at St John’s in Bellerby and it was lovely to…
Pastoral Letter – 12th July
My Dear Friends ‘Let anyone with ears listen’Matthew 13:9 Our gospel reading today is focused on the Parable of the Sower and seems appropriate for today and where we are in terms of re-opening our churches. Jesus says, ‘Let anyone…
