Dear friends, At this afternoon’s Zoom service, Revd Judy spoke to us about various forms of Remembrance as we were commemorating Remembrance Sunday today. she explained about the form of remembrance which involved a follow up, acyion, and another form
Harvest Donations for Swindon Food Collective
This week we were able to donate 21 crates of food, toiletries and many packs of nappies to Swindon Food Collective. Thanks to the congregations of All Saints and St Barnabas Churches, to Poppies Nursery and to Ferndale Primary School
Poppies for Remembrance
Thank you to all those who have knitted and crafted poppies ready to go out with our November magazine! The poppies have been made into brooches. What do the different colours signify? Red is for blood and those lost in
Presentation for Revd Gill Behenna
Matthew 9:37-38 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” As we celebrate Gill Behenna’s 40th, Ruby Anniversary
Celebrating God’s Creation
Members of our Benefice have hand-crafted 155 flowers, animals and birds to celebrate God’s creation as we emerge from lockdown. These will go out with the July Benefice magazine. If you would like to be involved with future knitting
School Assembly on Friendship
This last month on Zoom I did an assembly for Ferndale school on the value of Friendship. I talked first about the meaning of friendship –I explained that, we were going to be thinking about what makes someone a good
Happy Fifth Sunday of Easter!
Dear Friends Happy Fifth Sunday of Easter! “The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that carriage and stay close to it.” Philip ran over and heard him reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. He asked him,
Happy Fourth Sunday of Easter!
Dear Friends Happy Fourth Sunday of Easter! “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well” — Julian of Norwich At our online service, Revd Barbara Sheppard spoke on Psalm 23, a
Calling all knitters and crafters!
Calling all knitters and crafters, our summer project will be ‘Celebrating Creation’! You’re invited to knit or craft a bird, butterfly, flower, fish, dolphin, etc. to share with people in our communities. We’re aiming to send these with the June
Happy Third Sunday of Easter!
Dear Friends Happy Third Sunday of Easter! Over the last year, many of our conversations have mostly revolved around covid-19, just as our pre-covid conversation for going on three years was around Brexit. This week, during my time off, I