A lighthouse is a guiding light

A lighthouse is a powerful image, standing strong and tall amid the crashing waves of a storm. On a boat or ferry, even on calm days or nights, a lighthouse is a welcome sight. Each lighthouse has a unique sequence of flashes and a distinct shape and appearance so sailors know exactly which one they […]

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Life surrounds us

On the Green Day, it was great to have so many visitors in the church meadow focusing on nature and what we can do to help to protect it. From 14 July to 6 August, the Big Butterfly Count is asking people to stop for 15 minutes and record the butterflies and moths that they […]

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From recycling to cycling…

The United Nation’s World Environment Day is 5 June each year. This year, the focus was on plastic pollution. There is debate about how much of our rubbish is actually being recycled. If we put 10 plastic bottles in the recycling bin and 50% is recycled that’s 5 bottles, if we put 100 bottles in, that’s […]

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May Celebrations

Following Easter, the month of May has a lot to celebrate too. The King’s coronation on the Saturday is followed by a coronation cake at Cores End on Sunday 7 May. Join us at 10:30am for our family service. Bank holiday Monday is also “No Socks” day which I will be celebrating on my own! Later […]

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The Easter Question?

Wikipedia says “Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.” Who do you think Jesus was? A real person, a preacher, politician, revolutionary, healer, philosopher or cult leader? Was he good, kind, dangerous, evil, weak, innocent or divine? On Good Friday, there will be a short service of reflection on the dark […]

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1 April Eggs-travaganza

Invitation to all: Welcome to our church on Saturday 1st April between 10 am and 12 noon. Come and enjoy our coffee morning in aid of the WaterAid charity. Free egg hunt around the place for children. Coffee, buns and a chat. Stalls with all sorts of bargains to browse. We enjoyed meeting friends and […]

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Love February?

I saw a cheesy rom-com movie recently which had the line “love is a verb”. Instead of buying overpriced roses this Valentine’s day (14 Feb), we could all do something for our loved ones, like make a cup of tea, clean out the hamster cage or even something as simple as tidy-up. In February, we […]

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Epiphany?

Epiphany, what does it mean? a moment of inspiration or realisation the day after twelfth night when we take the Christmas decorations down the 3 kings visiting baby Jesus Many countries have a day off and various traditions on January 6 to celebrate those men from the East who saw a star and were sure it […]

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