Category Archives: This Sunday

Anger, lust, violence, joy, bravery, valiance, malice, envy, elation, depression, confusion, empathy. Humans are complicated creatures with many difficult emotions shown and perceived in complex ways, and our passage this week is undoubtedly one to stir up a reaction!

Then on VE day that was suddenly all over. The fear was gone, everyone could look forward to life returning to normal, the troops could come home and the work of reconstructing the country (and Europe) could begin. It is hard to imagine how incredibly joyful people would have felt on that day.

This Sunday is our annual joint service at St. George’s church at 11am, followed by the St. George’s Day parade down the High Street and a lunch in the hall. Do join us for the service and as much else as you can manage.

For this year’s Easter publicity, I decided to include four sections: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Unlike Christmas, which focuses on one key event, Easter is more of a narrative, a story with separate and key elements that all work together.

What we choose to do with our money says a lot about what and who we think is important in life….

Whatever your experiences with Mothering Sunday, knowing the day is at its heart based on the values of community, reuniting with loved ones and remembering your connections with your ‘mother’ church are great and inspiring things to be reminded of.

So, how are we to relate to God? Is it to be a consumerist kind of relationship? Do we give to God in the hope of receiving something in return? No.

The theme this week is Jesus’ sorrow, but in many ways, I think ‘disappointment’ was the emotion He was feeling at the end of Luke 13. 

This week is the start of Lent, a period of forty days (not including Sundays) where Christians traditionally fast from something and reflect more deeply on their walk with God. This is modelled on Jesus’ wilderness experience, when he spent forty days fasting and being tempted by the devil.

What was the point of this?

Guilt can take many forms—whether it’s a guilty verdict, a pang of guilt, or even a guilty pleasure. It can become more than just a feeling or judgment; it often manifests physically in our bodies through symptoms like headaches, difficulty sleeping, flushed cheeks, muscle tension, and physically secluding oneself. So, what is the remedy for this pervasive emotion?