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Keep up to date with all that is going on within our Church Community. From exciting events and inspiring achievements to important announcements and engaging features, this corner is your go-to source for staying connected with the latest developments.
Sunday 10th November: Remembrance Sunday
As the Royal British Legion puts it tomorrow “we remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and...
Timothy Astin
Nov 9, 20243 min read
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Sunday 3rd November: All Saints’ Sunday and 4th Sunday before Advent
As a child my mother used to tell me that things, good or bad, happen in threes. No doubt her mother taught it to her as a small child...
Timothy Astin
Nov 2, 20243 min read
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Sunday 27th October: Last Sunday after Trinity
This Sunday the long church season of Trinity (also called Ordinary Time) comes to a close. The 1st of November is All Saints Day which...
Timothy Astin
Oct 26, 20243 min read
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Sunday 20th October: 21st Sunday after Trinity
A week ago the Cabaret evening took place in the church hall. Thanks go to Clare Bellamy Moss and everyone who helped to put on this...
Timothy Astin
Oct 19, 20243 min read
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Sunday 13th October: 20th Sunday after Trinity
I wonder if you have looked at the Ribbon Display for Baby Loss Awareness Week which is on the church hedge? It means a lot to those...
Timothy Astin
Oct 12, 20242 min read
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Sunday 6th October: Harvest Festival
At the successful MacMillan Coffee morning today – thank you Margaret Fitch and everyone who helped to put this on – I was told that St...
Timothy Astin
Oct 5, 20243 min read
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Sunday 29th September: 18th Sunday after Trinity
I confess to being tired as I write this. Today has been an unusual Saturday with both a wedding and a baptism service. Both illustrate...
Timothy Astin
Sep 28, 20244 min read
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Sunday 22nd September: 17th Sunday after Trinity
Have you heard of ‘Chinese walls’? The phrase became popular for internal barriers within financial companies to preserve appropriate...
Timothy Astin
Sep 21, 20243 min read
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Sunday 15th September: 16th Sunday after Trinity
Thanks to the CoGS Social Committee for the Quiz entertainment, and to everyone who made the Welcome Back Barbecue possible. No sooner...
Timothy Astin
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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Sunday 8th September: 15th Sunday after Trinity
Welcome Back Sunday We welcome back Church Explorers, our Junior Church) this Sunday and hold our church barbecue to mark the return to...
Timothy Astin
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Sunday 1st September: 14th Sunday after Trinity
Today (Saturday 31st August) is the latest model railway exhibition. I particularly recommend the cooked breakfast from our catering...
Timothy Astin
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Sunday 18th August: 12th Sunday after Trinity
We are blessed with a team of organists, and tomorrow Linda Morgan will be playing for us for the first time. I expect there might be a...
Timothy Astin
Aug 17, 20242 min read
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Sunday 11th August: 11th Sunday after Trinity
9th August is Mary Sumner Day. She was the founder of the Mothers’ Union so each year she is remembered. We will celebrate the Mothers’...
Timothy Astin
Aug 10, 20242 min read
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Sunday 4th August: 10th Sunday after Trinity
The family joke is that this picture shows the Astin family, Moira, Ed and Tim (the Old Man of Hoy). Many years ago my opinion about...
Timothy Astin
Aug 3, 20243 min read
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Sunday 7th July: 6th Sunday after Trinity
Weddings can be made memorable by the unexpected and quirky things that happen. Today’s wedding will be remembered for the late arrival...
Timothy Astin
Jul 6, 20243 min read
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Sunday 30th June: 5th Sunday after Trinity
The project to replace the sanctuary curtains is moving forward. The Diocesan Advisory Committee has given its support for the work. The...
Timothy Astin
Jun 29, 20243 min read
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Sunday 23rd June: 4th Sunday after Trinity
Two new things for this week: The new Church Website is now up! I thank Nicky Dunderdale for her considerable design work and much time...
Timothy Astin
Jun 22, 20244 min read
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Sunday 16th June: 3rd Sunday after Trinity
Tomorrow, being the third Sunday of the month, is our Family Communion service, designed for everyone to be together in the service. It...
Timothy Astin
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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Sunday 9th June: 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Tomorrow is ‘Music Sunday’ as designated by the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM). Because of our choir and music tradition our church...
Timothy Astin
Jun 8, 20245 min read
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Sunday 2nd June: 1st Sunday after Trinity
The theme for tomorrow’s Family Service is ‘Situation ethics’. That might sound a bit of a heavy title. Ethics means deciding what to do...
Timothy Astin
Jun 1, 20243 min read
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