November 2018 Saint Wilfrid’s News Last month we mentioned the upcoming congregational meeting to share the thinking of the DCC as we consider the future of Saint Wilfrid’s. It was a good meeting with some discussion around the various ideas. We thought we would share the thinking with you – and if you have any…
November 2018 Saint Faith’s News It’s nearly November and there is so much to look forward to and celebrate! If you have recently passed Landport Community Centre, you may just have noticed a bright yellow box! Yes, the much planned defibrillator, Saint Faith’s gift to the local community, has arrived and is in situ! We…
November 2018 Saint Mary’s News October was a month which began and ended with Saint Mary’s hosting national events. All those who attended both of them spoke of the beauty of the building and the space we have to use – and the hospitality and generous welcome they received from all they met here. At…
November 2018 Father Bob writes As we approach the 11th day of the 11th month this year we will have many opportunities to pause, reflect and remember the centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War. I am sure there will be many documentaries and articles which put the event in…
October 2018 Saint Wilfrid’s News The last month has seen the moving of the World War 1 items in the Church into the Lounge so that more members of the local community can see them. They are also an important reminder as we approach the centenary of the Armistice of the ‘local’ impact of the…
October 2018 Saint Faith’s News I am writing this after September’s successful Coffee Morning; it was a joy to see the Barnabas Room buzzing with people chatting and laughing! Refreshments were so busy that an emergency dash to the shops was needed to stock up! The morning marked the beginning of our Patronal celebrations. It…
October 2018 Saint Mary’s News The Church noticeboard outside the ‘welcome area for children’ is a good indicator of the ‘temperature’ of the year – not in terms of heat, but activity! The start of September saw the whole board filled with the posters for forthcoming events … and as the month has progressed, these…
October 2018 Father Bob writes This year our Harvest Celebrations have slipped into October so that we can combine them with Animal Welfare Sunday. As you probably know, this year we are working with the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals to consider how we can care for the marine environment. For the Ministry…
The on-going conversations are continuing at Saint Wilfrid’s as we continue to seek to discern the guidance of the Holy Spirit as to the best way forward. A small group of Church members have volunteered to meet with Father Bob to explore some possible changes we can make that would help us to engage with…
September is the start of a new term for schools and for us here in the parish. A time that we have planned for, so that we can make a ‘good start’. If you read through the magazine you will read of all the things the parish are planning to do – from coffee mornings,…