Month: January 2021

Dear Church Family We hope you are all keeping well. Most of us are seeking to take on board the news that over 100,000 people have now died from COVID in the UK alone. Stories of courage and pain have abounded on our TV screens. It was good to have Archbishop Justin Welby on national… Continue reading Sunday Reflection – 31/1/21

Dear Church Family Greetings from Carol and I at the end of another lockdown week that has seen momentous things. Like us, you would have been relieved that the transition of power in America went ahead without the horrific scenes of two weeks ago. Much was said by the incoming presidential team that brought encouragement.… Continue reading Sunday Reflection – 24/1/21

Dear Church Family Greetings from The Rectory. It has been another sobering week with the COVID situation worsening. This has prompted changes for Carol and I, following lots of dialogue with the children. With their support, we have suspended our role in two support bubbles (one for my single daughter and one for childcare support… Continue reading Sunday Reflection – 17/1/21

Dear Church Family Greetings from Carol and I. We hope your are surviving after the first week of lockdown 3. What a week it has been and what distressing scenes from Washington! We also hold so many families in our thoughts and prayers as the virus claims so many lives. There have been positives to… Continue reading Sunday Reflection – 9/1/21

The reading today gives me a chance to talk about a subject very close to my heart. That subject is adoption. The wonderful awesome truth that the God of the universe decided to make me his adopted son. I will talk in a moment about the basis of that adoption but first I want to… Continue reading New Years Day Sermon

Dear Church family Now that we are in tier 4 some of you have decided to limit contact and are therefore not feeling it wise to attend church. Carol is one who has made this decision and I support her in it. In person services will continue unless the situation changes further but I will… Continue reading Covid Message from our Rector (05/01/21)

St Peter’s remains open for worship as usual under Tier 4 restrictions but it does mean our joint services at Tollerton Methodist Church have been cancelled due to lack of space to allow for social distancing. Our Working Parties on the first Tuesday of each month are on hold during the current restrictions which means the… Continue reading Covid – Tear 4