by diviadmin | May 10, 2022 | Blog, to read Fr Robert's latest letter
My dear friends, June 2022 is a very special and unique month in the annals of our country’s long history, when we shall enjoy the great pleasure of celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Amongst The Queen’s titles is that of ‘Defender of...
by diviadmin | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog
My dear friends Ukraine: a Christian reflection By a cruel irony, in Passiontide when Christians concentrate on the ‘passion’ or sufferings out of love for humanity of Jesus Christ, our newspapers and televisions are full of images of suffering of a very different...
by diviadmin | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
My dear friends, Easter this year falls in the middle of April. At its heart we find the three holy days called the Triduum when the celebrate the Easter story that is at the very centre of Christianity: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day. We tend to think of...
by diviadmin | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
The pantomime season is almost upon us. Catsfield will be performing Dick Whittington and Crowhurst is doing Camelot the Pantomime. The latter has a tenuous connection with the stories of King Arthur. Over summer I visited the ancient Christian site of Glastonbury...
by diviadmin | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
H.M. the Queen is probably the last major public figure to have served in uniform in the Second World War. The Queen served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service where she learnt both to drive and to maintain vehicles. Her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, of course,...
by diviadmin | Sep 17, 2019 | Monthly Rector's Letter
As the Tower of London is famous for being the home of ravens so St James’s Park, London, is home to the pelicans. Pelicans have lived on the lake, since 1664, when the Russian ambassador presented Charles II with two Dalmatian pelicans. The birds never bred, but...
