My dear friends, As I write this letter, we are gearing up for our fifth heat-wave since May. Summer 2026 is probably going to prove much hotter than the famous Summer of 1976. Everywhere is very dry and the countryside stands in great need of rain. I have started…

My dear friends, May I begin with a word of heartfelt thanks and appreciation to everyone who worked so hard on 22 June to make my Institution as your Rector by the Bishop of Lewes and Induction by the Archdeacon of Hastings such a very happy evening. I was especially…

My dear friends, I am delighted to report that, following our collections in the orange buckets at the back of our churches during Lent and Eastertide, I was able to send £1,000 to St John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem. The original hospital opened on 4 December 1882. It is…

My dear friends, As you may have heard, the Diocese of Chichester is to appoint me as Rector instead of Priest-in-Charge of Catsfield and Crowhurst. There will be a special service on Monday 22nd June at 7.30pm at St Laurence’s Church, Catsfield, at which the Bishop…

May 2026 Parish Letter My dear friends, As I write these words, preliminary negotiations to try to end the conflict in Iran appear to have broken up without a result. I hope they will soon be renewed. It is important that we lay the conflict in the Middle East before…

Address at Compline 25 February 2026 The Blessed Virgin Mary Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary. [Apostles’ Creed] St Thomas Aquinas once said that in order to make a point, one sometimes needs to say the opposite. So, here goes. In the…

The Blessed Virgin Mary Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary. [Apostles’ Creed] St Thomas Aquinas once said that in order to make a point, one sometimes needs to say the opposite. So, here goes. In the early second century AD there was a…

Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary. [Apostles’ Creed St Thomas Aquinas once said that in order to make a point, one sometimes needs to say the opposite. So, here goes. In the early second century AD there was a heretical preacher called…

My dear friends, By the time this magazine reaches you we shall have begun the Church’s season of Lent in preparation for Holy Week and Easter. The Dean of Battle and I have arranged another series of services of Compline with addresses looking at aspects of the…

My dear friends, I drew back the curtains on 2nd January 2026 to find everywhere covered with snow. As I drove through Catsfield and Crowhurst shortly after 7.30am, everywhere looked stunning. I was reminded of paintings of snow-scenes in art galleries, and also,…