St Mary’s Magazine – Harvest 2023
Welcome to the Harvest 2023 edition of the St Mary’s Magazine.
Please note that there will still be a print version available for those who want one, and you can also see old editions in our website archive.
The Season of Creation – Harvest
As I write, the freezer is bulging with raspberries and blackberries, and there are sacks of potatoes and onions in all kinds of stashes around the house. There is jam and wine in the pantry. It has been a good year (if we ignore the courgette disaster!), and as the church’s season of Creation draws…
Ordinations at St. John’s
It was a particularly joyous occasion when our ordinands Godwin Chimara and Ferdinand von Prondzynski were ordained deacons by Bishop John on 23rd September. The church was packed, with musical contributions from several churches and a sermon from Bishop Dorsey. There was much hugging and laughter, and hospitality and fellowship afterwards. An auspicious start to…
The same God who created this entire universe cares for us
Isaiah 40:28. The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.’ Isaiah 45:12 “It is I who made the earth and created mankind on it.” NIV. As is written ‘In the beginning God created the land before He created man and woman’. How sad it feels that we humans think…
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Ladies’ Night
As the magazine goes to press, the gentlemen are preparing, no doubt, for their night out at 8848. Meanwhile the ladies had a very enjoyable evening at No.10 on 28th September, with excellent food and good conversation! Thanks to all who had a hand in organising this.
Recycling
We are now in a position to help recycle some extra items that can’t go into your kerbside bins. There is a box by the Green Organ to take used stamps, old spectacles, mobile phones, blister packs (please ensure all tablets are removed) and foreign coins. Next to that is the box for all your…
Book Review
Steel Angels, by Magdalen Smith Based on the criteria used to help select clergy in the Church of England (very similar to the ones we use here in the SEC), this book examines the role of a priest today, the challenges they face and the expectations laid on them in modern society. It’s aimed at…