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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Party

Come and join us for a  Pancake Party in the Village Hall, on Shrove Tuesday (4th March) from 3pm to 4.30pm.   All ages welcome! All children must be accompanied by an adult.  No booking required although numbers will be limited if too many attend. The cost is £1 per person

Mens Group: Celebration Meal

A St. George’s Day Celebration Meal – £10 which includes a donation of £1 to Church Funds Thursday 24th April 2025: 7pm for a prompt start at 7:30pm – at The Bell Inn Pie and Mash Night: Steak and Stilton Chicken and Leek Vegetarian All served with mash and garden, or, mushy peas. To book…

Letter from Dave Adams LLM

We are creatures of time.  Yet, although our watches are incredibly accurate and our mobile phones are tethered to internet time we are not very good at telling the time.  Of course we know whether it is Tuesday or Friday and we can usually turn up at a dental appointment ‘on time’.  The ancient Greeks…

Your challenge for Ordinary Time

Dave Adams’ challenged us today for a quest in Ordinary Time…..to read the whole of Luke’s Gospel as we prepare to embrace Lent and Easter.  Luke is the Gospel for the lectionary year (C). Why not give it a go? In addition, you can also reflect on the changing “seaons” in church by taking a…

Fishing anyone?

Ade announced a sea fishing trip for which 3 places are available – completely free of charge!  All tackle and bait will be provided.  There will be hot food on the boat and even a toilet!  All fish caught (bream, plaice etc) wil be cleaned and filleted ready to bring home!  Contact Ade if you…

Faith through the seasons

As the Season of Epiphany comes to an end, we enter a time of waiting. The Church calls the next fews weeks “Ordinary Time”. For many it is what John Hughes, at our session at the beginning of Epiphany, called “the Long Haul” – the time between Christmas and Easter.  Perhaps our spiritual energy sags…