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Letter from Martin Dines, Churchwarden

A Season of Change Autumn arrives almost unnoticed. A coolness enters the morning air, the evenings draw in, and trees begin to glow with gold, copper and red. Soon, leaves that once seemed firmly fixed will loosen and fall. The season reminds us that change is not an interruption to life; it is part of…

The St. Birinus Fellowship

Jane and Martin Dines were inducted in to the fellowship on Sunday 20th September 2026.  It was a lovely service and they were both delighted that fellow members from St Bartholomew’s came along to support them along with Andrea who had nominated them.  You can look at some of the pictures here. Not sure about…

The Greenbelt gift ….

A message from Greenbelt………   The tents are all gone now. The stages are all packed down. The grass is getting the chance to be grass again (and let’s be honest, the deluge helped). But we’re still carrying the whole thing around with us – in all the best ways. What a time we had…

David Winter – obituaries

Reproduced from (©) The Church Times Conversations were warm, unhurried, and rich with insight. He was the very best kind of mentor’ Canon Angela Tilby writes in the Church Times…. CANON David Winter, who died on 23 August, was a prolific Christian writer, editor, radio producer, senior BBC manager, Reader, and, after he left broadcasting,…

Harvest Supper

Harvest Supper on Saturday 17th October at 6.30 in the Village Hall  The menu will be jacket potato, cheese, beans, coleslaw with a choice of Sausages or tuna mayo or a small cheese selection. This will be followed by dessert with ice cream. Tickets will be available from Sunday 27th September costing £12 / £6 under 12s. Please…

Church closed

The church will be closed for the whole of the coming week (14th to 18th September) as a fire detection system is being installed. If you have any queries on this – please contact the Wardens (wardens@ducklingtonchurch.org.uk)