A time to learn
‘I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught,’ wrote Winston Churchill. I think many of us would echo that thought! A huge ‘thank you’ to our teachers and all
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Category: Spiritual and religious
From the Vicarage in June
As people are gradually coming out of lockdown many have commented on how tired/changed/frail their friends are looking…….well, we haven’t seen some of our friends since March 2020, and that is a long time… we
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Called to serve and care
There are many things I shall miss when I retire. One is writing these brief articles for parish magazines. After some 41 years of writing articles and editorials you might think I would be pleased
Continue readingFrom the Vicarage in May
Here we are, moving slowly out of lockdown, each week looking at the rules and working out what they mean to us. Many people have expressed frustration with the rules, masks, limited indoor activity, it
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Flower rota 2 May, Nic Werner9 May and 16 May, Sarah Hartman23 May (Pentecost) and 30 May, Cilla Owens6 June and 13 May, Henrietta Lindsay20 June and 27, Nic Werner Brass cleaning rota May and
Continue readingAnnual Parochial Church meeting
St. James’ Church, Fitzhead Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) will be held at 7pm on Thursday 13 May 2021 in the churchyard. Please come along and help support our Church. Government Covid regulations apply.
Continue readingFrom the Vicarage April
How are you? So, really, how are you? We are being encouraged to ask…to really ask…and to listen… 23 March marked the first anniversary of that first lockdown, and was designated as a National Day
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All our churches are open for private prayer: Ash Priors – every day during daylight hours Fitzhead – every day during daylight hours (door can be stiff, give it a shove) Halse – every day
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Hope for a better future
This month of April begins on Maundy Thursday, the day when we remember the last meal Jesus shared together with his friends before he was arrested and crucified. It was the meal that has become
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A message from St James’ Parochial Church Council
Thank you to everyone who responded to the appeal for regular giving to support the upkeep of our fine old village church and graveyard. We now have an even more pressing crisis: St James is
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