More Reflections

Did you see any of the Oscars recently? It was screened live on ITV (albeit very late at night) for the first time. And we discovered that Oppenheimer was the big winner – this dramatic tale of the creation of the atomic bomb and the race between the Allies and the Axis scientists to develop… Read more

Our Lent Journey 2024… Like many of you, my Lenten Journey is a regular undertaking. I have some favourite Lenten reflections which I have used for many years and I still find that God speaks in two ways; He reinforces what I know and experience in my faith and he always opens up new insights… Read more

This Sunday is Mothering Sunday and, as you might expect, our scripture readings have a connection with motherhood. At St Mary’s we will be reading the story in Luke’s gospel about Mary and Joseph bringing the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem. In the story they are told some amazing things about their son,… Read more

When you put yourself forward for ordained ministry you have to attend a Bishops’ Advisory Panel (BAP) – a three-day selection process where you are being watched and assessed by 6 selectors at every moment when you are outside of your room. It is rigorous, demanding and exhausting. Alongside formal interviews there are tests, pastoral… Read more