Making the most of God's Gifts to Us
On the 12th March 1994, 32 women were ordained priests in Bristol Cathedral; the first women to be ordained to the priesthood in the...
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Mar 8
Pressing towards the Goal
It was nearly four years ago that I was interviewed for the post of Team Rector in Ashford Town Parish. It was the first time I’d been...
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Mar 1
Farewell message from the Revd Dawn Stamper
‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways’, we read in Isaiah 55 (vs8). This is my last week in the parish...
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Feb 22
Staying Connected
I can’t quite believe that we’re saying goodbye to Dawn Stamper on Sunday. Dawn has been such a valued member of our clergy team since...
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Feb 15
'You Are Beloved'
Did you receive a Valentine’s card last Wednesday from your loved one? Maybe a special token of affection from a mystery admirer? Did you...
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Feb 9
Gifts 'for the common good' ...
By the time the next edition of this email bulletin appears in your in-box, Lent will have begun. So maybe now is the time to start...
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Feb 2
Addressing Social Needs
This week, I spent Monday and Tuesday at a 24 hour conference led by Bishop Lynn Cullens of the Estates Evangelism Task Group, as part of...
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Jan 26
Crossing Boundaries
I was away for a couple of weeks earlier in the month, in Egypt. Lizzie and I try to get out there once a year to visit our daughter and...
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Jan 19
Our Refuge in the Storm
We gathered at Kingsnorth on Thursday evening to delve into a theme that resonates with each one of us, the storms we face and the refuge...
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Jan 12
Back to Reality
Three weeks ago we were making final preparations for Christmas busily making sure our families and churches had everything they needed...
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Jan 5
'Look Forward with Joy & Hope'
Happy new year, if I haven’t had a chance to say it to you already! I hope you can feel some level of anticipation at the start of 2024....
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Dec 29, 2023
Watching and Waiting
For the past month of Advent our daily prayer has been: May the Lord, when he comes, find us watching and waiting. I’m not sure if many...
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Dec 22, 2023
Sharing Our Faith
Of the three key elements in our parish vision, the one that strikes me as particularly daunting is ‘sharing our faith’. But Christmas...
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Dec 15, 2023
Stronger Together
I had great fun preaching 'at home' at Willesborough last week, taking one of my nerdy fascinations (the Revised Common Lectionary) as a...
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Dec 8, 2023
Time to Pray
At the end of November, I was able to spend a few days away at St Mary’s Abbey, West Malling. It’s a great privilege to share in the life...
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Dec 1, 2023
Festive Journey for Kingsnorth Students
We have some exciting news to share, Kingsnorth + Shadoxhurst Churches are launching a new school project called "Christmas Explored"...
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Nov 24, 2023
Praying & Paying our Way
‘A family of churches centred on Jesus, serving the community and sharing our faith’. Back in August, I reflected in my message on how we...
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Nov 16, 2023
The Big Picture
In Matthew’s Gospel, we read these powerful words of Jesus; ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and...
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Nov 9, 2023
Science: religion's friend or foe?
Academics who have studied the decline of religion in modern Britain have looked at a range of different factors. The two World Wars,...
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Nov 2, 2023
A Time to Remember
By the time this arrives in your in-box, it will be November, which means for many it’s time to put on our wellies, and huddle together...
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