IMPORTANT UPDATE: CEW Service, 9th Jan
Dear All, We have taken the decision to cancel the 7pm CEW service for this Sunday 9th January due to team shortages and COVID cases in...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Dec 5, 2021
- 2 min
Covid updates - December 2021
Dear Church Family, I am writing to you this week to give an update on the current situation around the COVID-19 restrictions and the how...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
Finances and Giving Updates
Dear Church Family, I am writing to you to say a heartfelt thank you for all the support you have given to the life of our church,...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Sep 18, 2021
- 2 min
New Ministry Abounds
Dear Church Family, I hope this weekend’s letter find’s you well. I am writing this after returning from Chelmsford Cathedral for the...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
Congratulations Revd Lisa!
Dear Church Family, It’s a delight to be back from the summer with a renewed sense of anticipation and excitement for the new term and...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
Breaking News!
Dear Church Family, We’re interrupting the summer break with a bit of news! Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash Following nearly two...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jul 24, 2021
- 3 min
Lifting of Lockdown Restrictions – Summer 2021
Dear Church Family, As you will all be aware, the government removed all legal restrictions relating to the most recent Covid-19 lockdown...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
Introducing Lisa the Curate - Part 2
Here we go again with part 2 of ‘my journey towards ordination’ story! I finished last week’s letter with an account of the conversation...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jul 11, 2021
- 5 min
Introducing Lisa the Curate...part 1
Dear Church family This week’s letter comes to you from the confines of my house as I have been isolating for the last week. Thankfully I...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
Thank You John!
This Sunday marks John Patterson's final Sunday of public ministry in his role as a Licensed Lay Minister. This week's blog is written...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jun 18, 2021
- 4 min
Time to recharge...
Dear Church Family, This Sunday’s Gospel reading from Mark 4: 35-41 gives us an account of Jesus calming the storm. Or rather the...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jun 12, 2021
- 5 min
“Be with Jesus. Be like Jesus. Do what Jesus did.”
Dear Church Family, As we head deeper into the summer months, many of us are starting to look for the opportunity to book a holiday (or a...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
Faith and Action
Dear Church Family, This Sunday, 6th June 2021, marks the 77th anniversary of the D-Day landing. It is significant in history for the...
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Revd Andy Smith
- May 28, 2021
- 4 min
Trinity Sunday
Dear Church Family, During some Lent reading on the Psalms I came across this story which I must confess made me laugh out loud! A man...
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Revd Andy Smith
- May 22, 2021
- 4 min
Together in one place...
This week's blog is written by our (soon to be) parish curate, Lisa Whymark. Dear Church Family, This week has many reasons to celebrate,...
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Revd Andy Smith
- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
A Promised Inheritance
Dear Church Family, Last Thursday marked the Feast of The Ascension, 40 days since Easter Day. If Advent, Christmas, and the subsequent...
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Revd Andy Smith
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
Love was His Meaning
This week's letter is written by Chris Thomas. Dear Church Family, Those of you who read my offerings on saints and spiritual writers in...
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Revd Andy Smith
- May 1, 2021
- 4 min
The True Vine
Dear Church Family, Our Gospel text this Sunday comes from John 15 in which Jesus refers to himself as The True Vine. Like last week’s...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Apr 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Good Shepherd...
This week's letter is written by John Patterson. Dear Church Family, As we gradually come out of lockdown and we are starting to get back...
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Revd Andy Smith
- Apr 17, 2021
- 4 min
An Invitation...
Dear Church Family, The two passages we will read this Sunday help us to parallel another appearance of the risen Christ with the...
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