Dear Church Family, Unfortunately, for the second year running, we are unable to celebrate Mothering Sunday in the traditional way in...

Dear Church Family, I am delighted to be able to write to you this week with some positive news! “Hurray!” I hear you cry… Following some...

Dear Church Family, At the heart of all the major faiths is the basic human need to journey. Pilgrimage is the way of the Hindu to...

Dear Church Family, Lent is here – pitching up in the midst of half term and bringing some sort of liturgical structure to half term week...

Dear Church Family, This Sunday is the last Sunday before Lent begins on the 17th February. The Gospel reading for Sunday invites us to...

Dear Church Family – you have a guest writer this week! A few weeks ago, I noticed a post on Twitter that included the icon below. It is...

Dear Church Family, We are now almost 40 days from Christmas Day as we prepare to celebrate the feast of Candlemas (the actual date is...

Dear Church Family, The traditional church calendar is always good for giving us things to look forward to. Even in the midst of a...

Dear Church Family, I’d like to begin by thanking all of you who wished me a Happy Birthday last week – it was lovely to receive your...

Dear Church Family, A very happy new year to you all – despite the continued difficulties we are facing as a country! I do hope this...

Dear Church Family, Another week of ‘ups and downs’ has passed, and I find myself somewhat confused and concerned about what the best...

Dear Sisters and Brothers, Following on from yesterday’s news that Brentwood and most of Essex will be placed into Tier 3 in order to...

Dear Church Family, As we approach the 3rd Sunday of Advent and focus once again on John the Baptist I’d like to focus our attention on...

Dear Church Family, The national mood seems to be following the suggested pattern for life during Advent. Small cracks of light have...

Dear Church Family, Advent is upon us! This is my favourite of the church seasons and I have my wife to thank for this. For many years...

Dear Church Family, “Then the father said to him, “Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate...

Dear Church Family, “The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter, the warrior...

Dear Church Family, “Prayer leads us forward in hope” – Pope Francis In last week’s letter, I reflected with you on hope – especially...

Dear Church Family, The set readings for Morning Prayer this week have centred on the book of 1 Timothy; one of Paul’s letters to his...

(This week’s newsletter is written by Alice Smith) Dear Church Family I seem to have spent a large part of this week cancelling things –...