Not-the-Vicar’s Letter – June, 2023

Did you all watch the coronation of King Charles with all its pageantry? I thoroughly enjoyed it all as I am a bit of a Royalist. In fact, it was the second coronation I had seen as I was just 6 years old when Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953. I remember sitting in our … Continue reading Not-the-Vicar’s Letter – June, 2023

Celebrating Easter with Flowers – Welshampton, 2023

Ss Michael & All Angels, Welshampton Following the abstinence and pared-back churches during Lent, it is always a precious moment when we see how they spring back into life to celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday. We hope you enjoy these photographs as much as we enjoyed the sight and fragrance of them! VJC

A Pilgrimage Through Lent – 2023

Lent began on Ash Wednesday, 22nd February (the first of the 40 days, excluding Sundays, leading up to Easter Sunday and the Resurrection). At a quiet evening service in Ss. Simon & Jude Church, Cockshutt, pared of all ornamentation and flowers, we celebrated Holy Communion, having had our foreheads marked with an ash cross accompanied … Continue reading A Pilgrimage Through Lent – 2023