The Revd Dr Gary Bowness continues his tongue-in-cheek letters from ‘Uncle Eustace’. The RectorySt James the Least May 2023 My Dear Nephew Darren, I am afraid we shall have to agree to disagree on yet another topic – although I suspect the list of items that we agree to agree on would be considerably shorter. I … Continue reading St. James the Least of All – May 2023
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Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
With Ascension Day upon us, we asked Christopher Jobson, our local historian and Organist at Colemere Church for 64 years, to suggest his favourite hymn and the history behind it. George Herbert, 1593-1663, was the fifth son of a noble family of the Welsh Marches, which had several branches, one of which lived at Chirbury … Continue reading Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
Commemoration of the Faithful Departed A Service of Prayers and Readings – All Souls Day, 2022 On 6th November we held our annual Benefice Service of Commemoration. We gathered in Welshampton Church to remember relatives and friends who have sadly passed away. In the darkness of a cold and wet November night, we comforted one … Continue reading Commemoration of the Faithful Departed