Sun, sea, sand, the sound of the waves gently lapping on the shore, a cold drink with a little umbrella in hand! That’s what many of us dream of when summer comes around – but sadly for many others that is all it will be – a dream. Due to finances,...
I write this as I am packing to spend a few days on retreat with all this year’s Ordinands in Lichfield Diocese, ahead of Ordinations this coming weekend. I am thankful for everyone who has welcomed, nurtured and encouraged our vocations along the way. At its...
As we head towards the fourth Sunday of the month, our focus is on one of our mission partners… CTK’s ‘mission partner’ is ReSource, the ministry that I was privileged to be national Director of for six years up to my retirement and in which I...
I once saw a joke on Instagram that said, “Whoever wrote the song, ‘Easy Like Sunday Morning’ has never tried to going to church with a toddler!” As a parent looking back, these words are so true! No matter how welcoming a church is and however...
This month’s ‘Praying, Doing, Cheering’ theme is our work with Preschoolers which Cerys wrote about in last week’s email. Many of you will know of Holy Trinity Preschool which is part of life at HTBV. Although it’s now...
Last week we said a temporary ‘farewell’ to our lovely preschool worker Rachel Cama, as she started her Maternity Leave. We’re going to miss her enormously and I’m pretty sure there’s some busy times ahead without her, but I can’t...
