News and views at Trinity Churches
At about this time twenty years ago I was sitting in a pub with a group of friends. One of them, John, suddenly began to fidget in his seat and to look a little bit...
I’ve been to a couple of ‘commissioning’ services this week when vicars begin a new role. They’re pretty grand occasions, and not without stresses when you’re the one responsible for organising them which I was...
This week saw the arrival of Cerys Hughes as our new Children and Families Minister. Hello Everybody! It seems a long time since the announcement of my appointment back in June so I’m really excited...
Welcome to September, and what we hope and pray might be something of a new season in our life together here at Trinity. Fi and I were chatting to Cerys Hughes yesterday, our new Children...
Like me you might have been engaging with the ‘Big Conversation’. Perhaps ‘thankfulness‘ came naturally and ‘lament‘ a little painfully. This week we come to ‘learning‘ and I feel like I have a lot to...
Dear ::first_name:: Last week saw “Holiday at Home”, and the opportunities over a couple of days of welcoming friends into the beautiful surroundings of the Trinity Centre courtyard. Live music, great food, good company, a...
The new word of the month seems to be ‘pingdemic.’ Have you heard it used? The number of people getting ‘pinged’ has been increasing hugely over recent weeks, resulting in empty supermarket shelves, staff absences...
I’ve been glued to the Olympics for the last few days. What is it about that sporting event that encourages us all to become armchair experts at Taikwondo scoring, synchronised diving splashing or dressage etiquette?...
Monday was “Freedom Day”. A friend of mine shared the following verses from Galatians with me, from The Message version of the Bible: ‘It is absolutely clear that God called you to live a free...
“It’s coming home?” Sadly not this year, though it’s been good to dream and great to watch the football over the last few weeks. Like me, did you stay up late on Sunday evening and...
Amidst ZOOM meet-ups, diocesan gatherings and a certain world cup game, it was a more sobering reminder in my calendar which has caught my attention. This week marks “Srebrenica Memorial Week“, recalling the events following...
Last week I sat through the final minutes of a football match between Portugal and France, their their last group game. It seemed that some final groups games had almost “finished before they had started”,...
