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Weekly Pew Sheet 31-05-20
Bishop Peter is posting his final weekly video reflection today in celebration of Pentecost. You can find it via the diocesan website. There is a live streamed Eucharist from the cathedral this evening 6pm for Pentecost. You can join in by going onto the cathedral website www.cathedral.im and following the link. A Letter for Pentecost…
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Weekly Pew Sheet 24-05-20
This Thursday just past was Ascension Day. It comes 40 days after Easter Day and one of the main feast days of the Christianity. It is the day that marks the end of Jesus earthly appearances that followed his resurrection, and his return to heaven, thus, liberating Jesus from our sense of time and space. …
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Ascension Day 21st May 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings as we prepare for Ascension Day tomorrow when we will commemorate our Lord Jesus Christ returning to heaven 40 days after his resurrection which we celebrated at Easter. Alongside the Bible readings set tomorrow for Morning and Evening Prayer (which are on the pew sheet for this week…
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Weekly Pew Sheet 17-05-20
Today (17 May) is Rogation Sunday. Rogation is celebrated tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday and precedes Ascension Day on Thursday. The word Rogation is from the Latin Rogare which means ‘to ask’ and the days of prayer, fasting and processions are a formal means of asking God for a good Harvest, protection against natural disasters and…
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Weekly Pew Sheet 10-05-20
Today our fellowships at Marown and at St Luke’s should have been celebrating their church anniversaries. Instead, due to current circumstances, we give thanks for our common life together in Jesus’ name from our homes as we pray… Almighty God, to your glory we celebrate our homes as houses of prayer: We praise you for…
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Burundi Bee Keeping Project
Calling all knitters! Could you knit a Bumblebee or two to help Raise funds for the continuation of Harry’s Beekeeping project? Below is the pattern for the knotted Bumblebee. More information about the project: CAW 2020 What is happening Coronavirus CAW virtual fundraising guide If you are able to help, please get in touch! Louise…
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Weekly Pew Sheet 3-05-20
Bishop Peter is posting on the diocesan website a weekly video reflection based on the Sunday’s Eucharistic readings. The upcoming Bible readings will be posted on the website on the Thursday beforehand to allow people an opportunity to reflect on the text in advance of the Bishop’s sermon, the video will then go online every…
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May ’20 Parish Magazine
Dear Friends and Parishioners As another month begins, the coronavirus has not gone away but, at least here in our island, the danger of transmission does seem to be reducing. Our government is looking at how best to gradually remove some of the restrictions we have been living with. This topic, along with many other…
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Weekly Pew Sheet 26-4-20
Today we should have held our annual meetings to elect churchwardens and PCC members. We would have reviewed the past year and looked ahead to the next twelve months. These meetings are now indefinitely postponed until it is safe for us to gather again when our churches have reopened. I am delighted that our churchyards…
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Reflections on Luke 24:13-35
Travelling with companions and sharing meal-times are incredibly important occasions. Journeying short distances alone can seem tedious no matter what the comfort of your vehicle or the beauty of the scenery maybe. Solo meals can feel soulless regardless of their gourmet content. Under current guidelines ‘Best beloved’ and I haven’t been travelling very far but…
Marown, Foxdale and Baldwin Churches
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