Quarantine
Quarantine. Isolation. A bed, a chair, a writing table and a window. Three meals a day, an hour’s exercise in the yard, and periodic...
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Sleaford Parish Church
Sleaford Parish Church
A house of prayer at the heart of the community since the 12th century.
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Feb 4, 20222 min read
Storm Arwen
STORM ARWEN Back in December a place in Cumbria I know well was hit by Storm Arwen. A lot of snow was dumped on the hills in a very short...
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Dec 9, 20212 min read
Remembrance
REMEMBRANCE As we move into November we begin a season of Remembrance. The centrepiece of the month is, of course, Remembrance Sunday,...
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Dec 9, 20213 min read
Happy New Year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Happy New Year! You may think this is a little premature, especially as we haven’t yet celebrated Christmas, but this is...
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Oct 15, 20212 min read
Looking for Scales Tarn
This year’s summer excursion to the Lakeland fells brought its fair share of excitement. We decided to make an ascent of Blencathra (also...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
Ordinary Time!
Ordinary Time! The Sundays after Trinity that lead us from Pentecost to Advent – almost half of the church year. I love the phrase...
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
Easter Message 2021
The past twelve months may have felt like the longest Lent ever. If we think of Lent in terms of giving something up, then how do we...
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Mar 17, 20212 min read
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is normally a day of drama: the service would begin outside the church, in the marketplace. With palm crosses lifted high we...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read
Vicar's Message - 5th March 2021
Vicar's Message- 5th March 2021 Last year I recorded the Mothering Sunday service in the Lady Chapel. It was the first service I recorded...
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Feb 3, 20212 min read
Vicar's Message - Feb 2021
I can’t believe it is nearly Ash Wednesday! Lent is almost upon us. Our first YouTube service of lockdown was for Mothering Sunday – the...
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Jan 20, 20212 min read
Lockdown 3
Lockdown 3.0 – who would have guessed that we would be in lockdown again! For all the talk of recapturing the spirit of March once again,...
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Dec 15, 20202 min read
Christmas Message 2020
A voice cries out in the wilderness…’ I wonder what you think of when you hear the word ‘wilderness’. There are few places in the UK that...
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Nov 18, 20202 min read
Vicar's Message - November 2020
At the time of writing my last piece for the Coronacle I knew that Remembrance Sunday would be different this year. I had not expected...
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Nov 11, 20202 min read
Well, that was the Summer holidays!
Well, that was the Summer holidays! I don’t think the holidays lived up to my expectations but then I’m not sure that I knew what my...
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Nov 11, 20202 min read
October message
This is the 10th edition of the Coronacle! What was intended as a short term means of communication has become a new ‘normal’. This is...
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Nov 11, 20203 min read
All Saints, All Souls, Remembrance....
All Saints, All Souls, Remembrance… and onwards to Christ the King and Advent. In recent times this period from All Saints to Advent has...
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Jul 22, 20202 min read
The Summer Holidays Are Here At Last!
The Summer holidays are here at last! The schools have broken up! apart from the fact that many children have not been to school for...
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