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Easter & Whitsun = a Grand Slam?
Dear Friends
On 19th March England played Ireland in their last game of the six nations rugby tournament, needing a final win to complete the grand slam. In the build up to the match, many...
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Dear Friends
EASTER – the most joyful day of the year
Easter is the most joyful day of the year for Christians. Christ has died for our sins. We are forgiven. Christ has risen! We are redeemed! We ca...
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FANCY A DRINK?
Dear Friends
To be honest, Lent is not my favourite season. It always gives the impression of the devout and pious wallowing in being devout and pious, as they show how weighed down they are by their s...
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Life and Death
Dear Friends
News that Bishop Michael, the Roman Catholic Bishop of East Anglia and literally our “next door neighbour” here at the Rectory has just a few weeks to live, has just flashed across the internet and i...
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JANUARY 15th - 7 - 10PM - STOKE HOLY CROSS CHURCH
On January 15th 2011 Stoke Holy Cross Church are hosting a youth event.
The quality of the music will be excellent. The band come from Wroxham Road Methodist Church and will be leading wo...
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The Vulcan and Me
When I look back on my selection, I am amazed that I ever got selected, let alone ordained! When you go to a selection conference certain questions are asked by the selectors to get an insight into the person who stands before the...
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Dear Friends
The Chilean miners and the Light of the world
When the rescued Chilean miners from the San Jose copper mine reached the surface they had to wear sun-glasses to protect their eyes from the light. The first words from President Pinera of Ch...
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Dear Friends
Reconciliation
In the Christian faith ‘reconciliation’ is a very important word indeed; and a very important concept, and not normally used in day to day conversation.
However, in the last few months, I seem to have he...
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Dear FriendsHuman Rights or Human Wrongs?Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, has recently invited the public to nominate bad laws which should be abolished (www.yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk) I have one - what about the ‘Human Rights’ Bill? I have long ha...
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Dear Friends
It does not seem possible that three years have passed since I began training to become an Ordained Local Minister. But three years have passed and on the 2ndof October this year at 11 o’clock in Norwich Cathedral I will be ordaine...
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Dear Friends
Ignatius holds the Pope’s hand
In my forty years as a priest I have met some unique people. They were vivid one-offs. In Leeds I met Ignatius and Mary Rolfe, who were both Irish and proud of it. This couple wer...
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This Is Life and 4D Churches Together Youth Project with local sponsorship
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Edward Bear meets monthly at the Village Hall at 9.30am. See below for this years dates.
Lots of songs, bible stories, tea and coffee.Please join us as we are open to all pre-school children and their parents/carers.We shall look forward to seeing you ...
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YOUR HELP NEEDED PLEASE Poringland Post Office. The Rector and Churchwardens are currently in discussion with Post Office Ltd and the Framingham Earl Post Office Branch about the possibility of opening up post-office facilities in the Octagon. These faci...
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As you are probably aware, Nigel Evans, our current Rural Dean, is to leave Loddon Benefice at the end of July to take up a new post in Lichfield Diocese. Bishop Graham has appointed Rev Robert as the next Rural Dean of Loddon. Please pray for Robert as h...
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Cumbrian Tragedy
Dear FriendsOne of the most shocking aspects about the recent Cumbrian killings in which twelve people were killed and eleven were wounded, is the shear ordinariness of events just prior to the tragedy unfolding. It was an ordinary town,...
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Dear Friends CelebrateThe church is not good at selling itself, yet we have (we feel) the most excellent of all products! What apparently set Bill Gates apart, the founder of Microsoft, in his early days, was not only his good product, but...
