This section contains articles from senior members of clergy for parish magazines.
Parish Newsletter
Parish Magazine Article - December 2022
Most years when I was a parish priest in Sussex a group of us used to go Carol singing. We’d visit homes and the local pubs. Rather than asking for money for a charity or Church funds we would finish by giving out mince pies.
Parish Magazine God's Acre Content - December 2022
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Parish Magazine Article - November 2022
November seems to be the month for remembering. All Souls at the beginning of the month is a chance to remember with thankfulness those whom we have loved but see no more.
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Parish Magazine God's Acre Content - November 2022
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Parish Magazine God's Acre Content - October 2022
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Parish Magazine Article - October 2022
In our rural Diocese harvest is and can be a very important time for our communities. When I was in rural Mid Devon Harvest activities began in the middle of August and ran all the way through to the end of October. It was often a real village celebration with Harvest suppers, church services and sporting challenges. I will never forget the Bishop of Exeter taking part in the sack race!
Parish Magazine Article - September 2022
As we watch without much edification the final weeks of the contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party and observe the confrontational nature of the discourse it strikes me that this is a violent way to choose a leader. As I watch the playing out of events at Lambeth and in Ukraine and as I follow online commentary and dispute on all manner of things from The Commonwealth Games to the Women’s football team and the latest garment espoused by the latest celebrity it strikes me that verbal violence is endemic.
Parish Magazine God's Acre Content - September 2022
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Parish Magazine Article - August 2022
By the time you read this, I hope we will have a family of five staying with us – visas permitting! We have been greatly helped by a support hub organised by the team at St. Peters in Hereford.
Parish Magazine God's Acre Content - August 2022
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