All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storm begin which is just as well because, as I begin this reflection we are treated to a short, sharp thunder storm. It’s Harvest Festival Season; the...
From The Rectory – Harvest
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From The Rectory – The Wind Blows Where It Chooses
The Wind blows where it chooses, you hear the sound of it but do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. Jn 3:8 ‘I suppose your letter this...
From the Rectory – ‘Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits’, (Winnie the Pooh)
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits, (Winnie the Pooh) The first coffee of the morning is an opportunity to sit and read before tackling the day’s tasks. That’s the theory but it...
St Mary’s Flower Festival – ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’
St Mary's Flower Festival and Harvest Festival - Saturday 16th September and Sunday 17th September. Saturday 16th - 10.00am - 5.00pm Sunday 17th - 10.00am - 4.00pm The Church will be decorated...
Raedwald Ensemble Concert at St Mary’s
Saturday 28th October at 7.00pm at St Mary's Church Coddenham. The Raedwald Ensemble Concert features Anna Phillips playing the harp, Ian Galbraith, St Mary's own brilliant organist and the Raedwald...
From The Rectory – Wonderfully Made
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you and before you were born I consecrated you. (Jeremiah 1:5). In a week that began with natural disasters and great loss of life, I find myself, once again,...
From The Rectory – The Sign of Peace
Last week I reflected on Jesus’ reaction to the demand for a sign of his authority. (Matthew 16). Why should we believe you?’ To the establishment of his day, Jesus was an outsider with no...
St Mary’s Coffee Morning
Savoury Saturday! Lots of lovely savoury bakes at this month's Coffee Morning on Saturday 3rd September at St Mary's 10am - 12 noon. Why not purchase some tasty treats to enjoy later at the...
From The Rectory – Apres Moi Le Deluge
And God said to Noah Never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth (Gen 9:11). God’s promise notwithstanding, this last weekend it rained, heavily. Standing under an awning at the...
From The Rectory – God Waits
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)...