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The opening words of St John’s Gospel; words made familiar more than anywhere else, as the climax of countless carol services. Christmas is done for another year. Last Sunday we marked the...
Many thanks to all those who supported the launch of the St Mary's Church appeal on Saturday. The talk by Roy Tricker, the exhibition by the History Club and the opportunity to see Church artefacts...
The wind blows where it chooses, you hear the sound of it, you do not know where it comes from or goes. The wind is certainly doing a lot of blowing of late. Last night (Sunday) it rattled around...
‘St Mary’s, a Thousand Years of Coddenham History’, Saturday 27th January 2024 This talk by Roy Tricker, Church Historian, will launch the appeal for funds of £60,000 for the repairs required at St...
Our beautiful candlelit service of Choral Evensong on Sunday 28th January at 4.00 pm celebrates Candlemas, when we think of Christ as the light of the world. Music will be led by the Benefice Choir.
The winter sun shines through the trees, bathing everything it touches in a mellow golden light. From the kitchen wafts the aroma of fresh coffee. A clock ticks, rhythmically marking the steady...
The church bells of St. Mary's Coddenham featured on the Radio 4 Bells on Sunday programme at 05.43 on 14th January. The recording is an extract from a quarter peal of Single Oxford Bob Triples...
In recent times I have returned to a hobby of my youth, building model aircraft from kits. My skills are a little rusty but improving with practice and I now have a growing collection. Even a small...
It’s late morning, it’s raining (again) and so gloomy that I need the study light on. How different from yesterday when the sun shone and we were able to enjoy a brisk, winter walk. Then all was...
The waiting is over. Christmas Day has been and gone; the gifts opened, the dinner cooked and eaten. Sat supping a quiet cuppa on Christmas Eve, I heard, yet again, the complaint that waiting is...