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    Whole of Life

      Have you heard people talk about Work/Life balance? As if work isn’t part of life? As Christians, we might be tempted to talk about the Spiritual and non-Spiritual aspects of our lives. We’re being ‘spiritual’ when we worship in

    raymond 5 May 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    Why do you believe?

    “We believe …” we say when we recite the creed. But why do you believe these things? Some things we can prove, the evidence is overwhelming; but can you prove that someone loves you? And haven’t we all learned to

    raymond 27 April 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    A vision

    Martin Luther King had a dream – a dream that has taken some significant, if faltering, steps towards realisation. It was a vision he embraced with all his energy and worked tirelessly for, and in his last speech he said

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    He is risen

    If you had to pick one of the great events of the Christian faith to be the greatest, which one would you choose? Might it be the Creation of the World? Without that, there would be no where for Christ

    raymond 14 April 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    Where is the Place

    I had an email from Australia today. It said ‘see you later’, and so I shall. Anyone can join a meeting on Zoom from almost anywhere, no longer to we have to be in the same place to meet.  

    raymond 5 April 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    Do not dwell on the past

    It was TS Eliot who said ‘The end is where we start from’. And so it is. To be alive is to see change and be a part of change. Whenever one thing ends, it is an opportunity for something

    raymond 31 March 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    M is for Mother

    I wonder what words we could use to describe ‘Mother’. A Mother has compassion, is kind, puts her child before herself. A Mother is gentle and patient A Mother forgives A Mother loves and hold a family together. You can

    raymond 23 March 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    What do you want me to do for you?

    Jesus asked several people “What do you want me to do for you?” (Bartimeaus, Matthew 20:32, Mark 10:51, Luke 18:41; James and John, Mark 10:36). For the blind who wanted to see, he granted their request; for James and John,

    raymond 14 March 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    God’s Plan

    Do you ever wish God would tell you more about the future? We believe he has a plan, even if we sometimes wish he’d reveal a bit more of it. But what about the plan God has revealed? How much

    raymond 7 March 2022 RectorsWeekly No Comments Read more

    Being Reconciled

    Lent is the end of Chocolate, isn’t it? Or the end of something else you like, if giving up Chocolate is too much of a sacrifice. But what if we flip our thinking along with our pancakes and say that

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    • Sunday 17 August
      10:00 am
      Holy Communion
    • Wednesday 20 August
      10:00 am
      Barnabas Group

    St Mary's Church Shaw cum Donnington
    Church Road
    Newbury
    RG14 2DR

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