Posts from June 2026

Dearest friends, One of the great privileges of this past week was hosting the Archdeacons’ Visitation at St. Luke’s. It brought together clergy and churchwardens from across the archdeaconry, but what struck me most was not the business of the evening. Instead, it was the encouragement we were given to recognise the calling of those around us. We often think of a calling as something dramatic. We think of St Peter leaving his fishing nets behind or St Paul encountering…

Dearest friends, Over the last month or so I’ve been very blessed to be working at Stover School on Thursday afternoons running their Mech Eng’ Club over lunch time.  It’s 45 minutes of pulling my old Piaggio Ape apart and trying to get it running… However, each and every time we remove something we discover it wasn’t quite put on the way it was supposed to be put on. It *kinda* worked, just, but it didn’t last terribly long and…

Dearest friends, Last Sunday, more than 175 people gathered in Mill Marsh Park for Praise in the Park. Take a look at the photos here. It was a wonderful afternoon of worship, fellowship, and witness. Yet perhaps the most encouraging thing about the day was not just the number of people who came, but what it revealed about the work God has already been doing amongst us. Over recent years both St John’s and St Luke’s have experienced their share…