Praising God in Devon

Dearest friends, This Sunday sees the very first Explorers at St. Catherine’s School in Heathfield. We’ve deliberately kept the advertising low key and we’ve reached out to a few families by word of mouth. We’re praying that two or three families will come through the door on Sunday and come to know our wonderful people and the love of Jesus. They’ll do this through song, craft, prayer, and conversation – but it’s the parents who will be really changed by…

Dearest friends, I’ve always thought of faith in God as something that needs to be rooted. There are lots of ways to be rooted, if we look to creation we see roots that run deep, roots that skit across the surface, roots that seek and spread wide. All of these root systems achieve the same thing in the same way – they feed the plant and make it stronger. In our case we want to be stronger in our faith…

Dearest friends, Last week, I invited us to dream together about the next ten years for our parishes, much as Reverend William Keble Martin, and Cannon Courtney did all that time ago.  Your response has warmed my heart—your thoughtful messages, conversations after Mass, and eager questions show the love you have for our parishes.  I’m deeply grateful for your faith and commitment, and I’m excited to keep this journey moving forward. Planning for the future is our chance to ensure…