…is the subject of an open meeting in St Andrew’s Hall on Thursday 27 October.  Ruth Boogert of Wintercomfort (and the organiser of the new food4food community café) will be speaking and leading our thinking on how to create positive change in our local community.  Come along for a glass of wine at 7.30pm.

Nick Moir, vicar of St Andrew’s, preached on the subject of the recent riots and looting.  He said: ‘In these past days there have been many theories as to why now this has happened: the police handling of a particular incident, the current economic uncertainties, decreased social mobility and an underclass that can see no way out, the silly season of summer…

Our pipe organ needs renovating. For a smaller initial cost we could instead replace it with an electronic organ. To help with this decision we hired an electronic organ, and used it for all the services in June. We’d like your feedback on how you felt about the electronic organ to help us decide what to do next. There are paper copies…

Sarah Peyton Jones and friends from the choir are putting on a concert at St Andrew’s on Sunday 19 June at 7.45pm (until 9pm). The programme will be varied and entertaining, ranging from Bach to musical theatre. Entrance is free. There will be refreshments and a retiring collection in aid of Sarah’s trip to Peru next year, where she will be teaching…

This past weekend many of us attended the parish weekend, where Bishop John Taylor led a series of studies on the book of Ezekiel. You can find recordings of the sessions below, which you’re welcome to download and listen to: Ezekiel 1 Ezekiel 8 Ezekiel 37 Ezekiel 47

Our main Easter service is at 10am on Easter Day – come armed with something (e.g. a bell, whistle, shaker, rattle, trumpet) that will make a joyful (though not exactly rehearsed) noise.  The children will be helping to decorate the Easter garden on Holy Saturday at 2pm (bring flowers and jam jars).  There is a also a craft session after the all-age…