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Open the Book – December 2024

by churcheditorNews December 6, 2024Comments are Disabled

Earlier this autumn a team formed within our congregation to take assemblies into Finedon Mulso Junior School as part of the Bible Societies "Open the Book" programme which is "an exciting storytelling project where Bible stories are shared with children in a way that is fun, interactive and memorable". The group is led by Pete …

December 2024 – From the Vicarage

by churcheditorMagazine, Vicars Message December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the December 2024 Parish Magazine Dear friends, Time flies when we are having fun! Hopefully you will feel like this too; it only seems a few days since I was licensed as Vicar here and yet both Becky and I feel well settled into the church and wider community - if feels like we …

On the resignation of Justin Welby

by churcheditorNews November 15, 2024November 15, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the Diocese of Peterborough: Following the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Debbie has made the following statement. 'The Makin Report makes for harrowing reading and leaves me with a feeling of deep sadness and shame for the way in which victims of such horrific abuse have been let down by our Church. …

A Bumper Harvest

by churcheditorMagazine, News November 1, 2024October 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the November 2024 Parish Magazine This year’s Harvest services produced a bumper crop, not only of produce but also for attendance in church. Including the Sunday morning communion service, the joint Harvest Supper and Songs of Praise with the Wesleyan Chapel and the schools’ Harvest service. There were over 769 people who were welcomed …

November 2024 – From the Vicarage

by churcheditorMagazine, Vicars Message November 1, 2024October 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the November 2024 Parish Magazine Dear friends, As we approach this season of Remembrance, I have been thinking about our duty as Christians to be people of peace, to promote peace, and to be peaceful in all that we offer. I'm basing this on John 14: 27 where Jesus said: 'Peace I leave with …

A Star on the Horizon!

by churcheditorEvents, News October 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

Ringing in the Past & Present

by churcheditorUncategorized October 1, 2024September 30, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the October 2024 Parish Magazine On the 9th October there will be a celebratory peal rung at St Marys. The peal will be rung by a number of ringers in the Peterborough Guild of Church Bellringers who enjoy ringing peals, seeing them as the culmination of the art of ringing. In music there are …

October 2024 – From the Vicarage

by churcheditorMagazine, News, Vicars Message October 1, 2024September 30, 2024Comments are Disabled

From the October 2024 Parish Magazine Dear friends, A month has gone by since you welcomed Becky and I so wonderfully into your community - thank you so much for such a memorable day. +Debbie commented on how perfectly the service had gone and how warm and friendly you as a community came across. It …

A September Retrospective

by churcheditorEvents, News September 30, 2024Comments are Disabled

What a month it has been, and perhaps one of our busiest since June when we welcomed the Watoto Choir, Rushden Town Band as well as hosting the D-Day 80th Evening of Reflection. September has not only seen a new beginning for the younger members of our congregation who have started new school years, with …

Licensing of Revd Morna

by churcheditorNews September 6, 2024September 6, 2024Comments are Disabled

St Mary’s has a new vicar! The evening of Wednesday 4th September 2024 saw the collation and licensing of the Revd Morna Simpson as Vicar of Finedon and Curate Training Programme Officer with Assistant Vocations Officer. The service was very well attended by clergy and community with the church filled with over 180 people all …