Fifty Years of Ministry

Looking Back on Fifty Years of Ministry Reverend Stanley Howarth (From the September 2024 Parish Magazine) Looking back over fifty years of ministry as a priest. When I was ordained priest in 1974 my bishop, archdeacon, rural dean and incumbent were all men and modern language services were just being introduced in the form of  …

September 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

From the September 2024 Parish Magazine We are both truly thankful to those who continue to offer us as new churchwardens support and guidance. In the next few days we will be welcoming the Rev’d Morna as our new incumbent at St Mary’s. We hope that you will join us for this special occasion on …

September 2024 – From the Vicarage

From the September 2024 Parish Magazine Dear friends, I would like to begin by thanking you for your wonderful welcome to us - your cards, letters, flowers and produce have all been so beautiful and heart-warming. We are really beginning to settle in well and are looking forward to getting to know you all better. …

August 2024 Message from Fr Stan

From the August 2024 Magazine Fr Stan writes: When I was preparing for ordination at Salisbury and Wells Theological College in the early 1970s our Principal, canon Harold Wilson  (not the prime minister of the same name), instilled in us the importance of the “Vicar’s Letter” in the parish magazine because, he said, more people …

August 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

From the August 2024 Magazine July has been a slightly quieter month in terms of church activities and events. For the churchwardens however it seems to have been very busy trying to find our way through not just the weekly requirements for services and many of the other aspects of being a churchwarden. We are …

July 2024 – Message from the Churchwardens

From the July 2024 Magazine We are now legally the churchwardens of our wonderful church. We both attended our churchwarden’s admissions citation service on Tuesday 25th June at St Peter and St Paul, Kettering led by the Venerable Alison Booker the Archdeacon of Oakham, as our church sits within the Oakham Archdeaconry. The service was …