Category: Vicars Message

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 …

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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 …

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From the August 2024 Magazine Dear friends, We have arrived in Finedon! Having moved at the end of July, Becky and I, as well as our cats (Nellie and Maggie) and tortoise (Mother Julian) are beginning to settle into our new home. We are very much looking forward to meeting you all and, when things …

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From the July 2024 Magazine Fr Stan writes: After writing about Rogation Days and Quarter Days, I now turn to holidays (or should it be Holy Days?). The first holiday I can remember was going as a very young boy with my parents to the Isle of Man where my father’s aunt and some of …

Read more "July 2024 Message from Fr Stan"

From the June 2024 Magazine Fr Stan writes: Last month I wrote about the Rogation Days and their significance. This month I want to consider the Quarter Days. From my childhood I recall that almost every diary marked the Quarter Days but that is rarely the case now. The Quarter Days fall on the following …

Read more "June 2024 Message from Fr Stan"

We need to find the ongoing funding for the running costs and feel that possibly some people might like to mark a special occasion or anniversary by donating the cost of a week’s floodlighting? Or maybe you would like to make a dedication in memory of a loved one?

We need to find the ongoing funding for the running costs and feel that possibly some people might like to mark a special occasion or anniversary by donating the cost of a week’s floodlighting? Or maybe you would like to make a dedication in memory of a loved one?