As in many other churches, December is our busiest month. Our band and songsters (choir) are working very hard playing and singing carols on three consecutive Saturdays in the city of Manchester. This year we are supplementing our efforts by carolling at our local Tesco store during the week. As well as the traditional carol [...]
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Caitlin has been full of cold and conjunctivitis all week, and apart from conducting a funeral on Monday afternoon and a few errands yesterday I’ve been home with her. There are times when it is good to have the normal routines and rhythms of life stirred up a little. Whilst I would much prefer Caitlin [...]
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With barely time to recover from a busy Sunday, Monday morning rolled around again, ahead of a busy day for both of us. Lynley headed up to the hall after dropping Christian off at school for the usual community chaos of our “Meet-In” café, and some pastoral/mentoring discussions scheduled over lunch. She is also having [...]
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