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  Dear Friends In today’s first reading Jeremiah tells his hearers that the Lord himself will be their shepherd. This is the background to the Gospel reading when Jesus took pity on the people ‘because they were like sheep without a shepherd’. Sheep are incapable of looking after themselves - they need to be led to green pastures and guided along the right path as the … [Read more...] about Newsletter 22.07.18.

  Dear Friends We all like to see results. But it doesn’t always happen. It didn’t happen to Ezekiel who was not able to persuade Israel to turn back to the Lord. Paul had to contend with insults and hardships as well as a personal ‘thorn in the flesh’. Even Jesus doesn’t get a hearing from his own people. For God fidelity to his call is more important than successful … [Read more...] about Newsletter 08.07.18.

      Dear Friends One of the greatest challenges to Christians is reconciling our faith in a good God with the reality of evil and suffering. Our faith does not offer a neat philosophical answer to suffering and evil. Instead it insists that the final word is always God’s word of life and fulfilment. Paul speaks of Jesus ‘making himself ‘poor for your sake’. He is … [Read more...] about Newsletter 01.07.18.

  Dear Friends Today we celebrate the feast of the Birth of St John the Baptist. John is mentioned in all the Gospels as setting the stage for Jesus. He is a prophet in the Old Testament tradition - one who is called to speak God’s word. He is a link between the promises of the past and their fulfilment. He recognised that God was at work in Jesus and this he proclaimed … [Read more...] about Newsletter 24.06.18.

Dear Friends We all love stories. Jesus used stories or parables to explain profound truths. His audience was made up chiefly of simple country people who were familiar with work on the land. Today’s parables illustrate how God presence in the world is alive and dynamic.  The annual Parish General Meeting (meal with AGM) was to have taken place on Monday. However quite a … [Read more...] about Newsletter 17.06.18.