Palm Sunday – Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Dear Friends This week I found myself in one of the more upmarket supermarkets looking to buy some hot-cross buns (incidentally, if we apply the WWJD principle, it isn’t where I’d imagine Jesus would shop).…
Sunday Services – Palm Sunday 2 April
8am BCP with Said Holy Communion@ St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering 10am One Church Family@ St James, Birdham 10am One Church Family@ St Peter & St Paul, West Wittering *Start the St Peter & St…
Holy Week Church Services 2023
Wednesday 5 April 11am to 11.30am Short service with Holy Communion at St Peter & St Paul church, West Wittering 6pm to 6.30pm Stations of the Cross at St Peter & St Paul church, West…
Beloved and Bereft
My ‘scatter brain’ does cause me trouble these days. Yesterday I had a small panic as I thought, ‘I haven’t got a card for Mum’. My mother died toward the end of 2019. Somewhat pathetically,…
The New Convenant
Dear friends One of the last remaining ‘restrictions’ of having to protect ourselves, and all who are vulnerable, from Covid 19, has been the removal of wine at the distribution of communion. For some time,…
Canadian Camp
Friends Before Jane and I set out for a lengthy journey in ‘Bertie’ our motorhome, we always like to start with a ‘Canadian Camp’… A Canadian Camp is when you make your first stop-over close…
Father Forgive Them
Friends If only I had chosen to give up salad veg and tomatoes for Lent! Lucky ‘you’ if you’re the type who takes things up for Lent and your thing is turnips… Without wanting to over extend…
Lent Talks serialised - Rev Eric Eyre
First LENT TALK given by Rev Eric on 23 FebruaryTheme FORGIVENESS Hello to all my dear friends and welcome to the first of the ‘Seven Last Words of Jesus’. Blog post excerpt provided by Rev Eric Hello…
Dare to say yes
‘For he is like a refiner’s fire…’ So we read in this Sunday’s Old Testament passage from Malachi… There are many more passages within scripture which strongly suggest that a life of faith will be…
The Transfiguration according to Matthew
Friends This Sunday’s Gospel is the story of the Transfiguration according to Matthew. It’s a bit of a ‘pick me up’ before we begin the spiritual rigours of Lent. Can think of ‘The Transfiguration’ as…
Healing and Wholeness
Friends I’m really encouraged that the Ministry Team feels able to offer the monthly service of healing and wholeness which had become an established part of Harbour Churches service of worship pre-Covid. It will be…
Curiosity does not always kill the cat…
This Sunday’s gospel reading reminds us that there can be times when it just might bring a great blessing to have a look see… Jesus was and remains a figure of intrigue – ‘Who is…