On the 12th March 1994, 32 women were ordained priests in Bristol Cathedral; the first women to be ordained to the priesthood in the...

It was nearly four years ago that I was interviewed for the post of Team Rector in Ashford Town Parish. It was the first time I’d been...

‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways’, we read in Isaiah 55 (vs8).  This is my last week in the parish...

I can’t quite believe that we’re saying goodbye to Dawn Stamper on Sunday. Dawn has been such a valued member of our clergy team since...

Did you receive a Valentine’s card last Wednesday from your loved one? Maybe a special token of affection from a mystery admirer? Did you...

By the time the next edition of this email bulletin appears in your in-box, Lent will have begun. So maybe now is the time to start...

This week, I spent Monday and Tuesday at a 24 hour conference led by Bishop Lynn Cullens of the Estates Evangelism Task Group, as part of...

I was away for a couple of weeks earlier in the month, in Egypt. Lizzie and I try to get out there once a year to visit our daughter and...

We gathered at Kingsnorth on Thursday evening to delve into a theme that resonates with each one of us, the storms we face and the refuge...

Three weeks ago we were making final preparations for Christmas busily making sure our families and churches had everything they needed...

Happy new year, if I haven’t had a chance to say it to you already! I hope you can feel some level of anticipation at the start of 2024....

For the past month of Advent our daily prayer has been: May the Lord, when he comes, find us watching and waiting. I’m not sure if many...

Of the three key elements in our parish vision, the one that strikes me as particularly daunting is ‘sharing our faith’. But Christmas...

I had great fun preaching 'at home' at Willesborough last week, taking one of my nerdy fascinations (the Revised Common Lectionary) as a...

At the end of November, I was able to spend a few days away at St Mary’s Abbey, West Malling. It’s a great privilege to share in the life...

We have some exciting news to share, Kingsnorth + Shadoxhurst Churches are launching a new school project called "Christmas Explored"...

‘A family of churches centred on Jesus, serving the community and sharing our faith’. Back in August, I reflected in my message on how we...

In Matthew’s Gospel, we read these powerful words of Jesus; ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and...

Academics who have studied the decline of religion in modern Britain have looked at a range of different factors. The two World Wars,...

By the time this arrives in your in-box, it will be November, which means for many it’s time to put on our wellies, and huddle together...