June letter by Bishop of Taunton
We all know the old adage, one volunteer is worth 10 pressed (wo)men. As we celebrate Volunteer Week 2018 (1-7 June) I want to give thanks for and to the thousands of volunteers across Somerset who love and serve our communities.
December Letter from Bishop of Taunton
This season of Advent is all about waiting.
March Letter by Bishop of Bath & Wells
I remember my father once saying ‘as you get older the seconds seem longer, but the years go by faster.’
Letter from Bishop of Taunton
This month I shall make my first visit to Zambia.
February Letter from Bishop of Taunton
'Letting go and letting God...'
Jesus' resurrection at Easter
Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
From Ash Wednesday to Easter
It is interesting to note that this year Ash Wednesday falls on February 14th (St Valentine’s Day) and Easter Day is the 1st April.
Confirmation
You will read elsewhere in another article about a Confirmation service to be held in St Andrew’s in September. It seems a good time then to ponder on our own Confirmation – however long ago it might have been.
Shining the light of Christ
Last week I had the privilege of attending a special service in the centre of Derby, to celebrate and commemorate the birth of Florence Nightingale in May1820.
Easter
To the early disciples it must have seemed a cruel prank of Mary to come and tell them that Jesus was no longer in the tomb.
Spring is in the air!
As I write this (17th April) we are promised some warm weather following the very wet conditions we all had in March and April.
Thanks for Christmas 2017
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to making Christmas so special.
Being a light in the darkness
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never overcome it. John 1:5
Christopher Robin
My youngest Grandson, knowing me to be a fan of Winnie the Pooh, asked me to take him to the cinema to see the new film ‘Christopher Robin’. So we set out, him a very excited little boy, who brought his own Winnie The Pooh toys so that they could enjoy seeing themselves on the big screen.
April Letter by Bishop of Taunton
‘Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
He is Risen indeed! Alleluia!’