Dean Akrill

Lord Christ, give me some of your Spirit, To comfort the places in my heart where I hurt, Then give me some more of your spirit So that I can comfort other people. Terry Waite You may remember the name,…

Do you dream? It seems to me that many dreams are a combination of our memories and some random weird stuff that we can’t quite explain. I have a memory of my grandfather sitting in his armchair, and for many…

Listening to or reading the news can be a dispiriting experience, we live in a world which is particularly divisive and fractured at the moment. But, as I write this on a lovely sunny day in our beautiful and largely…

Have you bothered God recently? I do it all the time, in fact I imagine that the almighty is fed up with my yakking (not really, I know that God is far more gracious than me). Prayer has been in…

We now offer Children’s activities during all our Sunday Morning Services at St. Mary’s ketton, but we don’t keep the children out of sight or out of mind; we come together as a big family. Or, if you feel the…

Easter, a time of re-connection, of new beginnings and new life, as we meet with the risen Christ, the all-encompassing light, God’s all-inclusive love.

In the picture are some words from our powerful Good Friday reflection,, “We are the body”. The service combined readings, music and art to tell a familiar story in a challenging and heartfelt way. Sometimes we can learn a lot…

A group of us have been working on the children’s area at St. Mary’s. Still a work in progress, but we’ve increased the space, and we think it looks very welcoming.

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, when we remember that Jesus rode into Jerusalem, praised as a king. In fact, the only crown that Jesus ever wore was a crown of thorns. People wanted him to be a great warrior, a…

Children at our School adding their fingerprints to the Community Cross. The Cross is back in the prayer chapel at St. Mary’s now, come and have a look. The cross reminds us that there can be unity in diversity, all…