I’ve had a lot of nice comments about last week’s Pet Service, many of them from people who don’t usually attend St. Mary’s. I hope that this Sunday’s Pet Service in Tinwell also manages to reach people we don’t often see. Pets are very good for teaching children how to love and care for a…

This Sunday, some of us will be attending the Pet Service at St. Mary’s, others will be at the Communion & Memorial Service at All Saints, perhaps you’re on holiday and will be walking in the open air instead. The one thing we’ll have in common is that all of us will be accompanied by…

Grace finds goodness in everything (Bono – U2) Grace is probably my favourite religious word. If there’s anything that the world needs more of, it’s grace. It can be difficult to be gracious and very easy to hold a grudge, and I think that sometimes we focus too much on the ugliness around us and…

Blimey, it’s hot!!!!! You might have noticed this. So, all the usual advice, stay cool, stay hydrated, and perhaps go for a paddle, like Humphrey here. The sun is a great blessing, essential for life. But this great heat is also a reminder to us that we need to care for our earth as we…

In July, we’ll be thanking God for our Pets, and all God’s creatures. All are welcome to our service for all ages and all species. Please come along with (or without) your furry friends. Both our Churches will be joining in. Ketton on 5th July at 10.30am. Tinwell on 12th July 3pm.

This Sunday is the Ketton Green Festival, a reminder that the earth is fragile and needs protecting and a challenge for us to live more sustainable lives.  On a spiritual level, perhaps this Festival, and others like it, affirm that we are interconnected with the natural world, as well as with God and each other.…

What does it mean to be human? Or, perhaps I should ask, what does it mean to be a person? I ask this, because it is a fundamental question which is perhaps more important now than ever. From a philosophical perspective, personhood is often defined by self-awareness, but of course, this definition has its limitations, not all people…

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, Terry Waite, the human rights activist and author, who was captured in Beirut on January…

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 years after his death I had a recurring dream of him whizzing off into space…

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 peaceful county of Rutland, we can be thankful for all that we have and all…