Author: thorsten

Dear Friends, I grew up attending a South Wales Valleys Church, and reflecting its tradition, it never made that much of Christmas Day. You only went to Church on Christmas Day if Christmas Day was a Sunday. Sunday was the

Dear Friends, I remember, many years ago, an English lesson during which we were introduced to Proverbs. One of which was, ‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink’. If ever there was a sentence

Dear Friends, Living where I do, I am very fortunate. I am surrounded by green spaces. There is plenty of fresh air. Being locked down can have consequences that we never imagined. If truth be known, hitherto I had not

Dear Friends, December has arrived. Today we emerge out of lockdown. From now on, in London at least, restrictions on our movement, our activities and our meeting together have been eased. As a Congregation, from this Sunday onwards we will

Dear all, Firstly, thank you everyone wo replied to last weeks letter. My ‘post-bag’ was bulging. Thanks’ to those who were concerned for me personally. Be assured I am ok. I wanted to draw attention to the fact that all

Dear Friends, Well, it’s actually arrived. The day I dreaded has finally dawned. I’m sat in front of the computer, about to start writing my latest Wednesday letter, and I cannot think of anything to say. I’m not someone who

Dear Friends, As we entered lock down just a week ago, it was with something approaching light relief that we were able to follow the fall-out from the Presidential Election in the United States. To everyone except the outgoing President

Dear Friends, And so, we are back in ‘lock down’. That means for the next four weeks we have to close the church. But we are allowed to broadcast from the church and so, each Sunday, at 11am, we will

Dear Friends, This coming Sunday, November 1st, is ‘All Saints Day’. It was introduced into the Church’s liturgical calendar in the 8th Century to commemorate “the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and confessors, of all the just made

Dear Friends, At times like these, it is very easy to concentrate on one’s own personal circumstances. Of course, it is vital that we take care of ourselves, look out for ourselves, do all that we can to ensure that