The Rector Writes After a succession of poor weather summers, thankfully this year we have the benefit of a break from this pattern with a good weather summer. And it is amazing the amount of positivity that has resulted from…
The Rector Writes….time flies and so does the summer but don’t forget Church is always there….
As we move into the second half of 2013, for many there is a sense of bewilderment as to how quickly the past six months have gone. “Tempus fugit” (time flies) according to the old Latin phrase and yet if…
The Rector Writes…God always with us…..
“The angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed.” Exodus 3:2 The story of Moses and the burning bush is…
The Rector Writes – commandments, neighbours, peace, synod and pensions…..
‘I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’…
The Rector Writes – changes in season and in life………
As a child growing up, I was often amazed by the variety of weather patterns experienced during the month of March. At such times, my parents were quick to repeat the old mantra “March of many weathers” to suggest that…
The Rector Writes..’caring for the carer’; Lent courses and Easter
Once again, between 4th and 6th February, the clergy of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough were in conference in the historic city of Kilkenny. Our keynote speaker this year was Rev. Bruce Pierce. He was the first full…
The Rector writes…….on transformation and more…..
Over the past week or so, the media has made much of the fact that psychologists considered Monday 21st January to be “Black Monday”. The theory goes that it fell exactly one month after the Winter Solstice. It is a…
The Rector Writes for December 2012 and January 2013
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, on earth peace among those whom he favours!” Luke 2:14 With the over-commercialisation of Christmas, many have lost sight of the “reason for the season”. In the mad frenzy of giving and receiving…
Rector’s Thoughts – elections, super-storms, synods and remembrance…….
As we face into the month of November 2012, many eyes are turned towards the United States of America. In this presidential election year, the campaign of the two candidates, Mitt Romney and Barrack Obama, is drawing to a close…
The Rector’s Thoughts…..
There is little doubt that this year has been a most difficult one for farming in general and tillage farming in particular. Driving through the countryside this past weekend (nearing the end of September) it was noticeable that there were…