Weekly News 1 April
There is most definitely something deeply profound about this Holy Week. As we walk with Jesus towards the cross, we carry our own isolation, letting go of plans and certainties, our own grief and loss. And yet, we know the end of the story… and even now we anticipate resurrection and life! Meeting friends in […]
Weekly News 25 March
We come this Sunday to the beginning of Holy Week, a time when we’re reminded of God’s amazing love; that he chose to pour out his life so the whole world and each precious human being can be reconciled to him and know his love and healing. We are also reminded that within this is […]
A vision for the Third Post here at SPC
We have been seeking God and carefully considering the shape of our third post in the Team, and are now at a stage where there is enough clarity to share with you. This proposal takes seriously the challenges and opportunities we face, and tries to think creatively, sustainably and in a way that allows as […]
Weekly News 11 March
As the sun begins to shine, buds and flowers begin to peep through, our hope is beginning to rise too. This week, we want to encourage you to take up some of the opportunities to engage with your faith that we are creating as we continue through Lent, into Holy Week, Easter and beyond. This […]
Open at Easter
Our buildings will be open this Easter and you are welcome to drop in any time; stay for five minutes or rest for an hour, listen to the music, readings and prayers, receive Communion, focus on the light of the Easter Candle and the story beautifully told through the Easter garden. Find a space to […]
A week of 24-7 Prayer in April
We are really excited to be coming together with others from across the town to pray without ceasing throughout Holy Week. This will literally be from 12 midnight right at the beginning of Palm Sunday to 12 midnight right at the end of Easter Eve. We are praying for God’s healing for all that has […]
Weekly News 5 March 2021
Hello. We are now in the third week of Lent. A lot of people talk about a Lenten pilgrimage or journeying towards Easter. Bishop Rachel has written an interesting article that’s on the front page of the diocese website at the moment, in which she compares going on a literal walk at this time of […]
Weekly News 15 Feb
I hope that you are all feeling a little warmer after last weeks big freeze! Our news is early this week because, believe it or not, it is Lent already! When I think back to us gathering in St Matthew’s Hall for our Lent groups last year it feels like a lifetime away; if we […]
Weekly SPC news for 6 February
Both the Howells and the Staceys continue to struggle with ill health in different ways, and both families want to express our huge thanks for the care and prayer we have received. I was also hugely encouraged by the beautiful 3rd-anniversary card I received last week – what a blessing that was, and it is […]
Kim Trinder joins us on placement
My name is Kim Trinder and I live up the hill in Bisley, where I worship at All Saints’ Church. My family have lived in and around Bisley for over two hundred years and we feel firmly rooted there. I am married and have two teenage children, three cats, two dogs and some chickens. (I […]