From Our Previous Minister, Brian

Letters From Brian, Our previous Minister

Recent copies of the letters from our previous Minister Brian. These are reproduced from the monthly Newsletter..

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01/02/14 From the Minister’s Fireside Chair

During my recent absence I had an excuse to watch more television than usual -> More....

01/01/14 From the Ministers dusty study – well it’s not been used for a while

Life can produce a few surprises as I been reminded in the last few months. -> More....

01/12/13 From the Minister's Sickbed

For many the wonderful message of God's love has been placed back stage -> More....

01/11/13 From the Church Weekend and the Minister’s diary

Taxing Times (?) - the mission and purpose of the church -> More....

01/10/13 From the Ministers address at the Church Weekend 1st session

What message do you think people hear from Christians today? -> More....

28/07/13 From the Minister’s garden

The gardener has been today, sounds terrible grand doesn’t it. -> More....

30/06/13 From the Minister's Deckchair (I wish!)

Holiday's? - Bring-a-Friend -> More....

31/05/13 I'm back! (but where have I been????)

It is good to be back and I have been so moved by people's welcome after my sabbatical. -> More....

31/01/13 Lenten observation is a choice

Those who do exercise a Lenten discipline may well wonder if it’s doing them any good, particularly if they have chosen something a bit steep. -> More....

31/12/12 From the Minister's Workstation. At the start of a New Year we may well wonder what lies round the corner

Happy New Year to everyone. I pray that each of us will receive many blessings as individuals and as a Church. -> More....

30/11/12 From the Minister’s Christmas Tree - Don’t get too bogged down with Christmas distractions this year.

I confess that me and the shopping centres are not great pals. -> More....

30/09/12 We can be complacent in so many things!

I listened to a very sad programme a few weeks ago on the radio -> More....

31/07/12 We have just had the third Church Weekend which was a great success

The theme this year’s was ‘we can’t keep meeting like this’ -> More....

30/06/12 The London 2012 Olympic games kick off (I am showing my ignorance already)

The idea of the Olympics is something we should commend with ideas of friendship and nations coming together and the test of human endurance -> More....

31/5/12 Challenges faced by this church

My observations from the last twelve months on the work of this church. -> More....

29/04/12 Pentecost is described as the birthday of the Church ....

Yet it can be an uncomfortable story on two levels -> More....

31/03/12 From The Minister's Workstation. As Easter dawns again...

Others have never dared ask themselves what they believe about the resurrection -> More....

29/02/12 From the Minister's Soapbox. Protest comes in many forms...

A school friend of mine became involved with the Greenham Common Peace camp. -> More....

27/01/12 From the Minister's Study. Giving testimony still figures in the Methodist Church but ...

Why have we become a silent order about our faith. -> More....

01/01/12 From the ministers treadmill. Not that I have over done it you understand but ...

in this house there is renewed dedication to watching the weight. -> More....

27/11/11 From the Minister’s Christmas Tree. Most people start the New Year with resolutions, mine come in early December

Each year I say ‘ I am going to be ready early this year ... -> More....

29/10/11 From the Minister's Hymnsheet: People are passionate about their worship!

Eight years of picking hymns for the services here rather takes its toil after a while ... -> More....

24/09/11 From the Minster’s Map : How good are you with directions?

Looking at the map has become quite a habit in our new Circuit -> More....

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