painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo – Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Bilddatenbank. Introduction  Catherine of Siena was born to middle class parents – her father had his own cloth dying business and her mother was the daughter of a local poet.  Lapa, Catherine’s mother, already had 22 children when Catherine and her twin were born; sadly her …

Monday 10 April 2023    St Matthew 28: 16 – 20  Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.  When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted.  And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to …

Today we celebrated Easter with a wonderfully uplifting and joyful service, led by the Revd David Skitt.  Dena-Jo and Olivia confirmed their faith and were welcomed into membership of Trinity.  The gloriously bright Spring sunshine reflected perfectly the hope of Easter.  As we sang…. And we are raised with him, death is dead, love has …

St Matthew 28: 1 – 15 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.  And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.  …

Rejoice with us in the resurrection of our Lord on Easter Sunday with a special Celebration Service, featuring the Confirmation of new church members and Holy Communion.  The Revd David Skitt, a retired URC minister, will lead us in a joyful service at 11:00 that will remind us of the power of Christ’s resurrection and …

If you were unable to be present at the Good Friday service you might like to take this opportunity to share in the readings from scripture, poems and reflections.  The service was based on the book ‘Godforsaken’ by Stephen Cottrell. It invites us to focus on the final words of Jesus on the cross. Our …

St Matthew 27: 57 – 66 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.  So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in …

inspiration in your inbox Friday 7 April 2023  Good Friday    St Matthew 27: 1 – 56   When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus in order to bring about his death. They bound him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor. …

St Matthew 26: 17 – 75  On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed …

St Matthew 26: 14 – 16 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests  and said, ‘What will you give me if I betray him to you?’ They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him. …