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Boxted Beer and Hymns

Posted on Wednesday 4 April 2012 by

It’s simple idea: Sample some local ales. Sing some hymns. Boxted is a small village 5 miles north of Colchester just before Essex jumps the River Stour and becomes Suffolk. There are several thriving churches with a real commitment to … Continue reading →

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Posted on Monday 27 February 2012 by

On Sunday evening I went to the West Mersea Parish Church learning supper, a monthly evening gathering with a little worship, a good deal of teaching, discussion and learning all followed by conversation over soup cheese and wine. The evenings … Continue reading →

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Colchester Episcopal Area Conference

Posted on Saturday 11 February 2012 by

My thanks to all the curious, thoughtful, prayerful, creative people who came to my two workshops today as part of the Colchester Episcopal Area Conference on prayer. In my workshops (one of five available to delegates) we were exploring ideas … Continue reading →

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Oak Tree Coffee House – 1st birthday

Posted on Tuesday 11 October 2011 by

Saturday 8th marked the first birthday of the Oak Tree Coffee House, a community interest company set up by our church, St. Luke’s, here in Colchester. As a church without a building (we rent the community centre each Sunday morning) … Continue reading →

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How denominations see each other (and other blog discoveries)

Posted on Monday 3 October 2011 by

This has been quietly doing the rounds of various blogs over the last couple of weeks. As in the very best of satire, we see in it ourselves, and our opinions, only too clearly! This is one of those things … Continue reading →

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Researcher anticipates further church decline in 2010s

Posted on Saturday 22 May 2010 by

A report in Christian Today picks up on research by Peter Brierley that suggests the church is still declining in the UK. His key findings are: Churchgoing has declined from 3.5m in 2000 to 2.9m in 2010. The most absent … Continue reading →

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Seven sacred spaces

Posted on Wednesday 27 January 2010 by

I was greatly inspired by David Keen’s post on Fresh Expressions of Bookshop which cites an article by George Lings of Church Army. George has written about the 7 sacred spaces (Word Doc download) found within ‘new’ and old monasticism … Continue reading →

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