Dear Friends, Here we are March already and we can finally look forward to the coming of Spring. Let us hope that the wind and the rain that have caused so much havoc in various parts of the country are behind us for the time being at least. The bushfires in Australia have ended – […]

    Dear Friends We often complain that Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year. Christmas cards appear in the shops by September and as soon as Halloween and Bonfire night are out of the way, up go the Christmas trees and decorations in the shops and restaurants and we are serenaded by Christmas Carols […]

    Dear Friends, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”                                                                                                 Luke 6. 27-28 The hymn “Make me a channel of your peace” is a favourite hymn for many. I am as fond of […]

    Dear Friends, In October, the 15th to be precise, I will have been your Team Vicar for three years! Where has that time gone? It is my great joy and privilege to serve St Katharine’s and St Thomas’s. I am really blessed to serve within a great team and I feel like I’ve […]

Dear Friends, The summer is rapidly coming to an end as we approach September, and for many of us that lovely holiday is now a distant memory. The schools will be re-opening soon and for families life will settle back into its own routine involving work, rest and play, hopefully in a balanced way. It […]