Ezekiel 37:1-14 & John 11:1-45 Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died. These words come from the lips of both Martha and Mary. In Martha’s case there’s a sense of resignation or acceptance. She follows it up with an acknowledgement – she knows that God will grant whatever Jesus asks. […]
The Annunciation by John Donne Salvation to all that will is nigh; That All, which always is all everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, Lo! faithful Virgin, yields Himself to lie In prison, in thy womb; and though He there Can take […]
The church calls today Mothering Sunday, the secular world calls it Mother’s Day. To me the ‘Mother’s Day’ tag is rather limiting, because we are encouraged to shower one person with cards, flowers and gifts, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but the church’s preference for ‘Mothering Sunday’ implies a far more inclusive […]
We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously at St Stephen’s.
