Tomorrow is Advent Sunday, the start of a new church year and a time of quiet reflection and joyful anticipation, a time of watching and waiting as we prepare for Christmas. I love this time of year, as the nights grow longer and we turn inwards - locking our front doors to the night, closing our curtains and settling into the watchful dark hours of the evening. And in that inward turning we prepare ourselves not just for the busyness of Christmas but for the astonishing arri

We are starting our seasonal celebrations early this year, as we combine our Christmas Bazaar with a double celebration, of our newly completed spire project and our wonderful Windmill projects. Join us on Saturday 6 December from 11am to 4pm for our Bazaar, with Christmas stalls, Tombola, delicious refreshments and our very popular Christmas Raffle, with lots of fantastic prizes. Take a look at photos of our newly re-shingled spire and re-gilded weathervane and find out more

Photo by Thomas Bormans on Unsplash Last night I went to St Paul's Cathedral. I was there for Choral Evensong - going to Evensong is something I love to do, especially in a place like St Paul's where the music and the building are both so beautiful. And I think Evensong is maybe best at this time of year, when you step away from the darkness outside and into a pool of light and prayer and music in the vast space of the cathedral. It was particularly lovely last night - the