Photo by Biegun Wschodni  on Unsplash Join us at 10am on Saturday morning for training in pastoral care Mother Anna writes: Shortly after I was first ordained, I bumped into one of my neighbours. “Oh!”, he said, a bit shocked, “I didn’t know you were a pastor!” I was a bit shocked myself – never once in my four years of discernment and training, had it occurred to me that anyone would ever call me pastor. In my Northern England childhood anyone in a dog collar was a vicar or

Come and celebrate with us the birth of the Christ-Child. Not quite there yet - it's still Advent in the church's year - but Christmas is just around the corner. So here are all the details you need to take part in Christmas at St Aldhelm's. Sunday 21 December 3.00 pm Family friendly carol service Join us from 2.00pm for mince pies and mulled wine, then listen to the story of the Nativity at our carol service with a difference - sing along to all your favourite carols and enj

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