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This category is for all the articles, newsletters, essays and poems that don't really constitute "News" as such (but often make more interesting reading)...
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Written by Graham Owen
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 00:00 |
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It is amazing what lies hidden beneath the surface of people and places we pass or encounter every day. Beneath a field somewhere near Frome, a huge hoard of around 50,000 Roman coins had lain undisturbed for around 1,800 years until just the other day, Dave Crisp and his metal detector happened along that way.
Finding this amazing pot of coins leads to more mysteries and deeper layers of mysteries: how did they come to be there in the first place; was it a strange religious ritual that caused lots of people to contribute their hard earned wealth, a sort of Iron Age parish share?
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A final note from the Curacy |
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Written by Jane Burgess
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 06:18 |
 Can it really be three years since I was ordained and came to Trinity? It has gone in a flash. What a time it has been; three very different years. It began with the most unbelievably warm welcome. I knew very quickly that I had arrived into such a warm and hospitable community where love abounded.
The first six months were the most difficult. No sooner had we moved in than the house was pulled apart by builders, our first son left home for university and I was trying to keep up with Rob and doing so many things for the first time; it was a steep learning curve. Nine months after my arrival and having just found my feet, Rob was consecrated bishop in Marsabit but thankfully did not finally depart HTF for a further six months, at which point a year of vacancy began.
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So Much to Give thanks for |
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Written by Graham Owen
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 11:51 |
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 You might think that I would have learned by now. After 38 years since I chose to be a follower of Jesus, with all that I have experienced by way of adventure in the faith, I really ought to have been more trusting. But no, I have to confess that although I knew that we had to consider a Gift Day target of £10,000, there were some doubts deep within me, surely it was too high wasn’t it? But still, that was what we had to go for, so we prayed about it, did our best to keep people informed, and as the subject set for the gift day turned out to be “Trusting God, Constantly “ I had quite literally to practice what I preach and trust God.
So how wonderful to discover that when the day came gifts and pledges were given amounting to £10,004! That was amazing in itself, but it gets better as to that sum we can add Charities Aid Foundation Vouchers and tax refunds which will push the total through the £11,000 barrier. All this means that, provided all else remains equal, we can meet our church housekeeping commitments this year. Praise the Lord! And a huge thank you also to everyone in our church family; all who have joined in this partnership of trust with God to make it possible.
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Care, Encouragement & Practical Help - A letter from Don Young |
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Written by Don Young
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Friday, 16 April 2010 00:00 |
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Dear friends,
I write this as I am just about off to visit one of my sons in Texas. God willing, by the time you read this I will be back among you all. At the APCM last night (and if you weren’t there, you missed a great meeting!), I had the honour of presenting the report from the Searchlight Team concerned with ‘Care, Encouragement and Practical Help’. At the end of the presentation, Mike Adams asked me something to the effect of ‘why so many folk in Trinity were interested in getting involved with that team?’ My reply did not fully reflect what was in my heart, so I wish to add the following personal perspective.
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