​Following the very sad news of the death of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, today 9th April 2021 the Union Flag was raised to half-mast on the tower and then the sixth bell was tolled 99 times

I stared, uncomprehending, at a square of blistered black paint. My friend was doing her PhD in Soviet art history and I had agreed to accompany her to the exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. I love art and art galleries, but it baffles me that people look at Caravaggio, with his magnificent use of light and shade to skilfully portray a gritty reality, in the same category as Jackson Pollock, who threw paint at a canvas.

“Rejoice, hold fast to the faith. And remember to fulfil those small tasks that you have learned while you were with me.”
Reputed to be amongst the last words of St David to his followers, these words could just as easily have been spoken by Jesus to the disciples of his day, and to his modern-day disciples.

It is 48 hours, as I write, since we witnessed the disgraceful scenes which unfolded in Washington D.C. to accompany the confirmation of Joe Biden’s election as president. Twenty years ago, the world watched in horror as 9/11 unfolded on our screens, and once again this week we found ourselves scarcely able to believe what was happening in front of our eyes across the Atlantic.

A zoom service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is being arranged by the Methodist Church in St Johns.

During the Lockdown there will be a change to our regular services. All services are listed on our Events Page

Many a true word is spoken in jest - and it seems to me that a great deal of truth lies behind the sentiment being expressed by many at the end of 2020: that they'd be staying up until midnight on December 31st - not to see the New Year in, but to make sure that the old one really left!

Our Christmas Services have now been finalised and the overall details can be found here with the individual details of the Services have been listed under our Events Tab

The Pew Sheet for the 2nd Sunday of Advent, with news about our potential Christmas Services.

A wealthy village in Chile, Christmas 1984, more than a decade into the Pinochet dictatorship. Parishioners arrive at midnight mass, greeted by peaceful protestors denouncing the disappearances, torture and killings that had become commonplace.