At the end of November, 2017, we held a Modern Slavery Awareness evening at St. Wilfrid’s. We were blessed with some very informative speakers who held our attention throughout the evening. It was facilitated by Rev Edwina Fennemore who spoke
Intergenerational Ministry – Jenny Dicken
Intergenerational ministry isn’t simply the concept of having all ages listening to the same sermon alongside each other, or having an illustration for the children and then moving on to the “serious, adult bit”. Instead Intergenerational services aim to have
The Launch of Sunday Club – Lisa Kernot
This January, we are starting an exciting new Sunday Club at St Wilfrid’s. This will be a Sunday school club for school children aged 4-14 years of age, and will run on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month
Lent – Barry Smith
What does Lent mean to you? Ask people outside of the church and they will probably look blank, but many Christians also only know it as a time to give up chocolate or alcohol. So how did it come about
Word for Today – Bruce Hardy
Easter is middling early this year, with Easter Day falling on April 1st. That means that Lent starts middling early as well: Ash Wednesday is 14th February. And just a week after that, our Lent course begins, lasting for five
Christmas – Why it is so worth it – Ian Snares
Every church has its own pattern of Christmas services and events. At St Wilfrid’s we’ve long tried to cater for all ages and traditions to celebrate the real message of Christmas – God coming to earth as a baby to
Youth Alpha – Mollie-Ann Nisbet
Earlier this year, The Friday Group spent some of our sessions looking at a course of videos called Youth Alpha. Although some members had looked at this previously, it was beneficial to everyone in the group in a variety of
A Big Thank You! – Robin Jones
Dear all at St Wilfrid’s, Thank you! Thank you so much for all the support, prayer, encouragement and financial donations you have so kindly given me over the past years. I have now been here at St Wilfrid’s for 4
Pray It With Flowers – Denise Williams
When Clive suggested 24/7 prayer, with different groups using their talents for different ways of praying for an hour, I was very daunted! Sing? play? paint? draw? dance? poetry? – my skill level on all these is zero. As house
My Alpha Reflection So Far…… – Mark Coates
For many years now, I have had questions about my faith. I come from a family that has mixed opinions on faith and while growing up I was often ridiculed by some of my siblings and even my father for