St Wilfrid’s church leaders have starting working with Rev’d Nick Ralph and his team from Portsmouth Diocese to help us better understand our wonderful community of Cowplain. Nick and his college Leigh Rampton have reviewed the profile and changes
Jesus at the heart of Cowplain
A community where everyone feels valued, included and part of something bigger than themselves. And where an ever-growing number of people are living in the sure and certain hope of eternal life, knowing that God loves them and that
Modern Slavery Awareness – Val Strutt
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