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Posts from April 2024

Generous Giving

You may have noticed that occasionally there are inserts in our newsletter from various organisations that seek donations. I am always wary of bombarding parishioners with too many donation requests. In fact, Ruth and I are constantly turning away requests from various organisations seeking to elicit donations from parishioners. However, when they are organisations or…

Artificial Intelligence

Following my sermon last Sunday I’ve had a few conversations about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Most people are justifiably concerned about it. I think that concern is also reflected in our society at large. Despite that concern, it seems that a greater role for AI is inevitable. It will certainly affect our lives. No doubt AI…

Rest home church

Currently I am normally taking five rest home services a month. The size and alertness of the congregation is quite different at each rest home. At some rest homes we have communion regularly, at others occasionally, and at another one normally not at all. Recently I was at a rest home which caters for residents…

Looking back and looking forward

The Parish Annual General Meeting is planned for 28 April 2024. We fall under the Charities Regulations, as well as Church Statutes. Therefore, such an AGM has to satisfy a whole host of requirements. We will review the past year and also consider a motion on the property. If you want to bring any other…