Lost Chord 25 years – St Gerards

The month of November begins with All Saints Day on the first day. It was known in the past as All Hallows and the eve of All Hallows became known as Halloween. So instead of witches and ghosts the original purpose of Halloween was to mark the evening as the eve before celebrating our saints…

For the next five weekends, (or to put it another way, for the rest of the school holidays) the Gospel reading comes from Chapter 6 of John. It is close to the Jewish Feast of Passover as Jesus feeds a multitude of people, a miracle that recalls God feeding Israel with manna in the wilderness….

Last Tuesday morning I listened to a senior police officer with 24 years of experience describe the scenes outside the Holiday Inn Express near Manvers as the most frightening encounter he had ever had. He described how the officers outside the hotel fought for the lives of the residents and staff and for each other…

Free Wellbeing Course for Women—A free six-week course for a happier and more relaxed you. Starting for six weekly sessions from Monday 28th October 6-7pm online. Join us to explore: Emotional Self-care – Emotional self-care allows us to take time for the benefit of our health and well-being. Thinking about putting your own needs first – building your resilience….