Any talk of bread in a church tends to be about Holy Communion : Jesus said ‘I am the bread of life’ and we celebrate that every week in the sacrament of Holy Communion. The thing about bread the word ‘bread’ is that as well as standing for food made from flour and water, its […]Read more
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No not a tour company off shoot – just an invitation to come to St Clements, climb the spiral staircase up into the tower – and look out at the incredible view from the top!! People are taken up in small groups – ample opportunity to take photographs. There will also be heritage information Read more
He is Risen Indeed. Alleluia For almost six weeks now there has been something missing from church. We’ve had occasional glimpses, usually when we’ve being doing special events for children, but usually, Lent means the ‘alleluia’s’ are absent from our Liturgy. Tomorrow they return Read more
Currently we have four people who are preparing for confirmation, which is a special service to admit those suitably prepared into the adult fellowship of the church. In the Confirmation Service on 14th May Bishop Mark Middleton will invite them to remake their baptism promises and commit themselves to a life of Read more
Welcome to our church All are invited, all are included All are made welcome, none are excluded. We’re here for everyone. Everyone is welcome at our church. Want to come to church? Come along! Just turn up. You will be welcome. One of the great things about being in a church with the doors open […]Read more
The windows of St Clements Church are a particularly interesting part of the church fabric. Although many are plain glass there are a number of painted/stained glass windows that were commissioned to be memorials for people significant to the life of the church or local Read more
If we were to design churches now, they would look very different; accessible, catering facilities, toilets, meeting spaces, audio visual equipment etc but its unlikely we could ever afford the incredible stone buildings that our forebears built that we enjoy (and often take for granted) now. Most of us love the Read more
Once again we are looking at how we can raise money for the final phase of the roof repairs here at St Clements. If you are new to St Clements you may not know that the church has Grade 2 listed status; because of the quality of the architectural heritage that it provides. It is […]Read more
Sing Pray Be silent Talk to the vicar Have a cup of tea Listen to the gospel Celebrate communion Listen to the sermon Look at the stained glass windows Light a candle Listen to the sermon If you get stuck after this it is perhaps not surprising as these are what we have been used to […]Read more
The introduction to ‘Passiontide and Easter’ in the official liturgical books of the Church of England give some interesting historical background to this season in Lent. The origins of this annual memorial of the the death and resurrection of Christ are lost in the mists of time. We do not know when Read more