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
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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
What makes something ordinary? Maybe the fact that its not extra ordinary? Not outside the usual way of things? My granddaughter said the other day ‘wouldn’t it be awful if it was Christmas everyday! You would get presents but you would never have any time to enjoy them before you got another Read more
Today (2nd February) is known in the Church as the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. It is a celebration of the recognition of Jesus as the Christ, the Messiah, who was promised from old and who would bring redemption of Jerusalem and, ultimately, through Jesus’s widening of the invitation Read more
Do you know the origins of Valentines Day? In fact St Valentine was a Christian Martyr called Valentinus, though we don’t really know which one he was (there were several). Lots of stories grew up about St Valentine, Wikipedia quotes this one: ‘ Saint Valentine of Rome was imprisoned for performing Read more
Maybe you are on the brink of proposing to someone, or perhaps you are already engaged. Are you thinking of getting married this year? Know someone who is thinking about it? Want to know more about marriage in the church? Have a look at our website and the website of the church of England for […]Read more
One of the lovely things about planning a wedding is choosing readings and music and hymns together. When it comes to readings though everyone one is different. Some people say that they would like to find a reading that isn’t well used – they want something different; others feel that they want to use Read more