Parish of Bishopstoke

On Tuesday 22 November two members of Hopeweavers, a local religious community, will be coming to us to lead a contemplative prayer evening at St Mary’s. It will begin at 8 pm and end by 9.30 pm, and refreshments will be served from 7.45 pm. It will include opening and closing liturgy, scriptures to reflect on and some ‘Hopeweavers’ creative options for the time of reflection. Please come along to experience this way of engaging with God and invite people from other church

‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.’ (Jeremiah 29, verse 13) You’ve done this, haven’t you?… breezed down the street in your bubble, musing on life’s pleasant minutiae; caught sight suddenly, unexpectedly, of someone familiar approaching, head bobbing up and down on an incoming tide of faces; broken into spontaneous joy, greeting that ‘special someone’ with an unguarded ‘Lovely to see you!’ at the point of passing; realised (now you can get a

Dear Friends A few days ago Anne and I took two of our sons to see a new film, Pete’s Dragon. Pete’s parents die in a car crash in a very remote place when he’s just 5, but for six years he’s cared for by a dragon in the forest. There have been rumours of a dragon amongst locals for years, but few people claim to have seen it or really believe it’s there. But the dragon can only be seen by those who look in the right way. (There was a great phrase to put that across, whic