Our ‘RECTOR’S RAMBLE’ for NOVEMBER
Dear Friends, As I write, the squirrels have been going nuts (sorry!). I have seen them all over the place; in the churchyard, the trees, in the parks and as […]
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Our Rector’s Ramble for October
Dear Friends, Many of us have, or have had at some time or other, a football jersey from a favourite team pinned up on the wall. They’re a reminder of […]
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Our Rector’s ‘Ramble’ for September 2026
Dear Friends, ‘Everybody is deserving of joy’, said Mungi Ngomane commenting on one of the chief values her grandfather, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, held dear. This was a value which inspired […]
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The Team Rector’s ‘Ramble’ for August from Rev’d Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, The unseasonably hot weather has brought with it some unexpected phenomena. Twice during the night, we have been woken up by the sound of a distant chainsaw. Don’t […]
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TEAM RECTOR’S RAMBLE for JULY
Dear Friends, The question ‘Where are you going?’ is one we often ask each other at this time of year as we anticipate the summer and maybe […]
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Reverend Ian Hepburn’s ‘Rector’s Ramble’ for June
Dear Friends, In the orange and green general toolbox on the garage shelf there is a blue Stanley cross-head screwdriver. I got it from the local hardware store not long […]
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Rev’d Ian Hepburn’s “Rector’s Ramble” for May
Dear Friends, May is Annual General Meeting month, and that’s a mixed blessing. On the one hand, the APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) requires lots of paperwork from lots of […]
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ for April from our Team Rector, Revd Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, We are Easter people, said St Augustine. Easter – the death and resurrection of Jesus – is central to the life of the church, we know that. Yet, […]
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‘Rector’s Ramble’ for March from our Team Rector, Revd Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, I am fortunate to live in a house often full of the sound of musicians practising some wonderful music. Lucy came home for a couple of days over […]
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Rector’s ‘Ramble’ for February 2026 from Rev’d Ian Hepburn
Dear Friends, In sermons and notices and at our PCC’s we’ve been doing a bit of thinking about the question What do we do well? It’s a helpful question to spend […]
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