Do you forget your passwords? It’s the bane of modern life. ‘Keep changing them,’ the authorities tell us, but then we forget the new one! Or, maybe you just have one password for everything? The most popular still is ‘password’ or ‘12345’, or to mix it up, ‘password12345’ (if this […]
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These are the Blogs of Rev Matt Taylor, Rev Abby Rhodes and Mrs Vicarage
APCM 2025 – Tuesday, 8th April
Here are all the files you need for this years APCM …
Read MoreNew Theme for 2025
Our theme for 2025 are the letters of the apostle Paul found in the Bible. We are going to journey through some of his writings, beginning by looking at the book of Philippians. We will be considering where we hear the words of Jesus himself echoed in the writings of Paul. […]
Read MoreHow to do a daily Bible Reading
Maybe this is your first time doing a daily reading from the Bible. It’s good to begin the day or anytime during the day, just to take time out and slow down. Here are some handy hints to help. Hope this has helped as a place to start. Rev Matt […]
Read MoreResources for each day
This is a page of resources to help us in our daily encounter with Jesus through prayer and bible reading. In our year of discipleship we have highlighted the need for us as disciples of Jesus to reflect his daily walk with God but in ways that best connect with […]
Read More2023 A year of Discipleship
At St Martin’s each year we have been working to a theme. Though we diverge at times from it the intension is to have it as a thread which speaks into all we do. Over the past years we have looked at Prayer, Mission, Mental Health and well-being. This year […]
Read MoreChristmas Services and events
Saturday 4th December 10.30am—3pm Christmas Fair Sunday 5th December 4.30pm Christingle Outside St Martin’s Sunday 12th December 11am Nativity Service 4pm Traditional Carol Service Sunday 19th December 4pm A Quiet Christmas Christmas Eve 5pm All Age Celebration FOLLOW THAT STAR! 11.30pm Holy Communion Christmas Day 10.30am All Age Celebration Boxing […]
Read MoreJames – Jesus’ half brother
Do you have a brother or sister? What is your relationship with them like, Is it a good one or a bit difficult? I have an older brother and we do get on well now … but when growing up I was always ‘Robin’ to his ‘Batman’. James, who wrote the book […]
Read MoreListening for better music
Part of what it means to be alive is to experience joy and sorrow – sometimes in the same moment. Whilst we can find unexpected joys through our lives, the sorrow will often be peeping around the corner – because life isn’t perfect. Even without Covid-19 and Lockdown, life holds […]
Read MoreTurn to me
In his book, Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God, Dallas Willard tells the story of a well-known businessman Robert C. McFarlane. He had taken on a business with his own money that looked now distinctly like it was going under, failing. He had become a Christian and was struggling to hear God […]
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