Journey through the Acts of the Apostles
All Saints Fishponds
  • 3 days ago
  • 3 min

Journey through the Acts of the Apostles

Dear All Saints and St Mary’s In this Sunday’s readings we continue our journey through the Acts of the Apostles, with an excerpt from...
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Imagery of shepherd and sheep
All Saints Fishponds
  • May 6
  • 2 min

Imagery of shepherd and sheep

Dear All Saints and St Marys This weeks readings take us deeper into the meaning of Easter, and what it can mean to be a Christian. We...
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Care and Tend
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 29
  • 3 min

Care and Tend

In Easter season we rejoice and proclaim the risen Lord. We give thanks for the new creation that the resurrection holds out to all in hope
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Rejoice
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 22
  • 2 min

Rejoice

This Sunday we continue to rejoice in the new life that God offers us through the resurrection of Jesus.
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'Victory is ours through Him who loves us.’ (Desmond Tutu) Happy Easter
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 15
  • 2 min

'Victory is ours through Him who loves us.’ (Desmond Tutu) Happy Easter

That is the power of faith and of a faith that is joyfully woven and committed to the resurrection.
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A Week of Different Moments
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 8
  • 2 min

A Week of Different Moments

Holy Week starts this Sunday. This week we enter into, as the very first friends of Jesus did
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Press on to take hold....
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 2
  • 2 min

Press on to take hold....

Press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of you... Philippians 3:12 Dear Friends, The 5th Sunday of lent is the...
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Who is my family
All Saints Fishponds
  • Mar 26
  • 2 min

Who is my family

As a Church family we come together for a myriad of reasons this Sunday and with it we bring ourselves, our stories, our lives to our church
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Expectations
All Saints Fishponds
  • Mar 12
  • 3 min

Expectations

“…our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ." – Philippians 3:20 ...
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A Happy Lent ?
All Saints Fishponds
  • Mar 5
  • 3 min

A Happy Lent ?

But the word “happy” jars slightly when linked to Lent in the same way perhaps that the word “Good” always feels slightly at odds with Frida
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We pray.
All Saints Fishponds
  • Feb 26
  • 3 min

We pray.

We live in uncertain times. Even when there is nothing practical that we can do, even when we don’t know what to pray for, we pray.
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Ruach
All Saints Fishponds
  • Feb 19
  • 3 min

Ruach

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the...
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Strength of Love
All Saints Fishponds
  • Feb 12
  • 3 min

Strength of Love

It has been a week of reflecting on love. The strength of love shown by a family. The strength of love seen in friendships.
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Epiphany Season - 3rd Sunday
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jan 22
  • 2 min

Epiphany Season - 3rd Sunday

Dear All Saints and St Mary’s This Sunday we have a variety of things to be thinking and praying about. It is the third Sunday of the...
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Transforming Obedience in Water and Wine
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jan 15
  • 3 min

Transforming Obedience in Water and Wine

t is a season in the church which invites us to understand a little more about God revealed in the person of Jesus Christ.
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Epiphany: The Baptism of Christ
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jan 8
  • 3 min

Epiphany: The Baptism of Christ

Greetings friends, This Sunday we remember and celebrate the glorious mystery of Christ’s Baptism. The gospel story is thrilling! The...
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Happy New Year!
All Saints Fishponds
  • Dec 31, 2021
  • 3 min

Happy New Year!

In this New Year when we wake up each new morning and see the sunrise (or hear raindrops tinkling on next door’s leaky gutter),
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Advent 4:  Mary, mother of the promised Saviour
All Saints Fishponds
  • Dec 18, 2021
  • 3 min

Advent 4: Mary, mother of the promised Saviour

'Greetings, most favoured one! The Lord is with you!' - what reassuring words from the angel Gabriel to a surprised Mary!
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Advent 3: John the Baptist Sunday – “What should we do?”
All Saints Fishponds
  • Dec 11, 2021
  • 3 min

Advent 3: John the Baptist Sunday – “What should we do?”

Prophets throughout biblical and secular history have said and done things that challenge our norms and have been catalysts for change
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The Adventure of Advent
All Saints Fishponds
  • Dec 4, 2021
  • 3 min

The Adventure of Advent

Dear All Saints and St Marys On Tuesday I had the delight of being able to join Year 3 at Fishponds Academy to lead an Advent Assembly....
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The Season of Advent
All Saints Fishponds
  • Nov 28, 2021
  • 2 min

The Season of Advent

Dear All Saints and Saint Marys The season of Advent is a time to reflect on and prepare for the coming of Jesus. However, there has...
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“So you are a King then?”
All Saints Fishponds
  • Nov 20, 2021
  • 3 min

“So you are a King then?”

‘The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.’ Quite a title!
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Remembering on Remembrance Sunday
All Saints Fishponds
  • Nov 13, 2021
  • 2 min

Remembering on Remembrance Sunday

Dear All Saints and St Marys This Sunday we mark Remembrance. Alongside sisters and brothers around the world we will pause and stay...
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Saints! Those who say ‘yes’ to God
All Saints Fishponds
  • Oct 30, 2021
  • 2 min

Saints! Those who say ‘yes’ to God

All Saints Day is a wonderful point in the calendar because it turns the spotlight of honour onto ALL Saints – whether known or unknown...
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The Challenge of Balance and Getting Muddy
All Saints Fishponds
  • Oct 8, 2021
  • 3 min

The Challenge of Balance and Getting Muddy

Dear All Saints and St Marys I have been contemplating the challenge of balance in the last few days. How do we balance things in our...
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"He is the radiance of God’s glory"
All Saints Fishponds
  • Oct 1, 2021
  • 2 min

"He is the radiance of God’s glory"

"He is the radiance of God’s glory, the stamp of God’s very being, and he sustains the universe by his word of power." Hebrews 1.3 Dear...
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Blessings of the small things
All Saints Fishponds
  • Sep 24, 2021
  • 3 min

Blessings of the small things

Greetings All Saints and St Mary’s, Hope you have all had good weeks and known the God of goodness and mercy at work in your life. This...
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The Changing Seasons of Creation
All Saints Fishponds
  • Sep 17, 2021
  • 3 min

The Changing Seasons of Creation

Dear All Saints and St Marys It has struck me in the past week that the seasonal changes that happen in autumn are much more present and...
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Gearing Up or Winding Down as we Welcome September
All Saints Fishponds
  • Sep 4, 2021
  • 3 min

Gearing Up or Winding Down as we Welcome September

Dear All Saints and St Marys – Blessings. September often brings with it a sense of the “new”. A new start for so many as schools go...
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Paying Attention to the small things
All Saints Fishponds
  • Aug 28, 2021
  • 3 min

Paying Attention to the small things

Dear Sisters and Brothers As the Bank holiday Weekend begins its good to be able to look forward to the next few days and what that...
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To the saints who are in Fishponds and are faithful in Christ Jesus.
All Saints Fishponds
  • Aug 20, 2021
  • 3 min

To the saints who are in Fishponds and are faithful in Christ Jesus.

Paul tells us to do two things. First, having prepared ourselves, we need to stand up to challenge the evil that is in the world. Secondly,
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Greetings of joy, peace and hope to you all today.
All Saints Fishponds
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • 3 min

Greetings of joy, peace and hope to you all today.

'Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us'.
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* Awake, stretch, and shine *
All Saints Fishponds
  • Aug 6, 2021
  • 2 min

* Awake, stretch, and shine *

One of the suggested lectionary-themed hymns this week begins with the line: “Awake my soul, stretch every nerve”.
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A God of Calling and Change
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jul 30, 2021
  • 2 min

A God of Calling and Change

Dear All Saints and St Marys Blessings Today is the feast of Ignatius of Loyola – who lived in 1491-1556 in Spain. He is perhaps famously...
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Fruits of the Spirit
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jul 23, 2021
  • 2 min

Fruits of the Spirit

How kind have you been to others this week? How gentle have you been to yourself?
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Thanksgiving and Thank you’s
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jul 2, 2021
  • 3 min

Thanksgiving and Thank you’s

Dear All Saints and St Marys This weekend, and last weekend, are often called “Petertide”. After Saint Peter no less! St Peter and St...
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A question of fair balance
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jun 25, 2021
  • 3 min

A question of fair balance

Fairness and generosity are at the heart of Paul's plea to the church in Corinth in this week's New Testament reading
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God of Surprises
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jun 18, 2021
  • 3 min

God of Surprises

I have been pondering the phrase “The best laid plans...”. Its a proverb which speaks of how even some of the best plans can go awry.
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Joy of the Ordinary
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jun 11, 2021
  • 3 min

Joy of the Ordinary

It is this time in the ordinary cycle of the church that we are given a little space to settle into a familiar rhythm.
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WHAT EVER WE DO, WE DO FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
All Saints Fishponds
  • Jun 4, 2021
  • 2 min

WHAT EVER WE DO, WE DO FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

We think about living in the light of the Glory of God in our services this week
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PENTECOST - Happy Birthday
All Saints Fishponds
  • May 21, 2021
  • 2 min

PENTECOST - Happy Birthday

As part of the festival of Pentecost we celebrate the very beginning of the Church, a group of people from a multitude of places,
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ASCENSIONTIDE - Earth becomes a part of Heaven’s story!
All Saints Fishponds
  • May 14, 2021
  • 2 min

ASCENSIONTIDE - Earth becomes a part of Heaven’s story!

In these days from Ascension to Pentecost, the church embarks on a global season of prayer called They Kingdom Come.
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All’s well and All shall be well
All Saints Fishponds
  • May 7, 2021
  • 2 min

All’s well and All shall be well

Today – May the 8th - is also the day the Church remembers Julian of Norwich (1417). She was the first woman to have her writing published
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The Good News We Share
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 30, 2021
  • 2 min

The Good News We Share

3 simple prayers: Morning Lord... Lunchtime Lord... Evening Lord....
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Alleluia Christ is Risen. He is Risen indeed. Alleluia
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • 3 min

Alleluia Christ is Risen. He is Risen indeed. Alleluia

There is something rather wonderful about the Easter greeting. Its simple call and answer response.
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EASTER 3, or is that EASTER FREE
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 16, 2021
  • 4 min

EASTER 3, or is that EASTER FREE

Dear friends, I hope you have all had good weeks and perhaps have been able to enjoy the benefits of the next stage of lockdown easing. ...
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Eastertide Greetings
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 9, 2021
  • 3 min

Eastertide Greetings

Dear Sisters and Brothers of All Saints and St Marys It has been a delightful Easter Week, and one that has brought with it a sense of...
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ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! HE IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA
All Saints Fishponds
  • Apr 2, 2021
  • 3 min

ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA! HE IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA

That is the shout - the cry - the rejoicing - the sound that echo’s around the world on this weekend. Easter is here.
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Holy Week
All Saints Fishponds
  • Mar 27, 2021
  • 3 min

Holy Week

We have been and will continue this week to be able to share together in person and online the Holiest of weeks in the Christian year
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Passion - a little bit can go along way.
All Saints Fishponds
  • Mar 20, 2021
  • 3 min

Passion - a little bit can go along way.

Hello All Saints and St Marys We are now well and truly emerging into the heart of Lent. Refreshment from mothering Sunday has passed, as...
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