Tag Archives: prayer

Mothers’ Union members living with the consequences of Joseph Kony

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

The Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Winchester (of which I’m currently a Trustee) is linked through the Mothers’ Union Wave of Prayer to members in Kitgum, an area of Northern Uganda that lived for decades under the influence of … Continue reading →

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Journeying into a place of shelter this #Advent (using Psalm 91)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Advent is a time of preparation. Preparation to understand afresh what it means to us now that Christ came into the world as a tiny helpless baby. Preparation as a minister, to make others welcome at Christ’s Nativity as they … Continue reading →

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Why should our parishes have a relationship with their Cathedrals?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I received a very unexpected invitation this year, which has made me think about the relationship between the parishes of our Diocese, and the life and worship of it’s ‘mother church’ Winchester Cathedral. My parish is on the outer fringes … Continue reading →

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Pray for our British Armed Forces, especially this Remembrance Sunday

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

It was a Royal Marine funeral last year that profoundly affected my ministry. Since then I have had the privilege of meeting members of the Armed Forces Christian Union (AFCU) through work on our Mothers’ Union pilot project funding relationship … Continue reading →

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Trusting the testimony of Christians in our Armed Forces

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

  On Thursday, I had the privilege of meeting, praying and worshipping with Christian members of our Armed Forces, at their main Day of Prayer event at St Clement Danes in London. I was there on behalf of Mothers’ Union … Continue reading →

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Under the gaze of God: Confession for Pentecost – Acts 2:1-12

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

We normally have an awesome open-air service for Pentecost out in the blazing sunshine. This year we had what I’m told was an awesome service… inside! It fell to me to lead this year, with a Reader colleague preaching using … Continue reading →

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Terrorism hasn’t died, so let us pray

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

When my husband and I heard the news yesterday morning, our immediate thoughts were that Bin Ladin’s death puts a lot of people in a lot of places, at greater risk. Then yesterday afternoon we received this message from Canon … Continue reading →

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The power of wonder

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

There have been several things over the last few weeks that have got me wondering… about wondering. I’m not sure this post will make a whole lot of sense, it’s more a conversation of ideas, that may have considerable significance … Continue reading →

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Lord,… keep me out of your way!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

When I first started blogging I ‘met’ someone known as ‘A Man Breathing’ who was an ordinand on the south coast, blogging his journey to ordination. Sadly, after his ordination he stopped blogging, but that was after many months of … Continue reading →

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Entering that sacred space

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

I am currently at the Hayes Conference Centre at Swanwick in Derbyshire for the first Mothers’ Unit All Unit Conference. #muconf10 for Twitter followers. Travelling, and the first few hours here have produced several blessings – including my Dad back … Continue reading →

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