by Jonathan | Jun 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
What is Trinity Sunday? It is the day on which the church proclaims the doctrine of the Trinity, one God in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is appropriate to celebrate this soon after the Feast of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit appeared to his...
by Jonathan | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorised
What is Pentecost? It is the day on which we celebrate the disciples were ‘filled with the Holy Spirit’ in front of a large crowd which had gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the festival of Pentecost. Jesus had promised that this would happen: ‘I have said these...
by Jonathan | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorised
What is Ascension Day? This is, to many, a rather puzzling celebration! Jesus ascending to heaven in clouds of glory is difficult to fit into the patterns of our experience. There are, of course, wonderful paintings of the scene – see, for example, the Rembrandt’s...
by Jonathan | May 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
Christian Aid Week is 12-18 May this year. As with previous years, Christian Aid will focus on a particular problem in a particular country. This year’s focus is on expectant mothers in Sierra Leone: “the world’s most dangerous place to give birth”. Every day, 10...
by Roy Sanderson | Mar 2, 2019 | Uncategorised
“No Health without Mental Health” Lent, the period before Easter, is a time for personal reflection and, for some, self-denial to intensify this. St George’s Church strives to put on a study course each year during this period to help with the reflection part. The...
by Roy Sanderson | Dec 29, 2018 | Uncategorised
Getting back to normal? Happy memories? Regret for over-indulgence? What now? Well, for the church Christmas is not over for a while. And now there the New Year. What have I learned during Advent? Is there anything that should affect my life next year? Any resolutions...
