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Sunday 29th December: 1st Sunday of Christmas
As we approach the end of the calendar year I want to say ‘thank you’ to all of you who are part of the life of the Church of the Good...
Timothy Astin
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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Sunday 22nd December: 4th Sunday of Advent
‘Christmas is a time for giving’ as the saying goes. One of the privileges of being the Vicar and the Church Treasurer is that we give...
Timothy Astin
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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Sunday 15th December: 3rd Sunday of Advent
Tomorrow is the third Sunday of Advent. We will light the third candle on the advent ring which is the pink candle for joy (‘gaudete’)....
Timothy Astin
Dec 14, 20242 min read
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Sunday 8th December: 2nd Sunday of Advent
The Mole Valley Silver Band were giving a concert this afternoon in aid of the Dyscover charity. This is their second year and both they...
Timothy Astin
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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Sunday 1st December: Advent Sunday
Here are a couple of pictures from the churchyard tidy. The large compost heap speaks to all the tidying up that happened! Thank you to...
Timothy Astin
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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Sunday 24th November: Last Sunday Before Advent
Last Thursday I gave a talk at an open meeting of our Mothers’ Union branch. We all crammed into the Meeting Room to hear and talk about...
Timothy Astin
Nov 23, 20244 min read
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Sunday 10th November: Remembrance Sunday
As the Royal British Legion puts it tomorrow “we remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and...
Timothy Astin
Nov 9, 20243 min read
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Sunday 3rd November: All Saints’ Sunday and 4th Sunday before Advent
As a child my mother used to tell me that things, good or bad, happen in threes. No doubt her mother taught it to her as a small child...
Timothy Astin
Nov 2, 20243 min read
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Sunday 27th October: Last Sunday after Trinity
This Sunday the long church season of Trinity (also called Ordinary Time) comes to a close. The 1st of November is All Saints Day which...
Timothy Astin
Oct 25, 20243 min read
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Sunday 20th October: 21st Sunday after Trinity
A week ago the Cabaret evening took place in the church hall. Thanks go to Clare Bellamy Moss and everyone who helped to put on this...
Timothy Astin
Oct 18, 20243 min read
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Sunday 13th October: 20th Sunday after Trinity
I wonder if you have looked at the Ribbon Display for Baby Loss Awareness Week which is on the church hedge? It means a lot to those...
Timothy Astin
Oct 12, 20242 min read
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Sunday 6th October: Harvest Festival
At the successful MacMillan Coffee morning today – thank you Margaret Fitch and everyone who helped to put this on – I was told that St...
Timothy Astin
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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Sunday 29th September: 18th Sunday after Trinity
I confess to being tired as I write this. Today has been an unusual Saturday with both a wedding and a baptism service. Both illustrate...
Timothy Astin
Sep 27, 20244 min read
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Sunday 22nd September: 17th Sunday after Trinity
Have you heard of ‘Chinese walls’? The phrase became popular for internal barriers within financial companies to preserve appropriate...
Timothy Astin
Sep 20, 20243 min read
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Sunday 15th September: 16th Sunday after Trinity
Thanks to the CoGS Social Committee for the Quiz entertainment, and to everyone who made the Welcome Back Barbecue possible. No sooner...
Timothy Astin
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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Sunday 8th September: 15th Sunday after Trinity
Welcome Back Sunday We welcome back Church Explorers, our Junior Church) this Sunday and hold our church barbecue to mark the return to...
Timothy Astin
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Sunday 1st September: 14th Sunday after Trinity
Today (Saturday 31st August) is the latest model railway exhibition. I particularly recommend the cooked breakfast from our catering...
Timothy Astin
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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Sunday 18th August: 12th Sunday after Trinity
We are blessed with a team of organists, and tomorrow Linda Morgan will be playing for us for the first time. I expect there might be a...
Timothy Astin
Aug 17, 20242 min read
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Sunday 11th August: 11th Sunday after Trinity
9th August is Mary Sumner Day. She was the founder of the Mothers’ Union so each year she is remembered. We will celebrate the Mothers’...
Timothy Astin
Aug 9, 20242 min read
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Sunday 4th August: 10th Sunday after Trinity
The family joke is that this picture shows the Astin family, Moira, Ed and Tim (the Old Man of Hoy). Many years ago my opinion about...
Timothy Astin
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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