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St. Oswald's Churchwarden
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From the Vicarage - November
Earlier this year I was fortunate to visit a number of the beautiful towns and cities along the Rhine. One of the photographs I took in...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Oct 1
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From the Vicarage - October
For the ploughing, sowing, reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping, future needs in earth's safe-keeping, thanks be to God. These...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Aug 31
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From the Vicarage - September
Some of you, I am sure, will recall with fondness (and perhaps a little exasperation!) the character of Jim Trott in the ‘Vicar of...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Jul 1
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From the Vicarage - July & August
During a recent Quiz Night, our St Oswald’s Churchwardens asked, ‘How many War Graves are in our Churchyard?’ There is, in fact, just the...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Jun 4
- 2 min
From the Vicarage - June
Come, and Bring Your Picnic! That’s what we asked. And come you did – in your droves, or so it seemed! I am still smiling from the sight...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Apr 29
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From the Vicarage - May
I have no doubt that the nation’s preparations for the King’s Coronation have been unimaginably complex and have focussed the minds and...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Apr 7
- 2 min
From the Vicarage - April
A few days ago, I was asked by a friend to make a short video of myself saying something about my ‘job’ as a woman Vicar! It was to...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Feb 28
- 2 min
From The Vicarage - March
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Feb 5
- 2 min
From the Vicarage - February
Are you, by any chance, a Galanthophile? You may be, without even knowing it – but it’s no bad thing! For those of you who know your...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Jan 1
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From the Vicarage - January
Happy New Year! The extended seasonal period which brings us to New Year also tends to bring with it numerous pressures, and not a few...
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Rev'd Carolyn James
- Dec 3, 2022
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From the Vicarage - December
It happened this week – and remember I am writing this in early November. That word Advent was suddenly popping up on pew sheets, in the...
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