St Mary’s News – The Great Expectations Edition

St Mary’s News – Great Expectations

After Revd. Heather’s reflections around ‘Great Expectations’, this editions includes:

Great Expectations - Pip starting his journey to Germany - AI generated

A Happy Sustainable New Year!,
January Events, and
The usual listings of services and contacts.

A New Year Reflection from Revd. Heather

Great expectations

For those that enjoy Christmas movies, the season for watching them, which appears to span anytime from the end of October to December is finally over. One book, which seems to feature over and over again in Christmas films, albeit under many different guises, is that great Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol.

Another novel of Charles Dickens is Great Expectations.

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St Mary’s New Year Resolutions Edition

Revd Heather Wilcox starts by discussing New Year Resolutions; there is also an appreciation of Jo Jeffery and thank you for Advent Windows. It also, of course, has the usual listings of services and contacts.

New Year Message from Revd Heather Wilcox

New Year resolutions, I suspect that at some point in our lives, we have all made them.

As a new year dawns, we wake up determined that somehow this year we will make better choices. Maybe we want to lose weight or exercise more, learn a new hobby, or find ways of connecting with our friends more effectively throughout the year and not just with the annual Christmas card and round robin letter.

January 6, 2020

The Happiness Course

The Happiness Course & Other St Mary’s News

This edition of St Mary’s News reports on Bishop Stephen’s New Year Message, Tidying the Churchyard, Home Groups, and shoeboxes & cards update. It also provides listings of services and contacts but first, The Happiness Course:

The Happiness Course

Come and find out how life could be happier in 2020 through this six-session course that looks at things that help us develop a happier life:

Gratitude Friends and family Kindness

Body and soul Forgiveness Coping strategies Continue reading “The Happiness Course”