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† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer29th June 2025The Second Sunday after TrinitySaint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, ApostlesWELCOME Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles The first reading is Acts chapter 12, verses 1 to 11Peter escapes from prison at night in confusion and realizes that it is God’s divine intervention that has freed him to continue his … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer22nd June 2025The first Sunday after Trinity WELCOME Ordinary Time – Green What is Ordinary Time? Historically, after Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost, the church enters a long period known as Ordinary Time, stretching from the day of Pentecost and Trinity Sunday to the start of Advent — about half of the liturgical year. It is time out … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer8th June 2025Pentecost WELCOME Where we lived in Reading, on a summer evening before dusk, you were likely to see a hot air balloon gaining height and drifting over the houses. The park at the top of the hill was a popular place for hot air ballooners, the colours were spectacular and you could often … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer1st June 2025The Seventh Sunday of Easter https://www.thykingdomcome.global WELCOME Today we think about the introductions and how to start a conversation with God. And Jesus came to teach us how to know. The first reading is Ezekiel 36, 24 to 28.God speaks words of reassurance through Ezekiel to the Israelites in exile, promising that they will … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer25th May 2025The Sixth Sunday of Easter WELCOME Over the Easter period two members of my family moved house and began to build a home in a new place. Home. It’s a word that comes with a lot of stuff. In a literal sense. We put our stuff, our physical belongings, in our homes, the things … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer18 May 2025The Fifth Sunday of Easter WELCOME The Fifth Sunday of Easter.  We come to learn about love. The love that Jesus shows us and commands us to show one another. We learn of the depth and accepting nature of his love and give thought to how we can demonstrate that love in our own … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer11 May 2025The Fourth Sunday of Easter WELCOME Today is known as Vocations Sunday in the Church of England, it is also our Annual Parochial Church Council Meeting. It is the time of year when we get together and review the last year and consider where God is calling us into the next year. Listening to … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer04 May 2025The Third Sunday of Easter WELCOME During the Easter season this year we’re thinking about people whose lives are changed by that first Easter day; people who encounter Jesus, risen from the dead and bringing new hope and meaning to their lives. Last week we thought about Thomas. One man whose own personal experience … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer27 April 2025The Second Sunday of EasterTHANK YOU ALL The Rector is on her well-deserved break this week, and she’s asked me to thank everyone for all the hard work of Holy Week, which resulted in the wonderful Eucharist of Easter Day. The church was full, standing room only. So many children and adults of all … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer13 April 2025Palm Sunday Welcome Today we mark a significant part of the events that lead us to the cross – Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Everyone had heard about the miracle of Lazarus, they believed and therefore followed and celebrated the messiah as he entered the city. A messiah who would change everything! But … Read More