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† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer16 July 2023The Sixth Sunday after Trinity  Picture by kind permission of Greenside Primary School WELCOMEMatthew 13.1-9,18-23 When we arrived at the Rectory, nearly 10 years ago now, we discovered that three quarters of the garden had be left and taken over by nature! In the process of clearing, it meant digging down very deeply, which in … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer09 July 2023The Fifth Sunday after Trinity  Helping Others WELCOME God’s nature and mercy are revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. So we come to him in our worship this Sunday in response to Christ’s invitation to walk with him and learn from him. The first reading is from Zechariah, chapter 9, vv 9-12Here Zechariah the … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer02 July 2023The Fourth Sunday after Trinity  WELCOME In today’s gospel, Jesus tells us of our need to receive the people whom God sends to us. If we are open to what they bring to us, we will be blessed. So let us then open our hearts and minds to God and to seek to be receptive … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer25 June 2023The Third Sunday after Trinity  A Ring Necked Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri) WELCOME When I first arrived in Clewer, I found boxes and boxes of old paperwork, notebooks containing PCC minutes going back as far as the Victorians. I was fascinated to read that someone was employed to catch and kill the ‘vermin’, including … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer18 June 2023The Second Sunday after Trinity  Ruins of the Temple of Jerusalem WELCOME I wonder what your most treasured possession is? If something happened to your home, what would you try and save? My guess is when it comes to the crunch, it wouldn’t be a possession at all but a person or group … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer11 June 2023The first Sunday after Trinity SundaySt Barnabas WELCOME Today we celebrate the apostle St BarnabasBarnabas was not one of the twelve apostles but was a significant member of their community after Jesus’ death. He was originally called Joseph the Levite and came from Cyprus, so he was Greek speaking and lived the Greek way … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer04 June 2023Trinity Sunday The Hospitality of Abraham (also called Trinity) is an icon by Andrei Rublev which shows the three angels that appeared to Abraham at Mamre. Though the three angels are not the three persons of the Trinity,they represent the Trinity. The angel in the middle represents Christ, with a chalice. WELCOME This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, and in peace we … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer28 May 2023Pentecost WELCOME Pentecost is the feast of the Holy Spirit, and is the second most important event in the Church’s calendar and it falls 50 days after Easter. The Holy Spirit is quite a difficult thing to understand, so here is the short version! WaitingThe disciples were waiting for the Holy Spirit to come.Jesus had … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer21 May 2023The Seventh Sunday of Easter Holman Hunt – The Light of the World (Keble College version) WELCOME The Seventh Sunday of Easter or the Sunday after the Ascension Today we remember that Jesus leaves his disciples as he returns to his heavenly Father, and we reflect today on what it means to live in the post-Ascension … Read More

† St AndrewsProclaiming Christ in Clewer14 May 2023The Sixth Sunday of Easter Malawi Cyclone Update The impact of the recent Cyclone Freddy in Malawi has been devastating. Floods have washed away crops, over 500,000 people have been displaced and hundreds have lost their lives. Christian Aid Week is at its most powerful when a disaster happens. Through you, we will … Read More