It’s quite clear from the Bible that “church” is not a building, but a community of people. The Bible uses several different metaphors to describe this community, but one really helpful one is “family.” In the New Testament letters, we read repeated references to the Christians being called “brothers and sisters.” Jesus himself said that…
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I don’t know whether this is a well-known expression, or just something that was said in my circles, but I hope the meaning is clear… at today’s Church Spring Clean, “a good job of work” was done. A group few in number but fabulous in commitment turned out, and both the inside and the outside…
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Last year, in celebration of the Coronation of King Charles III, people were encouraged to set aside some time for community service under the title, “The Big Help Out.” It has been decided another similar initiative should take place this year over the three days 7th-9th June. The PCC has chosen to carry out a…
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Last year, the King sponsored an initiative called the “Big Help Out.” As part of that, we organised a Church Spring Clean and Churchyard Tidy-up. The initiative is being repeated this year, and we have decided to extend our activity a little. So, on Saturday 8th June, we invite people to join us for our…
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Sorry if you’ve come here via the QR code in the magazine. We’ve not been able to set it all up as expected. We will do it another time. Feel free to register your interest below and we’ll keep in touch in relation to this. My article at the front of the March edition of…
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Many of you will visit the churchyard through the course of the year to remember loved ones buried there. It is a provision made by the church to the community, and we know how important it is to village families. Partly because of the passage of time, but mostly because of a succession of accidents…
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It is a sad fact that poverty is increasing in the UK at the moment, and we recognise that Hunsdon is not immune from the impact of rising prices. In conjunction with the Parish Council and some enthusiastic village residents, the PCC has begun to investigate how we can support those individuals and families within…
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As part of the celebrations surrounding the Coronation of King Charles III, Monday 8th May has been set aside as a day for community service. The PCC is pleased to be sharing with other village organisations in this special opportunity, and we encourage everyone to get involved somewhere. You can sign up to be involved…
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It was lovely to see so many people at our Bat Information Evening in April and wonderful that lots of people said they were interested in joining us for the Bat Count in June. Setting a date for the counts isn’t quite as straight forward as we thought! Roger, our bat expert writes: The count…
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We are pleased to welcome guests of all ages to a special event at St Dunstan’s Church on Thursday 21st April from 7:30pm. We have three species of bats resident in the church. Local bat expert Roger Harvard will be giving an informative talk about the bats using pictures (and maybe some real bats). Budding…
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