Author Archives: Revd Alex Pease

Parish Ministry Team

Posted on 21st January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

Dear Parishioners I would like to advise you that we have four new members of our Parish Ministry Team.  They recently completed their Bishops Commissions for Mission (BCM) and thus have Diocesan authority to lead our church community in various … Continue reading →

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The Common Mission Fund

Posted on 19th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

Please do see the attached poster which has been sent to us to pin up in our churches – but probably more likely that you will be able to see on here!

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Valley Worship Sunday 17th January 2021 – The Recording and Acts 2:1-13 by Tim Clapp

Posted on 17th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

We started our series on the Acts of the Apostles this morning with Tim Clapp preaching on Acts 2.  Jane Anderson spoke in the Every Day lives slot, Elizabeth Bouldin read the reading and Dan Day Robinson led us in … Continue reading →

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Ringing Bells for an end to Covid

Posted on 14th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

Dear Neighbours, As during the last lockdown we will be ringing our church bells at 8pm every Thursday evening.  Please use this as an opportunity to remember to pray for the NHS and all the frontline staff who are working … Continue reading →

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Rector’s Video Letter 14th January 2021

Posted on 14th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

Here is the link to the 24/7 Prayer site https://www.24-7prayer.com/helpmepray

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Praying for those with Covid

Posted on 12th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

If you are worried about a friend or relation who has Covid 19 at the moment please do email me so that we can get together a group of people to pray for them.  Amazing things happen when we ask … Continue reading →

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Christmas Giving 2020

Posted on 11th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

Dear Neighbours Happy New Year! You may recall that I asked if you would kindly give online to our Christmas Charities (please see the post below) as we were not able to raise money by collections this year for obvious … Continue reading →

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Parish Communion 10th January 2021 – The Recording

Posted on 10th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease
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Use lockdown to hear the Lord’s Voice Psalm 29 by John Barber

Posted on 10th January 2021 by Revd Alex Pease

The Voice of the Lord — Psalm 29 I was going to open this sermon by asking you to imagine yourself when a heavy rain storm is brewing and the wind is strengthening, the skies are darkening and the atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Tier 4 and church attendance

Posted on 31st December 2020 by Revd Alex Pease

Dear Parishioners, I hope that you all had a good Christmas in the circumstances and were able to participate either at home on zoom or in the flesh at one of our services over the period. I am on holiday … Continue reading →

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Crib Service 2020 – the Recording

Posted on 25th December 2020 by Revd Alex Pease
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Christmas Day Parish Communion 2020

Posted on 25th December 2020 by Revd Alex Pease

So lockdown Christmas – the preoccupation of planning from Remembrance Sunday! We started by thinking about a one service in four sites (our four churches) approach using zoom technology but soon realised that we almost had the technology to do … Continue reading →

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Crib Service 2020 – in a year of Covid

Posted on 25th December 2020 by Revd Alex Pease

OK so for the first time ever the Crib Service at Easton was not completely packed out – we had the regulation 30 people attending…but we did have the most amazing brand new poem re-telling the Nativity Story written by … Continue reading →

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First Communion of Christmas John 1:1-18 by Revd Alex Pease

Posted on 25th December 2020 by Revd Alex Pease

It was great to see St Mary’s Avington so full this evening.  The church had been decorated beautifully and it was wonderful to see the candles lit.   We were grateful for John Dover playing the organ as we hummed … Continue reading →

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The Nativity Story

Posted on 22nd December 2020 by Revd Alex Pease

This will, I hope, make you smile this morning – produced by my son in law’s church Stenhouse Baptist Church in Edinburgh  

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