Author Archives: Revd Alex Pease

Beccy Clark – Parish Administrator of Itchen Valley Parish

Every year, two churchwardens and I hold a review for Beccy and ask the opinion of various church members on how she is doing as Parish Administrator.  The comments have been so fulsome from so many of you – thank … Continue reading

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The Good Samaritan – a talk for Family Worship by Tim Clapp

Well did you enjoy that bible parable?  So does anybody know what the meaning is of a parable? It is a little story that Jesus used to teach with. What is Jesus trying to teach us with todays parable?  Does … Continue reading

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How to drive off the tempter Matthew 4:1-11 by Revd. Alex Pease

Matthew 4:1-11 You will have seen in IVN for this month that I asked our neighbours how they were getting on with their New Year’s Resolutions? It is a truism that gyms get out all sorts of new equipment for January … Continue reading

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Lent by Revd. Alex Pease

This article was published first in Itchen Valley News March 2020 Lent So, New Year’s Resolutions – how did that go then?  That determined resolution not to drink alcohol or to cut down on your sugar consumption or to go … Continue reading

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Coronavirus and steps to stop its spread

We have been given the following advice on how to reduce infection from the Coronavirus. You will see that in addition to what we do already (the priest hand sanitising) it suggests that we do not shake hands at the … Continue reading

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Stations of the Cross at St Swithun’s Martyr Worthy Monday 2nd March at 7.30pm

A reminder about this special service and hope that you will be able to come

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Temptation and Lent – a sermon for Ash Wednesday by Revd. Alex Pease

Ash Wednesday Sermon 2020 – Temptation Temptation and Lent Do you go or have you ever been to a gym? The idea of a gym is to build our physical fitness and is a good thing to do even when … Continue reading

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Peter says: its tough now, but look at the evidence – He is King and He is coming back! 2 Peter 1:16 by Revd Katherine Miller

A couple of summers ago I had a letter through the post which said ‘Jury Summons’. I am sure if you have experienced being on a Jury you will agree, it is a fascinating experience. Put together with 11 others, … Continue reading

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Family Service Sunday 1st March 2020 – St Mary’s Easton 10am

Please do join us for our Family Service on Sunday morning

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The Transfiguration Matthew 17:1-9 by Revd Alex Pease

The Transfiguration of Jesus Matthew 17 Have you; have we ever glimpsed the transcendent or are we preoccupied with the immanent? Ok, so you may not know what these two words mean: transcendent and immanent. I will try to explain them, … Continue reading

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Wrath and Judgment for everyone, but then from behind the clouds…the Sun Romans 2-3:20 by Nicky Barber

Wrath, Judgment, anguish, distress, evil, injustice, condemnation.  All words from our passage today. That sounds very grim doesn’t it? Despite the fact that it is quite difficult to read, we can’t just skip it.  The Bible isn’t some sort of … Continue reading

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Worry, need, striving and strife, the birds and the lilies Matthew 5:25-end by Revd Alex Pease

What do you worry about? When my youngest daughter went to Africa for her gap year to support a hospital there, there was a great scandal going on.  Some money which had come from painstaking fund raising in the West … Continue reading

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You are the salt of the earth..you are the light of the world Isaiah 58:1-9 and Matthew 5:13-20 by Revd Andrew Ashdown

 “You are the salt of the earth…. You are the light of the world.”  I expect that everyone of us has asked at some point in our lives: What is the point of my life?  Of course, our purpose and … Continue reading

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Parish Communion Sunday 23rd February at St Swithun’s Martyr Worthy at 10am

On Sunday 23rd February 2020 at our Parish Communion Service at St Swithun’s Martyr Worthy at 10am we have a guest preacher: Revd Katherine Miller whom I met during the Summer last year at our Stewards Trust holiday and who … Continue reading

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Valley Worship Sunday 16th February 2020 St Mary’s Easton at 10am

Please do join us as Nicky preaches on Romans 2-3.20

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