Autumn nature notes: pause, look and listen
Michael Pearson’s September nature notes invite us to notice the life around us as summer gives way to autumn.
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09, 2026
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09, 2026
Harvest: gratitude, generosity and caring for creation
Fr Simon’s September reflection invites us to give thanks for the harvest, remember those who grow our food and care for God’s creation.
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09, 2026
Can you be a Christian without going to church? Our latest parish podcast
Can you be a Christian without going to church? Simon Ward and Richard Washington explore community, welcome and belonging in episode eight of the Parish of Great Yarmouth Podcast.
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06, 2026
Reflection: First Sunday after Trinity (7 June 2026)
Our Gospel reading this Sunday begins with Jesus encountering Matthew the Tax Collector and asking him to become his follower. Matthew doesn’t hesitate; he just leaves everything behind to follow Jesus. It was this Matthew who recorded what he had seen and heard during his time with Jesus to write the Gospel that bears his name. Legend has it that after the ascension he preached in Judea and then ...
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05, 2026
Reflection: Seventh Sunday of Easter (17 May 2026)
In our reading from John’s gospel, Jesus is praying that God will glorify him and lift him up to the position alongside the Father which the Messiah of Jewish tradition was supposed to attain. When we think of the word ‘glory’ we think of high renown or honour, magnificence or great beauty, and we give glory to earthly things as well as heavenly. As a dedicated follower of fashion, ...
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05, 2026
Reflection: Sixth Sunday of Easter (10 May 2026)
In our reading from Acts (17:22-31) St Paul speaks to the people of Athens. As he speaks he is surrounded by statues and temples but doesn’t openly condemn their gods but instead notices their altar to an unknown God. Paul uses this as an opportunity to speak of the living God: a God who is not distant or remote and neither is confined to buildings made by human hands. ...
