Frost stops the car

Tuesday 19th November 2019

Sun catching bronze and silver leaves in the frost prompted me to stop the car for a photograph.  A kind driver also stopped to see if I needed help  --  and the sun disappeared before I took the picture!

Natural spotlight

Monday 18th November 2019

Only at this time of year does the rising sun come through an east window at Bellingham and shine straight on to this banner of an angel made by a local school teacher.  (One of the pleasures of saying 8 o'clock Morning Prayer in church!)

Prayer Space in the Middle School

Friday 8th November 2019

 In the season of Remembrance pupils could choose to do any (or all or none) of the activities on offer in the Prayer Space.  Here are three of a dozen possibilities on the themes of remembrance, loss, change, thankfulness and hope.

Artistic autumn

Monday 4th November 2019

From my vantage point saying Morning Prayer in church, I loved the way the flower arranger had picked up the colours of the tapestry in the altar frontal.

All Hallows' Eve

Thursday 31st October

The Eve of All Saints' Day was a good time to bury ashes for the first time in the newly established Memorial Garden in St Peter's Churchyard at Falstone.

Autumn in Redesdale

Sunday 27th October 2019

"What is this life if full of care//we have no time to stand and stare?"  And I did have time to enjoy the view after the 9 o'clock Holy Communion at Horsley before driving on to Thorneyburn for the next service.

Magazine deadline

Tuesday 15th October

It seems a pity to spend a beautiful autumn day indoors working out church service rotas for the coming month and dealing with other administrative matters.  So I managed to get out to enjoy the tree "cathedral" before writing the Rector's Letter and the rest of my  monthly contribution to the parish magazine.