Posts by Julianne Chatfield

St Peter and St Paul

Friday 29 June 2012

Today is the feast of St Peter and St Paul; two Apostles and two martyrs. In different ways they were used by God to guide and shape the Early Church. The reading from the Saints today was by St Augustine. I was struck by this part of the passage: The blessed Peter, the first of […]

The Wrong Blogs.

Friday 22 June 2012

A little while ago, I was ranting about something that I can’t now remember. Neil looked at me and said “You’ve been reading the Wrong Blogs again, haven’t you?” He was right. But what are the ‘Wrong Blogs”? I am not going to give a list of blogs to stay clear of because this is […]

The Cedar that God grew- A story for family prayer time.

Tuesday 19 June 2012

The imagery of the readings on Sunday has stayed with me. The Old Testament reading, from Ezekiel is very similar to the second parable Jesus tells in the gospel. Here is the text: “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant […]

And we ate cake…

Monday 18 June 2012

This Sunday, 17th June was a special day for us. One younger member of our group celebrated a rather significant birthday and Frs Neil and Geoff celebrated the first anniversary of their ordination to the Roman Catholic Priesthood. This, of course meant lots of cake.    

Of tiny seeds.

Sunday 17 June 2012

Here is a version of the story used with the children today. I used the Rubelev Icon of the Holy Trinity, an icon of the Crucifixion and some black mustard seeds. The first part can be omitted (particularly for use with younger children and just the parables used. Before we begin, let’s think about what […]

Mixed emotions and the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday 15 June 2012

Today is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I have been moved by certain aspects of the readings today. My thoughts are still a bit muddled, maybe because my heart was moved and my head takes a while to catch up. So here are the things that struck me. Make of it what […]