Draw Nearer – Advent Week 1 The Draw Nearer Group met at St. Wilfrid’s Barn, Arley on the 12th October to start the study of Advent. Using the Church of England study booklet – A to Z of Advent. We commenced with an outline of what Advent is and what it means to our Christian … Read more

PILGRIMAGE Definitions: Oxford Concise Dictionary Pilgrimage a pilgrim’s journey life viewed as a journey any journey taken for nostalgia or sentimental reasons  Pilgrim a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons a person regarded as journeying through life a traveller Resources  BBC Sounds Sunday Worship (Religion and Ethics) Four Programmes – Holy … Read more

Hymn – Come, you Thankful People Come Come, you thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home! fruit and crops are gathered in now, before the storms begin: God our maker will provide for our needs to be supplied; come, with all his people, come, raise the song of harvest home!  All the world … Read more

Advent 2026 The Draw Nearer Group met at St. Laurance Church Annexe, Ansley, when we discussed what we would like to study from now until Christmas. The decision we made that we would not meet during December, so we have four meeting left in 2026, It was also decided that a study of Advent. would … Read more

Hymn – I Watched the Sunrise (Close to Me) 1, I watch the sunrise Lighting the sky Casting its shadows near And on this morning Bright though it be I feel those shadows Near me  But you are always close to me Following all my ways May I be always close to youFollowing all your … Read more

Hymn – When You Walk with the Lord (Trust and Obey) 1 When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do his good will, he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Refrain: Trust and obey, … Read more

October Services at Ansley Churches   4th October Trinity 18 St John’s    10.45 a.m. Holy Communion 11th October Harvest St Laurence  10.30 a.m. Morning Worship 18th October Trinity 20 St John’s  10.30 a.m. Morning Worship 25th October Bible Sunday St Laurence  10.30 a.m. Holy Communion  Baptism Everley Faye Sansome was baptised at St Laurence … Read more

October, 2026 Every time I have a wash, a shower or brush my teeth, I think how lucky we are to have clean running water.  It was good to see an advert on T.V. where lots of children were telling people to save water and how to do it.  Let’s hope many listened. We all … Read more

A Harvest Reflection for October There’s a particular light that falls across the fields in October — low, golden, unhurried. Combines move through the last of the corn and wheat. Gardens that burst with colour in July have thinned to a few brave pumpkins and stubborn tomatoes. Whether you spend your days at a desk, … Read more

From Ashes to Growth: Finding Faith in a Season of Fire You’ve probably noticed the news this summer — England’s had a real run of wildfires. And what’s struck me most is how many of them started small. Someone lighting a bonfire to burn the garden waste, feeling pretty confident they had it under control … Read more