Grapevine - The District Newsletter

From the Circuit Staff — January 2021Dear friendsAlthough we were all expecting Christmas and New Year to be different this year, the speed of increased infection rates has taken us all by surprise. One minute people were stocking up their fridges, and the next putting as much as possible into the freezer, realising they would be on their own or at least a very reduced number over the...

The Revd Dr Clifford Owen enjoys watching The Vicar of Dibley and Father Ted. He has also in the past laughed at the sketches of The Dave Allen Show. But how far do TV sitcoms represent the realities of life as a vicar or priest?In 10 Churches, 3 Crises, 1 God Clifford 'tells it for real'. This is his story of 50 years from first call through to retirement and up to the present day.He...

Pastoral Letter — East Anglia District Chair of the District — Revd. Julian M. PursehouseJanuary 2021Sisters and Brothers in Christ,I am writing this letter on the first day of the New Year and I suspect that for many of us our festive celebrations and our marking of the New Year will have been somewhat muted in character given the circumstances we find ourselves in. Just a week before...