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Letter from St James’s Pentecost

Life belt

The ongoing role of the Holy Spirit in empowering believers to sustain God’s rescue mission through divine strength, wisdom, and radical transformation.

Easter 2025 celebrations

An egg lying in some straw

The church enjoyed a great Easter with a new Good Friday service in the evening meditating on the meaning of the cross.

Letter from St James’s Church

Lent

Lent mimics Jesus’ forty-day desert preparation. Beyond giving up treats, it invites us to accept his ultimate rescue mission: dying for our sins to restore us.

Donation to the Leprosy Mission

The Leprosy Mission logo

The PCC donated £1,500 to the Leprosy Mission, supporting their work to treat leprosy, reduce disability and stigma, and empower affected communities. Church members also contributed via collection boxes, aiding medical care, education, and social change in leprosy-affected regions worldwide.

Family Easter Service (Good Friday)

A selection of brightly coloured Easter eggs in a bowl

Good Friday service offers reflection on sacrifice, courage, and meaning at the heart of Easter. All are welcome to pause, pray, and share in the day’s significance, looking forward with hope toward Easter.

Ten Million Dots, Ten Million Lives

A fragment of the graffiti on a wall in Milton Keynes

Graffiti highlights the plight of 10 million displaced Ukrainians, including 180,000 in the UK. Derek and his charity, Nadiya (“hope”), seek homes and support for mainly women and children affected by the war, urging action rather than inaction despite other global crises.

International Women’s Day

A stylised picture of Eve; a maiden seated beneath a pomegranate tree

The story of Eve and the adulterous woman highlights how women have been unfairly blamed for moral failure. Jesus’ defense of the woman urges us to stop judging women, confront our own faults, and recognize their strength rather than scapegoating them.