Author Archives: 1urcher

I could begin by bellyaching about the fact that I think this Referendum should not be called. That it has been because of the need for the leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party to appease his own troops. That … Continue reading →

  I have in the course of my ministry a number of hard conversations. Sometimes they are in surprising places. The best of them are completely unexpected. Yesterday afternoon, I was talking with someone who does not now attend church … Continue reading →

I have run and being involved in running both the ALPHA Course and Start! At their best, they are wonderful places in which to introduce people to basic teachings of the Christian faith, and more importantly to Jesus. At the … Continue reading →

I spent some time in Sheffield with family this week – not enough time. It was a delight to collect my niece and her youngest brother from school. When we got to their home, my niece quickly ran upstairs and … Continue reading →

A weekend full of invitations Penwythnos llawn o gwahoddiadau Annwyl ffrindiau/Dear Friends, Please find as a downloadable link the final communications about next weekend’s various opportunities to invite our friends and neighbours to. I am an unusual creature. I love mission … Continue reading →

A weekend of invitations on Holy Island Penwythnos llawn o wahoddiadau ar Ynys Cybi 6 piece Welsh language rock band, Calfari are headlining a concert on Friday 6th May at the ancient St Cybi’s Church in Holyhead as part of … Continue reading →

Time flies when the proverbial is happening. In many ways, I still have to pinch myself to remember that I am the Vicar of Bro Cybi (Holy Island) on Ynys Mon. It is not a position ever imagined that I … Continue reading →

Offeiriad calon toredig yn torri bara am byd toredig. Broken hearted priest breaks bread for a broken world. This is the stuff of deep magic. It was with some hesitancy that I took the service of Holy Communion on Sunday … Continue reading →

In the last of the original Indiana Jones trilogy, the one with Sean Connery in it, Harrison Ford’s Indiana had to overcome a number of tests towards the end of the film to get to the site of the holy … Continue reading →

  Hiraeth is an almost untranslatable Welsh word. It means something like a longing, aching or a homesickness for something that cannot be reached or is lost. It is a week since I stood in Grenoside Crematorium in Sheffield and … Continue reading →