All Saints Church Cressing and St Barnabas Tye Green

10/06/2026

09/06/2026

‪May the wonder of the night sky help you worship God.

When worry grips your soul, anxiety holds your heart, and all around you feels uncertain or fearful, may you be given the grace to tilt your head, and your soul, upward.

God is always strong enough to hold you

08/06/2026

May the long road remind you that endurance is not a lonely march but a sacred pilgrimage.

May the winds that whip your face carry whispers of promise, and the rains that drench your soul baptise you into courage.

07/06/2026

A wonderful morning at St Barnabas with Lego Church and Breakfast Before Church - lots of family friendly fun!

Interested in knowing a bit more about faith and what Christians *really* believe?

Come along next Sunday at 10:30; we've saved you a seat! 😘

06/06/2026

May you know the gift of brighter days, when hope warms your heart, peace soothes your soul, and grace guards your mind.

May God’s warm love revive you, restore you and renew you. May you learn to walk in sync with the Holy Spirit, one simple step at a time.

05/06/2026

From making the tea, putting out the chairs, cooking the bacon, putting the coffee machine on, arranging the flowers, doing the laundry, mowing the grass, strimming the churchyard, putting the services together, polishing the brass, hoovering the carpets, operating the slides, baking delicious cakes, and all the other unseen things folks do...our church could not run without our team of volunteers!

We give thanks for all our church family do in God's name; you really are a Cressing Blessing 😍

05/06/2026

‪May you listen well, and have wisdom to speak kindly, clearly and gently.

May you learn how to disagree well, speaking honestly without being belligerent.

May you stand in Truth’s light hopefully.

04/06/2026

At a recent funeral, the daughter of the woman who had died did something deeply moving. She chose a song dedicated to "all mothers", knowing that among those gathered were friends who were grieving their own mums too.

It made me reflect on a simple question: who is a funeral for?

At first glance, the answer seems obvious. A funeral is about the person who has died. We gather to give thanks for their life, to honour their memory, and to commend them into God's loving care.

But there is more to it than that.

🤍 A funeral is for the living. It gives us space to grieve, to remember, to tell stories, to weep, to laugh, and to find comfort in one another's company and in God's promises.

🤍 A funeral reminds us that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. In the Church, we speak of the communion of saints — the great family of God stretching across generations. As we remember one person, we often find ourselves remembering many others who have gone before us.

🤍 A funeral is also for our future selves. It gently reminds us that our lives are precious and finite, and invites us to consider what really matters. In the face of death, we are reminded of the hope we have in Christ and of God's unending love for each one of us.

🤍 When we gather to mourn one person, we rarely bring only one grief. We carry with us the losses, hopes, memories and heartaches of a lifetime. Somehow, in God's presence, those burdens are shared.

Perhaps that is one of the quiet gifts of a Christian funeral. We come together to mourn one person, but we leave knowing that none of us carries our grief alone.

"For whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's." (Romans 14:8)

04/06/2026

May you notice grace’s light.

As shadows dance, remember they are only evidence of a stronger light. May Christ hold you through life’s challenges and uncertainties and give you fresh courage with every breath, fresh wisdom with every step and joy in every moment.

03/06/2026

The paths that we tread are through mountains and vales, for life traverses hills and valleys that we cannot avoid.
Disappointment and delight confront us. May you be given great grace and courage, to walk willfully and steadily through the terrain that you face.