Mthr Sarah

28/04/2021

10 Downing Street has announced that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the nomination of The Venerable Dr Jane Steen, currently Archdeacon...

09/04/2021

A prayer on the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh:

09/04/2021

I join with the rest of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in mourning the loss of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, and give thanks to God for his extraordinary life of dedicated service. Prince Philip continually demonstrated his unfailing support and unstinting loyalty to Her Majesty The Queen for 73 years.

He consistently put the interests of others ahead of his own and, in so doing, provided an outstanding example of Christian service. During his naval career, in which he served with distinction in the Second World War, he won the respect of his peers as an outstanding officer.

On the occasions when I met him, I was always struck by his obvious joy at life, his enquiring mind and his ability to communicate to people from every background and walk of life. He was a master at putting people at their ease and making them feel special.

The legacy he leaves is enormous. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, which he founded in 1956, has inspired generations of young people to help others and instilled in them a vision for citizenship and a desire to serve their communities. His work with countless charities and organisations reflected his wide- ranging, global interests in topics including wildlife, sport, design, engineering and inter-faith dialogue.

In his powerful advocacy for conservation his was a prophetic voice for over half a century, as he brought people from around the world to a new concern and commitment to action for the future of our planet.

As we recover and rebuild after the terrible trial of the coronavirus pandemic, we will need fortitude and a deep sense of commitment to serving others. Throughout his life Prince Philip displayed those qualities in abundance, and I pray that we can take inspiration from his example.

I also join many people in giving thanks for the marriage of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip, and for their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Theirs was a marriage grounded in friendship and mutual respect and sustained by shared faith in Christ.

I pray that God will comfort Her Majesty and the rest of the Royal Family at this time. May His Royal Highness rest in peace and rise in glory.

09/04/2021

Praying for the Queen and the Royal family after the death of Prince Philip. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

A prayer on the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh:

11/04/2020

'I am writing to you, the young people of the Church, to remind you of the new life Jesus promises us on Easter Day.'

A letter from the Bishop of Southwark to our children and young people.

https://southwark.anglican.org/news/press-releases/2020/a-letter-to-the-children-and-young-people-of-the-diocese-of-southwark

10/04/2020

Easter worksheet - draw, colour, fill in the gaps.

Free for individuals and families to download and print. Use by churches on a 'pay what you can afford' basis.

Find this worksheet and all new cartoons and colouring pages here: http://cartoonchurch.com/content/cc/category/2020-cartoons/

10/04/2020

Beatitudes for a Global Pandemic.

Text is by Jayne Manfredi (http://twitter.com/TheWomanfredi) with my drawings.

For a larger version or to download / print see http://cartoonchurch.com/content/cc/beatitudes-pandemic/ (Free for individuals, 'pay what you can afford' if you're a church, etc)

For Jayne's original, based on Matthew Chapter 5, see http://thewomanfredi.blogspot.com/2020/03/beatitudes-for-global-pandemic.html

04/04/2020

Dear friends I am having to create a new page so do not be surprised if you get another friend request from me. This account will be deleted in a week.

02/04/2020

Christians are to be encouraged to make their own paper or card ‘palm’ crosses and display these in their windows in a national virtual church service for Palm Sunday to be broadcast by the Church of England.

25/03/2020

Churches are not being closed. Buildings are being closed. You are the church. You are to remain active and open.

24/03/2020

New cartoon: 'The building is closed...' This cartoon is free to reuse online, in emails or in print. See http://cartoonchurch.com/content/cc/church-building-closed/ for the high-resolution file.

All other content on CartoonChurch.com is now available on a 'pay what you can afford' basis for 2020. See http://cartoonchurch.com/content/cc/the-new-cartoonchurch-website/ for details.

I'm gathering cartoons suitable for the current time in a '2020 cartoons' section - more to be added soon, I hope. http://cartoonchurch.com/content/cc/category/2020-cartoons/