Author Archives: Bill

The New Year’s Eve there will be a church service at Knockbreda from 11.30pm.  Before that we are having tea, mince pies and an end of year quiz from 10.30pm in the hall.  All welcome!

Friday 13 Dec. Christmas Messy Church Party 3.30pm Sunday 15 Dec 6.30pm Christmas Youth Service Thursday 19 Dec 2pm Thursday Club Christmas Party Sunday 22 Dec. 10.30am Nativity Service Sunday 22 Dec. 6.30pm Nine Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve 4-4.30pm Crib Service for Children (with puppets) Christmas Eve 11.15pm First Communion of Christmas Christmas MorningContinue reading “Christmas at Knockbreda”

We were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our very selves, because you had become so dear to us. Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospelContinue reading “Why online is inadequate”

Dear friends, The world is becoming more religious – not less ‘… the world and its fullness are mine.’ Psalm 50.12 As the modern world progresses surely secularisation and unbelief will inevitably grow?  Surely religion will be got rid of just by educating people in history, science and a comparative study of other faiths?  ThisContinue reading “The world is getting more religious – not less”

Services at Knockbreda Church: Good Friday at 7.30pm Easter Day Holy Communion at 9am Easter all-age service at 10.30am Confirmation Service at 6.30pm

Godliness and material possessions Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.”   Craig Blomberg in his book Neither Poverty Nor Riches provides some devastating statistics on western attitudes to wealth. Admittedly these are from the USA but I imagine theContinue reading “Rector’s Letter February 2019”

“We Will Proclaim Christ Faithfully to the Nations!” Dear Friends, The above photograph was taken on the Temple Steps in Jerusalem, as the delegates at Gafcon III gathered together for a celebratory service and to have a photo taken ’10 Years On!’.  You can read more about the significance of this global photo shoot here.Continue reading “Susie Leafe reflects on Gafcon III”

Where to start…? The last 2 months have been an absolute whirlwind. We had the pleasure of having Bishop Fanta Clarke, his wife Helen and four of their friends visit Lima at the end of April, quickly followed by Hannah’s Mum, brother William and his girlfriend Stef. This was a really powerful time together asContinue reading “Chris and Hannah in Lima Peru”

Dear friends, ‘Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.’ Jude 3 Internationally, developments within the Anglican Communion are happening at a faster pace than probablyContinue reading “Contending”