Canon Adrian DaffernAug 13, 20202 minSacred ShadeToday - August 13th – the Church of England remembers someone you may well not have heard of: Jeremy Taylor. Taylor (1613-67) was born in...
Great St Mary's Ministry TeamJul 30, 20202 minThe Long & Winding RoadCanon Adrian is on his annual leave; this week's reflection is from Revd Devin: Today the church remembers William Wilberforce (1759-1833...
Great St Mary's Ministry TeamJul 23, 20203 minMasqueradeCanon Adrian is on his annual leave; this week's reflection is from Revd Devin: By tomorrow, masks will be required for customers in sho...
Canon Adrian DaffernJul 15, 20203 minSummertime…While I was shaving this morning, Gershwin's 'Summertime' came on on Radio 3, in the classic recording by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armst...
Canon Adrian DaffernJul 9, 20202 minHome is where the heart isI began my pastoral letter earlier this week with a Bible verse that often makes me cry (oh, not crying again, I hear you, er, cry) - wel...
Great St Mary's Ministry TeamJul 8, 20205 minMinistry with Children and Families: Carolynn reflectsCarolynn Pritchard, Great St Mary’s Children’s Minister reflects on a momentous year… I sit down to write at the end of the Children’s Ch...
Canon Adrian DaffernJul 7, 20205 minPastoral letter:The Re-opening of Great Saint Mary's for Public WorshipDear Friends in Christ: 'I was glad when they said unto me: we will go into the House of the Lord' (Psalm 122) Last week it was announced...
Canon Adrian DaffernJul 2, 20202 minWorth the WaitI was expecting to be in Ely Cathedral this coming Saturday afternoon, sharing with the Bishop in the laying-on of hands as Shirley Holde...
Canon Adrian DaffernJun 25, 20202 minWhat's your background?'Adrian comes from a very humble background - born to a working-class family in Wolverhampton, Adrian attended state schools before winni...
Canon Adrian DaffernJun 18, 20202 minDivine DiscontentI am delighted that Great St Mary's is part of this year's Cambridge University Festival of Wellbeing. As with all such events (illegal r...
Canon Adrian DaffernJun 11, 20203 minDiscomfort, Anger, Tears - and FoolishnessDiscomfort, Anger, Tears - and Foolishness: may these be God's gifts to me, and to you, right now. God knows we need them.
Canon Adrian DaffernJun 4, 20202 minThe Lord IS the DanceIt is easy, on Trinity Sunday, to get tripped up by the ‘grammar’ – but our God is Majesty that cannot be parsed, but ought to be praised.
Canon Adrian DaffernMay 28, 20202 minAn Attitude of GratitudePentecost left the apostles reeling. The Gift of the Spirit, beyond easy description, was not beyond their capacity to receive. But it wa...
Canon Adrian DaffernMay 21, 20201 minPhysical-distancing and the Cosmic ChristThe Ascension is a distancing which calls for something new - for those who experience the pain of separation to trust in a different kind o
Canon Adrian DaffernMay 14, 20202 minLost and FoundWhen I wrote last week's letter, I already had in mind what I was going to write this week. I left a clue for the eagle-eyed in the last ...
Canon Adrian DaffernMay 7, 20202 minThe Strings are False'The strings, my Lord, are false'. How's your Shakespeare? Excellent, I am sure. But just in case it's a while since you spent much time w...
Canon Adrian DaffernApr 30, 20202 minThe New NormalThis phrase has emerged more than once of late, as politicians and others seek to help frame our expectations. Dominic Raab, in particula...
Canon Adrian DaffernApr 23, 20202 minSpiritual toolkits — from Rev'd DevinWe've been busy on social media. In the last 28 days we've reached 22,376 people on Facebook, including 15,733 people who have viewed our...
Canon Adrian DaffernApr 16, 20202 minAlleluia! Christ is Risen!Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! Alleluia! Thank you for all the Easter greetings via email and cards, so amazingly thought...
Canon Adrian DaffernApr 7, 20202 minFrom the VicarYou may be entertained by the fact that I was once young enough to be the Church of England's youth representative at the Conference of E...
