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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Canon Adrian DaffernApr 1, 20202 minThe Devil can be in the Digital A major pharmaceutical company is presently using the phrase 'Prescribe Kindness'. That's a good maxim for any time, but now more than...
Canon Adrian DaffernMar 26, 20202 minFrom the VicarMichaelhouse has ahagioscope.Sometimes these things are called squints. The idea was that, if you were having to observe the medieval...
Canon Adrian DaffernMar 19, 20203 minPastoral Letter (19 March)By now many of you will heard that the Church of England has suspended all public worship and called on churches to ‘face the challenge...
