Posts by Julia Porter-Pryce

Sacred Space in Christianity

Dear Friends,   News reports this week announced the reopening of places of worship on 15 June, in line with non-essential shops. Christian leaders welcomed[…]

Trinity Sunday

Dear Friends, Anyone who thinks that lockdown is over and that it’s time to celebrate, is living in a parallel universe to all the people[…]

Life Beyond Lockdown

The longer we stay in lockdown, the more I long for the open sea.   There is a romantic telling of the coming of Christianity[…]

EASTER 7 Ascentiontide

Dear Friends, The controversial American bishop, John Spong, once pointed out that if Jesus ascended physically into the sky, and if he rose as rapidly[…]

Rogation Sunday, 2020

For Sunday 17 May, 2020   As England begins to tentatively ease lockdown restrictions this week, there is much confusion and anxiety about boundaries. The[…]

Many Dwelling Places

The Sufi poet, Rumi, writes of how he has been living on the ‘lip of insanity’ knocking incessantly on a door. Finally, the door opens[…]

Strange Journey

For Sunday, May 3 2020   Dear Friends, On the long drive from London to Fishguard in west Wales there is a hamlet on the[…]

Message from Julia

As we face the extension of lockdown, with mounting loss and fear, and as we begin to wonder how life will be ‘the day after’,[…]

Eastertide Message from Julia

Message for Sunday, April 19th 2020 Dear Friends, Have you noticed recently how strong the urges for things we can’t have can be? Longings not[…]

Easter thoughts

Dear Friends,   The roots of our Easter Day Ceremonies at St Peter’s can be found in the ancient practice of a dawn vigil. It[…]