by Kath Sugden | Mar 12, 2019 | Rector's Blog
Recently I was doing some dabbling around in the historical links between Frenchay and William Penn, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. One of my sources mentioned that the naming of Pennsylvania was actually attached to his father’s name (Admiral Sir William...
by Kath Sugden | Jan 21, 2019 | Rector's Blog
Dear All, As you read this blog, 2019 is well underway. Time, in fact, to join the Alpha Course running at Begbrook Social Club if you so desired. Why might you consider doing this? ‘Discipleship’ is the journey of faith that means maturity, fulfilment, generous...
by admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Rector's Blog
Dear All,This last Christmas we joyfully ‘rent the air asunder’, as the carol, Good King Wenceslas, has it. We gathered in the Redrow showhomes and on the grassy verge. A few days later, we were invited by the Beckspool committee to gather and celebrate the season...
by Kath Sugden | Nov 8, 2018 | Rector's Blog
Dear All, Have you ever embarked on a project which you thought straight-forward, only to discover some way into it that it was far from straight-forward? This was certainly my experience rebinding a book at home following the flour, water and tissue paper method…say...
by Kath Sugden | Aug 30, 2018 | Rector's Blog
Dear All, We live in an age when pilgrimage is back in fashion. The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St James, had as one of its main ancient departure points in this country a parish church where I served for a while as a minister: St James, Poole. This...
by admin | Jul 11, 2018 | Rector's Blog
As a fairly recent arrival to the area I with my wife Kath and our dog have to agree that Fishponds ‘really is quite nice!’ I was intrigued to read of the origin of the name ‘Fishponds’ and further interested to learn that the only remaining old quarry, filled with...
