Vicar’s Letter April 2026

broken washing machine illustrating what do you trust

Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, often presenting challenges that can leave you feeling overwhelmed. However, when you run out of ideas, it doesn’t mean there’s no way forward: there’s always something you haven’t thought of. The Rev Charles Burton reflects on where our trust lies. Just now, realising the washing machine had … Read more

Vicar’s Letter March 2026

Railway platform reflecting on life's journey.

I noticed something about myself just the other week as I prepared to journey to, across and out of London on public transport.  I had to be that much more deliberate in my planning, careful in looking for directions and assuring of myself that it would be OK! Maybe I surprised myself on the outward journey … Read more

Vicar’s Letter Feb 2026

Nurturing church

Have you ever noticed signs appearing on newly planted tree guards saying…’’please water me!’  Maybe our hotter summers, times of drought and/or less parks and gardens staff means that after these saplings are planted out they are left to the benevolence, care, local interest, thought and help of strangers and passers-by to keep them watered and … Read more

Confessions of a Back-Pew Bloke

Moulded by God

Now, there was no burning bush moment for me, but I do deeply sympathise with Moses’s protestations in Exodus as God asked him, a humble shepherd, to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, because, although I am not totally “slow of speech and tongue”, I do struggle to share my story verbally.   I guess that … Read more