Today is Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). It is the international day on 27 January to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups ( including Black people, Gypsies, Roma, Sinti, disabled people, gay people, political dissidents and religious minorities) and during … Read more
Progress report – 26th January 2023 The staircase is now in place and you can walk up to the mezzanine. At the moment you can see through the chancel arch, but when the work is finished this will all be panelled, with a door at the foot of the stairs, giving direct access from the … Read more
All Saints Wokingham is a parish which has a very open and welcoming approach to families who want their children baptised (christened) and we encourage anyone thinking of this. We provide an informative information session and you will always meet the priest taking the service before the big day. We are continuing with this approach … Read more
Progress report – 19th January 2023 With a staircase in the Cornerstone drop off area, scaffolding in place, inside and out for the building of the accessible door, and boilers in their new home – the former outside toilet – there are signs of the end of the work and not just the beginning. … Read more
My news this week is that I have set a timetable for my retirement. It will be in the middle of this year, around the end of June. This is the right time I believe for the parish, not to delay the opportunity for a new Rector to be found to lead the parish in … Read more
Progress report – 12th January 2023 The floor covers a bit more of the screed every time you go into the building. At the East end it now covers the whole width of the centre aisle exaggerating the diamond pattern which echoes the Victorian tiling. More intricate work is also starting around the base of … Read more
Having come to the end of the twelve days of Christmas I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone at the church who helped make the Christmas celebrations happen. Even though we did not have a church building to worship in but used The Cornerstone, as well as taking our carol singing onto … Read more
Progress report – 5th January 2023 Stone laying continues and will do for several weeks. Just add a few more triangular tiles and imagine the bride and groom walking down the aisle in this very impressive space. Most of the contractors had ten days holiday over Christmas but the people building the partitions in the … Read more
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