‘I said to the almond tree, ‘Sister, speak to me of God,’ and the almond tree blossomed.’
Attrib to St Francis of Assisi, quoted by Nikos Kazantzakis (1883 - 1957) in his book ‘Saint Francis’.
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Image: Almond Blossom [Prunus dulcis], Chico California, USA
Photo: Michael Favor, 2002, used under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported licence.
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In St Mary’s prayer cycle for this month, we give thanks for those whom we love and have loved over the years.
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In these unprecedented times, St Mary’s is reaching out and supporting our community in many ways, especially online. But with activities in our buildings greatly restricted, we no longer receive the previous level of financial support from collections at Services, nor from hiring out the church and hall buildings.
If you can help us financially to continue to offer Christ's love to our community in these difficult times, please consider making a donation by debit/credit card and to Gift Aid it if possible, by clicking this link to 'givealittle':
Thank you!