Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Active waiting on God!   I don’t know about you, but I am not naturally always very patient! I sometimes want to ‘fast forward’ life and get to what I want to happen. But life isn’t like that and much of our life is spent waiting. So I have been thinking recently about waiting on God. Advent is a time of waiting as we look towards celebrating Christmas. Yet even as we celebrate Christmas and then Epiphany, we are still

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Welcome to the parish Sue. We all look forward to getting to know you and supporting you in your work with our congregations   Who is Sue Gent? – read it in her own words   It was a delight to be welcomed so warmly to the parish of Yate at my licensing on 5 October. Archdeacon Christopher explained that my role as parish priest is half time but until there is a new team rector I shall assume many of the rector’s respons

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Flags, flags and more flags   On my return from holiday I was greeted with a hero’s welcome: all these flags run up the lamp posts for my return. Of course, I know they were not for me, they were not a welcome home. No, they were a message that said, ‘You are not welcome – go home’.   I have spent some time thinking about what I am proud of about this nation, as well as those aspects that bring shame and embarrassment.

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Services throughout the Parish   Sunday 3rd August 7th Sunday of Trinity  - ...

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Services throughout the Parish   Sunday 6th July 2nd Sunday of Trinity—Green...

The Bishop of Bristol is pleased to announce the appointment of the Revd Sue Gent to the role of Part-time Assistant Curate, to be known...

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Services throughout the Parish   Sunday 1st June - Ascension Sunday 7th Sunday...

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Yate Parish Annual Report 2025     2024 through to 2025 was a year of continuity...

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: A ray of hope for a church in crisis?   Over the last 50 years there has been a...

Please click below for a printable copy of the magazine: Yate Parish Governance Review A call for Transparency, Clarity and...