Our SVB Easter

Holy Week and Easter lie at the heart of our Christian experience as we remember our Lord’s death upon the Cross on Good Friday and then burst forth with glorious celebration of Jesus’ rising from the dead on Easter Sunday. As the negro preacher once said:...

Bishop Prasana’s Visit

Yesterday we were privileged to entertain Indian Bishop Prasana Samuel and his wife Esther from the Karnataka Central Diocese in Bengalaru, South India.  He is attending the 2022 Lambeth Conference that begins this week. Our Gloucester Diocese is linked to his...

Holy Fire!

The annual Chipping Sodbury Festival was back in full swing again this year. Here is our Holy Fire BBQ team back in action serving up delicious burgers and hot dogs for the hungry crowds that showed up for an evening of music and light entertainment on Broad...

Remembering Suffering

This Good Friday our sensitivities are heightened by the awful suffering that is being perpetrated in Ukraine – and especially in the people of Mariupol. The injustices of makind and the awareness of the on-going presence of evil in our world brings us back to...

Tributes to David

KidZone Photo Gallery Fond Farewells - to David A special site for children to express their creativity  Saying goodbyes In May we say goodbye to Revd David Bowers, our rector. He has been so greatly appreciated by the children in our three primary schools – in...

Grand Sale

Life is coming back to normal – a new normal maybe. To celebrate, we are having a special Grand Sale of books, DVDs and CDs at St John’s Church, Wickwar Road Chipping Sodbury BS37 6BQ from 10am to 12 noon. Come and enjoy coffee and cakes!...