Cedarwood Festival ‘Something New’
Cedarwood festival was held over the weekend of 15-17th July in a lovely, wooded area on the outskirts of the historic city of Durham. This is the first Christian Festival in recent years in the North East and has certainly put the area on the map. Next year’s festival is already scheduled and promises to be even more vibrant. I am really pleased that CPA has been involved from the very start…
All. Together. Better. in Derbyshire
ACC Michelle Shooter, Branch Leader Rob Smith and Chaplain Ami Lindo welcomed CPA to the picturesque Hayes Christian Conference Centre in Derbyshire on Friday 17th June to celebrate the CPA 2022 National Conference, entitled ‘All. Together. Better.’
Embers of Fire in the Valley.
The Welsh revival of 1904 is something that has inspired me for a very long time. I would love to see God moving this powerfully in the midst of our communities today. Where crime prevention and lives transformed are a daily side effect of God’s Kingdom arriving powerfully! Well I have to report, I am…
Seeing this tranquil picture and feeling the season around us just makes me think of Spring. Being in the park, and using what we have to hand to enjoy the day. By deduction, paper boats mean there are children nearby. On closer inspection though, we see a couple of the boats contain autumn leaves, which…
An Engaging Easter – by Brian McCarthy.
On the very first Easter Sunday, Jesus made his fourth resurrection appearance to two believers walking dejectedly from Jerusalem to Emmaus. The beautiful painting by Caravaggio above, interprets the crescendo of the scene described in…
Why do we Practice Lent? – by Catherine McCarthy MA.
Early Christian writings dating back to the 4th Century record the tradition of fasting before Easter. At that time, bread, vegetables, salt and water were permitted. All meat and wine were forbidden. It was also a period of alms giving, self reflection, simplicity and sincerity. Lent is still observed by Christians today…
