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Bat Talk and Walk
It was a warm sunny evening and we met outside St Matthews church just before dusk. Kay Snowden and Neill Talbot from Use The Divi BuilderAvellana Ecology gave a talk about the bats we were most likely to see; pipistrelles and noctule bats. We learnt that...
Connections July/August 2023
Click here to read the new edition of Conncetions .Connections July-Aug 2023 The theme I offered was 'inclusive church' which I chose since it's key value of Cotham and something that I find interesting.I really loved reading everyone's thoughts on the topic,...
Cotham Parish Church Reordering
Cotham Parish Church is being Re-ordered. This means that the church is currently a building site, and therefore out of action for any of our usual services and activities. We are excited about the plans and look forward to sharing our refreshed building with many in...
Holy Week Services
Connections March 2023
Here is the new edition of Connections for February and March 2023. The theme for this issue is Community, a word that describes a lot of what we at St Paul's and Cotham aspire to be. Many people have talked about the Christian life as an exercise in community,...
Becoming Friends of Time
I recently saw the famous Salisbury Cathedral clock - dated as having been built in 1386 it is one of a number of clocks claiming to be the world's oldest working clock! Originally situated in a bell tower that no longer stands the clock is now situated in the north...
Networks of Grace and Life
Recently a small group of us from the Benefice and Hazelnut visited The Grace Network a ‘missional social enterprise’ based near Stroud in some formerly redundant industrial units. The Grace Network has created a hub of thriving small businesses, mostly based around...
Christmas at Cotham Parish Church
Here is our list of Christmas concerts and services