Kings Norton Parish
Part of the Church of England
The Parish Church of St Nicolas, Kings Norton, incorporating Hawkesley Church LEP
The Parish Magazine : March 2025
From The Editor
You can now, if you wish, buy a digital version of the Parish Magazine by clicking here. The printed edition is still available for £1.50 at the Parish Office and in St Nicolas' Church. We have no plans to phase it out. You can even have it delivered to your door. Click here to find out how.
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To whet your appetite, here are this month's Editorial and a glimpse of some of the articles which await you in the current issue. Older copies, published more than three months ago, are available free of charge here.
With Lent upon us, our March edition invites us to look inward, to embrace a time of self-examination, prayer, and preparation for the joy of Easter; and outward to examples of hope, self-sacrifice and renewal in the lives of others.
In the following pages, you’ll find a rich variety of stories, from historical insights to personal testimonies. Larry Wright explores the life of St Wulfstan of Worcester (p.4), an Anglo-Saxon saint whose life was marked by self-discipline, service and resilience. Nathanael Scott-Perry shares his inspiring account of mission work, reminding us that acts of service can take many forms (p.12). Dorothea Matsveru introduces us to St Agnes’ Children’s Home in Zimbabwe with a moving story of hope and perseverance in the face of hardship (p.8).
If you’re seeking spiritual enrichment, Thelma Mitchell (p.22) offers a fresh perspective on this season of contemplation and reflection; Imogen Smith (p.11) invites us to deepen our prayer lives by engaging with this year’s Lent Course; and our Churchwardens shed light on the joys and the challenges of ensuring that church life continues to thrive (p.34).
Meanwhile, Pauline Weaver and friends report on an early start to their Spring cleaning of the parish archives (p.32). I wouldn’t be surprised if, in months to come, some of their discoveries found their way into these pages. They include parish magazines from the 1950s onwards which contain a wealth of local history and anecdote that deserves a wider audience.
But, for now, it is time to put this edition to bed and send it off to the printers.
