{"id":4422,"date":"2026-04-27T18:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:01:09","slug":"sunday-at-our-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4422","title":{"rendered":"Sunday at our churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4422\" class=\"elementor elementor-4422\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ec514d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ec514d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c65172\" data-id=\"9c65172\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242fdcdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"242fdcdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Stephen's Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c081828 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c081828\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b238c46\" data-id=\"b238c46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1637c9af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1637c9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-StS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-StS.png 600w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-StS-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280892f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280892f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We were very happy to welcome Revd Stephen Everard and his wife Jane back to St Stephen\u2019s! Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. Today\u2019s readings were not random, but chosen to for this day. The Acts reading is about the early church, with no structure but describing how the Christians lived. The Peter reading talks about suffering and enduring it, bringing us back to the Good Shepherd. In the Gospel reading in John, Jesus calls himself both the Good Shepherd and the gate to the sheepfold (which would have meant literally laying across the entry to protect the sheep). How do we respond to these readings? We should learn to recognise Jesus\u2019 voice, by living much like the early Christians: gathering together in His name, listening to God\u2019s word, breaking bread together and being generous and openhearted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68ee1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d68ee1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Little Gems<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7688b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e7688b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-StS-Little-Gems.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-StS-Little-Gems.png 600w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-StS-Little-Gems-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc9020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc9020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Little Gems looked at the story of how Peter met Jesus \u201cI met Jesus on the beach\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e47c741\" data-id=\"7e47c741\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641f8633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"641f8633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">St Leodegar's Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47b2354 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47b2354\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14f567bb\" data-id=\"14f567bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61effbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61effbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-St-L.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4424\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-St-L.png 600w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-St-L-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-26-St-L-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e37305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e37305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Revd Philip Meader took our Holy Communion service. We focused on John 10:1-10, which reminds us how Jesus is the Good Shepherd who calls us by name. Terry Hoad led the prayers, Marjorie Coward did readings, and Joanne Hutchinson served. We had 14 people attend today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Stephen&#8217;s Church We were very happy to welcome Revd Stephen Everard and his wife Jane back to St Stephen\u2019s! Today is Good Shepherd Sunday. Today\u2019s readings were not random, but chosen to for this day. 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