{"id":4678,"date":"2026-07-12T18:30:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2026-07-12T18:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:32:46","slug":"today-at-our-churches-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4678","title":{"rendered":"Today at our churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4678\" class=\"elementor elementor-4678\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-621d3c29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"621d3c29\" 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-6f1b02ac\" data-id=\"6f1b02ac\" 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-63a42b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a42b9a\" 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-6c8a1c48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c8a1c48\" 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-d72a3b9\" data-id=\"d72a3b9\" 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-7808e7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7808e7d2\" 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=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-S.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-S.png 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-S-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-S-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\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-7e07d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e07d92\" 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 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">It was wonderful to welcome Revd Stephen Everard and his wife Jane back with us today. Stephen shared that the Word of God does not come back empty, as per our Isaiah reading.<\/p><p>In the parable of the sower, the farmer sows seed &#8211; some may be lost but the crop from the good soil is an abundant result. Thought the Word of God is snatched away or overburdened, those who hear and respond deliver a great result.<\/p><p>How do we respond? The Kingdom of God is being ushered in. Our role is to scatter seeds. Tell others how God works in your life! What kind of soil do we provide for the seed to grow? What can we weed out to make sure God\u2019s Word can grow?<\/p><p>Who has ears, let him hear.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a541fcd\" data-id=\"5a541fcd\" 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-2ab1ca2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ab1ca2f\" 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-673b770e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"673b770e\" 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-6bdcb30e\" data-id=\"6bdcb30e\" 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-62b2343d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62b2343d\" 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=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-L.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-L.png 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-L-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-12-St-L-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\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-5899776c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5899776c\" 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 data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Canon David Nason took our Holy Communion service, and Jo Williams did the intercessions. We had a total of 14 people today.<\/p><p>As today is Sea Sunday, Canon David&#8217;s sermon explored Jesus\u2019 parables, why He taught from the water and what His stories mean for us. Jesus often used everyday nautical or agricultural imagery, inviting His listeners to look past familiar shores, trust the wild abundance of God\u2019s kingdom, and anchor their faith.<\/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 It was wonderful to welcome Revd Stephen Everard and his wife Jane back with us today. Stephen shared that the Word of God does not come back empty, as per our Isaiah reading. 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