{"id":4688,"date":"2026-08-02T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4688"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:24:19","slug":"joint-service-at-st-stephens-church-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4688","title":{"rendered":"Joint service at St Stephen\u2019s Church today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4688\" class=\"elementor elementor-4688\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1d7ad9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1d7ad9\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd84bcd\" data-id=\"bd84bcd\" 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-8452589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8452589\" 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\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2026-08-03-St-S-rrcqx7xtv6ey26mwmwg124bmhlx6pccu94kk7l966g.png\" title=\"2026-08-03 St S\" alt=\"2026-08-03 St S\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\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-767f1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767f1da\" 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>It was lovely to welcome back Revd Graham Steele and his wife Mandy. Revd Graham pointed out that today\u2019s Gospel reading follows the news of the death of John the Baptist, Jesus\u2019 cousin. Jesus wanted to go to a quiet place to grieve but the crowds followed him. Last weeks readings focused on the value of the Kingdom of God. Perhaps the people were so keen to seek this treasure that they followed Jesus, ignoring his need to grieve. They came unprepared. There was no food, but Jesus used the little was available to feed many. We don\u2019t have to have everything in place to follow Jesus &#8211; he can use the little we offer.<\/p>\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-7980e93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7980e93\" 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><strong>Summer Sundays<\/strong><\/p>\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-1109b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1109b9e\" 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=\"343\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802-Summer-Sumdays-doves-s.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802-Summer-Sumdays-doves-s.jpg 343w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260802-Summer-Sumdays-doves-s-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/>\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-d18c750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d18c750\" 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>The children learned about doves in the Bible.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was lovely to welcome back Revd Graham Steele and his wife Mandy. Revd Graham pointed out that today\u2019s Gospel reading follows the news of the death of John the Baptist, Jesus\u2019 cousin. Jesus wanted to go to a quiet place to grieve but the crowds followed him. 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