{"id":4874,"date":"2026-09-28T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4874"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T07:36:04","slug":"at-our-churches-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?p=4874","title":{"rendered":"At our churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4874\" class=\"elementor elementor-4874\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a766136 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a766136\" 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-2170459c\" data-id=\"2170459c\" 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-3a955ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a955ec\" 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-2d6d4baf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d6d4baf\" 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-7cff348b\" data-id=\"7cff348b\" 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-27174998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27174998\" 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\/09\/2026-09-27-St-L.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-St-L.png 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-St-L-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-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-2da749a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2da749a6\" 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>Today&#8217;s service was led by Revd Nigel Mason, with Jo Hutchinson doing the readings and Terry doing the intercessions. There were 16 people present.<\/p><p>The sermon was about the parable of the land owner asking his two sons to go and work in his vine yard. The first son says no but later changes his mind. The second says yes but doesn&#8217;t go. We were asked to reflect on which son had done the correct thing.<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">We were reminded that it is never too late to start to follow God. And that tax collectors and prostitutes who say yes to God and change their ways will enter Heaven before those who say yes to God but do not change their ways. We also reflected that God uses a vineyard as a metaphor for God&#8217;s close relationship with us as Christians &#8211; symbolising fruitfulness and accountability.<\/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-3c640435\" data-id=\"3c640435\" 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-8d4383a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d4383a\" 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-71de0d71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71de0d71\" 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-52e2867d\" data-id=\"52e2867d\" 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-168c94f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"168c94f9\" 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=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-StS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-StS.png 500w, https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-27-StS-300x240.png 300w\" 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-7fb6b740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb6b740\" 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 back Revd Graham Steele and his wife Mandy to our church today.<\/p><p>In the Philippians reading, Paul is encouraging the young church to be united. The church was facing persecution, heresy and disagreements. They needed to be united to stand strong against these threats. Paul urges them so seek unity amongst themselves even before they unify in Christ.<\/p><p>We are living in a secular society, and even though we are not being persecuted, we can be on the receiving end of animosity when we speak out from a Christian perspective!<\/p><p>Paul urges the Philippian church to be humble. Humility is often seen as a weakness in today\u2019s life but it requires strength and courage for a Christian to choose humility.<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">David and Marjorie Coward celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary earlier in the week and Revd Graham said a special blessing for them.<\/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 Leodegar&#8217;s Church Today&#8217;s service was led by Revd Nigel Mason, with Jo Hutchinson doing the readings and Terry doing the intercessions. There were 16 people present. The sermon was about the parable of the land owner asking his two sons to go and work in his vine yard. 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