From the editor
I must start these notes by thanking the young people who sent in stories for our writing competition. The editorial team enjoyed reading the entries, though it was quite difficult to pick a winner. However, we are publishing all the Highly Commended stories as well as the winning story in this web edition of the magazine. We hope you will all consider writing for us again.Tricia Steel
tricia_steel@hotmail.com
Contents
I was a young shepherd at the Nativity - winning story by Thomas Gower
Young people's writing competition - Highly Commended
Mayday Hospital chapel service volunteers
Relationship - a family affair?
Octave of prayer for Christian unity
Lockdown prison heart - essays from prison in Illinois USA
Extracts from the Deanery Newsletter
Parish profiles Ladies rambling group, and the charismatic prayer group at St Aidan's