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‘A village thing’ “WE WANTED to put something in from this century,” said the Revd Ken Smith, Rector of Whitburn in Durham diocese. Subscriber only	Cricket with a message IT WAS a very scratch cricket team that set off for northern India just after Christmas from St Andrew’s, Bedford, in St Albans diocese. Subscriber only	Getting to know each other NOT QUITE all could come: the Jewish chaplain was laid low with flu, the Hindu had just gone to India, and the imam arrived too late to be in the picture... Subscriber only

Smoke-alarm evangelist HE EVEN persuaded me that we should get round to fitting smoke alarms. It has become his evangelistic concern. Subscriber only	What brings them ANOTHER REPORT will soon be presented to the Archbishops’ Council suggesting how best the Church of England can encourage young people to consider a vocation... Subscriber only

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