January 2021: Letter from the vicar

Dear Residents of the Parish of High Ongar, Happy New Year to you all from the Parish Churches of High Ongar! We continue to live in strange and difficult times. Our area has had high rates of Covid-19 infection. Some members of our community have been ill, and unfortunately a few have passed away. These…

News from Sanctus during lockdown…

Imagine being homeless during lockdown? Imagine if your only sanctuary had to be closed because of the risk of infection? By Sandra Pluthero, Cafe Manager at Sanctus Homeless Charity, Chelmsford Before COVID-19 Sanctus was a day space for the homeless and vulnerable in Chelmsford. Sanctus offered free food and beverages from 10:30a.m. till 5p.m. seven…

Always with you…

“Some weeks ago my uncle died. He had been ill for a long time with complications to his bowel, and his quality of life was not very good…