Christ Church Huntingdon Blog

I wonder if you know who the following are:              Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, Ross. The answer is “Friends”. For those who remember it, it was an American sitcom based on 6 friends living in New York. And it was first launched on this day 17 years ago, September 22 nd 2004! When its producers first pitched the concept to network NBC, they said “It's about … a time in your life when everything's possible. And it's about friendship because when you're single and in the city, your friends are your family” [1] “Your friends are your family”. Perhaps that’s why the series was so popular. In a lonely world, we all long to belong. And in a superficial world where we have hundreds of facebook friends, but sometimes very few real close friends, we crave lasting unconditional friendship from someone who says “I’ll be there for you”. But I guess that as well as being popular, with its beautiful and funny ...

“Ch-ch-ch-changes, turn and face the strange, changes, look out you rock and rollers”. I wonder if you can name the singer!? Stay tuned to hear the song in a minute! Well we’ve certainly all faced our share of changes over the last 18 months. We’ve changed our working practices , with many people working from home. We’ve changed our schooling , with many kids being taught at home, now returning to new teachers, new friendship groups, new subjects. We’ve changed our understanding of what we are and aren’t allowed to do again and again as rules on bubbles, masks and social distancing have changed so many times. At Christ Church Huntingdon, we’ve had to change how we do church . First onto youtube, then onto zoom, then to Inflatabounce and now to Stukeley Meadows Primary School with a youtube livestream. Well in the Bible there’s a verse (Heb 13:8) that says that “Jesus Christ is the same , yesterday, today and forever”. It’s very reassuring that in a wo...