David Smith chair of St. James' DCC has won a Lifetime Acheivement Award for an incredible 44 years of service at Stafford Samaritans ! Well done David such an acheivement !

Further afield Archbishop Justin Welby has been spotted as an undercover Big Issue vendor  read what his thoughts were about doing this  and how buying a copy from a vendor can change society.

Our bible passge this Sunday is from Mark 5:21-43 and is the story of Jesus who heals a woman and Jairus's daughter.June Steed has written this weeks sermon and tells us that both people have an urgent need of Jesus in what they dealing with. Both, says June have a faith in Jesus and beleive that he can help them in their need. What is true faith and where can we find it ? June offers her thoughts on this question read on to find out.