Dear All, A very happy New Year to you! We hope you have had a good week & feel positive about the new year beginning. We have found a couple of reflections that may be interesting for you as you step out into 2022. Our blessing today is ‘Dona Nobis Pacem’ from The Song &…
Dear All, Wishing you a very joy-filled Christmas & hoping it will be a good day for you. We have just a little in the way of reflections today knowing that it isn’t a day that needs a lot of words. Our blessing comes with our prayer for you, & also for those you are…
Dear All, The 4th Sunday of Advent: in our Sunday liturgy there is a focus on Mary with the story of her visit to Elizabeth. The joy of last Sunday is found again as the cousins meet – a beautiful story of encounter, of a sharing of joy, of mutuality between the two women, one…
Dear All, Tomorrow is Gaudete Sunday – traditionally a day of rejoicing. The readings given are explicitly very joyful & encouraging. We have included a couple: one of them, though, speaks of the struggle we all have at some stage to be joyful, hopeful people. Gaudete Sunday some years may match our feelings – other…
On 8th February at 6.45 – 8pm (on Zoom), we were delighted to welcome representatives from four organisations whom we had asked to describe their work in the local community – building hope through action. It was inspiring to hear from these organisations and how they are helping the most vulnerable in our local communities.…
Dear All, Already a week of Advent has passed – Lent usually drags a bit on me but Advent – never! It always seems to spin by hardly allowing time for real reflection on all the richness. I hope that you are finding it rich & renewing. I came across a prayer this week adapted…
Dear All, Well, Advent is here again & what a year it has been. This time last year we were looking forward to something approaching a ‘normal’ Christmas, & then back came a ‘lock-down’ not many days before the celebrations. What will this year bring? We can’t be sure, yet whatever does happen to our…
On Sunday, 9th January we were delighted to welcome Dr Gemma Simmonds. As a continuation of our “Community: old paths and new directions” theme, Gemma reflected on the idea of global community, responding to questions such as: a) a time of global crisis: could we see it coming? b) drawing on faith: a guide to…
Dear All, Tomorrow is the Feast of Christ the King. Our reflections look at what Christ’s Kingdom is – where it is, whether it is something for the future or something in the here & now. We are moving towards the end of the Church’s year & next week we will be into Advent. We…
The Community welcome all to join them for Advent reflections and prayer – details as follows: Advent Meditative Reflections Sundays on zoom at 5.30pm for 30 – 45 mins November 28th Learning to Wait December 5th Seeking the Light December 12th Finding Joy December 19th Preparing for the Coming of the Christchild ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88333391691?pwd=SjhrYnFBUEZndVVIMTRRTEJqRVduQT09…