by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Aug 7, 2026 | Latest News
by Heather Biggs Have you ever, completely out of the blue, been swamped with verses about a topic, and you have absolutely no idea why?! The last couple of weeks, I seem to have been inundated with verses about hearts! I’ve had Bible studies that talked about hearts...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jul 31, 2026 | Blog
by Canon Rob Penrith Two weeks ago, I was given the following readings for a Wednesday sermon, and I would love to share my thoughts with the wider parish through this Newsletter. The readings were Isaiah 10:5–7, 13–16; Psalm 94:5–15; Matthew 11:25–27 One of the...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jul 24, 2026 | Blog
by Vanessa Smith A question Hamlet contemplates on life and death. Shakespeare has Hamlet question whether it is better to live and endure life’s suffering or to end it (in death). This must be one of the most famous passages in English literature – still widely...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jul 17, 2026 | Blog
by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s “Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her ramparts…” (Psalm 48:12-13) By now I’m sure you all know how much I love the Psalms. Well, Psalm 48 was one of our lectionary readings this...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jul 10, 2026 | Blog
by Heather Biggs Over the last couple of weeks Ethan and I have been slowly kitting out our flat. We have an impressive 27m2 to work with (huge, I know right!) After dealing with the Tupperware and Ice-cream tubs, we moved onto a challenge that has caused me immense...
