Time Given Back in Stillness

Time Given Back in Stillness

by Heather Phillips Grace and peace to you! Time for another story from Lesotho!! To tie in with the Lectio 365 series that we have been following, this week’s newsletter will be about the importance of solitude and silence. Our time in Lesotho was peppered with...
Nourishment for the Desert

Nourishment for the Desert

by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s In the weeks leading up to Lent, I often find myself reflecting on what this time of year is really meant to be about. Many of us instinctively begin thinking about what we might give up, or perhaps what spiritual...
Lent: A Great Opportunity

Lent: A Great Opportunity

by Revd Canon Rob Penrith Dear Friends in Christ, I began my preparations for Lent during the closing weeks of our time in Bahrain and got quite excited by some of the thoughts that came out of my reading. As you gather this Sunday, the First Sunday of Lent, we invite...
Feeding Hearts, Filling Homes

Feeding Hearts, Filling Homes

by Bev Sanderson Please allow me to introduce some of our programmes that run through the Centre of Concern. I was appointed as the Co-ordinator of the outreach programmes in the Centre of Concern in October 2021 and started at St John’s during the height of...
Holy Humility and the Foosball Table

Holy Humility and the Foosball Table

by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s The Youth Centre has acquired a Foosball table. Whoop Whoop!! But, it’s not JUST a Foosball table. It’s a 4-in-1 Gaming Table with Foosball, Air Hockey, Pool, and Table Tennis. The teens are going to have a ball...