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...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jul 3, 2026 | Blog
by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s Over the last weeks we have been called, from many different avenues, to pray for our country. In particular, Bishop Grant shared a video message this past Sunday asking us to pray for peace around the anticipated...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jun 26, 2026 | Blog
by Vanessa Smith It all began with my daughter’s plea for a dog – a small, cute dog that was no longer available from AWS. Is this story sounding familiar? Enrolled on AWS alerts – another dog appeared – with eyes that melted my heart – specifically with the...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jun 19, 2026 | Blog
by Canon Rob Penrith A friend once told me of a Vestry Meeting that he was chairing where a heated argument broke out. Voices were raised, opinions were firmly entrenched, and everyone was convinced they were defending the truth. After nearly an hour of spirited...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Jun 12, 2026 | Blog
by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s Do you remember the children’s nursery rhyme, “What are little boys made of?” I came across this version online that references the source as The Baby’s Opera by Walter Crane (circa 1877): What are little boys...
