by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog
by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s, Today is my last newsletter to you for the next while. I will start my 3-month sabbatical after the services this Sunday. And so, I thought this would be a good opportunity to let you know what I’ll be up to over...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Aug 21, 2026 | Blog
by Vanessa Smith St John’s has some interesting parishioners, and I could never be bored by the spontaneous conversations I encounter. Very recently one such parishioner told me that the way she sees me is as follows: “If I were to hold your soul in my hands, it would...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Aug 14, 2026 | Blog
by Archdeacon Claire Phelps Dear Family of St John’s, Anyone who knows me, will be very surprised at one of the changes that has taken place in my life recently. It happened on the 20th June when I attended a rugby match… willingly! My husband, who’s barely any more...
by St John's Anglican Church Walmer | Aug 7, 2026 | Blog
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...
