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Tutufication of the Church
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has left a wonderful legacy to the Church. It’s a spirit of courage and joy, a boldness in proclaiming the Gospel especially in the face of injustice, and a tempering of this...
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Venerable Elizabeth Prout – Mother Mary Joseph CP
We are pleased that our ‘Bakhita Project’ from St C’s is developing. The project is the name we give to our community outreach work, and includes our work for the trafficked, the homeless etc. We call...
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Giving Thanks for Alan
We gathered on Saturday 15th January to give thanks for the life and inspiring example of Alan Beck, our much loved churchwarden. Despite the Covid restrictions many people travelled to be there and...
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77
77% of men suffer from anxiety, depression or stress at some point in their lives, Fr Chris writes, – an extremely large number, and a frightening statement . Men have to be known by their peers and...
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Modern Slavery – the response of one Church of England Parish
On the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita, and on the eve of the day when the General Synod of the Church of England considers Human Slavery, Fr Ian sent this briefing note to some General Synod reps. I’m...
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Working together in mission – that’s Ecumenism!
Here at St Chrysostom’s we are developing our outreach work among the needy of our parish and beyond. This is a part all our church members can have a part in – it is our Bakhita Project. We collect...
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Christ in the beggar at the Church door
The king will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I...
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Grandparents
I never knew my grandfathers. My mother’s father died when she was only five years old, and my father’s father died before I was born. I knew my grandmothers. They were very different and both made a...
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The Kingdom is among us
The Car Boot Sale, by Trevor Mitchell, 2014 copyright: Trevor Mitchell Artist For several weeks we’ve been sorting things out at home, prior to moving. Its a long task as you can imagine. I’ve been...
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Polygamy, Reincarnation, Traditional African Religions and…Lambeth
People of many different nationalities and cultures make up our wonderful congregation at St C’s. This was especially emphasised at Easter when congregation members publicly gave Easter greetings in...
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