Author: Jenny Bewick
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Gateway 22/6/2025
Gateway on Sunday continued our blessings theme based on the beatitudes. We welcomed Steve Calder, a Baptist pastor currently working in Croydon and long-time friend and colleague of Steve Argent. He shared his experience of meeting needs in South London and Croydon, faced with demographic changes associated with property development for the wealthy in inner…
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Gateway 8/6/2025
Gateway continued our blessings theme. We wondered if the blessings were for all, like the laws of physics but the laws of life and good living. We felt that they were, and not just for a select few. We thought of people we know who fight for justice, help others, live more contentedly or who…
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Institution and Licensing of Canon Martha Mutikani as Incumbent at St Augustine’s Church Scaynes Hill
What strange words the Church of England uses! On Thursday evening we welcomed Martha as our new vicar with songs, cheer and acclamation. Bishop Ruth gave us an inspiring sermon, there was enthusiastic and heartfelt worship followed by a most delicious and vast buffet which was literally the icing on the cake. WELCOME CANON MARTHA!
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Prayer Space 1/6/2025
The theme of Prayer Spaces this month was the Blessings of life, focussing on the Beatitudes.Like most of Jesus’s teachings, not what you might first expect.We listened, read sang and prayed. We thought and prayed creatively with Matthew 5 as our guide.Everyone was able to discover something new and pray blessings for our church, our…
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Prayer Space 2 February 2025
We had an uplifting prayer and worship evening on Sunday. We prayed for all kinds of topics in the news and close to home, and we remembered our faithful and all loving God as we worshipped. One of our favourite prayer activities was rewriting the Lord’s prayer and here’s a wonderful example. Why not join…