Author: John Pilkington

  • Cut the Supply Chain

    Cut the Supply Chain

    Here is the poster for my Living Lightly Demo featuring wheat milled for flour and demonstration of pan-roasted green coffee beans. I chose the strap line “Cut the Supply Chain” to emphasize why we would wish to mill our own flour or roast our own coffee as part of our drive to reduce our environmental…

  • Scarecrow Success!

    Scarecrow Success!

    At the March session of Funday Monday at St Augustine’s Church the children had a great time making a scarecrow to enter into the Flower Show at the Millennium Village Centre. Every year Scaynes Hill Cricket Club sponsors this class and the winners receive the Scaynes Hill Cricket Club Trophy.  Could we possibly win the…

  • Care for Veterans

    Care for Veterans

    During Lent we have been learning more about the charities we support as a church. Last Thursday, Beverley treated us to an inspiring account of the work of Care for Veterans, including insights into her time as Chaplain. Thank you, Beverley.

  • Oaklands House Group 2024-01-4: Judaic view of Adam

    Oaklands House Group 2024-01-4: Judaic view of Adam

    The Oaklands House Group meets on alternate Thursday evenings; we usually talk about the sermon from the previous Sunday. At our first meeting in 2024, however, we chose a different topic. Following something raised in an earlier meeting, Steve had researched about the Jewish understanding of Adam, the Judaic approach to judgement, and what Christians…