If you went down to the woods today You’d be infor a big surprise Should any woods at all remain. We enlightened humans prefer to pay For entertainment systems and climate-controlled Private dwellings with pristine views Over mirror-images of themselves. The tree of knowledge bears gain and pain. Gone are the woods of our naïve […]
What motivates your commitment to interfaith dialogue?
The answer given to a question at a recent interfaith seminar: What motivates, compels or fuels your commitment to interfaith dialogue? Ever since the evolution of Palaeolithic , then Neanderthal humans, people have known in their guts there was an Other. Sometimes they dreamed up what she was like. Sometimes they said he/she had revealed […]
Visit of Elke from Tikondane
Elke Kroeger-Radcliffe, from the Tikondane Community in Katete in Zambia, again visited us on Sunday 2 January. During the year Lyn and Phillip had an opportunity to visit Tikondane, a community centre project that St George’s has helped support for some years, and have shared with us a few photos so we can see what […]
Advent Travellers – update
Update: The Advent Travellers safely made their way back to St George’s on Christmas Eve. Sign up early next year to be part of the journey! Advent is the season where we honour and prepare to welcome the coming of Jesus into our midst, and the journey that his parents took to Bethlehem. As they […]
Farewell Bill and welcome home Clive
Can I publically express my personal thanks to the Rev’d Dr Bill Lawton for the care, skill and enthusiasm he brought to his ministry with the parish these last eight weeks. My thanks also to the wardens for the extra responsibilities they have shouldered. Glenda and I have had a very stimulating and varied time […]