Posts from November 2021

This Sunday marks the start of Advent 2021 – the season of the church year when we turn our focus onto Christmas and all the meaning that flows from that. For many Christians, Christmas is as important as a celebration – if not more so – than Easter. It is the time we remember In the words of John’s Gospel 1:14  And the Word became flesh, and lived among us. We gazed upon his glory, glory like that of the…

Pastor Peter – 18 Nov 2021 With university exams over, the streets around the office here in Ilam Road are feeling summer-quiet! It’s that time of year, once again, when there’s a sense of Christmas not too far away… bringing a sense of anticipation (which is what the church season of Advent, beginning on Sunday 28 November) is all about! We’ll be introducing Advent 2021 to you over the next week, but we’re planning on including a couple of services…

It’s Show weekend – hence the slightly early Newsletter this week! Summer is definitely round the corner… This Sunday we’ll be meeting back at the school – with one home-based option across town, for those who feel more comfortable with a smaller group in this pandemic season. The present intention is to alternate meeting in groups with meeting at the school, week and week about. NB Meeting in groups does depend on us taking note of the request to RSVP!…

As I have mentioned previously, my brother in London died just over two weeks ago. His funeral will be taking place today, Thursday (UK time) in the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints, which is the Russian Orthodox cathedral for the Diocese of Sourozh (Great Britain and Ireland), within the Patriarchate of Moscow. (What a mouthful!) As you will probably have noticed from what I’ve just written, when you enter the world of…