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The mystery of the chalice
We asked whether an older church might have a chalice with a story to share with one of the country’s newest churches. St Mary Magdalene, Hilton, did — although it turns out nobody quite knows what that story is. Dated 1943 and carrying a military mark, it has set us…
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Breakfast, stories and wondering about greatness
Breakfast on deckchairs, a Bible story told with wooden figures, plenty of space to play, create and pray — and one surprisingly big question…
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Northstowe Church Network welcomes decision on first Faith and Community Land site
A new community hub in Northstowe has received approval for a 999-year lease to support diverse local needs. Plans include spaces for worship, youth activities, and interfaith collaboration, spearheaded by Northstowe Church Network. This initiative aims to foster community connections while providing facilities for young women and various faith groups.
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Chatting and Catching
Do we need clever words or an Extra-Super-Holy pose to make God listen? Phones, walkie-talkies, paper people and Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6 helped Little Explorers discover prayer as relationship: God is already listening. We can learn to chat — and, perhaps, to become quiet enough to catch something too.
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What happens when we stay curious?
Curiosity runs through science, stories and faith. From Robin Ince and Charlotte Church to Miranda Threlfall-Holmes’s rabbinic “pearl stringing” and a physicist’s love of working hypotheses, Beth explores what happens when we stay interested in the things that do not quite fit.
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Cake, democracy and a Children’s Government?
Wild wind, threatening rain, cake, flowers, bikes — and a ten-minute AGM. Beth reflects on Northstowe Youth Hive’s latest gathering, where young people talked sustainability, challenged the Pump Track signage, cheered the charity accounts, elected a Treasurer and offered some big ideas for Northstowe’s future.
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How does somewhere become somewhere?
How does a temporary festival become home — and how does a new town become somewhere? From a WONDER flag and ceramic mushrooms to sacred placemaking, pilgrimage and the Chapel by the Lake, Beth reflects on the stories and relationships that make place.
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Can we disagree without making enemies?
What happens when disagreement gets serious? Drawing on Greenbelt conversations about enemy-love, Christian nationalism, racism, belonging and human stories, Beth wonders how we can hold conviction and courage without losing curiosity about one another.
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Everyone makes a different Greenbelt
Several Northstowe people spent August Bank Holiday at Greenbelt, but no two weekends were quite the same. Beth reflects on a festival where music, art, justice, faith, comedy and curiosity cross paths — and on what happens when you follow the thread that catches you.
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Christmas in August
Mulled wine, mince pies, Christmas music… and open windows because it’s August. Our annual Christmas planning tradition is back! We’ve been remembering what we loved last year, dreaming up ideas for Advent and Christmas, and laughing about the day it will finally be cold enough to huddle around the campfire…
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Walking to Ely: Stories for the Road
Why walk fifteen miles to somewhere you could reach much faster? As we prepare to pilgrimage from Waterbeach to Ely, we’re borrowing an ancient instinct: letting the road itself matter. With St Etheldreda’s city on the horizon, pilgrims are invited to bring a poem, prayer, song or story of their…
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