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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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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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Growing as Our Explorers Grow
Some of the babies who first came to Little Explorers are now heading towards school, while new babies are arriving behind them. As another term ends, we’re noticing how the community has changed with its children — and why being church together means continuing to listen, adapt, play, pray and…
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Joy and interfaith representation at Bishop Sarah’s installation
What a joy and honour for Northstowe to be represented at Ely Cathedral today for the Installation of the Rt Revd Sarah Clark as the 70th Bishop of Ely. Revd Beth, Tristan and Rachel attended from Northstowe Church Network, together with Jawad and Ateeq from Northstowe Muslims, as Bishop Sarah…
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Small seeds, big conversations at Northstowe Midsummer Festival
Northstowe Church Network had a wonderful day on The Green as part of this year’s Midsummer Festival, offering free activities, conversation, and a place to pause in the middle of a busy and joyful community celebration. Throughout the afternoon, children and adults gathered around the sensory tray, playing with coloured…
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Finding Sanctuary — Slowly
Our summer book is Christopher Jamison’s Finding Sanctuary, drawing on Benedictine wisdom about silence, contemplation, community and hope. We haven’t finished it yet — partly because our Spacious Book Group keeps stopping to talk, wonder and sit with what we read. For this particular book, that may be exactly the…
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Learning from the Diocese of Vellore in the Ecumenical Church of South India
At a recent Churches Together in Cambridgeshire lunch, we had the privilege of hearing from Revd Jawad from the Diocese of Vellore in the Church of South India. Revd Jawad spoke about the long story of the Ecumenical Church of South India, which was formed in 1947 after decades of…
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Consultation opens on proposed Church of England Parish of Northstowe
A formal Church of England consultation has opened on proposals to create a new Parish and Benefice of Northstowe. Northstowe Church Network is an ecumenical partnership, bringing together the Church of England, United Reformed Church, Baptist Union, and wider ecumenical relationships. These proposals affect the Church of England part of…
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