Last Sunday, like many churches, we marked Safeguarding Sunday. It was a day to give thanks for all those working for the good of all of us, a day to hold in our hearts all those who have been hurt or harmed by our actions or inaction, a day to look to the future and … Continue reading Togetherness on Safeguarding Sunday
Where is the light? Northstowe's All Hallows' Eve; All Saints; and All Souls celebrations, marked around campfires, and in the ordinary places where God has sent us
What happened when we gathered around the font at our beautiful ancient Parish Church in Longstanton? A community came together...
Every half term, we host a relaxed afternoon tea, designed to be a welcoming space for us to share not just with those who are regularly part of the church family, but our wider family and friends. During the afternoon (3.30-5pm), tea, coffee, squash, and food (this month - scones, jam, and clotted cream; toast … Continue reading Belief: a creative exploration during afternoon tea
Watch our Vlog... https://youtu.be/b2jGLd6wNww Or read about it here. On Sunday, equipped with hot drinks, toy sheep, and sieves filled with pop-corn kernels, we were invited into our Wild Church gathering with these words: Come and sit upon a hillside,see the sleeping town below.Round the campfire [imagining] moonlight.hear the tales of long ago.How a people … Continue reading Praise: Sharing in the Glory makes us hungry for further encounters…
Today, we started outside in the Pig Sty - our hands covered in the mess of Pig Food (porridge!) as well as all the mistakes we’ve made and good things we’ve not done. Having been washed clean by all that Jesus has already done, we were then welcomed to the party… …where we ate real … Continue reading Preparation: getting ready for the feast
This term, we’re exploring the various elements of a service of Holy Communion - all building up to a special celebration in October. We began by looking at why we gather: we came just as we were; adding our names, the names of those we would love to gather with, and the names of those … Continue reading Gathering: the start of our Holy Communion Series
Last time we blogged, we had never heard of Covid-19. Northstowe had fewer than 500 houses. And there wasn't even a secondary school here! So... what's been happening? Through all the challenges of the last few years, God has been at work in Northstowe! And we've been praying, exploring, and sharing as we sought to … Continue reading 2022: how the vision has grown
What better way to celebrate Easter than with a Baptism. And what a privilege to o celebrate our first Northstowe Baptism, for a child who has been part of the adventure from our very beginnings. We started our Gathering by exploring the Easter Story -- the "central story [we] now base [our lives] on" -- … Continue reading Easter Baptism!
Early in morning, on the first day of the week, we gathered in the open air. Like the women that first Easter Sunday, some of us brought spices (mulled wine, anyway!). And there, around the fire pit, we discovered the empty tomb: the box the children at the school had placed their model of Jesus … Continue reading Alleluia Christ is risen!
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