Category Archives: St Chrysostoms Church

My Mother, My Role Model

Posted on October 27, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Here’s a lovely little contribution for our series on black lives which influence us. Thank you so much to Alison George for helping is look to our own congregation and our own homes for inspiration! The older I get, the … Continue reading →

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Our way of being God’s Rainbow People

Posted on September 5, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Saturday 4th July 1998 was a very significant day for me as it was the day I attended my first gay pride in London. It was the first time I felt a true sense of freedom. Marching through London on … Continue reading →

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Be Calm, Wise and Kind

Posted on July 30, 2020 by stchrysostoms

We are living in strange and unpredictable days. The rhythm of life slowly seems to be returning to normal and then we find restrictions reappear and we hear of ‘spikes’ or ‘second waves’ of the Coronavirus and we wonder what … Continue reading →

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Kindness matters in lockdown and beyond

Posted on June 5, 2020 by stchrysostoms

These unprecedented lockdown days are making us look again at life, and we are finding that priorities are changing. Over the next few days we’ll be looking at some of the things we are discovering as St Chrysostom’s people, and … Continue reading →

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Films for lockdown

Posted on May 27, 2020 by stchrysostoms

At a recent church Sunday Zoom meeting, Alan asked what films St Chrysostom’s people have been watching during lockdown. Some commented that they had found it rather difficult to concentrate at the moment, not surprisingly. Here are some of the … Continue reading →

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Phone a friend on Sunday!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Eleanor Lowe, for most of her life, had a busy and committed schedule every weekend in her home in the tiny village of Mainsforth, County Durham. Saturdays were spent baking for the next day and the week following. On Sundays … Continue reading →

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Doing St C’s worship differently

Posted on April 19, 2020 by stchrysostoms

In these days of closed churches and social isolation as a result of the Coronavirus many churches are doing remarkably creative things to live out and celebrate faith. ‘Live streaming’ has become a common word in church circles! We see … Continue reading →

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Around the world during the Coronavirus: Hong Kong

Posted on April 17, 2020 by stchrysostoms

As early as 15th February this year, all Anglican churches in Hong Kong have ceased to hold any public services. Kenson contributes to our series on the effect of the Coronavirus in different places in the world..    For all … Continue reading →

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Pray Vespers at 5pm with us!

Posted on March 18, 2020 by stchrysostoms

While St Chrysostom’s is closed for public worship because of the Coronavirus we invite you to join us in Vespers, wherever you are. We’ve developed this lovely ‘Pray Vespers’ tradition at St Chrysostom’s over the years. We invite friends to … Continue reading →

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Many faiths with a shared responsibilty

Posted on March 2, 2020 by stchrysostoms

Sikh, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu friends joined us for a special evening on the 1st Sunday in Lent. Beauty and Care of Creation is the theme of our Sunday evening Lent series and together we joined in a specially worded … Continue reading →

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