When July came to an end I went to Belfast for my annual holiday. For once I was blessed with magnificent weather and I had a wonderful time. It was not exactly a rest for it was quite an energetic holiday. I did a lot of visiting, some cooking, climbing and I did a lot […]
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Summer activity and future plans
Community & College Libraries – Our Volunteers
There are two main libraries on site which offer different resources, space and feel to readers. The Community Library (CR) forms a living record of the interests of the Community over time, representing the collections of the brethren past and present at the time they joined CR and the acquisitions made on their behalf during […]
College News
The College Advent term began on Monday 17th September. New families had moved here some time earlier so that their children could begin the new term in their new schools. For one couple, arrival at College happened on September 10th – just 48 hours after their wedding! This year we are fortunate to have […]
Visit to Otwock
Since 1976 religious from Poland and Germany have been meeting at regular occasions; our Brother Christopher, who did much work in eastern Europe before the collapse of communism, initiated these meetings to further reconciliation between Protestant and Catholic, German and Polish. The group – known in his memory as ‘Christophorus’ – consists now of both […]
ISAIAH 50: 4-9a
A LOT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT, more than meets the eye, is dominated by exile or exiles. It’s not surprising that modern Israel is dominated by the Exile, subsequent ones and worse. No wonder modern Israelis say, “ Now we’ve got some of it back, let’s keep hold of our Zion and our Land, as […]
‘“Ephphatha!”’ in us!
‘“Ephphatha!”’ in us! Jas. 2:1-10 [11.13] 14-17; Mark 7.24-37 May I speak in the name of the Son to the glory of the Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit. ‘This is where the rubber meets the road.’ When my sister purchased the ‘Fighting Fat, Fighting Fit’ fitness DVD one night following a […]