Holy Week at Emmanuel was a powerful journey this year. From the quiet, reflective moments of our prayer vigil to the joyful energy of a packed Messy Church, we have seen our community strengthened and lives touched by the love of God. A Week of Welcome and Witness We kicked off the week with a […]
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NewsSlap bang in the middle of Holy Week this year, on Wednesday in fact, is April Fool’s Day. I suspect we could fill an entire magazine with good examples of April Fool’s Day jokes, pranks and stunts. One of the best occurred before I was born – the famous 1957 BBC report about the Spaghetti
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NewsChurch member, Jane Barker took part in the Big Plastic Count, joining thousands of households across the UK in building the evidence needed to show the government that the plastic crisis hasn’t gone away – and that the only real solution is to reduce how much plastic is produced in the first place. In one
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Eco ArticleIn 2014, Revd Paul Tabraham and his family joined us in Eastbourne, beginning a ministry that has deeply shaped our church community. Paul arrived with his wife Claire and their two boys, Matt and Evan, starting his first appointment as a probationer for Greenfield & Central Methodist Churches. Over the years, Paul’s ministry has been
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News“He said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake,
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NewsThis vast, vital and complex issue has been brought to the forefront of our minds by the delivery of additional compulsory kerbside food waste bins and household caddies during Spring, prompted by the Government’s commitment to halving per capita food waste by 2030 in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Separating food waste from
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Eco ArticleOn my January weekend off, I had the pleasure of visiting Lichfield Cathedral, a very imposing Gothic-style cathedral just outside the town centre itself. Built in the 13th Century, as with many cathedrals you get a real sense of history, of presence, and the feeling of wonder of how many thousands upon thousands have worshipped
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NewsWe were fortunate to be gifted not one but two books this Christmas. One is thin and less than a hundred pages and the other is substantially longer. The former has an interesting title ‘ SPIRITUAL ECOLOGY’. The authors Llewelyn Vaughan -Lee and Hilary Hart attempt to awaken our spiritual response in the light of
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Eco ArticleIn previous months, we’ve highlighted lots of suggestions about how to reduce your energy consumption and waste, and generally live a greener lifestyle. You’ll find lots of these ideas on the Emmanuel Church website on the EcoChurch page emmanueleastbourne.org.uk/eco-church/ Amongst those ideas of turning off lights and walking to church, we might not naturally think
Advent and Christmas Blessings to all! Some do Advent calendars, opening the doors day by day, with perchance a choccy inside, some do Advent candles, wreaths or acts of kindness each day. Here’s a little alternative to open our December and January edition – with grateful thanks as ever to Gillian and Margaret for all
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