This year, we will be following a series of "Summer in the Psalms", which we will complete before our Church Weekend Away in September.
Read MoreRev Samantha Sieber reflects on her time as curate at St Germain’s
Read MoreValerie Powell, our trainee minister, gave a wonderful sermon linking
Read MoreI’ve spent some time this week planning our Christmas carol service – ‘Christmas Unboxed’. That makes me wonder how many of the characters in this 2000-year-old story had a plan, and how many of those plans had to be changed?
Read MoreEvery Sunday is a remembrance Sunday, for every Sunday we remember a dying and a death. "Do this in remembrance of me." It is individual and specific: one man's pain and darkness, one man's broken body and shed blood, one man's mother and best friend looking on in grief as his life ebbed away on the cross.
Read MoreThe theme of ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights the crucial role that black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and building communities and continue to do so. We give a special salute to Rev Dr Sharon Prentis.
Read MoreAlong with Bishop Anne, Bishop Designate Michael joined Anjani’s Living Well group yesterday afternoon. That group was looking with Sarah and Anjani at Act 2:42-47 and what it means to be church. They talked about how when we meet with God together we bring what we want to say to God and have expectations about what God will do. It looks like we’ll be starting church on a weekday afternoon around country music! Bishop Designate Michael said how welcome he felt, that he appreciated the work being done and looked forward to coming back. He really liked the dahlias too!
Read MoreI wonder what your priorities, your rocks, are? What 4 things do you want to make time for above everything else this Summer,? Add a 5th thing that’s about spending time with God – praying, reading a Bible, going to a Bible group, a Christian film club or something similar. Honestly, how much time do you give those 5 things? Hard isn’t it? When we fill life up with things that don’t matter, often there’s not room for the things that do.
Read MoreAll the latest news, including details of the Summer Fun day happening on Saturday 15th July.
Read MoreIn this edition of The Beacon, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Windrush.
Read MoreIn April’s edition of the Beacon, St Germain’s thinks about Easter. We also take a look at whose talking as we learn about the story of how the church has helped Raphael and Seun settle into a new country as well as the complications of the link building, turning from a 12 week project into 2 years.
Read MoreDuring Lent, St Germain’s is studying the Rev David Tomlinson’s new book “Living for Love.” This edition of The Beacon looks at
Read MoreThis month’s Beacon is dedicated to Racial Justice as we celebrate Racial Justice Sunday on 12th February. Click on the link to view the full newsletter.
Read MoreIn this edition we take a look at how we can hear God’s voice
Read MoreThe Christmas edition of our newsletter highlights the meaning of CHristmas and has an interview with Rev John Otiba
Read MoreThe latest news, info and fun from St Germain’s. Click on the link
Read MoreOctober is #BlackHistoryMonth and this edition of The Beacon highlights a time that is important to us as a church
Read MoreListen to our story on Rakeem Omar’s show on Radio WM
Read MoreIt’s September and we are thinking about all things green.
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Read MoreIt’s a summer of sport at St Germain’s this August
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