Hoverers at home – the new safeguarding partners
Many of us have now become Zoom experts over the last few months and that experience looks set to continue after a brief late summer hope...
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London District Office
- Oct 6, 2020
- 2 min
Students can be vulnerable adults too
News reports this week confirmed the tragic deaths of four young people in the North East, reportedly as a result of drug use. Last week...
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London District Office
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
Keep a lookout around the bend
It's difficult to avoid the latest twists and turns of Covid 19 lockdown and testing policies, and the impact this is having on many...
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London District Office
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
National Safeguarding Adults Week 2020
National Safeguarding Adults Week is from November 16th- 22nd, so this is some early notice. The web-link below can give you a flavour...
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London District Office
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
The rule of 6 and safeguarding
A glorious day to start the rule of six. What will be the impact? Places of worship will continue to be allowed to open, and it’s clear...
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London District Office
- Sep 8, 2020
- 2 min
Ezekiel the Watchman
Sunday’s lectionary reading was one of those hard passages from the old testament about keeping a watch out for sinful behaviour and all...
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London District Office
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Travel safe
The 1st of September. That significant staging point that comes around every year, drummed into us by school and for us Methodists, the...
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London District Office
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
The Chairs pt 2
Gracious God, We give thanks for London, for its people and for this District – made up of circuits, churches and disciples of Jesus...
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London District Office
- Aug 24, 2020
- 2 min
Two Mondays. Two compelling BBC documentaries that explored the question of what is truth.
Last week the focus was on Alex Salmond and his acquittal on all 13 charges of a variety of sexual assault types, brought by 9 different...
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London District Office
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
Lambeth
We pray for young people growing up in Lambeth and across London who are facing great opportunities but also many challenges. We ask...
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London District Office
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
‘Life ain’t always empty’
It would be difficult to avoid the elephant in the room of exam results this week. It’s not for this column to comment on the...
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London District Office
- Aug 16, 2020
- 1 min
Reconciliation and Mediation Group
Not in the unkind word, but in the honest sharing Not in the act of hatred, but in the moment of caring Not in the vengeance but in the...
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London District Office
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
The brown envelope
For Methodist ministers on the move this month it’s a hectic time. Removal vans coordinated, and storage arranged if the timings are not...
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London District Office
- Aug 9, 2020
- 1 min
Bromley
Compassionate Lord You know we sit in ease and comparative safety here in our churches in the Western world, free to give voice openly to...
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London District Office
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Two short prices for the price of one!
Trained and ready to go The current Covid 19 crisis doesn’t mean that we can forget about keeping up to date with our safeguarding...
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London District Office
- Aug 2, 2020
- 1 min
Regional Team
Lord God, we pray for the regional team as they undergo a time of transition. We give thanks for the appointment of Jessica Dalton as a...
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London District Office
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
A pain in Spain can put us all in a spin
The news today is of changing travel advice about travelling to Spain. It’s advice that seems to have changed about three times in three...
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London District Office
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
Clapham
Ever-living God, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end of the story. Ever-present God, you hear each story being told in this...
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London District Office
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Opening doors, walking freely and seeing what’s there
Readers of this column may recall my disappointment a couple of months back about not being able to visit an art exhibition at the Turner...
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London District Office
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
Ealing Trinity
PLEASE PRAY FOR: 1. For the work of the foodbanks and winter night shelters and the MHA live at home scheme 2. For our work with...
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