This Thursday we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Lunch Positive, The Clare Project, The Scouts, The Brownies, a maze, a salsa band, Morris men, The Mayor, a bouncy slide, and a whole load of great food, music, and games to boot. The event starts at 2 and ends…
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO A SEDER MEAL THIS EASTER? I always find that Easter is a good time to take stock. The weather is improving, (mostly!), and both the longer days and thoughts of summer help to lift the spirits. For myself it’s also a time to ask…
MCC in Europe has a team led by Florin Buhuceanu working in Romania to get folk out via Moldova. They have been working with 17 people from Ukraine (an lgbt+ activist from Odesa, a group of queer artists (who include 2 wounded persons from Kiev), and several allies from the…
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO A SEDER MEAL THIS EASTER? If there is enough interest we will be holding a Seder meal celebration on Maundy Thursday (14th April) at 7pm at Dorset gardens Methodist church. A cold meal will be served. It is a free event but donations accepted.…
As we celebrate LGBT+ history month in the UK we also celebrate 50 years of LGBT visibility. It was 50 years ago, 1972, when the first Pride march took place. The theme was “The personal is political”. Over the last half century the UK has come a long way, and…
Have you been enjoying the holidays? Over the new year Chris and I spent time with a couple of friends. We talked about the kind of new year we wanted to see, and each of us brought a word to help focus our intention for the year. Mine was Clarity.…
Wishing you a blessed Christmas, and a new year that’s full of renewed promise and joy. I just wanted to let you know that I’m thinking of you, and praying for you this Christmas. Whether you’re sheltering, or out celebrating, I pray that the joy of Christmas meet you and…
Firstly I have to say that THE LIFT AT DORSET GARDENS IS WORKING! Not that I couldn’t use the exercise, but it does mean that there’s now access for everyone. And there’s lots going on at the Village, much of it in partnership with Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. For example, Saturday 4th December…
News and service details for Sunday 12th September 2021 Yes, this is my last weekly newsletter. I know some of you are heaving a sigh of relief, whilst others might miss my inane weekly chatter. But, either way, we are moving forward. I will try to gather information for a more comprehensive newsletter and…
News and service details for Sunday 12th September 2021 This Sunday is Stephen’s last Sunday with us as associate pastor, and I want to say how deeply grateful I am to him for all of his hard work, especially over the last year. Without Stephen there would have been no weekly worship…