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Walking through Advent
Today we walked through the Chapel, stopping first of all to think about the hopes of Mary, Joseph and Israel – and then about God’s hopes for us. I am Mary, still to be married, young, full of dreams of…
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Reflections
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Getting festive
This week we’ll be decorating our chaplaincy spaces – you can get involved at the Chapel on Monday from 5pm, for Cake and Chat and at Park Faith Space on Friday at 2pm when as well as putting up the…
A time for gentleness
Are you someone who rushes towards Christmas, and can’t wait? Or someone who resists the Christmas madness until the last minute? This Sunday is Advent Sunday. Advent is a space of preparation before the celebration – a time of reflection…
It’s nearly Advent…
Advent is a great time to do a little reflecting as we come towards the end of the year (and before the mad busyness of Christmas). For the last couple of years some of us have signed up to receive…
Totally unqualified…
This week it’s graduation time. As chaplains we have the interesting job of accompanying the honorary award recipients. Yesterday we were with a particularly impressive man called Mark Fosbrook. Mark has had a very successful sporting career as a Paralympian…
A tricky question
The Pharisees plotted a way to trap Jesus into saying something damaging. They sent their disciples, with a few of Herod’s followers mixed in, to ask, “Teacher, we know you have integrity, teach the way of God accurately, are indifferent…
Remembrance, and more…
On Monday 11th November the University invites staff and students to mark Remembrance Day together. We’ll be gathering at the following sites at 10.50am for an Act of Remembrance which will include words for reflection and the two minute silence,…
A bit quieter this week…
This week a couple of the Chaplains are away, but there’s still plenty on. At Park, Big Questions Cafe will be running on Wednesday at 1.00pm, but no other activities. At FCH Cake and Chat will be on at 5pm…
Wrestling with God
How should we relate to God? Should we treat him with respect, and reverence? Should we prepare ourselves first? Should we stand far off, with our head bowed? This story suggests that there is room for another way of being…