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London District Office
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
‘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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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