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On Wednesday 4th December, Christ Church hosted a General Election Hustings. Four of the candidates came to answer questions from over 100 people in the local area, eager to find out about the candidates who could be their next MP.

We had a fantastic three days hosting the Charlton Deanery’s Christmas Journey. It was out fifth year hosting the journey and it’s getting better each year! Year two classes from schools in the Deanery visited Mary’s kitchen, the hillside with the shepherds, the stable to visit baby Jesus and the wise man’s palace to try...

Holy Land Pilgrimage Day Seven – 12th November – by Anne Williamson Ecce Homo Chapel, Abu Ghosh, Emmaus Nicopolis, Elvis Diner and Gas Station The final day of our pilgrimage and another early start, which has not been difficult as I had been half awake since the 4:20am call to prayer at the neighboring mosque. The...

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019 – 11th November – by Sue Hall Bethlehem and the Nativity  And so we reach the penultimate day of our pilgrimage.  We meet our coach outside the now familiar Damascus Gate, for the journey to Mount Zion and the site of the house of the High Priest, Caiaphas, and the beautifully mosaiced Church...

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019 – 10th November – by Michael John Sunday in Jerusalem 5:30am. Wow that is early! That was the time that some of our pilgrims woke up to get ready to walk to The Church of The Holy Sepulchre.  The church is built on the site of the last stations of the cross:...

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2019 – 9th November – by Michael Crawford Jerusalem, Jerusalem! Our first morning in Jerusalem and we woke up to amazing views over the city from our roof top terraces – it was clear that this would be a blessed day. Awoken by the Adhan recited by the Mu’azzin – the Muslim call to...

Holy Land Pilgrimage Day Three – 8th November 2019 – by Sam Hall and Tim Cave Journey to Jerusalem, Baptismal site at the River Jordan, the desert, the Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemene and the Wailing Wall Sam Today was a special day for me. After twenty-six years of identifying as a Christian I...

Holy Land Pilgrimage Day Two – 7th November 2019 – by Alex Homfray Mount of the Beatitudes, Mensa Christi, Tagba, Capernaum, and the Sea of Galilee   A calmer, more reflective day today. We are relaxed in each other’s company, more attuned to the nuances of the places we travelled through and more attuned to the...

Unexpected Encounters – 6th November 2019 – by Pamela Zigomo Pilgrim newbies – Unexpected encounters, selfies and shopping First day of the pilgrimage and there were mixed reviews. We were a little dazed after an early morning flight into Tel Aviv and a 2 hour-long drive to Tiberias the day before, we woke up for...