Sarah Simpson

  • The Bereavement Journey

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    At some point in our lives we will be all experience the loss of a loved one. Grief can be a lonely and isolating experience. For many the opportunity to come together and learn about how we grieve and talk with others is a helpful process. We will be running […]

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  • Holy Week

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    Holy week is an opportunity to go on a journey.  It is to walk with Jesus through his final week leading up to his death and resurrection.  We meet Jesus on the road into Jerusalem and wave our palms to greet him.  We remember how he washed his friends feet […]

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  • Ash Wednesday

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    Ash Wednesday

    7.30pm, 22nd February You are welcome to come to a reflective service of Holy Communion including imposing of ashes. Lent is a time to pause and reflect. We reflect on life, death and faith and often it’s a time when we try to lose bad habits and pick up good […]

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  • Advent Course 2022 – The songs of Advent

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    This Advent we are embarking on a 4 week Advent course looking at the ‘songs’ of Advent. These songs are the poetic exclamations we find in the Bible which express profound and joyful truths and convey the deep emotions of key figures in the lead up to Jesus’ birth. We […]

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  • Christmas 2022

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    Christmas 2022

    We invite you to celebrate the joy and mystery of Christmas with us this year. Come hear the story of the baby in a manger, the one who is God with us and offers love and life and hope for all the world.

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  • Ash Wednesday Service

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    Wednesday 3rd March at 7.30pm A short service of communion and ashes

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  • Annual Parochial Church Meeting

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    This year our APCM (annual meeting) will be held online on Sunday the 25th April, starting at 11.15am. We will have a shorter service to allow people the chance to get home to join the meeting online. Please email sarah.simpson@immanuelstreatham.org.uk for the Zoom link. The annual meeting is an opportunity […]

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  • Reflections

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    She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn Luke 2:7 This has been a year of immense struggle for many.  The number of I was a brand new mum, my son was about a week old and […]

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  • Reflections

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    When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him Matthew 1:24 I was a brand new mum, my son was about a week old and I was sleep deprived, brain addled and body frazzled.  It was 2am and my little one wasn’t settling.  My husband […]

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  • Reflections

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    As soon as the sound of your greetingreached my ears,the baby in my womb leaped for joy Luke 1:44 (NOV Translation) When was the last time you felt really excited about something?  Was it a special occasion?  A piece of good news? Or perhaps the chance to see a loved […]

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