Reflections
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Pulpit Swap with St Philip’s Norbury
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Read more: Pulpit Swap with St Philip’s NorburyA couple of weeks ago we had a pulpit swap! Mother Cordella, vicar at St Philip’s Norbury came to Immanuel & St Andrew’s to preach and lead Holy Communion and I (Rachel) went to St Philip’s. Although only about a mile away from Immanuel Church, I didn’t know much about St Philip’s church. In some…
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Immanuel Wrapped
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Read more: Immanuel WrappedWe’ve got some exciting services still to come here at Immanuel but as we approach the end of another year it offers an opportunity to think back and reflect. What has 2025 been to you? For some this may have been a year of new people entering your world, new births, new friendships, new work…
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Ordinations all round!
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Read more: Ordinations all round!This ordination season has been a busy one for us at Immanuel. Our ordinand, Judy Douglas, was ordained deacon at Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 28th June and our curate Rachel was ordained a priest at All Saint’s Kingston a week later on the 5th July. We pray for Judy as she now moves on to…
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A word from Rachel
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Read more: A word from RachelI’m just back from a week in Turkey with other curates and the Bishop of Southwark. We went to Turkey as in Revelation, the last book of the Bible, you can read a letter to 7 different churches, and all of these can be found in modern day Turkey. We spent the week travelling to…
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The generosity of the Spirit
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Read more: The generosity of the SpiritLast week, at the end our our Sunday service, we invited children to come up and hand round flowers to people in the congregation. One person commented afterwards how wonderful it was to see them excitedly zooming around (most of them are in the toddler category!) proudly thrusting pots of primulas into people’s hands. The…
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A season of remembrance and lament
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Read more: A season of remembrance and lamentNovember is a time when we often pause to reflect and remember those we have loved and lost. It is the traditional time of year when we have memorial services as the church celebrates All Saints Day and All Souls Day on the 1st and 2nd of November. All Saints Day remembers in particular the…
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Ash Wednesday
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Read more: Ash Wednesday7.30pm, 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 ones. We start the season…
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Reflections
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Read more: ReflectionsShe 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 I was sleep deprived, brain…
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Reflections
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Read more: ReflectionsWhen 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 scooped him up and spent…
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Reflections
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Read more: ReflectionsAs 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 one in what seems like…
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