Dear Friends, Greetings to you once more as we continue in lockdown, and as various governments around the world begin to work towards an eventual return, hopefully, to ‘normality’. Last week two groups met to plan the next few months and we decided: We will not attempt to return to holding church services in the…
Dear Friends, Greetings to you at the end of another week and I do hope that this finds you well. To keep everyone up to date – at our Consistory meeting last Monday evening we discussed some of the issues around returning to church, given the forthcoming easing of restrictions. We have two small groups…
Only 222 days to Christmas! Time to get cracking on knitting those angels for the 2020 yarnbomb. We’re really looking forward to restarting our lively knitting sessions in church, but in the meantime, we’ll beaver away at home. What better way to spend those social-distancing hours! If you’d like to knit angels and/or join our…
Mulanje Mission Hospital (MMH) is building towards a Corona fund, that will help provide essential care to all that seek the hospital’s services. Not just for COVID, but also for safe childbirth, vaccinations, prevention of malaria, and many other services in the months to come. In this context, the hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. Arie Glas…
Dear Friends, Greetings again towards the end of another week of lockdown. I do hope that you are keeping clear of the virus and surviving self-isolation. It’s good to hear that primary schools and day-care centers will be opening soon – a great relief I’m sure for parents and children alike. Unfortunately, however, it seems…
Dear Friends, I am writing this on Good Friday and soon our Holy Week services will be over. I do hope that many of you have been able to access these and have felt a sense of fellowship despite the difficulties. Details of services this weekend are on the website and were in my letter…
Welcome to a video-recording of the service of worship. Thank you for joining us – we hope you will be blessed. This Sunday is Palm Sunday – and it is also the first Sunday of the month and therefore Holy Communion, and we are going to celebrate this as normal. We’ve never celebrated Communion online before…
Dear Friends, Greetings to you one again! All over the world talk in recent few days seems to have been increasingly about ending the lockdown and how we might gradually return to ‘normality’. It is, of course, a very delicate balance. No-one wants to prolong unnecessary inconvenience and suffering – but if we rush too…
Dear Friends, Another week in lockdown and I very much hope and pray that you are keeping well, managing to keep in touch with others during this time and not feeling too isolated. Meanwhile, we are surrounded by beautiful Spring weather and a reminder that even when the world shuts down nature continues to work!…
Dear Friends, Greetings to you once again! I hope that you are keeping well and well clear of the virus and finding constructive ways of spending the time in lockdown. Below, as ever, you will find a programme of events going on next week. We seem to be into a kind of rhythm now with…
