Author Archives: The Living Well

‘Tree of Life’ – Saturday 1st April

The Tree of Life is a way of helping us tell our stories in ways that build us up and encourage us. Developed in Zimbabwe to support AIDS orphans in connecting with their history while moving forward with life, this enjoyable process enables us to reflect – both by ourselves and together – on our… Read More »

Christ’s Healing and Ministry – 5 weeks in May

  Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 – 3:30pm on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th May. Led by chaplains Rev. Lorraine Apps-Huggins & Ray Horton. A chance to discuss and learn together as we look at healing & wholeness in the Bible, in the Church, in our communities and in ourselves. Quiet reflection and prayer… Read More »

Returning with the Snowdrops…. February 2023

It is always a pleasure to see the first snowdrops of Spring and to capture within your heart the purity, light and hope they yield in the midst of the dark, frosty cold of winter – minus 5 this morning! No wonder they are the simple flower linked with Candlemas. Celebrated on Thursday 2nd February,… Read More »

Christmas 2022

Dear All, The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote that all things are charged with God, which gives off sparks that speak of Him. If only we knew how to touch them. Jesus knew the power of that touch and used it to heal so many. This Advent may we be connected to His coming with… Read More »

Lorraine takes Sabbatical

The purpose of a sabbatical is to be renewed, restored, replenished. The clue is in the name: sabbatical – sabbath meaning ‘to cease’, or ‘to stop’. In the Church of England this is offered to minsters periodically, and ministers may use it for further study and exploration of some aspect of ministry that has not… Read More »

Our 2023 programme is online

Click here to download the pdf of our 2023 Programme Dear All,Looking ahead includes some new ventures for us at The Living Well as we greet 2023! We are offering 2 short courses over the year. Five sessions each, allowing for group ministry with learning, sharing, discussion and prayer on the subjects of trauma and… Read More »