Gulnar Eleanor "Guli" Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford is an Iranian born British citizen. Her wise, compassionate and moving address to the Diocesan Synod on the War in Iran can be found here.
Each Thursday in Lent a group of us have been meeting at 11:30 in the church hall to take part in "The Prayer Course", a series of sesssions on prayer based around the Lord's Prayer. In week 1 we thought about "Why Pray" and learnt three simple rules about prayer: Keep it Simple; Keep it Real: Keep it Up. The following week we thought about "adoration" and were given the acronym "PRAY" Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yield. This week we shall consider "Petition". Why should we ask God in prayer? The sessions start with a 20 to 25 minute video and then we discuss and reflect on what we have seen and look at the helpful resource sheets that come with the course. In true Studland style we follow each session with something to eat! Usually we have light lunch of soup and bread.If you have time, do come and join us...or maybe just study the course by yourself. In any case, just pray: keep it simple, keep it real and keep it up!
Do join us in the Church Hall from 09:30 to 11:30 on Saturday the 8th November for a quick whirlwind tour of the Bible, its major themes, structure, authorship, translation and so on. There will be plenty of time for discussion and chat in this light hearted journey through the scriptures. At the end we hope you'll have a greater appreciation of this wonderful book and perhaps an increased desire to read it and "make it your own"Find out more from our LLM, Jane Hawksworth at janehawksorth09@gmail.com or from Revd Tony Edmonds at revtonyedmonds@outlook.com
Every Thursday our dedicated coffee drinkers (and some tea drinkers too) meet for coffee and a chat at the Studland Community Coffee Morning. In summer we go to the Manor Farm Tea Rooms where Julie Smith provides home made scones as well as the drinks. The rest of the year we return to the Church Hall for our refreshments. Thanks to the generosity of the Coffee Morning crowd we have managed to raise £315 this year. The maney has gone to the Leprosy Mission. Specifically we have supported some repair work in Niger.The Leprosy Mission in Niger funds and provides personnel for Danja Leprosy Referral Hospital in the centre of the country, which provides leprosy services to the whole of the Maradi region and beyond. These leprosy services include medical and surgical care, physiotherapy, and self-care training for leprosy patients with complications such as wounds, reactions, and eye problems. There is also a socio-economic rehabilitation department that offers livelihood support as well as welfare for those who need it.So, we have turned our coffee into a cure and support for those suffering from leprosy. You can find out more about the work of the Leprosy Mission by following this link: https://www.leprosymission.org.uk/
