Holidays The long summer with its associated summer school holiday for children is drawing to an end this week. Many parents and perhaps even grandparents will be glad to think that normality of our work routines will set in again, and children will be reined back in to doing some useful learning. No doubt […]
John Bunyan In the Church of England we are lucky in that we honour Christian saints not only from the catholic and orthodox traditions, but also non-conformist ones. On Saturday (30 August) we remember John Bunyan, most famously loved for his Hymn ‘Who would true valour see… to be a pilgrim’, number 621 in […]
The Charter for Compassion initiated by theologian Karen Armstrong (sometime teacher at JAGS) Compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, with the Golden Rule calling us to treat others as we wish to be treated ourselves and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every human being with justice, equity […]
Dreaming of heaven Last night I dreamed I went to heaven. As I got to the gate I saw an angel checking a list and I ran up to him with joy. ‘All my life I’ve looked forward to this glorious moment,’ I said. ‘You’re very welcome,’ said the angel. ‘I need to tell you, […]
We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously at St Stephen’s.
