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- All in the month of NOVEMBER How we achieved the National Health Service Finding Tutankhamen</strong When Elizabeth married Philip – 75 years ago The partition of Palestine Remember, remember it’s Will Aid this November ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, November) down the years. Here...Looking at Community (all articles) for November 2022
- Here is a saint for any young person who has a generous heart and a desire to please God, but who gets rather badly used by adults who should know better. Elizabeth was born in 1207, a princess in the kingdom of Hungary. When she was four, she was sent to the court of the...18th November Elizabeth of Hungary
- 30 years ago, on 11th November 1992, the Church of England voted to allow women to become priests. The first women were ordained in March 1994.30 years since the C of E said ‘yes’ to women priests
- In the month when we think about those who have given their lives in war, the Two Minutes Silence is a significant act of remembrance. The silence provides an opportunity to remember those who have suffered in war and how we can work for a peaceful world. However, we can also find ourselves thinking about...The Two Minutes Silence
- Hilda played a key role in the early English Christian church, and she may even have been the first to encourage the writing of Christian poetry. She was born a princess, into the Deiran (Northumbrian) dynasty, and her sister became Queen of the East Angles, with whom the Deiran had connections. In those days East...19th November Hilda – Abbess of Whitby
- It was: 175 years ago, on 4th November 1847 that Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. He helped popularise its use in medicine. Also 175 years ago, on 8th November 1847 that Bram Stoker, Irish-born British writer, was born. He is best known for his Gothic horror novel Dracula. 125...All in the month of NOVEMBER
- Ukrainian Church leaders have been welcoming their country’s recent dramatic counter-offensive against Russia. It was reported that Ukrainian tanks and armoured vehicles had recaptured at least 2300 square miles of land around the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, as well as territory closer to Kherson in the south. President Zelensky praised his troops who were determined...Ukrainian Church leaders rejoice
- Hilda played a key role in the early English Christian church, and she may even have been the first to encourage the writing of Christian poetry. She was born a princess, into the Deiran (Northumbrian) dynasty, and her sister became Queen of the East Angles, with whom the Deiran had connections. In those days East...19th November Hilda – Abbess of Whitby
- If you use the services of the National Health Service this autumn, spare a thought for the ‘presiding spirit’ which led to its founding. Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan was born 125 years ago this month, on 15th November 1897, the sixth of ten children. The family lived in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, where his father was a miner,...The man who gave us the National Health Service
- A Christian charity has set out an urgent action plan to help churches respond to the gathering storm. The Jubilee Plus social action charity has published detailed advice to help local congregations support families and individuals survive the coming winter. In ‘Responding to a Deepening Crisis,’ Jubilee Plus has called on churches and Christians to...Christian charity sets out action plan to combat cost-of-living crisis
- In the month when we think about those who have given their lives in war, the Two Minutes Silence is a significant act of remembrance. The silence provides an opportunity to remember those who have suffered in war and how we can work for a peaceful world. However, we can also find ourselves thinking about...From the Vicar
- The last Sunday in November is the last Sunday of the church year, and in some ways the most important. Why? Because everything else in the Christian year looks BACK on what happened 2000 years ago. The Sunday of Christ the King looks FORWARD to what we can expect next…. the return one day of Jesus...20th November The excitement of the Sunday of Christ the King