Serving older people through play and presence in Southampton
Caraway is a ministry to older people operating in Southampton and the surrounding area that involves many of our churches, aiming to have a Caraway volunteer in every parish. It was set up by Revd Erica Roberts, based at Highfield Church, who felt called to working with older people during her curacy in 2010 and […]
The growing need for Anna Chaplains to offer spiritual support to older people
Debbie Thrower (pictured above), founder of Anna Chaplaincy writes… ‘What makes life worth living for you?’ It’s a good opening question when chatting to someone getting on in years. The conversation that follows is likely to give a clue as to the person’s spirituality, what’s made them who they are today and their hopes for […]
St Mary’s Church in Bishopstoke become a Bronze Eco Church
To become given a Bronze Award by Christian environment charity A Rocha, St Mary’s Church had to make a number of changes. Firstly, in summer 2021, the church formed an Eco team. It was soon after that they decided to run their first eco event called ‘Wildlife and Grow’ as part of the Great Big […]