Lu Gale, Author at St John the Evangelist Church, Shirley, Croydon

Prophet Amos cries out: “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!” (Amos 5: 24) and so we are called to join the river of justice and peace, to take up climate and ecological justice, and to speak out with and for communities most impacted by climate injustice and the loss of biodiversity.

As the people of God, we must work together on behalf of all Creation, as part of that mighty river of peace and justice.

Click below for introductory video:

Prepare for Season of Creation 2023: Let Justice and Peace Flow – YouTube

Deanery Pilgrimage 2023

26/08/2023 by Lu Gale

Saturday 9^th September

Following on our successful and enjoyable deanery pilgrimage last year, we have decided to repeat it this summer in (more or less) the reverse direction, walking between all the churches and pausing to pray in each one. I hope that some of you will join me for at least part of the way. Some of you may simply want to be present in your church when the group arrives, some of you may decide to do a couple of legs at different times of the day, some of you may want to walk the whole route. (We can provide public transport alternatives for most of the legs, so that you could visit all or many of the churches without necessarily walking the entire route!)

The lovely thing about walking a pilgrim route is that you change conversation partners as you go along and sometimes you quite simply walk in companionable silence. I hope that this will give us the opportunity to get to know each other better and also to reflect on the way in which the churches bless us and how we can be a blessing to the communities they serve.

Bring a picnic lunch and don’t forget to have plenty of water!

For details of the route click here: https://www.stjohnsshirley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Deanery-Pilgrimage-2023.pdf