This year’s Bishop’s Teaching Day theme has just been announced, and the event will take place in 4 locations in the diocese over the autumn, coming to St Thomas’s Kendal on Saturday 3 November. ‘What is Human?’ is part of our ‘God for All’ programme. Previous days have looked at the Gospel, The Bible, Prayer, Mission, … [Read more…]
The cover of this month’s Parish News features God’s guidance through life’s maze, in hope for a relaxing August. We all know that life can be stressful at times, so inside you’ll find information about 2 stress-busters: knitting and adult colouring! Plus, you can relax while you read what our amazing Brownies have been up to. … [Read more…]
This Saturday, St George’s welcomed 83-year old folk legend, Roy Bailey, and his touring partner Marc Block, at the first ever fundraising concert for the Kendal Winter Shelter. Over 100 keen fans gave Roy a standing ovation at the end of his marathon two-hour set, full of heart-warming songs about standing by our fellow human … [Read more…]
Another excellent issue of Parish News from our Editor, Pam, just back from her holidays, has just been published ready for picking up in paper form at the back of church or reading online by clicking on the link below. This month’s magazine draws our attention to Sea Sunday and the feast day of Mary Magdalene which … [Read more…]
You’re always welcome to come into our lovely old church to pray, and people have been doing it for hundreds of years, but we have started providing prayer stations for visitors, too. It will be set up in the Chapel (at the far end of the corridor on the right when you walk into church from … [Read more…]
Surveying the readings for Trinity Sunday for what they teach us about the nature of God, in his sermon last Sunday Andrew Knowles concluded that God desires ‘above all other things’ that we should encounter him closely, in a way that touches every aspect of our lives to live out his compassion in the world, to say … [Read more…]
A prize to be won? Training to be undertaken? In this month’s edition of Parish News find out how the football World Cup starting in Russia next month illustrates some key points for Christians. You can read or download a copy by clicking here.
For some years now, St George’s has offered a variety of worship. Our Solemn Eucharist was once a part of this variety. Solemn Eucharists are from the Anglo-Catholic wing of the church and incense is used at these services. At a recent meeting of the Liturgy Group it was agreed to re-introduce these for a … [Read more…]
At St George’s we are taking part in an amazing global wave of prayer called Thy Kingdom Come at the moment. Between Thursday 10 May and Tuesday 22 May we have 8 prayer stations set up in the church for each of the 8 phrases of the Lord’s Prayer. From 10am to 6pm anyone is welcome to … [Read more…]
This week, Andrew’s sermon focused on the story of Philip and the Ethiopian from Act 8 – a clear example of the instruction from the epistle (1 John 4.7-end): ‘Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another’ – right here and right now! Click here to read or download the … [Read more…]
