We invite you to join us for the first Grace service of 2012, wherein we will be unpacking different approaches to prayer based on the poem 'Prayer' by George Herbert:

Prayer, the Church's banquet, Angels' age,
God's breath in man returning to his birth,
The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage,
The Christian plummet sounding heav'n and earth;
Engine against th' Almighty, sinner's tower,
Reversed thunder, Christ-side-piercing spear,
The six-days'-world transposing in an hour,
A kind of tune, which all things hear and fear;
Softness, and peace, and joy, and love, and bliss,
Exalted manna, gladness of the best,
Heaven in ordinary, man well dressed,
The milky way, the bird of Paradise,
Church bells beyond the stars heard, the soul's blood,
The land of spices, something understood.

The above image is of the Earl of Carlisle's 17th century 'ambigu' at Naworth Castle, recreated 2006 by Ivan Day. For more astonishing recreations of historic food by Ivan Day see historicfood.com

What was it like for Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph and Mary as they waited for what God had promised? Come and join us as we sit with their stories this advent and wait for God’s intervention in our world. Everyone welcome. Mulled wine and mince pies afterwards! Illustrations by Si Smith.

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Our next grace service - 'another world is possible' takes place at St Marys, W5 on saturday 12th November at 8pm.

We hope you are able to join us.

If you can make it, we like you to bring a book that you've read that you don't mind not getting back. It can be any book - something that you've enjoyed reading, it's inspired you, good story etc. the plan is that you get to choose a replacement!

September comes round again and a new season of Grace begins...

Our first service will include a meal so please don't eat before you come along as there will be plenty of food. It's a community celebration at the start of the year and a community meal. If you would like to or are able please bring something to contribute to the meal - a bottle, a dish or something.