Quakers in Kingston and Richmond will be joined by speakers from the Anglican Church and the Humanist movement, to lead a public discussion titled “A Dialogue on Beliefs and Values”.

The panel discussion will aim to explore what makes life meaningful. It takes place at Kingston Quaker Centre on Thursday December 1st at 6.30pm.

Each participant on the panel will be asked to address the question: “Why I am a….” as a way to introduce their chosen faith, its values and beliefs. Panellists will also be answering questions from the audience.

The panel will comprise:

• Richmond Quaker Mary Aiston. Mary grew up in a Quaker family, chose to join in her own right in her mid 20s and has been an active Quaker ever since.
• The Revd. Joe Moffatt of All Saints Church, Kingston. Joe has been an Anglican vicar for 23 years, working in Wolverhampton, Chelsea and Teddington before moving to Kingston earlier this year.
• Jon Fayle of Humanists UK. Jon has been a social worker for most of his professional life, most recently with children in care. About 15 years ago he came to the conclusion that humanism provided the basis for thinking about morality and living a good life with which he felt most comfortable.

The event is open to the public, and has been organised as part of a series of events Quakers in South West London are holding to raise awareness of their activities.

Entry is free.
Further details can be found at https://kingstonquakers.org/talks/

Richmond Inter Faith Forum and St Mary’s University Chaplaincy invite you to share in a rare opportunity for a series of one-to-one chats, in a safe environment, with people from different religion or belief backgrounds, who you’ve probably never met before. It’s an event on Monday 21st November 16:30-18:00 at St.Mary’s University in Strawberry Hill in the Waldegrave Drawing Room. We’re calling it “Speed Dialogue”. Like speed dating, everyone will have the chance to talk with several people.

In common with previous RIFF dialogue events, the aim is to help us live well together in our diverse society by getting to know and understand people who are different, and to have an interesting time. It involves no commitments, it’s free to all attendees, and there’s a free cup of tea or coffee (or water).

Advance registration is essential. Please visit
 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inter-faith-week-speed-dialogue-tickets-444129783137

This has been postponed due to the current Covid situation.

Richmond Team Ministry are running an Advent Course this year – “The Family of Jesus”, on Zoom. There will be four sessions, each with a reflection and followed by Compline.
Dec 1, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ uncle, Zechariah
Dec 8, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ aunt, Elizabeth
Dec 15, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph
Dec 22, 2021 07:30 PM on Jesus’ mother, Mary

Email admin@richmondteamministry.org for Zoom meeting details

Don’t miss The Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Band Christmas Concert – Saturday 11th December 2021 at St Mary Magdalene Church, Richmond. This free concert will commence at 14.30 for a festive carol concert with a traditional singalong theme!

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The Church of England are holding  a series of webinars that will explore what it means to be a church that is centred on Jesus Christ and shaped by Jesus Christ – a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.

“Our vision for being a Jesus Christ centred and Jesus Christ shaped Church will help us focus on what truly matters: the Christ like life of prayer; our worship and our service; the proclamation of God’s good purposes for the world; and how all this is fed and nurtured by word and sacrament, and by our own humble acknowledgment of our need of God’s grace, so that, together, we can build a better, more hopeful future.”
Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell – General Synod, February 2021.
Click here to read full address.

Click here to find out more about the  Church of England vision and strategy for 2020s.

Forthcoming webinars in this series:

• 11th November at 1pm: looking more closely at the theological work that has been developed to underpin the the Vision and Strategy work. With The Most Revd Stephen Cottrell, Revd Prebendary Dr Isabelle Hamley and others.
  Click here to register.

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Webinar 20th October, 2021 – What does it really mean to be a church where mixed ecology is the norm?

On 20th October, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on what it means to be a church where mixed ecology is the norm. This webinar asked how can each parish or benefice prayerfully discern what new thing God might be calling them to do to serve the community they represent and heard about the experiences of our panel as well as engaging with audience questions. Panellists included Mike Harrison, Bishop of Dunwich and Mike Haslam, Chaplaincy Development Adviser.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.

Webinar 27th September, 2021 – Rural Parishes Focus

On 27th September, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on rural parishes. This webinar brought together stories and experiences of rural ministry and explored how the priorities laid out in the CofE vision for the 2020s might impact on rural parishes and benefices. 

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.

Webinar 30th June, 2021 – A Church that is simpler, humbler, bolder

On 30th June, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on being a church that is simpler, humbler and bolder and answering any outstanding questions collected in other webinars.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.

Webinar 15th June, 2021 – A church that is younger and diverse

On 15th June, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on the strategic priority to be a church that is younger and more diverse.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here.

Webinar 25th May, 2021 – A church of missionary disciples

On 25th May, Revd Canon David Male (Director of Evangelism and Discipleship for the Church of England) and panel members held a webinar focussing on the strategic priority to be a church of missionary disciples.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here. You can toggle the view between Gallery and Speaker view should you need to view the BSL interpreter.

Webinar 26th April, 2021 – A church where mixed ecology is the norm

On 26th April, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and panel members held a webinar focussing on the strategic priority to be a church where the mixed ecology of many forms of church is the norm.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here. You can toggle the view between Gallery and Speaker view should you need to view the BSL interpreter.

Webinar 25th March, 2021 – Introducing the vision and the three strategic priorities

On 25th March, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and panel members held a webinar to find out more about the emerging vision and strategic priorities for the Church for the next decade.

If you missed the webinar, you can view it here. You can toggle the view between Gallery and Speaker view should you need to view the BSL interpreter.

‘Identity’ is a three week course exploring who we are in Christ. Come and think about our identity, what it is now, what it ought to be and what God wants to transform us into. The course is open to everyone whatever their age or experience, and whether they would call themselves Christians or not.

The course will run on Tuesday evenings on 9th, 16th and 23rd November from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. You can join the course in person at Holy Trinity, Richmond, or online via Zoom.

Click here to sign up. You can change whether you would like to be in person or online during the course, but it would be helpful for Holy Trinity to know which you would prefer to begin the course.