Tag Archives: celebration

Arise, My Love

Posted on March 21, 2018 by anyushka
Posted in Art, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Happy International Women’s Day!

Posted on March 8, 2018 by anyushka
Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

MORE Good News!

Posted on July 13, 2016 by anyushka

The Episcopal Church of Canada voted for same-sex marriage in its churches! It involved quite a dramatic process – the result seemed to be a ‘no’ at first, then some irregularities in the counting were pointed out and a recount … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

GOOD NEWS!

Posted on July 9, 2016 by anyushka

The United Reformed Church votes to allow the marriage of same-sex couples in its churches This afternoon, Saturday 9 July 2016, the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC) voted in favour of allowing its local churches to conduct and register … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Prayer Request

Posted on June 18, 2016 by anyushka

Hi all, can I ask those of you who pray to please hold the preparations for Pride in London next Saturday in your prayers, especially everybody’s safety. Thousands will be there, marching or cheering, and many of us are afraid … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Somehow, We Hope…

Posted on January 14, 2016 by anyushka

This is a strange week of sadness and celebration.  We had a ‘gratitude party’ for a friend who was granted asylum after a long dark year of waiting and struggling, several birthdays and a retirement party – oh, and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Love.

Posted on December 19, 2015 by anyushka

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Silent Night

Posted on December 8, 2015 by anyushka

I’m not sure the way Advent and Christmas are usually celebrated is much to my liking… It’s all about words like “falalalala” and  “glooo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hooo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hooo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hoooria” (come on, you can do it…), and inevitably, the realities of our lives will clash with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hope?

Posted on November 29, 2015 by anyushka

So it is the first Advent Sunday today. I did hang a paper star in the window. I decorated a little tree. And I keep thinking that I don’t feel at all “Christmassy”. I don’t feel at all filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflect | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

When Such As I

Posted on September 17, 2015 by anyushka

… When such as I cast out remorse So great a sweetness flows into the breast We must laugh and we must sing, We are blest by everything, Everything we look upon is blest. … W.B. Yeats (from “A Dialogue … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment