St Francis Church

Real faith. Real lives. Real people. Seeking first God’s kingdom. Growing church in south Strood. Main worship time Sunday 10am. All welcome.

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Praying for @Jessica00657587 this morning on her first Sunday as VICAR!

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Saturday. All welcome. #RealFaithRealLivesRealPeople @ParralesPioneer

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who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen. https://t.co/Ye3oq6OHO4 2/2

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From today’s morning prayer: O God, you ever delight to reveal yourself
to the childlike and lowly of heart:
grant that, following the example of the blessed Francis,
we may count the wisdom of this world as foolishness
and know only Jesus Christ and him crucified,
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Today we celebrated harvest and I used this picture. I took this in the parish (last year). I know, right. Y’all thought it was uber urban here… Think again! 😉

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(photo taken in parish!)
#RealFaithRealLivesRealPeople

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Today we send @Jessica00657587, curate extraordinaire, off to her next role in SE London. Expect laughter, tears, good food and, always, gratitude to God for the gift she is and has been. Here she is modelling a whistle. Obvs. @SeeOfRochester

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Saturday. All welcome. #RealFaithRealLivesRealPeople

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Heads up for next weekend: the relaunch of Messy Church. All welcome from 4pm. #MessyChurch #RealFaithRealLivesRealPeople

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Final training session for the new Messy Church )launching later this month) underway. #TBTG #RealFaithRealLivesRealPeople

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Always a place to chat if you drop into our Place of Welcome. 9.30-11.30 every Tuesday.

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So many of us have experienced loss in the past 18 months. Today is Grief Awareness Day – can we reach out to someone we know to offer a shoulder to lean on or let them know we are there for them if they need us? @NGADGrief

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It’s also been a time of working with great partners - including individuals, other churches, and @medway_council We’ve built some great working relationships, but also made lots of new friends in our community. #HAFPlayscheme #RealFaithRealLivesRealPeople

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Today we rest and reflect (and tidy up!). It’s been a month of fun and food…Here are some photo highlights. 1/2

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And before we stop for the day, one last crazy round of the parachute! #HAFPlayscheme @medway_council

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Our #HAFPlayscheme on its penultimate day and we are all about the water-worthy boats. Great effort. @medway_council @SeeOfRochester

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Such a fun day with @paramount_the as we continued our @HAFPlayscheme for @medway_council

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Rain has stopped play (outside), but making up for it with team games and cooking. #HAFProgramme @medway_council @SeeOfRochester

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*rapidly rewrites fun fact* I should add ‘that is free’… #Upnor #RochesterCastle

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Fun fact: our parish is the only one in Medway with an English Heritage attraction. #TempleManor #FunFact #realFaithRealLivesRealPeople

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@amdickinson @suziqvk @UpnorCastle @EnglishHeritage 🤦🏾🤦🏼‍♀️ oops! Fun fact: ours is only 1 of 3 parishes in Medway offering an English Heritage attraction!