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Connecting for Change: Reflections on the CHSG gathering

Robin Campbell reflects on attending the Churches Homelessness Support Gathering, where churches, volunteers, and outreach groups came together to share insights, deepen their understanding of homelessness and trauma, and explore how collaboration and compassion can drive meaningful, long-term change.

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What Community Means to Me

As part of Refugee Week, six members of the St James’s International Group reflect on this year’s theme: Community as a superpower.

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Remembering Srebrenica

Jo Hines reflects on a poignant visit she and others made on behalf of St James’s with Muslim young people, witnessing the enduring trauma of Srebrenica survivors and emphasizing the urgent need to remember past atrocities to counter rising hate and division today.

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“Gay Clay”

Elijah reflects on 20 years of transformation, queer identity, and divine resilience, this Pride Month story invites us to honour our scars like Kintsugi—where God, the potter, patiently shapes beauty from our brokenness.

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The Rainbow and the Cross

During the Pride month of June, Steven Overman reflects on reconciling his gay identity with his Christian faith, sharing how inclusive spirituality, personal experience, and LGBTQ+ solidarity have shaped his belief that Pride and Christianity can coexist in harmony.

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Thought for the Week – Hospitality, Healing, and Hot Chocolate

Joanna Kelly shares her journey from volunteer to Outreach Manager at St James’s Church, exploring how love, belonging, and the mutual gift of service lie at the heart of meaningful community volunteering.

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Thought for the Week – Found in Assisi

Andrea Huber shares her journey from burnout to authenticity, finding true freedom and fulfillment through simplicity, hard work, and the unexpected wisdom of life in Assisi.

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Thought for the Week – Suspended Above the Now

Abi reflects on music as both a spiritual and creative practice that anchors her in the present, revealing the sacred in ordinary moments and drawing her closer to God through attentiveness, presence, and the quiet grace of everyday life.

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