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The interaction between Sarah and Frank continues but his resistance to Sarah’s invitation to change leads to him beginning to shrink. Ultimately he disappears altogether and all that is left is the Tragedian. In once last plea Sarah says: “Stop it at once.” “Stop What?” “Using pity, other people’s pity in the wrong way. We […]
In the middle of The Great Divorce Lewis meets the person sent to talk to him, writer and poet George MacDonald. This is a crucial part of the book. MacDonald accompanies Lewis and some of the conversations they see from this point are discussed between the two of them, with MacDonald offering much explanation. Just […]
In our second session we continued by looking at several of the conversations between one ghost and the heavenly being who comes to meet him or her. The Big Ghost The first ghost Lewis observes is the Big Ghost, a man who has come for his “Rights.” We have already seen him bully ghosts in […]
Our second session of C.S.Lewis’ The Great Divorce began by looking at what the We had established in our first session that Lewis is exploring many things including how and why individuals make the choices they do. It is also a fantasy inspired by faith. What he is not doing is discussing Theology or Doctrine. […]
Chapters 1-3: From Heaven to Hell. Lewis opens the book with an image of Hell we are not expecting. It is somewhat reminiscent of Seaside (a part of Eastbourne where many of the group live). Run down, raining; it is dismal rather than terrifying. Here Shades are tormented by drizzle! It is a pointless place, […]
This time last week some of us gathered for the first of our Advent study sessions. This year we are studying C.S. Lewis’ book ‘The Great Divorce.’ There are lots of strands to Advent and one of them is looking forward to the end things, including Heaven and Hell. This is a good book to […]
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The series of SPIRITUAL CONFERENCES held on Zoom, will continue this month, on the second and fourth Wednesdays, at 8.00pm. They will last 20-25 minutes, and we shall pray the Office of Compline afterwards. The Zoom links are as follows:
13th November – Fr Michael Halsall, Episcopal Vicar for Vocations & Formation
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Meeting ID: 873 2726 5054 / Passcode: 721287
27th November – Jenni Young, from the Whithorn Group in Scotland
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Meeting ID: 826 0869 7862 / Passcode: 185225
All Members, Associates, and Friends of the Ordinariate are welcome to join us, from around the British Isles and further afield , as are those interested in joining the Ordinariate.
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Tomorrow is the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. Join us for Mass celebrated according to Divine Worship at 11:30am at Christ the King Church, Langney.
“And they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory. And then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.”
The pew sheet is available at the link below. Notices will be added once they are prepared.
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity
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Pew sheet for the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity, 17 November 20240 CommentsComment on Facebook
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