Author Archives: John Cheek

Fair Havens Reflections for Lent: Week 5

• Thank you dear Jesus that you willingly washed your disciples feet showing your servant-hood, it is such a beautiful picture and offers us our role in service and humility for you in this world.

• In the garden of Gethsemane you anguished in prayer and accepted the task your Father would give to you, to become the world’s sin offering, in our place, Thank you Lord.

• Thank you that we have a Lord who understands our difficulties and the anguish of our trials because you the Son of Man suffered and how can we thank you for the hope we have that death is not the end, dear Jesus you open up the way to heaven and give us life and eternal life. Praise You our Almighty God.

Fair Havens Reflections for Lent: Week 4

FAIRHAVENS’ CHRISTIAN Hospice is on a journey of faith: to hopefully bigger, more-modern premises; and also on the journey that all believers go on – through life and death with God. As we enter Lent, and wait to acknowledge Jesus’ death and resurrection, please spend a moment in reflection, with one of their staff each week over the next five weeks.

Week four’s reflections are lead by Tony Cheek – Fair Havens Volunteer Continue Reading

Fair Havens Reflections for Lent: Week 3

FAIRHAVENS’ CHRISTIAN Hospice is on a journey of faith: to hopefully bigger, more-modern premises; and also on the journey that all believers go on – through life and death with God. As we enter Lent, and wait to acknowledge Jesus’ death and resurrection, please spend a moment in reflection, with one of their staff each week over the next five weeks.

Week three’s reflections are lead by Jane Guest – Fair Havens Chaplaincy Team Continue Reading

Fair Havens Reflections for Lent: Week 2

FAIRHAVENS’ CHRISTIAN Hospice is on a journey of faith: to hopefully bigger, more-modern premises; and also on the journey that all believers go on – through life and death with God. As we enter Lent, and wait to acknowledge Jesus’ death and resurrection, please spend a moment in reflection, with one of their staff each week over the next five weeks.

Week two’s reflections are lead by Bibi McPherson – Fair Havens Staff Nurse

• Praise God for the Fair Havens refurbishment in 2010, creating two extra beds helping us to help more people whilst we look to build a larger hospice Continue Reading

Two new churches under construction in Southend

THE RISE OF THE CHURCH: New churches are being built in both Leigh and Southchurch. Picture by Mark Cleveland Yellow Advertiser

By Karen Davis

IN THIS time of austerity, it is common to see businesses closing and buildings being left to decay.
It is also a popular belief that Christianity is dying, with churches closing all around the country.
Southend, however, seems to be bucking the trend in both cases with two new churches in the process of being built in the borough.

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Fair Havens Reflections for Lent: Week 1

FAIRHAVENS’ CHRISTIAN Hospice is on a journey of faith: to hopefully bigger, more-modern premises; and also on the journey that all believers go on – through life and death with God. As we enter Lent, and wait to acknowledge Jesus’ death and resurrection, please spend a moment in reflection, with one of their staff each week over the next five weeks.

Week 1 begins with reflections lead by Catherine Wood – Head of Patient Services. Continue Reading

Dan rediscovers his faith watching Bruce Almighty

WHEN Dan Gracie gave up his faith aged 17 he isolated himself from his family, friends, and the church bands he played in.

He put down his guitar and got on with a life of atheism. But as he got older he began to wonder whether he’d made the right decision.

Now back in the fold of Leigh Road Baptist Church, he writes music for the church’s youth services, aimed at re-connecting young people with God and engaging them in church life, by making it relevant. Continue Reading