Christmas at St Vincent’s Church of England Chaplaincy
Lessons and Carols: Dec 16 – St. Luke’s, Monte Palhagueira at 6.30pm; Dec 22 Hotel Paraiso, Albuferia Christingle Service for Children: Dec 18 – Praia da Luz at 4pm Midnight
Opening the church doors
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com A mixed group of interested people has been offered an introduction to basic Theology by Reverend Haynes Hubbard to meet on Thursday mornings either at the
Wonderings about Christmas
By: FR HAYNES HUBBARD The only thing we know is that Christmas won’t be like it is in Canada. There, when we go and get the tree, it is always
Family oriented church
By: MARGARET BROWN Attending Church was a chore from childhood up. To sit among a congregation of stony faced grown-ups who knew all the right responses and ‘tut tutted’ if
Kingdom of freedom
By: Fr. HAYNES HUBBARD Sebastian, our 10-year-old, loves his Lego. He loves to spread it all over the floor in his bedroom, where it makes a very tempting target indeed
Festival of All Saints
By: MARGARET BROWN ALTHOUGH THE festival of All Saints falls on November 1, in the Anglican Church it is celebrated on the nearest Sunday after that date to honour all
Persevering through barriers
By: Father Haynes Hubbard OUR DAUGHTER, Gabriella, is eight years old and started at the local Portuguese school five weeks ago. A conversation recently moved me considerably. I asked: “How
Guardian angels
By: MARGARET BROWN Calling myself a Christian covered a multitude of sins. It was convenient when signing up to join the Forces or undergoing surgery and just meant putting pen
The image of God
By: MARGARET BROWN TO WORSHIP the invisible Christ, to believe in he who can neither be seen nor heard, and then to deposit our troubles at his feet must surely
God’s goodness and light
By: FATHER HAYNES HUBBARD MY SON Caspian is a slitherer. Which is to say, when we put him on the floor, and if the floor is the least bit slippery,