C of E has lost the plot over the St Paul's camp | News

C of E has lost the plot over the St Paul's camp | News:

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And Spitalfields Market must have been terrified of the protesters coming their way- in many ways it would have been a better spot than St Paul's- mostly undercover, and right near the Royal Bank of Scotland. Hence these notices put up very quickly

The protesters and the clergy at St Paul’s Cathedral have both got it wrong - Telegraph

The protesters and the clergy at St Paul’s Cathedral have both got it wrong - Telegraph:

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Geena

Geena has returned from Canada- and helping with sewing

Machine Gun Preacher

Based on the true story of Sam Childers, this was a very good film- but spoilt by a lot of violence they did not need to show.  It did show the excitement and challenge of evangelical Christianity and how much some people are prepared to give. It is on general release in two weeks
This was a free film preview courtesy of The Times

Richard Dawkins

John is a great admirer of Dawkins. So I booked £50 seats and with two glasses of free champagne thrown in and 2 copies of his extremely heavy book he was promoting, we settled into our seats last week.  Just 50 yards from the great professor.


He began by describing some of the misunderstandings about science and nature that many people understood. How the audience laughed but I realised that he was often describing my own  understanding. I honestly had no idea my great great great a million times ancestors were fish!  


After the lecture was over, and how much I learned, we were the last ones out of the arena downstairs. A couple of girls in front of me gave a little scream and as I looked up I saw the figure of Richard Dawkins coming towards us.  As he passed I found myself shrieking quitely and grabbing his sleeve!  It must have been the champagne because I would never normally approach anyone famous- and definitely not grab their clothes. The professor looked amused and rushed on.  It must have been the magic of reality that got to me

Heba of Brick Lane

http://ssba.info/hebatrainingWinter11.html


I have been taking some sewing lessons from the amazing Anjum- in a three hour session last week 'I' sewed a child's pinafore dress, repaired two pairs of trousers, made a lavender bag and also planned my next project.
The classes are only £10 for a three hour session and the work room is spacious and lovely. The hours sped by as Anjum taught me the special stitches- not forgetting first principles such as threading up the machine!  
She does have some more vacancies for students but don't all come at once and deprive me of a lot of personal attention

Diane Athill

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/

We heard Diana speak at Kings Place, a smaller arts version of the Barbican- on the canal at Kings Cross.
Loved the place- beautiful concert halls with live music playing and the usual arty crowd- 
I like Diana- a very accomplished, funny erudite woman- but somehow her age and frailty made me worry all the time we were listening to her- she does not walk too well, she is very deaf and I could not help worrying that somehow she would make a mistake or forget what she was talking about. But it all went well and afterwards I was so pleased to see a queue for her book signing. We are going to buy her latest book though- but on John's Kindle
Instead of a Book. Letters to a friend'
Written in an even more vivid and direct style than her celebrated memoirs, Diana Athill’s letters to the American poet Edward Field reveal a sharply intelligent woman with a brilliant sense of humour, a keen eye for the absurd, a fierce loyalty and a passionate zest for life. This intimate correspondence spanning thirty years covers her final years as an editor at Andre Deutsch, her retirement and immersion in her own writing, her growing fame and encroaching old age, and gives a fascinating insight into a life fully lived

Pathway- student conversation group

Dan and Sarah have run this group for 3 years now. The aim is to help people with their english conversation. The group is part of the work of Christ Church Spitalfields and is free! 
They meet every fortnight or so for chat, games and occasional visits to parks, walks or art galleries.  
You can contact Pathway via Christ Church Spitalfields

Eamon and Milla at their stall

Eamon and Milla will be at BackYard Market this Sunday flogging their very individual clothes and guitars

Our 'Old' Church Warden

Joyce moved to Clacton from Bethnal Green.  Coming from an old east end family, she worked mostly in the rag trade in Brick Lane and various cleaning jobs.  A true friend in times of illness and bereavement her move to Clacton- while right for her as east London changes character so dramatically, it has been a real loss for us all left behind. But there is always the treat of a train ride to lovely, unfashionable, solid Clacton and then to Jaywick where Joyce lives in contentedness.  And of course a huge fish and chip lunch