Chaplaincy News - May 2022

From May through June many of our students at the Medway campus are taking end of year exams. For some, as a result of the pandemic, this may be the first in-person exam they've taken since joining the university, which will add a level of challenge and potential stress. If you are one of those students, I want to reassure you that there are places you can go for support. The Drill Hall Library staff are extremely helpful in the search for suitable revision material. In addition, you will find me in the library doing regular Chaplaincy Chill & Chat sessions (see calendar below).

Do please look after your well-being during this busy and demanding season. Take time out to refresh and re-energise yourself - body, soul and spirit. Take a walk, a nap, or just dance around the kitchen. Ensure your get sufficient sleep, a balanced diet and that you drink plenty of water. Maybe take a listen to our monthly reflection on 'Take Ten with Lynne (see details below).

Take Ten with Lynne

Time management is a vital part of university life and a key life skill. In my experience, the challenge of time management often takes students by surprise. The ability to prioritise and plan ahead, is only something YOU can do for yourself.

View video:

Time Management

WELCOME BISHOP JONATHAN

It was a pleasure last month to be amongst the first to welcome Bishop Jonathan, the new Bishop of Rochester to Medway Campus. Thanks to Annikki, Aiste and Atharva, who joined me for that visit.

WHAT’S ON DIARY DATES

April 30^th-May 2nd

Sweeps Festival, Rochester

(see Facebook for more information)

May 3^rd

Chaplaincy Chill & Chat Pop-Up

Drill Hall Library  10am-2pm

May 17^th

Chaplaincy Chill & Chat Pop-Up

Drill Hall Library  10am-2pm

May 17^th

Medway Activities Award @ The Hub

May 26^th

Chaplaincy Pop-Up

CCCU Rowan Williams (10:30am-1:30pm)

May 31^st

Chaplaincy Chill & Chat Pop-Up

Drill Hall Library  10am-2pm

Email the Campus Chaplain for further information or to sign up for any of these events. Follow Medway Campus Chaplaincy on Facebook to keep up with events and news.

EASTER EGG CHALLENGE

Many thanks to all those who took part in our Easter Egg Challenge.  Together we raised £120 for Medway Foodbank – a worthy charity.

                                                                  Our FIVE WINNERS were chosen by our Campus PCSO Jody Coxon, and they were:

Ese Amadasun, Student Finance, UoG

Louise Bird, Christ Church Canterbury University

Tina Brooks, Drill Hall Library

Kate Southgate, RETI, UoG

Tulsi, UoG student

THANK YOU!!!

Niduka, Jeff, Marie, Kirsten, Lynne, Olukunbi & Augustine at the Passion Play, Trafalgar Square

Sweeps Festival

Sunshine, friends and entertainment ...  what more could you want from a Saturday?  Today was the 40th anniversary of the Rochester Sweeps Festival and it was great to meet up and celebrate with students and friends 😀

Meeting up, outside Rochester train station.

                              

                                                            Our first port of call was Rochester Cathedral to view the wonderful 'Leaves of the Trees' art installation, remembering the lives lost over these past two challenging years of Covid.

Dami & Ninyo (Olukunbi's children).  Fifi & Fope (Olajide's children).

Not wanting to be out-done in the posing!

Genuinely can't remember the last time I went on a

merry-go-round  ...  it has to be at least 45+ years!!

Check this out:

Practising our Morris dancing skills

What a marvellous day!!!

Take Ten - Time Management

Time management is a vital part of university life and a key life skill. In my experience, the challenge of time management often takes students by surprise. The ability to prioritise and plan ahead, is only something YOU can do for yourself.

View video:

Take Ten - Time Management

Worldfest 2022 - Uganda

Some of you may remember our wonderful virtual world tour as part of WorldFest 2021. If you missed that, please check out our blog post from 30 March 2021.

WorldFest2021

I am thrilled to add another nation to our tour 😀  This excellent video was produced by Jireh Akandwanaho from the University of Kent.  Uganda has been on my list of countries to visit for some time but it may just have moved closer to the top of the list 😀

WorldFest 2022 - Uganda

Easter Passion Play

Easter may have been and gone, and this blog entry is a tad late. But they do say "better late than never". 😀😀

On Good Friday (April 15th) several of us went up to London to see the Passion Play in Trafalgar Square. We took the train to Victoria and then a leisurely walk through St James' Park to Trafalgar Square. 

Jeff, Niduka, Olukunbi and Augustine

The flowers were stunning and many of the trees were in full blossom. 

Although Augustine was the tallest,
he proved to be the easiest to lose 😆😊😃

It was a very warm day, by British standards, so we simply had to stop en route for ice-cream 🍦

At Trafalgar we were joined by
Marie and Kirsten.

A passion play tells the story of the last week of Jesus' life.

Check out this 20 second video:

Augustine @ the Passion Play 2022

For me, this is the most exciting event of all time!!