Chaplaincy News - June 2022

DID YOU KNOW that last month I celebrated five years as Medway Campus Chaplain!!!  Sooooooo many students from around the globe, so many great memories.  Times of laughter and times of tears. Take a look at our blog post: Five Years ago Today

At the very start of May we also recognised Stress Awareness Wekk on our Blog, the theme of which was 'loneliness'.  Loneliness is something that can affect us all from time to time and for some may be a debilitating reality.  This month, Loneliness Awareness Week will take place between June 13th-17th.

If Loneliness is something that affects your life and your well-being, please, please find someone to talk to.  There are many avenues of help and support on campus, Chaplaincy being just one of them.  

You may like to take a look at our recent Blog post in relation to loneliness and stress; this includes a link to one of our Take Ten reflections:  Loneliness & Stress

Blessings, Lynne

June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE month

Whatever your sexual identity, I am celebrating with you this month.  You are deeply loved by God.

TAKE TEN with LYNNE

IKIGAI is a Japanese philosophy relating to healthy well-being and harmony of life and work. A reason for being. Essentially, the reason you get out of bed in the morning.

View video:  Take Ten - IKIGAI

WHAT’S ON DIARY DATES

Don’t miss out on all the events happening across Medway during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend, here are just a few …

June 3^rd-5^th

Medway Food & Drink Festival (including the not-to-be-missed Dragon Boat Race)

https://www.cmtrust.co.uk/play/food-and-drink-festival/

June 4^th

Medway River Pageant

June 4^th-5^th

Dickens Festival (Rochester)

https://www.visitmedway.org/whats-on/queens-platinum-jubilee/

June 25^th

Armed Forces Day

Great Lines Heritage Park, Gillingham

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

WORLD CAFE

Please be aware that our weekly World Cafe will continue to run until Wednesday, July 6th.

At a recent conference I was asked to make myself out of Lego. Whilst I'm not sure the clothes represent me well, the frying pan and banana depict my heart for hospitality.

A  VERY BIG

CONGRATULATIONS

to all those students who are graduating this summer. I look forward to celebrating with you.