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The central character of this stunning song was Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and the mayor of Roquemaure, France. In 1847, to the surprise of people in his town, the parish priest asked Placide to write a Christmas poem. Placide’s only qualification at the time was his love of writing poems. The result was “Cantique…
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Following on from our recent interview with one of our ambassadors, Fiona Costa, about the wonderful Cafe Concerts at her church, she shares a few helpful tips for those of us thinking about starting something new for older people: You may be thinking that it would be a good idea to start some sort of…
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Let me introduce you to David. Around four years ago he very suddenly lost the sight in one eye. No warning, it just stopped working. Investigations found a rare condition and David was assured that it was very unlikely to happen in his other eye. They were wrong. A year or so later, David woke…
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How can we reach out to older people over the Christmas period? Our church is in a village in Cheshire. A few years back we had a rethink about how to reach our area. We realised there were two groups we had real opportunities with: families and retired people. We were doing a lot to…
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Could you be a Faith in Later Life Trustee? We are blessed to have a committed and experienced group of trustees who enjoy serving Faith in Later Life together. To further develop our charitable offering, we’re now looking to expand our range of expertise and experience by welcoming new trustees. We are looking for people…
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Everyone gets a bit down when the days get colder, and the nights draw in. Most of us hunker down and suffer through the abominable ‘trick or treat’ season and wave a sparkler or two in November, as we look forward to Christmas and the hope of Easter and Spring. And as a Christian that’s…
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How often do you hear of a lifesaving idea that will save someone’s life that you can do, and one that most people in the country can do. That was the startling thought that hit me when I first heard of “Love my Neighbour”, surely me reaching out to a neighbour won’t save a life…
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Wednesday 1st November 2023 – Immediate Use Press Release from Faith in Later Life: Love My Neighbour to save lives this winter. Every winter there are around 25000-30000 excess deaths caused at least in part by loneliness amongst older people. The Christian charity, Faith in Later Life has launched a winter campaign calling on Christians…
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Winter is on its way, and for some of us, with it come thoughts of cosy times by the fire, sipping hot chocolate, making Christmas plans with the family, and enjoying bracing winter walks with friends. For many older people however, these shorter and darker days will be a time of increased loneliness as the…
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