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December 2020
December 2020 Reaching, serving and empowering older people Welcome to this December Faith in Later Life newsletter where we will be sharing updates and news, signposting to new resources, and highlighting opportunities for you get involved. We wish you a very happy Christmas! “Thanks be to God for His indescribable…
What hotel quarantine taught me about my faith
Ben Boland is an aged care chaplain and author based in Australia and is a Faith in Later Life Church Champion. He recently spent time working in an aged care facility dealing with Covid19, while self-isolating in a hotel. Here he reflects his experiences: No balcony, no microwave and no breeze. The only face-to-face…
Social Work Leader appointed as first Ambassador
Press Release from Faith in Later Life: Social Work Leader appointed as first Ambassador Faith in Later Life are delighted to announce that the founding Director of the National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work and Professional practice, Professor Keith Brown, has been appointed as its first Ambassador. Keith has been working alongside Faith in Later Life for a year, supporting their…
Stories of Spiritual Renewal, Reconciliation, and Healing
Wendy Dodson, one of our Church Champions, recently sent an email to us sharing an interview she did for BBC Three Counties Radio. During the interview, Wendy shared about her ministry with older people in her church and we were so inspired that we just had to share it. So, with Wendy’s permission, we have…
You are Not Forgotten | Hope is Not Lost
Over 65s are said to fear loneliness more than COVID-19 this Christmas after a difficult year of self-isolating, shielding, and being physically cut off from their loved ones. According to a nationwide poll, more than half of over-65s are worried about spending Christmas this year without their families. And 1.7 million older people expect…
November 2020
November 2020 Reaching, serving and empowering older people Welcome to this November Faith in Later Life newsletter where we will be sharing updates and news, signposting to new resources, and highlighting opportunities for you get involved with. As ever we welcome all your feedback, and hope you’re enjoying the new format for our news…
With God, it is never too late
Faith in Later Life Church Champion Mavis has shared with us before about her ministry with older people (you can read more here). But Mavis had so many wonderful stories of encouragement that we couldn’t limit ourselves to just one blog post! So, here we are again sharing more uplifting stories of God working in…
Sharing outside our Christmas Bubbles to encourage the most vulnerable
When my granddaughter came home for the weekend from university with masses of laundry, we expected her to return, all washed and ironed, on Monday. Instead, she said she had signed herself out until the start of the new term in January. A few flats in the halls of residence were in lock-down, classes were…
Navigating through a Covid Christmas
Did you know that 5,800,000 older people say that the television or their pet is their main form of company? 5.8 million people. And that was before the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. As we are currently in enhanced lockdown restrictions, and eight months since a first full lockdown, Covid19 has affected people…
Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care
People in the fourth age (those over 80) may need support and encouragement to look forward and consider future decisions regarding their health, care, and potential or likely treatments. Whether the person is active, struggling with long-term conditions or is housebound or frail, making informed decisions regarding future care is important; encouraging people in the…