Welcome to our latest newsletter
Dear Friends of Scargill,
We are delighted to announce that our new Programme and latest Momentum magazine is launched today (3rd November)– going live in the morning (during office hours).
This publication opens bookings for new events from March 2026 to the end of August 2026, as well as having lots of lovely articles and updates from the life of Scargill.
Our website events pages are now live, coinciding with printed copies of our publication starting to reach your doorstep. When the programme is released, do put in your booking requests via the website (rather than by ‘phone) to help our lovely Admin Team deal with your booking requests in the order that they are made, and we thank you in advance for your patience as we work through each booking in turn.
Also do look at our website for online and in-house events (November 2025 to February 2026) that still have space – we would love to see you!
Our online events allow you to join us from the comfort of your own home:
Also check out below Di’s latest reflection on being real, and living out of a heart of love. Enjoy!
Yesterday, morning prayers were focused about love. Later that afternoon sitting in my office, looking out the window (a rare occurrence), I was faced with this sign that has been there for years and I said to myself ‘I have had enough, for now, of sitting quietly with Jesus, of resting with God, the time for action has come!’. Now, I haven’t moved completely away from embracing contemplation and marching around being busy isn’t on the agenda either, but BEING REAL IS.
This sign encompasses much of what I believe God is asking of us. This is a ‘way of life’, a pathway to follow, with ‘WE’ at the centre! Challenging perhaps the me, myself and I culture that stops us from looking out to others, looking out for others. And although Christian families can be a base for extending hospitality and supporting other families and individuals in need within their community, this sign is for all and it seems to sum up the Stone family, the very extended Stone family and I pray always will.
I can fully embrace many of these statements. Maybe allowing myself to have FUN and be REALLY LOUD is a little less natural to me. I am very happy to embrace the noise and fun of others – in fact it’s good for me to do so. And to be honest HUGGING has not been a favourite pastime of mine although over the years, dare I say it, I have begun to ’almost’ enjoy giving and receiving them.
Have you noticed WE DO FAMILY, WE DO LOVE lie at the bottom of the list, have you noticed all these words are in capital letters and have you noticed LOVE is the largest word on the sign? Is this because love encompasses all that has been written or is it because, as I heard the other morning, LOVE must be in all we do and say? – probably both.
At the beginning of 1 Corinthians 13 we read the very familiar words: ‘If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.’
We go on to read, ‘Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.’ And I would like to add ‘love asks us to be real, to accept our and others’ mistakes, to say sorry and give forgiveness, to have fun and be loud, to do hugs and to be family to others.’
Now, no one wants to be a clanging cymbal or a resounding gong, so let’s get out there, let’s meet our neighbours, lets draw them into the love of God, let’s be real and let’s extend our families with LOVE.
With love and prayers from Phil, Di and the Scargill Community