Stay up to date with the latest news and reflections from the Community at Scargill.
Dear Friends, As we have said goodbye to the summer, we have now been welcoming the autumn over the last couple of weeks. The leaves on the…
Posted on 2 October 2024
Tagged: Autumn, Book of Ruth
Dear Friends Thank you for your continued support and prayers which means so much to us. Our Summerfests were wonderful. It was such a joy…
Dear Friends As I write this, we are just over half way through our Summerfest season and it has been wonderful. It has been a…
Posted on 8 August 2024
Tagged: community, scargill movement
Dear Friends Di and I have now been back a week from our sabbatical, and it feels very good to be back. The Leadership and…
Posted on 11 July 2024
Tagged: community, Journey, Pilgrimage, Reflections from Di
Shaun Lambert writes: It was Mary Oliver the poet who wrote ‘attention is the beginning of devotion’ in her collection of essays, Upstream: Selected Essays.[1]…
Posted on 15 June 2024
Tagged: Devotion, Mary Oliver, Scargill, Shaun Lambert
Dear Friends We hope you are enjoying our latest Momentum magazine/Programme, covering events September 2024 to February 2025, and are making plans for when you…
Dear Friends The Scargill Community are continuing to welcome guests through our doors, who are enjoying the refurbished Marsh Lounge, seeing all the other fruit…
Posted on 5 May 2024
Tagged: knitting, sabbatical
Dear Friends We would like to wish you a very joyful Easter. We have just finished our Holy Week and Easter Weekend event, which was…
Posted on 2 April 2024
Tagged: easter, sabbatical
This week Jo Penn has been writing Morning worship reflections for Sanctuary First (Sun 17 to Sat 23 March 2024). These are based around Mary…
Posted on 22 March 2024
Dear Friends Thank you so much for your prayers and support – we really do appreciate your love. We are delighted that the building work…
Posted on 9 March 2024
Dear Friends Thank you so much for your love and prayers – it does mean so much to us. There is good news regarding Phase…
Posted on 15 February 2024
Tagged: Marsh Lounge, Snowdrops
Dear Friends We are glad to announce that the new Scargill Programme (covering new events both in-house and online from March to August 2024), combined with our latest…
Dear Friends Autumn is coming to the Dales. The trees on the estate are beginning to change colour with beautiful bronze and golden colours, and we are…
Dear Friends Summerfest was amazing, and over the three weeks we were able to welcome many guests including over one hundred young people. Please pray…
Posted on 24 August 2023
Tagged: creativity, Hairdressing, hospitality
Dear Friends We are just coming to the end of SummerFest 2 with Fest 3 beginning on Saturday. Fest is exuberant, fun and wonderfully inter-generational,…
Posted on 9 August 2023
Tagged: Christ at the centre, community, lives shared lives transformed
Dear Friends Thank you for love and support which we so very much appreciate. Thank you to those who joined the online prayer and praise…
Shaun Lambert has been writing for the Baptist Times on ‘the upwelling of the Holy Spirit’ – you can see his article here:
Posted on 29 June 2023
Dear Scargillians We have just had a very lovely week with Roy Searle reflecting on ‘Sabbath’ and this weekend John Pritchard helping us around the…
Posted on 11 June 2023
Tagged: cup of tea
Shaun Lambert has written this article for the Baptist Times as part of Mental Health Awareness week (15-21 May) whose focus this year is ‘anxiety’….
Posted on 18 May 2023
Tagged: Baptist Union, mindfulness
One of our resident community (Jo Penn) is guest writer for Sanctuary First this week (Sun 14 to Sat 20 May 2023). Here are the…
Posted on 16 May 2023
Dear Friends Thank you for all your continued love, support and prayers. The building work seems to be going very well, and we have a…
Posted on 15 May 2023
Tagged: Dandelions, WIlliam Wordsworth
Dear Friends We pray that you had a wonderful Easter Day. We are glad to announce that the new Scargill Programme (covering new events both in-house and…
Dear Friends We will be praying that you have a blessed Holy Week, and a wonderful joyful Easter Day. Our livestream service during Holy Week…
At the recent Scargill Movement weekend where Phil Stone was addressing the trustees and other friends of Scargill he spoke about the importance of continuity…
Posted on 24 March 2023
Tagged: Frienkel, hospitality, mindfulness, Scargill, Solnit, space, Symington
Dear Friends As I write this, the snow is beginning to fall at Scargill, as it has done, I’m sure, for many of you. It…
Posted on 9 March 2023
Tagged: Punchinello, Wemmick
Dear Friends This, as ever, comes with much love and prayers from the Community here at Scargill. The Community continues to grow slowly and steadily….
Posted on 5 February 2023
Tagged: generosity, Van Gough
Dear Scargillians We pray that your new year has started well and this comes with much love and prayers from the Community. We have just…
Dear Friends The Community wish you all a peaceful and joyful Christmas – that we all may know the love and light of the Christ-child…
Dear Friends This comes with love and prayers this Advent and thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement. It is has been a fulfilling Autumn…
Shaun Lambert is a community member currently living in West Hampstead, London. He writes for the Baptist Times about ‘Finding guidance in today’s uncertain world’….
Posted on 27 November 2022
Tagged: Baptist Union, Caring, Evelyn Underhill, Scargill House
Shaun Lambert writes about the gift of ‘free play’ and its link to creativity I have been reading a book called Wayfinding by Michael Bond….
Posted on 19 November 2022
Tagged: childlike, Scargill Community
Dear Scargill Friends Thank you for your continued support and the love shown to us. In this mailing we have news of our latest magazine…
Posted on 7 November 2022
Tagged: holiness, Holy Ground, travel
Dear Friends Thank you for your continued love and prayers. The shape of Community keeps changing and a good friend of ours has described community…
Dear Friends We would like to begin by thanking you for your continued support and prayers. We have had a rich and enjoyable summer but…
‘If you build it they will come’ is a famous line often misquoted from the film Field of Dreams (it was actually, ‘if you build…
Posted on 20 June 2022
We are glad to announce the publication of our new Programme combined with Momentum (covering new events from September 2022 to February 2023). We do hope that…
Dear Friends This comes with much love and prayers to you in this Easter Season. We pray that you may know the love and power…
Posted on 18 April 2022
Tagged: easter, Emmaus Road
Our very own Jo Penn is guest writer of the daily reflections for Sanctuary First this week. Check out the first three here and follow…
Posted on 15 March 2022
Dear Friends This comes with much love and prayers, and particularly for Ukraine during these dark days. We do believe in the God who is…
We live in a world of information overload and where knowledge is easy to find online. What is more difficult to access is wisdom. Intentional…
Posted on 15 February 2022
Dear Friends We do hope this finds you well. It is hard to believe that we are into February! Thank you for your continued love…
Posted on 6 February 2022
Tagged: bus, Rosa Parks
We’ll let Remiel introduce himself. Hello, my dear friends! My name is Remiel from Hong Kong, one of the newest members of community. I am…
Posted on 31 January 2022
Tagged: Lutheran, Scargill Community
Dear Friends We are delighted to say that our new Programme with Momentum magazine is released today. It covers new events from March through to August 2022, and lists events…
Dear Friends Looking to 2022 we are faced with a real challenge. Our current number on Community is about 23 and our desire, to fulfil the…
On Saturday 23 rd October 2021 at 2 p.m. a tree was planted in memory of themartyred Ugandan Archbishop Janani Luwum in the Marsh Garden…
Posted on 29 October 2021
COP26 in Glasgow the 1st to 12th November 2021 is the UN’s 26th annual climate change conference of the parties who signed the United Nations…
Posted on 21 October 2021
Dear Friends This comes, as always, with much love and prayers. We would like to thank you for joining us on the day of prayer…
Posted on 15 October 2021
Tagged: Creation
Dear Friends This, as ever, comes with much love and prayers as well as a deep gratitude for all your support during these days that…
Posted on 17 September 2021
Tagged: Treasure
Our very own Jo Penn, Community member, is guest writer for Sanctuary First Daily Worship this week (Sun 12 to Sat 18 September). Check out…
Posted on 13 September 2021
Tim is interviewed by fellow community member Jacob about his summer spent as part of the Community at Scargill House.
Posted on 1 September 2021
Dear Friends We have just finished three weeks of Summerfest, and it has been such a joy to welcome guests back, to hear the sound…
Posted on 27 August 2021
Dear Friends We do hope this finds you well as we navigate through these challenging, and sometimes confusing, days. We are very thankful to God…
Posted on 2 August 2021
Tagged: Friendship, love
What took a year to build and cost £15,000? What has panga panga blocks and Columbian pine beams? Where do we find unpolished mahagony and…
Posted on 28 July 2021
Dear Friends This, as ever, comes with much love and prayers from the Scargill Community. Many of you will be aware that we were delighted…
We are Partners in Action with the Christian eco-charity A Rocha UK. A Rocha are creating a community of ordinary Christians they are calling ‘Wild…
Posted on 28 June 2021
A working party from A Rocha UK were with us here at Scargill Monday 24th May to Friday 28th May. They were leading a bioblitz,…
Posted on 23 June 2021
A new opportunity for guests is to visit our new Lament sculpture in the walled garden commissioned by Scargill from former community member and sculptor…
Posted on 19 June 2021
Dear Scargillians We do hope you are enjoying good weather, as we are, at this time. We always seem to be talking about the weather…
Posted on 7 June 2021
Tagged: children, family, grandchildren
Dear Scargillians The swifts are beginning to return to Scargill and we await the house martins to once more build their nests in the eaves, and…
Posted on 23 May 2021
Tagged: anxiety, Holy Spirit, stress, Worry
As a community here at Scargill we are currently studying about different sacred spaces we inhabit. In lockdown we have heard consistently that our online…
Posted on 22 May 2021
Dear Scargillians As ever, this comes with much love and prayers to you all, especially as the lockdown restrictions are gradually eased. At Scargill we…
Dear Scargillians We are excited to announce that our latest Momentum, prayer letter and our residential programme (yes!) for the Summer will be coming through your…
Posted on 28 April 2021
Tagged: trees
Hugh Warwick is an ecologist, author and leading expert on hedgehogs. As part of our A Rocha partnership we at Scargill have started a hedgehog…
Posted on 16 April 2021
Tagged: A Rocha, Hedgehogs, Hugh Warwick, Scargill
Dear Friends This comes with much love and Easter greetings to you. There is much to share with you as life begins to open up…
After the Second World War there was a turn to community inspired by God’s Holy Spirit, and communities and retreat centres like Lee Abbey were…
Posted on 3 April 2021
Dear Scargillians This comes with much love and prayers to you all as we move into Holy Week, journeying with Jesus to the Cross and…
Posted on 25 March 2021
Tagged: love, Washing feet
Dear Scargillians As ever, this comes with much love and prayers from the Community here at Scargill. We long to see you again through our…
Dear Friends This week we have had hopeful and encouraging news! The Government laid out their roadmap to bring us out of lockdown, subject to…
Posted on 26 February 2021
Tagged: community, scargill movement
Dear Scargillians This week has been really cold, and snow still covers the hills around us, but we are now starting to see many snowdrops…
Posted on 14 February 2021
Dear Scargillians This comes as ever with much love and prayers. I would imagine that the majority of us are struggling with this lockdown, particularly as…
Posted on 30 January 2021
Jo Penn has been writing Daily Prayer reflections for Sanctuary First this week (Sunday 17th through to Saturday 23rd Jan 2021). Here are the links…
Posted on 23 January 2021
Dear Scargillians We continue to pray for you and please be assured of our love as we live through this latest lockdown. We are very…
Posted on 17 January 2021
Dear Scargillians This comes with much love and prayers as we begin this New Year. Since we were last in touch, the situation has become…
Posted on 2 January 2021
Dear Scargill Friends, As always, this comes with much love and prayers to you all especially as the days become shorter and the weather becomes…
Posted on 6 December 2020
Dear Scargillians, As we enter the third week of ‘Lockdown 2’, we hope that this finds you well in what continues to be very challenging…
Posted on 23 November 2020
Dear Scargill Friends, This morning we went to the Walled Garden to finish our service with the act of Remembrance. For me, it seemed more…
Posted on 8 November 2020
Dear Friends This latest letter comes with much love and prayers. The COVID crisis has become more complicated and restrictive for many of us so…
Posted on 26 October 2020
Dear lovely Scargillians This latest epistle comes with much love and prayers particularly as the ongoing situation with the virus continues to dominate our lives….
Posted on 10 October 2020
Dear Friends We do hope this finds you well in these uncertain and difficult times. Many of you will have been aware that we were…
Posted on 28 September 2020
Dear Scargillians We are still hoping to open in October and there will be another MailChimp coming out next weekend with further details – so…
Posted on 13 September 2020
Dear Friends We hope this finds you well as we all navigate through these disorientating and strange times. We are still hoping to open in…
Posted on 29 August 2020
Dear Friends This comes with all our love and prayers. As it is true for all of us, the Community are working out how to…
Posted on 16 August 2020
Dear Friends We do hope this finds you well as the easing of lockdown is stalled at this moment. In this newsletter we have Di’s…
Posted on 3 August 2020
Dear Friends Thank you for you continued love, support and prayers, it means a great deal to us. Below are details of how you can…
Posted on 21 July 2020
Dear Friends Today, 4th July, has many associations, and for us as a nation it is a further easing of the lockdown. Later on you…
Posted on 4 July 2020
Dear Friends We hope and pray that this latest newsletter finds you well. Thank you so much for your continued love and support. It means…
Posted on 20 June 2020
Dear Friends We hope and pray that this latest newsletter finds you well.Thank you so much for your continued love and support it means a…
Posted on 6 June 2020
Dear Friends During these strange times, familiar relationships can be even more important than ever. Whilst we are unable to welcome guests to Scargill, one…
Posted on 23 May 2020
Dear Friends This comes with much love and prayers from the Scargill Movement during these very challenging and disorientating times. The coronavirus has truly turned…
Posted on 30 April 2020
Dear Friends This comes with much love and prayers to you all as we continue to be in these bewildering and unknown times. Please continue…
Posted on 23 March 2020
Strong Foundations, New Beginnings ‘Rooted and Grounded in Love’ The order of the Holy Paraclete and Scargill Movement are delighted to announce that we are…
Posted on 13 February 2020
Unfortunately David Runcorn was taken poorly over the weekend we celebrated our 60th birthday (don’t fret he has made a full recovery!) He has generously…
Posted on 10 August 2019
Ruth Yeoman recalls a childhood of picnics, extended family and growing up as part of the very first Scargill Community. I was born at Amber…
Posted on 19 July 2019
Peter Lewis tells how his holiday at Scargill had quite an unexpected twist! I first came to Scargill on a Parish Weekend from Nottingham when…
Posted on 12 July 2019
Catherine and her sons Dylan and Oliver have been visitors to Scargill many times since the house reopened in 2010. When asked what Scargill meant…
Posted on 31 May 2019
Nick Barker (son of Arthur) shares childhood memories of growing up at Scargill Scargill was a great place to grow up. I enjoyed the wide…
Posted on 17 May 2019
My memories of Scargill 60 years ago are of a different age. For example, little traffic. I could run (O golden days,) from the house…
Posted on 12 April 2019
Jennifer Douglas writes “Scargill house truly is where we all grew up together. I met my best friend Sarah Martin (nee. Penney) there 19 years…
Posted on 5 April 2019
In this first of our “Tales of The Unexpected” Blog series Tom shares with us what Scargill has meant to him and his family: I…
Posted on 29 March 2019
The Lord is My Shepherd This area has miles and miles of stone fences dividing pastures. To my American eyes, it is…
Posted on 30 July 2018
Read Audrey’s second installment here: https://old.scargillmovement.org/join-community/sabbatical/what-in-the-world-are-we-doing-here-part-2/
Posted on 20 July 2018
https://old.scargillmovement.org/join-community/sabbatical/sabbatical-part-1/
Posted on 17 July 2018
Sat 19th May : Day 10 Is this really Day 10? If it is, our Journey must be coming to a close? As we say…
Posted on 21 May 2018
Fri 18th May : Day 9 Day 9 dawns bright and sunny in Southport. We have had a lot of sunshine on this journey, and…
Posted on 21 May 2018
Thu 17th May : Day 8 As Day 8 dawns here in Manchester, we begin to sense that the end of the Journey is coming…
Posted on 18 May 2018
Wed 16th May : Day 7 Day 7 opens in Great Longstone. A much cooler and breezier day today. But before we step out together…
Posted on 17 May 2018
Tue 15th May : Day 6 This morning some of us had morning prayer with the Aston Community, whilst the remainder set off to Aston…
Posted on 16 May 2018
Mon 14th May : Day 5 Some of us forgetting what day it is, or what date, or even both. But we’re pretty sure that…
Posted on 15 May 2018
Sun 13th May : Day 4 Day four dawned bright and sunny in Oxford. As ever, we are hugely grateful to our hosts for their…
Posted on 14 May 2018
Sat 12th May : Day 3 The third day of the Journey began where it left off last night – at Lee Abbey London… We…
Posted on 13 May 2018
Fri 11th May : Day 2 Day 2 began at the Knowle West Community with morning prayers, reflecting on the previous day’s activities, the mission…
Posted on 13 May 2018
Lee Abbey Devon to Lee Abbey Knowle West Community in Bristol Thu 10th May : Day 1 After meeting last night to discuss the itinerary,…
Posted on 11 May 2018
Reflections numbers 3 & 4 from Jo Penn http://www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk/daily-worship/laughter-maker http://www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk/daily-worship/surprise-visitor
Posted on 19 April 2018
Next in the series from Jo Penn https://www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk/daily-worship/no-hidden-agenda
Posted on 17 April 2018
Guest blog here from our very own Jo Penn written for Sanctuary First https://www.sanctuaryfirst.org.uk/daily-worship/strength-to-rise
Posted on 16 April 2018
Scargill, (and God’s Great Colour Palette…) A Guest Blog by Working Friend Tim Proudler After a long journey across a grey landscape on a dull…
Posted on 9 April 2018
Follow Helen’s journey through Lent as she attempts to eliminate plastic from her life. Lent without plastic
Posted on 18 February 2018
Lives Shared, Lives Transformed A few words about Barrie Renwick. Here at Scargill we really do mean it when we say our home is your…
Posted on 30 January 2018
Phil shares some thought provoking insights this week on going where it hurts.
Posted on 10 July 2017
It has been a little while, but here is the latest Blog from Director Phil Stone, and it is well worth the wait! Today we…
Posted on 3 July 2017
BREAKING NEWS… Our aim has always been for Scargill’s Community to fully reflect God’s kingdom, and we’ve warmly welcomed into Community Christians from all denominations…
Posted on 9 June 2017
A special request for prayer from our Chair of the Scargill Council, Bishop Chris Edmondson. Dear Friends and Companions, May I please ask for a…
Posted on 17 October 2016
Bridget and Adrian Plass talk to Patrick Baker about their involvement in bringing Scargill House back to life Our Resurrection Years – An interview with Adrian &…
Posted on 16 March 2016
Tagged: Adrian Plass, Bridget and Adrian Plass, Patrick Baker, Resurrection, Woman Alive
Scargill Movement has a new website! As well as a new look, the site will adapt better if you’re viewing it on a mobile or…
Posted on 9 March 2016
Hello – I have been musing about the church festival celebrated today which I love. Today is the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, often…
Posted on 2 February 2016
Tagged: Anna and Simeon, candles, community, God-receiver, Henri Nouwen, Jesus, presentation of Christ, scargill movement
So, one final blog on 2 Kings 5. It is a story of healing, grace, unexpected unsung heroes, and a surprising answer to a tricky…
Posted on 30 August 2015
Tagged: Anna Andersson, Bridget and Adrian Plass, Elisha, Jesus, Naaman, Pathway, Promises, Scargill Community, scargill movement, The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass - the Church Weekend
I love Summerfest! I love the variety of ages (grandparents, grandchildren, teenagers, parents, singles, babies – in fact I love the lot). I love to…
Posted on 23 August 2015
Tagged: Church of the Nativity, Humility, John Stott, Naaman, Pride, Scargill Community, scargill movement, summerfest
Summerfest joyfully invades Scargill during August which is our 3 week all age fun-packed arts festival where about 100 guests join the community. Along with…
Posted on 12 August 2015
This last week Di and I have been in London and Canterbury, where we have experienced a cocktail of emotions. On Wednesday we were in…
Posted on 26 July 2015
Tagged: Bishop Rachel Treweek, Canterbury Cathedral, Gloucester Diocese, Hope, Jesus Christ, Malcolm Winterburn, Scargill Community, Shawshank Redemption, St Mark's Kensal Rise
One thing about living in community, that we have been learning here at Scargill, is to live generously. And what I mean by living generously…
Posted on 19 July 2015
Tagged: community, generosity, Scargill, Walter Brueggemann, wine
Last Sunday afternoon, I was invited to preach at the service at Manchester Cathedral launching the Peregrini Community, on the Festival of the Baptism of…
Posted on 17 January 2015
Tagged: Baptism of Jesus, Christianity, community, Dance, Discipleship, Grace, Lindisfarne, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester Diocese, Peregrini, Rhythm, Scargill, St Cedd, St Chad, Trinity
There is a lot of talk about immigration, and it will be a major factor in next year’s general election. I find the rhetoric, that…
Posted on 18 November 2014
Tagged: fear, honouring the stranger, immigration, Jesus, love, Observer, rule of life, Scargill, St John, St Paul
This week, in what has been a mini heat wave at Scargill, we encountered a six foot Bore (tidal wave), which came down the River…
Posted on 27 July 2014
Tagged: community, Jesus, River Wharfe, rule of life, scargill movement, twinning toilets, Wateraid
Hey I’m back! In fact we have been back just over a month from our travels to Australia and New Zealand. You will be hearing…
Posted on 26 April 2014
Tagged: community, easter, Emmaus, jars of clay, Jesus, Resurrection, Rowan Williams, scargill movement
Well we have made it safely to Australia. – no dramas. We managed to get on the right jets at the right time in the…
Posted on 28 January 2014
Tagged: Billy Graham, Ephesians 5:18, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Psalm 63, Scargill, Simon Ponsonby
Not sure how this happened but this blog has gone missing – so here it is again…. Traveling can be bit of an ordeal. Di…
Posted on 22 January 2014
Tagged: Adrian Plass, Australia, community, henri nowen, Journeys, prayer, Scargill
This last week we have had a lovely time at Scargill. We have had a Community retreat, which was led by good friends of Scargill…
Posted on 14 December 2013
Tagged: Blessings, community, Laura Story, scargill movement
Thank you very much to those of you who take the time to read my blog over the last year, and I am sorry that…
Posted on 8 December 2013
Tagged: C.S.Lewis, Christian Hotel, Hobbit, Home, hospitality, J.R.R. Tolkien, Narnia, Rivendell, scargill movement
Jorgen Moltmann said that, ‘when others look at us in a friendly way, we feel alive and vital. When others recognise us just the way…
Posted on 6 October 2013
Tagged: acceptance, anne lamott, bishop chris edmondson, intentional community, jurgen moltmann, scargill movement
I want to talk about eating. It is something that we do a great deal of at Scargill: three times a day we sit round…
Posted on 10 September 2013
Tagged: eating, hospitality, Jean Vanier, laughter, scargill movement
Then I will begin… I have just returned from an inspiring couple of days at Greenbelt where Scargill were privileged to lead an act of…
Posted on 29 August 2013
Tagged: complacency, Greenbelt, kingdom of God, Mike Yaconelli, passion, scargill movement, young people
Today we remember that amazing speech by Martin Luther King Jnr. If you haven’t listened to it yet, there is a modern recording on the…
Posted on 28 August 2013
Tagged: BBC Radio 4, courage, Martin Luther King Jnr, racial justice, Rosa Parks, scargill movement
These last 2 weeks we have been enjoying Summerfest at Scargill. Summerfest is an all age arts festival where we have guest artists, all age…
Posted on 17 August 2013
Tagged: Jackie Pullinger, Jesus, living water, scargill movement, summerfest
Although it might seem like old news, I was delighted that Tony Robinson was given a knighthood for his work in politics and in the…
Posted on 15 July 2013
Tagged: Baldrick, Blackadder, Brennan Manning, community, Scargill Chapel, scargill movement, Tony Robinson
What has your experience been of coffee (and refreshments in general) after a church service? I am glad to say that church communities are waking…
Posted on 13 July 2013
Tagged: coffee, fair trade, generosity, hospitality, scargill movement
Over the last week, or so, life has been very hectic: We turned Scargill into Narnia which was such good fun, then I was…
Posted on 15 June 2013
Tagged: community, David Rowe, gratitude, Joan Chittester, Lee Abbey, Mark Yaconelli, Narnia, phil stone, scargill movement
This last week the House has been full of young people with their parents as we put on our ‘Back through the Wardrobe 3’, another…
Posted on 1 June 2013
Tagged: C.S.Lewis, community, Gardening of the Soul, Homecoming, Last Battle, Narnia, phil stone, scargill movement, Sister Stan
I have been reflecting over the last couple of days on St Paul’s words, “I have become all things to all people.” (1 Cor 9…
Posted on 26 May 2013
Tagged: 1 Corinthians, acceptance, community, Jesus, phil stone, scargill movement, St Paul, yorkshire dales
Guess what? The letter is going to be Q! First up – Quantity. One of the great joys of being part of the Scargill community…
Posted on 10 May 2013
Tagged: community, interesting, Jesus, phil stone, quality, quantity, questions, quirky, scargill movement
Forgiveness is never easy. It’s a process and can take a long time. I hope I’m not the only one who, thinking I’ve forgiven someone…
Posted on 22 April 2013
Tagged: community, forgiveness, Jonathan Sacks, Nelson Mandela, phil stone, rule of life, scargill movement
This week I’ve been reflecting on Thomas, that well known doubter of the New Testament. I actually have great empathy with Thomas, and I often…
Posted on 8 April 2013
Tagged: bruce cockburn, doubt, easter, faith, missing out, one-to-one, phil stone, rejection, scargill movement, Spurs, Thomas, Tottenham Hotspur
Emptiness does not usually thrill us. An empty fridge for that late night snack frustrates, getting in the car and finding it running on empty is…
Posted on 30 March 2013
Tagged: community, Jesus, lives shared lives transformed, phil stone, Resurrection, scargill movement, Tombs, yorkshire dales
This week Phil Stone gives us a challenge to bless, to say good things.. We have just finished our Palm Sunday service here in the Chapel…
Posted on 24 March 2013
Tagged: beloved, bless, community, Henri Nouwen, Holy Week, Jesus, palm sunday, phil stone, rule of life, scargill movement
Sadly the towering trees which used to line the long driveway up to Scargill House have had to be cut down. At this melancholy time…
Posted on 18 March 2013
Tagged: chestnut, community, easter, Jesus, lent, palm sunday, passiontide, phil stone, resurection, scargill movement, tree, yorkshire dales
This week Phil Stone Director of the Scargill Movement discusses conflict. Last week I was down at Coventry Cathedral attending a conference entitled Faith in…
Posted on 5 March 2013
Tagged: community, conflict, corinthians, coventry, faith, gospel, henry wadsworth longfellow, Jesus, phil stone, reconciliation, scargill movement
This week cheer on Diverse United with Phil Stone the Director of the Scargill Movement as he talks about how through community we can overcome…
Posted on 25 February 2013
Tagged: community, diversity, germany, ghana, hospitality, Jesus, latvia, nepal, phil stone, rwanda, scargill movement, scotland, transforming, uganda, unity, yorkshire dales
Phil Stone, Director of The Scargill Movement (an intentional community of Christian men and women in North Yorkshire), talks about the fragile nature of community….
Posted on 19 February 2013
Tagged: brother roger, community, fragility, gospel, Jesus, phil stone, scargill movement, strength, taize, vulnerability, weakness
In only half an hour I will be sharing fun and eating pancakes with my friends. There will be a great sense of belonging and…
Posted on 12 February 2013
Tagged: ash wednesday, community, friends, Irenaeus, Jesus, lent, phil stone, scargill movement, shrove tuesday
Phil Stone, director of Scargill Movement, talks this week about the graffiti we get on our hearts and what is obscured underneath. Out of interest…
Posted on 3 February 2013
Tagged: academia, calling, community, graffiti, heart, honesty, Jesus, phil stone, scargill movement
This week Phil discusses community life and what his dream and heart is for Scargill. I am under no illusion having now lived community life…
Posted on 27 January 2013
Tagged: beauty, Bose, Christianity, community, job opportunity, lifestyle, phil stone, quality, scargill movement, simplicity, Star Wars, vacancy
This week Scargill’s Director Phil Stone is thinking about the generous love of God. Those of you who follow the Anglican lectionary will know that…
Posted on 20 January 2013
Tagged: 900, community, doughnuts, generosity, Jesus, love, miracle, phil stone, scargill movement, transforming, wine
As a New Year begins Phil offers some advice on a good way to start your year… Today is January the 6th, the Feast of…
Posted on 6 January 2013
Tagged: community, epiphany, life, life-giving, new year, phil stone, priorities, resolutions, scargill movement, wise men, yorkshire dales
As 2012 draws to a close, Scargil’s Director Phil Stone reflects on the Christmas narrative and what we can take from it into the New…
Posted on 31 December 2012
Tagged: bruce cockburn, Christmas, community, happy new year, hogmanay, j. oswald chambers, nativity, new year, phil stone, romans, scargill movement, vulnerability
Henri Nouwen says, “Christmas is the renewed invitation not to be afraid and to let him (God) – whose love is greater than our own…
Posted on 23 December 2012
Tagged: Christmas, community, henri nowen, phil stone, scargill movement, yorkshire dales
This week at Scargill we have been hosting a group who have been attending the local Grassington Dickensian Festival. Accordingly our food, entertainment and reflections…
Posted on 16 December 2012
Tagged: brazil, charles dickens, community, grassington, phil stone, poverty, scargill movement, solidarity, tucum ring
The nights are getting longer as the shortest day of the year draws near and Scargill’s Director Phil Stone is contemplating darkness and starlight… Having…
Posted on 11 December 2012
Tagged: advent, Christmas, community, darkness, phil stone, scargill movement, shine, starlight, stars, yorkshire dales
As this week is the start of Advent Phil has been thinking a lot about waiting… Those of us who have or have had children…
Posted on 2 December 2012
Tagged: advent, community, henri nowen, phil stone, scargill movement, spiritual discipline, waiting, yorkshire dales
According to Phil Stone, director of the Scargill Movement, joy and laughter are two subjects one should take very seriously indeed. Joy and laughter are…
Posted on 26 November 2012
Tagged: Andrew Corsie, humour, joy, laughter, phil stone, scargill movement, seriously, spirituality, Tricia Hillas
scargillphil is now well and truly up and running! This is where our Director Phil Stone riffs on all manner of subjects close to his…
Posted on 18 November 2012
Tagged: authenticity, community, new monasticism, old monasticism, phil stone, rule of life, scargill movement
scargillphil is now live! This is where Phil Stone, our loveable, huggable director, gives us regular updates into the weird and wonderful life at Scargill…
Posted on 11 November 2012
Tagged: bradford diocese, community, Jesus, phil stone, scargill movement, transforming, yorkshire dales