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Scargill Update 19 December 2024

Dear Friends, We wish you a joyful and peaceful Christmas, through the celebration of Immanuel with us. Thank you so much for all your love…

Posted on 19 December 2024
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Release of new Programme and Momentum magazine

Dear Friends of Scargill, We are delighted to announce that our new Programme and latest Momentum magazine is launched today (18th November)– going live in the…

Posted on 19 November 2024
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Reflections from Di – Sun on the hill

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
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Reflections from Di – “Hope” is the Thing with feathers

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
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Clenched Fists to Open Hands

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
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A tentative question, a surprising answer

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
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God of the Humble

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
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Let’s talk about Water – from Blog to Bog

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
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Hey I’m back !

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
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What if healing comes through tears…?

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
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Home from home

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
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acceptance…

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
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Subversive Hospitality

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
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Are you feeling comfortable?

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
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I have a dream…….

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
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Being ‘living water’

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
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Baldrick or Beloved?

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
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Life is too short for bad coffee…

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
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Give thanks for toothpaste

  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
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Back through the Wardrobe

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
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All things to all people

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
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Three reasons you should join community all beginning with the letter…

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
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No forgiveness, no future

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
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a one to one with Jesus

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
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Empty is life giving

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
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Called to bless, called to give life

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
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Seeds That Die Are Seeds That Live

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
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Sent From Coventry

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
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Diverse United

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
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Sometimes It Takes A Little Weakness

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
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A Human Being Fully Alive

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
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Heart Graffiti

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
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It Could Be You

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
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Nine Hundred Bottles

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
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The Things That Give You Life

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
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Not For The Fainthearted

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
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Christmas Wishes

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
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From the Dickensian to the Tucum

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
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Shine On

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
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Are We Nearly There Yet?

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
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You Can’t Take Joy & Laughter Too Seriously

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
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Tripping the Light Fantastic with the New Monastics

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
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Community Living

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
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