Category Archives: Uncategorized

We celebrated Christmas at the end of term with festive food, carols and a scratch nativity. Merry Christmas (a bit early)!

Wonderful to be the guests of Queens’ College Chapel this evening for their Advent Carol Service followed by formal hall. Thank you to Queens’ for the wonderful service and warm hospitality! Happy Advent everyone!!

Introducing three new Residents who will be part of the Lyn’s House community this year: Hetty, Alice and Amelia. Hetty is a Durham graduate working for Jimmy’s, a homelessness charity here in Cambridge. Alice is a languages graduate from North Yorkshire teaching at heritage School in Cambridge. Amelia is a graduate of Corpus Christi CollegeContinue reading “Our Residents for 2025-6”

In November we were guests in the house of the Congregation of Jesus in Cambridge. This is Sister Gemma Simmonds telling us a bit about the community in Cambridge and worldwide. We celebrated birthdays and shared news Scroll through the slideshow to take a look….. We thanked God for the light of Christ in theContinue reading “November tea party… in a new place!”

We’re enormously grateful to the Trustees of the Charles Plater Trust for their generosity in awarding £20,000 to support our ‘Growing in Friendship‘ project. The project is researching what characterises the Lyn’s House community and its impact in the project, and will use findings to help develop resources for other communities. Please get in touchContinue reading “Charles Plater Trust award for our Project”

… with highlights from last year, quotes from Lyn’s House people and our alumni, news about our ‘Growing in Friendship’ project, and thinking about the future. Swipe to the right to see more pages. With thanks to everyone and for everything that the report represents of our life together – and with special thanks toContinue reading “Our annual report”

Our last tea party of 2024-5… …with a BBQ… …and goodbyes, gifts and prayers for those leaving… …and for those staying – and those we’ll welcome next year. See you in 2025-6!

We’ve had glorious weather in Cambridge recently. Some of our small, midweek groups have taken advantage of it! One group had dinner outside… Dessert was indoors because it got a bit chilly! We wished one of our friends a happy birthday – and ate the birthday cake for dessert! Please get in touch if you’dContinue reading “Summer vibes…”

There was a lot of spring in the air at our tea party today… We enjoyed flowers (and made some); we thanked God and prayed for things and people that are important to us; and we celebrated a recent new baby, and an engagement!

We decorated nails…. …and made Christmas decorations… …and chatted, and spent time together… …and re-told the story of how God came to be with us in the child in the manger, and is with us always Merry Christmas!