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On Sunday June 11th we celebrated our tenth anniversary in glorious sunshine – with almost 70 people gathered in the gardens outside the house! There were people from far and near: people who had been part of Lyn’s House from the very beginning, as well as lots of newer friends and supporters. We tried toContinue reading “We’re 10 Years Old!!”

We’re delighted that a new research project is starting at Lyn’s House this autumn. It will be a collaboration with John Swinton and the Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability at the University of Aberdeen. Members of the Lyn’s House community will be participants in designing, conducting and disseminating the research. We hope that itContinue reading “New research project at Lyn’s House”

At the centre of our physical gathering together at Lyn’s House are our midweek meal groups. We have such a fun time altogether; cooking, eating, drinking, dancing, praying, laughing, and even jenga-ing. Here are some photos from our recent meals.

And in a new personal best! We’re really grateful to John Tallamy for running in the Cambridge half marathon to help support Lyn’s House, There’s still time to donate to help him over the line with his fundraising target – just 9% short! Hope you don’t feel it too much tomorrow – and thank youContinue reading “He did it!”

In February, we came together on a Saturday afternoon to think about the different ways in which we pray, individually and collectively, as a Lyn’s House community. We all brought some items that we use to pray and shared with eachother thoughts, ideas and experiences from our own prayer lives. There was an interactive prayerContinue reading “Prayer Event”

John Tallamy is running in the Cambridge Half-Marathon this Sunday (March 5th) to raise money for Lyn’s House. Here he is running it back in 2020! Lyn’s House relies entirely on donations to keep us going. This covers the rent of a community room; food for shared meals; resources for arts and crafts activities; andContinue reading “Marathon Man!”

We met over tea and cake for the second time this term. We welcomed five visitors, celebrated a couple of recent birthdays, and all got involved in acting out the story of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with just a child’s packed lunch! Pictures of the drama below. Jesus’ friends are worried. Nobody knows how toContinue reading “February tea party”

We began the Lent Term with a gathering indoors for our January Tea Party. We decorated some jam jars, prayed together to mark the New Year, and sang some of our familiar songs of blessing. We also bid farewell to Lakshmi, an integral member of the Lyn’s House community, and she embarks on a tourContinue reading “January Tea Party”

At the beginning of December, we met as a community to celebrate the end of our first term not majorly affected by the pandemic in two years. It was a joy to meet together, inside, to sing, and to chat and to think about the joy of the Christmas story.  We designed Christmas cards, sangContinue reading “Christmas Party!”

Several members of the Lyn’s House Community attended the Pembroke College Carol service at the beautiful chapel, to listen to and to sing with the members of the College choir. Dinner in the formal hall followed, with wonderful conversation and food to round off the evening. It was a joyous event, and was enjoyed byContinue reading “Pembroke Carol Service”