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Romans 1:11-12
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July 2023 | News from One Sunny Island to Another
Marisha Carter talks about St Martin's, her church in Jersey.
May 2023 | Celebrating the Coronation
We celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III with a lunch
January 2023 | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
A summary of the ecumenical service held in Puerto de la Cruz
January 2023 | A Tribute to Tex by Rev John Poole
A tribute to John 'Tex' Hennessey, a faithful friend of St Francis Church
September 2022 | Giving Thanks for the life of Queen Elizabeth II
A tribute and prayers at the time of the death of
HM Queen Elizabeth II
July 2022 | 25th Anniversary of Father Macario's Ordination
John shares his tribute to Father Macario at the 25th Anniversary Celebration Mass
May 2022 | Swallow News
Graham Fowler shares news of the Songs of Praise event at Askerwell in West Dorset.
May 2022 | Tribute to Rev Ron Corne
John shared some memories of Rev Ronald Corne during a memorial service for him at All Saints,
Puerto de la Cruz on 24th May.
April 2022 | A Year Gone
On the first anniversary of the death of Margaret Rainton, Marisha has written a poem
February 2022 | A glimpse of our Archdeaconry Synod
Marisha shares a reflection that came out of the recent Archdeaconry Synod
January 2022 | Testimony by Graham Fowler
Graham shares the stories of 3 influential women in his spiritual journey
16th January 2022 | Church Lunch in San Blas
Following the re-licensing of John Poole, we held a church lunch in San Blas
16th January 2022 | Re-licensing of Rev John Poole
Our Priest, John Poole, was
re-licensed on Sunday by
The Ven David Waller
November 2021 | Poems for Remembrance Day
Some poems written by Elizabeth Thomas for Remembrance Day
Sept 25th 2021 | Wedding Vow Renewal Service at San Blas
Phil and Majella Gilley renewed their wedding vows
Sept 2021 | Obituary for David Grove, MBE
David passed away on 20th September 2021.
He was aged 93
Sept 2021 | Charitable Giving
We make regular donations of food and toiletries to the Order of Nuns in both Santiago del Teide and Vilaflor who support the more disadvantaged
Jun 17, 2021 | From Eggardon and Colmers
Here in the Benefice of Eggardon and Colmers, the good weather has enabled us to sing again - and what a joy it is to...
Jun 16, 2021 | The Angels came
It is with great sadness that I post this poem. Two little girls Olivia aged 6 and her sister Anna aged 1...
May 24, 2021 | Quiet Time Poem
Everybody needs to find some quiet time for peaceful contemplation. This reflective poem written by Elizabeth Thomas remembers us that no matter what problems we have, there is HOPE...
May 12, 2021 | Christian Aid Week
It was my privilege to share with the congregations of St Francis in...
May 8, 2021 | Church warden admission
Last Sunday, 2nd May during our service at San Eugenio it was a pleasure for me...
Feb 17, 2021 | A Thank you note from Mary Vellacott.
Thank you to any who have remembered me in prayer...
Feb 16, 2021 | He is the God of the Bible and is absolutely real..
Do you ever feel that God is far away, and you need to know He is real to you again? Maybe you...
Feb 12, 2021 | God speaks to you, everywhere you go.
While travelling in the northern island of Luzon in the Philippines, my husband and I were on a bus on our way to Batad, then...
Feb 11, 2021 | Speaking to the Lord as a close friend
My personal prayer life has changed over the years in becoming more informal and conversational in nature. I found when...
Feb 10, 2021 | God speaks, we hear
God has always wanted to be in relationship with us, to communicate with us. I have been thinking how...
Jan 20, 2021 | Week of prayer for Christian Unity
Normally there would be joint services and celebrations between the various denominations but with the restrictions, that won't happen in quite the same way this year, so...
Jan 02, 2021 | Happy New Year!
Usually at this time of the year, New Year resolutions are banded around, this year there doesn’t seem to be that many. I wonder why that is. Perhaps it is the...
Dec 29, 2020 | The Bethlehem Peace centre and the Belen Exhibition
Five years ago I had the privilege to go to the Holy land. Many churches and places of Biblical interest were visited as you would imagine. Having celebrated the Nativity of our Lord it reminded me of...
Dec 24, 2020 | John's Christmas message 2020
Christmas also has a message of positive change for human life and its varied circumstances. Christmas means different things to different people, but first...
Dec 18, 2020 | A little tradition … at San Blas
All of the churches we worship in are now readying themselves for the Christmas celebration. Nativity scenes, lights, trees, and of course lovely poinsettias are being put up for all to enjoy...
Dec 13, 2020 | A chance encounter or a God incidence?
For sometime and for various reasons, the council of St. Francis Church decided that we needed a new website which would be a window into the life of St. Francis and a tool to help us in our mission of reaching out to all who come to Tenerife...
Dec 05, 2020 | Our New Website
St. Francis church South Tenerife has a new website. This now our official site and will give you up to date information on our activities and other resources...
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