The Rev Peterson Feital has been appointed by the Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership to the House for Duty post which fell vacant after the departure of the Rev Canon Chuks Iwuagwui.

Writing his first piece for the SEP’s July newsletter Brazilian Peterson said: “As Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminded us, “We are made for goodness.  We are made for love.  We are made for togetherness.”  These words beautifully capture the spirit we felt when Helen and I visited Stantonbury for my interview. We were deeply touched by your warmth, your openness, and the clear sense of shared mission in your community.

“It is with great joy and anticipation that I look forward to joining the Ecumenical Partnership and walking alongside you in life, love, prayer and service. I am excited to serve the people of Milton Keynes together with you, bearing witness to the gospel in both word and action, and building bridges across traditions with grace and mutual respect.

“My family and I are very much looking forward to becoming part of the community. Helen and I, along with our niece Julia and our daughter Beatriz, are preparing for this new chapter with gratitude and hope. We will also be bringing with us our rather expressive French Bulldog, Bijou, who brings a distinctively Brazilian temperament to our household, and our calm and composed cat, Biscuit, who has a thoroughly English temperament and keeps everything in balance.

“In the coming weeks, as we prepare to move and settle in, please know that you are already in our hearts and prayers. I look forward to the opportunities we will have to get to know one another, to grow in faith together and to serve God’s kingdom with joy and courage.

With every blessing,

Rev’d Peterson Feital,

Helen, Julia, Beatriz, Bijou and Biscuit.

You can view a video about Peterson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGAVXdf5CU

Ensuring advertising for ‘all events’ happening in our six churches, working with children and young people  and discipleship initiatives will be under discussion at the third meeting of the Mission, Evangelism and Discipleship group.

The meeting which will take place at St James Church, New Bradwell, on Monday July 14 at 7.30pm will also consider strategising for ministry changes. The meeting will also be accessible via Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82602980531?pwd=QXF1NFFEZndveUR6K1pwazZ3cit3dz09

Representatives from ALL six of our churches are encouraged to participate in this joint venture.

Meanwhile chair, the Rev Phil Dunning, is still seeking suggestions for a title for the group which may more easily be remembered and roll off the tongue.

The Rev Phil Dunning.

Can you come up with a better name for the Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership’s recently formed MED Group? That is the question that was  discussed at the second meeting of the group a few weeks ago.

MED stands for Mission Evangelism and Discipleship but members of the group are aware that neither the abbreviation or the full version of the name exactly roll off the tongue. If you can think of a title which encompasses the work of the group – made up of members from most of our churches – then the facilitator the Rev Phil Dunning would like to hear from you.

More details of the MED group’s latest meeting can be found in the latest SEP newsletter, available to download here.