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Tickets £22.38.</p> 257<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 258<p class="meta">Posted on 9 September</p> 259</article> <article id="post-23452" class="item-box whole-clickable post-23452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 260<!-- Featured image --> 261<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Worship-in-the-Octag-450x600.jpg" alt="You’re invited to a local churches evening" /> 262<!-- Title --> 263<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2026/09/youre-invited-to-a-local-churches-evening/" title="You’re invited to a local churches evening">You’re invited to a local churches evening</a></h3> 264<!-- Excerpt --> 265<p>Thursday 5 November, 7.00 pm Join us for a free evening of worship, teaching and ministry â a great opportunity to gather in God’s presence…</p> 266<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 267<p class="meta">Posted on 9 September</p> 268</article> <article id="post-22783" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22783 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 269<!-- Featured image --> 270<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/0M3A4695-rotated-e1762341860342-600x550.jpg" alt="Autumn’s Tidal Wave of New Beginnings" /> 271<!-- Title --> 272<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/11/autumns-tidal-wave-of-new-beginnings/" title="Autumn’s Tidal Wave of New Beginnings">Autumn’s Tidal Wave of New Beginnings</a></h3> 273<!-- Excerpt --> 274<p>Beatriz Vasconcelos | São Paulo, Brazil This month, we had the joy of sitting down with Beatriz (Bea) from São Paulo, Brazil, to hear about…</p> 275<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 276<p class="meta">Posted on 5 November 2025</p> 277</article> <article id="post-22464" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22464 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 278<!-- Featured image --> 279<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2025-0
2795-28-at-17.32.39-1-e1748508899913-585x600.jpeg" alt="Seasons of Service" /> 280<!-- Title --> 281<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/seasons-of-service/" title="Seasons of Service">Seasons of Service</a></h3> 282<!-- Excerpt --> 283<p>Written by Ruby Linn | Huddersfield, England âAfter deciding I didnât want to go to university, I spoke to some family friends at Big Church…</p> 284<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 285<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 286</article> <article id="post-22461" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 287<!-- Featured image --> 288<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-26-at-20.49.10-1-e1748508760752-573x600.jpeg" alt="Practicing Rhythms of the Christian Walk" /> 289<!-- Title --> 290<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/practicing-rhythms-of-the-christian-walk/" title="Practicing Rhythms of the Christian Walk">Practicing Rhythms of the Christian Walk</a></h3> 291<!-- Excerpt --> 292<p>Written by Rose Emery | Yeovil, England âI missed working for a Christian company and being a part of a Christian community, so when joining…</p> 293<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 294<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 295</article> <article id="post-22456" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22456 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 296<!-- Featured image --> 297<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-18-at-17.47.52-1-600x400.jpeg" alt="Serving Abroad in England" /> 298<!-- Title --> 299<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/serving-abroad-in-england/" title="Serving Abroad in England">Serving Abroad in England</a></h3> 300<!-- Excerpt --> 301<p>Written by César Filho | Pernambuco, Brasil âI first heard about volunteer exchange programs in communities in the UK through Instagram. I became interested and…</p> 302<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 303<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 304</article> <article id="post-22452" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22452 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 305<!-- Featured image --> 306<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-25-at-13.47.36-1-600x400.jpeg" alt="Growing in Christ through Service" /> 307<!-- Title --> 308<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/growing-in-christ-through-service/" title="Growing in Christ through Service">Growing in Christ through Service</a></h3> 309<!-- Excerpt --> 310<p>written by Hanok Tamang | Kathmandu, Nepal âAt Lee Abbey, God has been shaping and moulding me according to His word and making me see…</p> 311<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 312<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 313</article> <article id="post-22447" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22447 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 314<!-- Featured image --> 315<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-18-at-21.31.43-1-600x399.jpeg" alt="From Brasil to England" /> 316<!-- Title --> 317<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/from-brasil-to-england/" title="From Brasil to England">From Brasil to England</a></h3> 318<!-- Excerpt --> 319<p>written by Ana Patricia Sousa | Salvador, Brasil âThis is my second time here in England. I was here in May 2022 for a month,…</p> 320<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 321<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 322</article> <article id="post-22441" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22441 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 323<!-- Featured image --> 324<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2025-0
3245-22-at-12.53.34-2-600x400.jpeg" alt="Living in a Christian Community" /> 325<!-- Title --> 326<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/living-in-a-christian-community/" title="Living in a Christian Community">Living in a Christian Community</a></h3> 327<!-- Excerpt --> 328<p>written by Ned Liley | Bedford, England âAfter 6 months of being on community, itâs odd to look back and think about how I first…</p> 329<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 330<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 331</article> <article id="post-22433" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 332<!-- Featured image --> 333<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0482-600x456.jpg" alt="Family Life at Lee Abbey" /> 334<!-- Title --> 335<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/family-life-at-lee-abbey/" title="Family Life at Lee Abbey">Family Life at Lee Abbey</a></h3> 336<!-- Excerpt --> 337<p>written by Beckie Cotton | Midlands, England âWhen, in October 2021, we packed up our home and said goodbye to our friends and family in…</p> 338<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 339<p class="meta">Posted on 29 May 2025</p> 340</article> <article id="post-22423" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 341<!-- Featured image --> 342<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0302-2-600x400.jpg" alt="Estate Team Reflections" /> 343<!-- Title --> 344<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/estate-team-reflections/" title="Estate Team Reflections">Estate Team Reflections</a></h3> 345<!-- Excerpt --> 346<p>written by Jono Forlong | Hamilton, New Zealand âWhen I first heard of Lee Abbey, I was in a place of isolation and loneliness. I…</p> 347<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 348<p class="meta">Posted on 21 May 2025</p> 349</article> <article id="post-22382" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 350<!-- Featured image --> 351<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3650-e1746284081961-600x278.jpg" alt="From Vision to Fruition: A New Lee Abbey Devon & Bible Society Partnership" /> 352<!-- Title --> 353<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/from-vision-to-fruition-a-new-lee-abbey-devon-bible-society-partnership/" title="From Vision to Fruition: A New Lee Abbey Devon & Bible Society Partnership">From Vision to Fruition: A New Lee Abbey Devon & Bible Society Partnership</a></h3> 354<!-- Excerpt --> 355<p>Encounter! Summer Week at Lee Abbey written by Grace Balkan Picture this: it is time for your annual summer camping holiday in England. This year…</p> 356<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 357<p class="meta">Posted on 3 May 2025</p> 358</article> <article id="post-22373" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22373 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 359<!-- Featured image --> 360<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0058-e1746280271280-600x236.jpg" alt="Being Associate Community" /> 361<!-- Title --> 362<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/05/being-associate-community/" title="Being Associate Community">Being Associate Community</a></h3> 363<!-- Excerpt --> 364<p>written by Jeremy and Ann Moore It was Ann who saw it. 2021. An invitation in Rapport caused by Covid travel restrictions. Fewer potential Community…</p> 365<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 366<p class="meta">Posted on 3 May 2025</p> 367</article> <article id="post-22328" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 368<!-- Featured image --> 369<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0372-600x400.jpg" alt="A BEACON TEAM PERSPECTIVE" /> 370<!-- Title --> 371<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/04/a-beacon-team-perspective/" title="A BEACON TEAM PERSPECTIVE">A BEACON TEAM PERSPECTIVE</a></h3> 372<!-- Excerpt --> 373<p>(Written by Joy Fletcher, United Kingdom, 2025) I have been at Lee Abbey for 7 months so far, and it has been the best time…</p> 374<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 375<p class="meta">Posted on 12 April 2025</p> 376</article> <article id="post-22125" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22125 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 377<!-- Featured image --> 378<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MG_1592-scaled-e1737460537341-574x600.jpg" alt="“Dear Community”: A Volunteer’s Leaving Speech" /> 379<!-- Title --> 380<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2025/01/dear-community-a-volunteers-leaving-speech/" title="“Dear Community”: A Volunteer’s Leaving Speech">“Dear Community”: A Volunteer’s Leaving Speech</a></h3> 381<!-- Excerpt --> 382<p>(Written by Albert Gomes. Albert served on Community from 2024-2025 and lives in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) The Lee Abbey website has a phrase about living…</p> 383<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 384<p class="meta">Posted on 21 January 2025</p> 385</article> <article id="post-22122" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22122 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 386<!-- Featured image --> 387<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC_0001-scaled-e1733911899821-600x529.jpg" alt="A Career of Service: Dot Parker" /> 388<!-- Title --> 389<h3>
389<a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2024/12/a-career-of-service-dot-parker/" title="A Career of Service: Dot Parker">A Career of Service: Dot Parker</a></h3> 390<!-- Excerpt --> 391<p>Lee Abbey’s Longest-Serving Local Worker Dot Parker started work at Lee Abbey Devon in February 1986 for what she thought would be a fortnight. Some…</p> 392<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 393<p class="meta">Posted on 11 December 2024</p> 394</article> <article id="post-22120" class="item-box whole-clickable post-22120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 395<!-- Featured image --> 396<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MG_8432-scaled-1-400x600.jpg" alt="Reflections From the New Operations Manager: Mark Scyner" /> 397<!-- Title --> 398<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2024/11/reflections-from-the-new-operations-manager-mark-scyner/" title="Reflections From the New Operations Manager: Mark Scyner">Reflections From the New Operations Manager: Mark Scyner</a></h3> 399<!-- Excerpt --> 400<p>Written by Mark Scyner I sit here writing this article having been in the Youth and Beacon team for just over two years now. Looking…</p> 401<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 402<p class="meta">Posted on 28 November 2024</p> 403</article> <article id="post-21103" class="item-box whole-clickable post-21103 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 404<!-- Featured image --> 405<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MG_8684-2-600x400.jpg" alt="Community Life As a Married Couple" /> 406<!-- Title --> 407<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2024/11/community-life-as-a-married-couple/" title="Community Life As a Married Couple">Community Life As a Married Couple</a></h3> 408<!-- Excerpt --> 409<p>Written by Chanel Hoole When Devâs dad suggested we consider spending a year at Lee Abbey, we were in the middle of a transitional phase…</p> 410<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 411<p class="meta">Posted on 19 November 2024</p> 412</article> <article id="post-19144" class="item-box whole-clickable post-19144 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorised"> 413<!-- Featured image --> 414<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/themes/ladevon/images/logo-featured-image-thumb.png" alt="Statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II" /> 415<!-- Title --> 416<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2022/09/statement-on-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/" title="Statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II">Statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II</a></h3> 417<!-- Excerpt --> 418<p>The international Lee Abbey Community in Devon sends our condolences to the Royal family on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. We…</p> 419<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 420<p class="meta">Posted on 9 September 2022</p> 421</article> <article id="post-17623" class="item-box whole-clickable post-17623 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 422<!-- Featured image --> 423<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/MG_0152-600x353.jpg" alt="Lee Abbey 2021 re-opening" /> 424<!-- Title --> 425<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2021/04/lee-abbey-2021-re-opening/" title="Lee Abbey 2021 re-opening">Lee Abbey 2021 re-opening</a></h3> 426<!-- Excerpt --> 427<p>Lee Abbey is opening soon and we look forward to welcoming you! Come and stay in the House from 9 July â bookings are open….</p> 428<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 429<p class="meta">Posted on 12 April 2021</p> 430</article> <article id="post-17163" class="item-box whole-clickable post-17163 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 431<!-- Featured image --> 432<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Untitled_Artwork-44-600x423.png" alt="An Illustrated Lee Abbey Story" /> 433<!-- Title --> 434<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2021/02/an-illustrated-lee-abbey-story/" title="An Illustrated Lee Abbey Story">An Illustrated Lee Abbey Story</a></h3> 435<!-- Excerpt --> 436<p>An Illustrated Lee Abbey Story – written and illustrated by Sarah Scyner, Publicity and Media coordinator. Our Lee Abbey story begins with Roger De Pemberton, who would soon…</p> 437<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 438<p class="meta">Posted on 5 February 2021</p> 439</article> <article id="post-16906" class="item-box whole-clickable post-16906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 440<!-- Featured image --> 441<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/E8C922C3-7183-4AA2-898B-94F49D57A427-600x186.png" alt="Brew Monday" /> 442<!-- Title --> 443<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2021/01/brew-monday/" title="Brew Monday">Brew Monday</a></h3> 444<!-- Excerpt --> 445<p>Barbara Carpenter, Senior Chaplain at Lee Abbey Devon reflects on mental health this Brew Monday. âI like a nice cup of tea in the morning…</p> 446<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 447<p class="meta">Posted on 18 January 2021</p> 448</article> <article id="post-16874" class="item-box whole-clickable post-16874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 449<!-- Featured image --> 450<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/133627891_450278519693098_8158377777171295377_n-600x450.jpg" alt="Into 2021" /> 451<!-- Title --> 452<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2021/01/into-2021/" title="Into 2021">Into 2021</a></h3> 453<!-- Excerpt --> 454<p>Into 2021… Grant Forrest, Business Manager at Lee Abbey Devon led community prayers on New Year’s Eve. Our reading was 1 Kings 3:4-14. The eve…</p> 455<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 456<p class="meta">Posted on 1 January 2021</p> 457</article> <article id="post-16570" class="item-box whole-clickable post-16570 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 458<!-- Featured image --> 459<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-Beacon-Master-Logo-RGB-002-transparent1.png" alt="Family Activity Days at The Beacon" /> 460<!-- Title --> 461<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2020/10/family-activity-days-at-the-beacon/" title="Family Activity Days at The Beacon">Family Activity Days at The Beacon</a></h3> 462<!-- Excerpt --> 463<p>We are delighted to introduce a fun experience for families to discover more about themselves and each over over the October Half Term. Tuesday 27th…</p> 464<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 465<p class="meta">Posted on 20 October 2020</p> 466</article> <article id="post-16535" class="item-box whole-clickable post-16535 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 467<!-- Featured image --> 468<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/blessakeyworker-600x450.jpeg" alt="Could you help bless a Key Worker?" /> 469<!-- Title --> 470<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2020/09/could-you-help-bless-a-key-worker/" title="Could you help bless a Key Worker?">Could you help bless a Key Worker?</a></h3> 471<!-- Excerpt --> 472<p>As the country joined weekly to clap for our Key Workers, here at Lee Abbey Devon, we wondered, how might we bless Key Workers as…</p> 473<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 474<p class="meta">Posted on 27 September 2020</p> 475</article> <article id="post-14702" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14702 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 476<!-- Featured image --> 477<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Sunset-view-to-bay-600x450.jpg" alt="LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT APPOINTS NEW WARDEN AT DEVON" /> 478<!-- Title --> 479<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2020/02/lee-abbey-movement-appoints-new-warden-at-devon/" title="LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT APPOINTS NEW WARDEN AT DEVON">LEE ABBEY MOVEMENT APPOINTS NEW WARDEN AT DEVON</a></h3> 480<!-- Excerpt --> 481<p>Dear Friends I am delighted to let you know that Revd Gordon Crowther has been appointed as the next Warden of Lee Abbey Devon. He…</p> 482<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 483<p class="meta">Posted on 11 February 2020</p> 484</article> <article id="post-14633" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 485<!-- Featured image --> 486<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/New-Year-Candle-600x400.jpg" alt="New Year Worship" /> 487<!-- Title --> 488<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2020/01/new-year-worship/" title="New Year Worship">New Year Worship</a></h3> 489<!-- Excerpt --> 490<p>Weâve just celebrated a brilliant start to 2020 with Joel Payne, a gifted song writer and worship leader! Joel heads up Re
490sound Worship – a…</p> 491<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 492<p class="meta">Posted on 2 January 2020</p> 493</article> <article id="post-14608" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14608 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 494<!-- Featured image --> 495<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Supermoon-4-James-Doney-Please-credit-600x400.jpg" alt="Advent" /> 496<!-- Title --> 497<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/12/advent/" title="Advent">Advent</a></h3> 498<!-- Excerpt --> 499<p>Waiting. Space. Attentiveness. Advent can be a time of great ambivalence for us. We know there is merit in being fully present in the season…</p> 500<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 501<p class="meta">Posted on 7 December 2019</p> 502</article> <article id="post-14580" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 503<!-- Featured image --> 504<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_9630-600x400.jpg" alt="Youth" /> 505<!-- Title --> 506<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/11/youth/" title="Youth">Youth</a></h3> 507<!-- Excerpt --> 508<p>Here at Lee Abbey we are passionate about communicating the life of Christ to children and young people; as well as to our own children…</p> 509<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 510<p class="meta">Posted on 2 November 2019</p> 511</article> <article id="post-14558" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 512<!-- Featured image --> 513<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/crosses-new-image-600x400.jpg" alt="Generosity" /> 514<!-- Title --> 515<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/10/generosity/" title="Generosity">Generosity</a></h3> 516<!-- Excerpt --> 517<p>Our strap line is #CometoLife. This is based on Jesusâ words in John 10:10, âI have come that they may have life, and have it…</p> 518<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 519<p class="meta">Posted on 19 October 2019</p> 520</article> <article id="post-14532" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14532 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 521<!-- Featured image --> 522<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/183-600x400.jpg" alt="Discipleship" /> 523<!-- Title --> 524<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/10/discipleship/" title="Discipleship">Discipleship</a></h3> 525<!-- Excerpt --> 526<p>One of the comments that we often hear from our guests is, âItâs like heaven here!’ And alongside it,âbut isnât it escapism from the real…</p> 527<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 528<p class="meta">Posted on 11 October 2019</p> 529</article> <article id="post-14384" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 530<!-- Featured image --> 531<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/beach-29-600x400.jpg" alt="Humans of Lee Abbey" /> 532<!-- Title --> 533<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/09/humans-of-lee-abbey/" title="Humans of Lee Abbey">Humans of Lee Abbey</a></h3> 534<!-- Excerpt --> 535<p>Humans of Lee Abbey, Summer 2019 This Summer, our âHumans of Lee Abbeyâ exhibition celebrated all that God was doing across this site. A photo…</p> 536<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 537<p class="meta">Posted on 16 September 2019</p> 538</article> <article id="post-14106" class="item-box whole-clickable post-14106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 539<!-- Featured image --> 540<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/1Malcolm-600x537.jpg" alt="Malcolm Guite" /> 541<!-- Title --> 542<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/07/malcolm-guite/" title="Malcolm Guite">Malcolm Guite</a></h3> 543<!-- Excerpt --> 544<p>We loved having Malcolm Guite with us last week unpacking the seven I AM sayings of Jesus from the gospel of John, referencing his sonnets…</p> 545<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 546<p class="meta">Posted on 16 July 2019</p> 547</article> <article id="post-13837" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 548<!-- Featured image --> 549<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/lee-abbey-groun
549ds-27-600x400.jpg" alt="Bioblitz" /> 550<!-- Title --> 551<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/06/bioblitz/" title="Bioblitz">Bioblitz</a></h3> 552<!-- Excerpt --> 553<p>Last week we held a bioblitz on our beautiful Lee Abbey estate. We were joined by a number of nature experts who assisted us, as…</p> 554<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 555<p class="meta">Posted on 4 June 2019</p> 556</article> <article id="post-13580" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 557<!-- Featured image --> 558<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSCF2340-600x400.jpg" alt="Relationships" /> 559<!-- Title --> 560<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/05/relationships/" title="Relationships">Relationships</a></h3> 561<!-- Excerpt --> 562<p>We are all involved in relationships, whether we like it or not. Some of these will be relatively fleeting ones, as people move in and…</p> 563<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 564<p class="meta">Posted on 27 May 2019</p> 565</article> <article id="post-13519" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13519 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 566<!-- Featured image --> 567<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2-lambs-and-view-600x399.jpg" alt="Creation" /> 568<!-- Title --> 569<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/05/creation/" title="Creation">Creation</a></h3> 570<!-- Excerpt --> 571<p> The beautiful countryside we live in reminds us that we are all part of the wider community of God’s creation. We seek a way…</p> 572<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 573<p class="meta">Posted on 6 May 2019</p> 574</article> <article id="post-13478" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13478 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 575<!-- Featured image --> 576<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017-05-17-20.46.11-600x450.jpg" alt="Lee Abbey Prayer – A Rhythm of Life" /> 577<!-- Title --> 578<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/04/lee-abbey-prayer-a-rhythm-of-life/" title="Lee Abbey Prayer – A Rhythm of Life">Lee Abbey Prayer – A Rhythm of Life</a></h3> 579<!-- Excerpt --> 580<p>We are called by God to seek Him each day, joining with present and past community members, and our Lee Abbey Friends. As a praying…</p> 581<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 582<p class="meta">Posted on 29 April 2019</p> 583</article> <article id="post-13432" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13432 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 584<!-- Featured image --> 585<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1747-400x600.jpeg" alt="Easter Sunday" /> 586<!-- Title --> 587<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/04/easter-sunday/" title="Easter Sunday">Easter Sunday</a></h3> 588<!-- Excerpt --> 589<p>‘Rabboni’ Sunday morning; my hands clasp jars, oils to embalm, needing to touch, to comprehend the black of death, sense of ‘gone’. I recall the…</p> 590<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 591<p class="meta">Posted on 21 April 2019</p> 592</article> <article id="post-13419" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13419 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 593<!-- Featured image --> 594<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Bishoy2-e1555614375392-600x261.jpg" alt="Reflections on my time at Lee Abbey" /> 595<!-- Title --> 596<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/04/reflections-on-my-time-at-lee-abbey/" title="Reflections on my time at Lee Abbey">Reflections on my time at Lee Abbey</a></h3> 597<!-- Excerpt --> 598<p>Leaving Speech by Bishoy Rizek (Egypt) 10th April 2019 Sometimes following God takes you into unchartered territories (places that donât exist on maps), and you…</p> 599<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 600<p class="meta">Posted on 18 April 2019</p> 601</article> <article id="post-13295" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13295 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 602<!-- Featured image --> 603<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Front-of-house-in-Spring-1-600x243.jpg" alt="Stewardship of the earth" /> 604<!-- Title --> 605<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/04/stewardship-of-the-earth/" title="Stewardship of the earth">Stewardship of the earth</a></h3> 606<!-- Excerpt --> 607<p>One of our Community promises calls us be intentional about stewardship. We choose to work to cherish and protect Godâs creation, which God the Father loves and entrusts to our care.</p> 608<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 609<p class="meta">Posted on 2 April 2019</p> 610</article> <article id="post-13277" class="item-box whole-clickable post-13277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 611<!-- Featured image --> 612<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1954-600x450.jpg" alt="Youth workers take Beacon ‘Team Challenge’" /> 613<!-- Title --> 614<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2019/03/youth-workers-take-beacon-team-challenge/" title="Youth workers take Beacon ‘Team Challenge’">Youth workers take Beacon ‘Team Challenge’</a></h3> 615<!-- Excerpt --> 616<p>What happened when three dioceses gathered their Youth Advisers, Youth Workers, School Chaplains and Childrenâs workers together for a day at our Beacon Activity Centre</p> 617<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 618<p class="meta">Posted on 26 March 2019</p> 619</article> <article id="post-12792" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12792 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 620<!-- Featured image --> 621<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Frank-and-Muriel4-e1542713096448-600x204.jpeg" alt="The Oldest Newlyweds in the World" /> 622<!-- Title --> 623<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/11/the-oldest-newlyweds-in-the-world/" title="The Oldest Newlyweds in the World">The Oldest Newlyweds in the World</a></h3> 624<!-- Excerpt --> 625<p>When youâre an 88-year-old widower following a marriage of 63 years, you may
625not consider yourself in the dating market, but you do âknow what…</p> 626<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 627<p class="meta">Posted on 20 November 2018</p> 628</article> <article id="post-12536" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12536 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 629<!-- Featured image --> 630<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9593-600x400.jpg" alt="Welcoming Syrian Refugees to Coastal North Devon" /> 631<!-- Title --> 632<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/09/welcoming-syrian-refugees/" title="Welcoming Syrian Refugees to Coastal North Devon">Welcoming Syrian Refugees to Coastal North Devon</a></h3> 633<!-- Excerpt --> 634<p>Because sheâs a housewife and 21 years old with two children and another on the way, she hasnât had time to learn English. Mariam is…</p> 635<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 636<p class="meta">Posted on 24 September 2018</p> 637</article> <article id="post-12552" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 638<!-- Featured image --> 639<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Baroness_Cox_Sudan_Pic-e1537282450187.png" alt="Baroness Cox and the Front Lines of Faith and Freedom" /> 640<!-- Title --> 641<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/09/baroness-cox-and-the-front-lines-of-faith-and-freedom/" title="Baroness Cox and the Front Lines of Faith and Freedom">Baroness Cox and the Front Lines of Faith and Freedom</a></h3> 642<!-- Excerpt --> 643<p>Next week, Baroness Caroline Cox, member of the House of Lords and CEO of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART), will join us at Lee…</p> 644<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 645<p class="meta">Posted on 19 September 2018</p> 646</article> <article id="post-12499" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 647<!-- Featured image --> 648<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC04093-e1535467803541-600x273.jpg" alt="Tasting Local: Food Sourcing at Lee Abbey" /> 649<!-- Title --> 650<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/08/tastinglocal/" title="Tasting Local: Food Sourcing at Lee Abbey">Tasting Local: Food Sourcing at Lee Abbey</a></h3> 651<!-- Excerpt --> 652<p>The word âhealthâ is derived from the same Indo-European root as âheal,â âwhole,â and âholyâ. âTo be healthy is literally to be whole,â says Christian…</p> 653<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 654<p class="meta">Posted on 28 August 2018</p> 655</article> <article id="post-12404" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12404 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 656<!-- Featured image --> 657<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/20776676_10210132918183861_2724142283539470339_o-600x372.jpg" alt="Self-Discovery in Community Life" /> 658<!-- Title --> 659<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/08/alfredo/" title="Self-Discovery in Community Life">Self-Discovery in Community Life</a></h3> 660<!-- Excerpt --> 661<p>Alfredoâs mother called him after one week of being at Lee Abbey. She asked about his first impressions and his answer was, “Everything is very…</p> 662<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 663<p class="meta">Posted on 1 August 2018</p> 664</article> <article id="post-12383" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12383 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 665<!-- Featured image --> 666<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Easter-Baptism-123-e1532168983862-600x273.jpg" alt="An Easter Surprise: Jim Barker, Guest Story" /> 667<!-- Title --> 668<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/07/an-easter-surprise-jim-barker-guest-story/" title="An Easter Surprise: Jim Barker, Guest Story">An Easter Surprise: Jim Barker, Guest Story</a></h3> 669<!-- Excerpt --> 670<p>The numbing shock of the sea surged around him. Jim Barkerâs baptism in the North Devon water was an unexpected event. With a mother who…</p> 671<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 672<p class="meta">Posted on 21 July 2018</p> 673</article> <article id="post-12324" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 674<!-- Featured image --> 675<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/21-600x289.jpg" alt="Capturing Worship: Jane Willis Photography" /> 676<!-- Title --> 677<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/07/janewillis/" title="Capturing Worship: Jane Willis Photography">Capturing Worship: Jane Willis Photography</a></h3> 678<!-- Excerpt --> 679<p>A choir composed of past-addicts came to perform in Jane Willisâs church. In a village beneath the South Downs, Jane says this group served the…</p> 680<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 681<p class="meta">Posted on 20 July 2018</p> 682</article> <article id="post-12326" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12326 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 683<!-- Featured image --> 684<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/SG1-e1530527640692-600x154.jpg" alt="Missions in Burundi: Simon Guillebaud" /> 685<!-- Title --> 686<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/07/simon-guillebaud/" title="Missions in Burundi: Simon Guillebaud">Missions in Burundi: Simon Guillebaud</a></h3> 687<!-- Excerpt --> 688<p>Witch doctors converted, demons cast out, cripples healed. Itâs a crazy life in Burundi, one which can be dangerous – but God calls us to…</p> 689<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 690<p class="meta">Posted on 3 July 2018</p> 691</article> <article id="post-12261" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12261 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 692<!-- Featured image --> 693<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0567-600x400.jpg" alt="Freedom to Explore: From Lee Abbey to University Life" /> 694<!-- Title --> 695<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/06/berit-from-germany/" title="Freedom to Explore: From Lee Abbey to University Life">Freedom to Explore: From Lee Abbey to University Life</a></h3> 696<!-- Excerpt --> 697<p>Berit is eighteen years old and will begin university in Switzerland this autumn to become a doctor. Most of us on community think of her̷
6970;</p> 698<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 699<p class="meta">Posted on 13 June 2018</p> 700</article> <article id="post-12255" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12255 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 701<!-- Featured image --> 702<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC02479-600x402.jpg" alt="Environmentalism: Andy Lester, A Rocha UK" /> 703<!-- Title --> 704<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/06/andy-lester-a-rocha-uk/" title="Environmentalism: Andy Lester, A Rocha UK">Environmentalism: Andy Lester, A Rocha UK</a></h3> 705<!-- Excerpt --> 706<p>Every morning this season, we wake to hear the dawn chorus of spring. âThe church has an opportunity to say, âenough is enoughâ and do…</p> 707<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 708<p class="meta">Posted on 9 June 2018</p> 709</article> <article id="post-12186" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 710<!-- Featured image --> 711<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/tea-shop-7-600x400.jpg" alt="Community Featurette: Mollie, Tea Cottage Manager" /> 712<!-- Title --> 713<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/05/mollie-tea-cottage-manager/" title="Community Featurette: Mollie, Tea Cottage Manager">Community Featurette: Mollie, Tea Cottage Manager</a></h3> 714<!-- Excerpt --> 715<p>âI wrote to Lee Abbey on a scrap of a piece of paper, saying Iâve left my abusive alcoholic husband in Portugal, I donât have…</p> 716<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 717<p class="meta">Posted on 28 May 2018</p> 718</article> <article id="post-12079" class="item-box whole-clickable post-12079 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 719<!-- Featured image --> 720<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/32149913_10156182437055516_4013801956366614528_o1-600x301.jpg" alt="The Journey: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Mission – Part 2" /> 721<!-- Title --> 722<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/05/the-journey-a-pilgrimage-of-prayer-and-mission-part-2/" title="The Journey: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Mission – Part 2">The Journey: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Mission – Part 2</a></h3> 723<!-- Excerpt --> 724<p>DAILY BLOGS FROM THE TEAM Thu 10th May: Day 1 We have reached our first destination of Lee Abbey Knowle West Small Missional Community. Our…</p> 725<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 726<p class="meta">Posted on 23 May 2018</p> 727</article> <article id="post-11999" class="item-box whole-clickable post-11999 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 728<!-- Featured image --> 729<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/IMG_8303-600x295.jpg" alt="Mission in Crickhowell, Wales" /> 730<!-- Title --> 731<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/05/mission-in-crickhowell-wales/" title="Mission in Crickhowell, Wales">Mission in Crickhowell, Wales</a></h3> 732<!-- Excerpt --> 733<p>The Lee Abbey Mission Team recently returned from the area of St Catwg (Crickhowell), which is part of the Usk Valley, and up as far…</p> 734<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 735<p class="meta">Posted on 9 May 2018</p> 736</article> <article id="post-11995" class="item-box whole-clickable post-11995 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 737<!-- Featured image --> 738<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/The-Journey-1-600x228.jpg" alt="The Journey: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Mission" /> 739<!-- Title --> 740<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/05/the-journey-a-pilgrimage-of-prayer-and-mission/" title="The Journey: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Mission">The Journey: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Mission</a></h3> 741<!-- Excerpt --> 742<p>âThy Kingdom Comeâ, Scargill and Lee Abbey are jointly embarking on a pilgrimage of prayer and mission to celebrate our long standing partnership in the gospel.</p> 743<!-- Posted date (with year if not current year) --> 744<p class="meta">Posted on 9 May 2018</p> 745</article> <article id="post-11941" class="item-box whole-clickable post-11941 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised"> 746<!-- Featured image --> 747<img class="featured-image" src="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/DSC_9494-600x358.jpg" alt="Community Featurette: Dave from England" /> 748<!-- Title --> 749<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/05/community-featurette-dave-from-england/" title="Community Featurette: Dave from England">Community Featurette: Dave from England</a></h3> 750<!-- Excerpt --> 751<p>âJust get there. 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774ds-27-600x400.jpg" alt="Community Featurette: Waqas from Pakistan" /> 775<!-- Title --> 776<h3><a href="https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/2018/03/blog-waqas-from-pakistan/" title="Community Featurette: Waqas from Pakistan">Community Featurette: Waqas from Pakistan</a></h3> 777<!-- Excerpt --> 778<p>Waqas is a 4th generation Christian from Pakistan, saying, âYou become the salt of the earth. 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