Fetter Lane, London - Nov 2026

End of the summer at Fetter Lane

August and early September was a busy time at Fetter Lane as we hosted the fourth of our series of history talks under the umbrella of ‘Across Seas and Centuries’. This final talk, entitled ‘From Beyond the Grave’, was delivered by the Provincial Archivist, Sr Lorraine Parsons. Those buried here in God’s Acre represent the social scale from top to bottom and Sr Lorraine painted vivid pictures of a few of them. The audience particularly enjoyed hearing about Sr Mary Lewis, a printer who had experienced a number of life’s ups and downs, all recorded in the 18th century congregation records. More detail than you might expect and certainly intriguing.

We also welcomed a return visit from Sr Roslyn Hamblin, on sabbatical from her ministry in Barbados. Who is Jesus to us? She suggested thinking in terms of Physician, Protector and Problem-solver – the three ‘Ps’. We were invited to consider how we meet Jesus in our own lives.

Sr Roslyn along with Br Edwin Quildan, helped us to manage our two-day children’s activities in the last week of August. The theme was Noah’s Ark and the task was to build that vessel from cardboard collected over the summer. It looked great, was fun to construct and to paint. But maybe the most fun, after the Ark had safely done its job, was to spray it with foam water blasters. It was a warm day, so nobody minded.

On 6th September we marked the end of the summer and the end of another Fetter Lane chapter with the final service taken by our Minister, Br Michael Newman. Apart from saying farewell to Br Michael and Sr Claire, we welcomed a new member of the congregation, Sr Jennifer Dunrod, and congratulated two couples celebrating their 40th wedding anniversaries – Br Austin and Sr Ann Daniel and their niece, Sharon and her husband Martin, all the way from Oxford.

A happy end to the summer with good food and chat tempering our sad feelings at losing Br Michael. We are grateful for his pastoral care as well as his multi-faceted practical support of our small congregation. We wish him and Claire a constructive, purposeful and joyful time in Fulneck.

Sr Cynthia Dize