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A poem for World AIDS Day
Love, Constancy and PatienceTo be able to love othersIs a gift from God,This I have always believed!To be loved by others,is also a gift from God.This, also I believe. But that this latter,May, unlike,The love of God,Be fickle.Subject to the moods,And fancies,Of the fallible humans that we are,Be it their wandering gaze,Or their many and varied […]
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Mildmay’s Chapel is coming back to life
Now that the new COVID-safe floor has been laid, Lead Chaplain, Sister Bernie, assisted by Patrick, one of our fantastic volunteer chaplains, came in to Mildmay when it was quiet over the weekend and started putting things back in place. It is now looking much like its former self. Sister Bernie Says,”I hope sooner rather than […]
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First Sunday in the season of Advent
Advent begins the new Christian year and consists of four Sundays before Christmas.It is a seasonal tradition in it’s own right, preceding Christmas, when the birth of Christ among us is celebrated.The advent wreath is used to symbolically commemorate newness, eternal life, and the death and resurrection of the promised Messiah.It is coupled with the […]
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Occupational therapy news
Our Lead Occupational Therapist didn’t ever have a paper round, until now!Providing patients with access to a daily newspaper can be an important part of rehabilitation, so every day, they bring in newspapers to the hospital for our patients. Camilla, who has been with Mildmay for over 24 years, says, “for an inpatient, every day can […]
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We’re getting ready for our Christmas Carol Service on 14th December
Sneak Peek! Here’s our Chair, The Very Revd John Richardson, filming some readings for our Christmas Carol Service. Every year, Mildmay hosts a Christmas Carol Service and Concert. This year, we are not able to have a live church service in person, so we are holding a virtual service online. Please join us at 6.30pm on 14 December […]
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Mildmay’s Christmas 2020 Carol Service
Every year, Mildmay hosts a Christmas Carol Service and Concert. This year, we are not able to have a live service in person, so we are showing a virtual Carol Service online, open to all.The service will have music and readings as well as time for quiet reflection. Please let us know you will be […]
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Mildmay’s newly-laid COVID-safe Chapel floor is ready for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony
As you can see in the image on the right, Mildmay’s Chapel was, until this year, fully carpeted. Unfortunately, although this made the Chapel a warm and cosy space, it was not COVID-safe, and so the Chapel has been out of use for quite a while. This carpet has now been removed and the work to replace […]
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Mildmay’s Prayer Diary Winter 2020
About twice a year, we produce the Mildmay Prayer Diary, which is, usefully, designed as a bookmark. The Prayer Diary has information and news on projects, causes and our upcoming events that are in need of your prayer support.We have just mailed out the Prayer Diary to our subscribers, and now it is also available […]
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Christmas 2020 appeal: Presents for Patients
We need your help to bring our patients a little Christmas cheer. Click here to donate now Every year, Mildmay hospital has many patients who are unable to go home for Christmas. This year, not only are we caring for vulnerable patients with HIV, but also people who are homeless or rough sleeping – some […]
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Helen Taylor Thompson obituary / Register / The Times 18 November 2020
Reproduced here, with kind permission, from The Times, 18 November 2020: Witty and determined community activist who served in the wartime FANY and later co-founded Europe’s first Aids hospiceChanging public attitudes to potentially deadly infectious diseases is never easy, especially when fear of them is fuelled by misinformation and prejudice. In the 1980s, patients suffering […]
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