Storytelling from the Traditions

Storytelling from the Traditions

Stories make us who we are. They are loved by young and old and in every culture they are spoken and heard. They shape our identity and define communities, both making us distinct and uniting us. On Saturday 8th June, Storytelling from the Traditions provided a unique...
Author talk: Journey Home

Author talk: Journey Home

On Saturday 8th June, LCI were pleased to welcome author Jennifer Kavanagh to help us reflect upon the concept of home. As well as being the author of six books, the former literary agent has run a community centre in East London, worked with street homeless people...
Renewing the Earth

Renewing the Earth

“Caring for God’s earth is a crucial part of our Christian commitment as we learn more of the dangers to the planet.” Bishop, John Packer writes in his introduction to a new environmental awareness course being developed by LCI in partnership with the...
In Regio Loidis

In Regio Loidis

On Thursday 27th September 2012 LCI hosted an evening with the Poet Laureate Carol Ann-Duffy, accompanied by music from John Sampson with a display of artwork from Stephen Raw.The event was held in a packed Leeds Minster where an audience of approx. 400 people,...
Lunchtime Conversation: Silences

Lunchtime Conversation: Silences

After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland began to crave silence. Over the past five years, she has spent periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Australian bush, and a remote cottage on the Isle...