Aston Fri 21 Sep 2012, 11.03 pm
Our most exciting news is that we have a new member of our community! Heather Buckingham, who has been in the Devon community for 18 months, first visited Aston last October, then returned for a longer stay in December. Before long she was discus read more...
Aston Fri 21 Sep 2012, 11.01 pm
As promised some months ago, we’d like to tell you more about the Foodbank in Aston and Nechells, a very encouraging initiative. Two years ago, the churches in Aston started to explore the idea of setting up a foodbank, and contacted the Trussell read more...
Aston Wed 1 Jun 2011, 10.05 am
If you'd like to know more about what it means to live as a small missional community in an inner-city setting, why not come and join us" on Saturday 16 July 2011 in Aston? Our community, along with the Lee Abbey community in Knowle West, is hosti read more...
Aston Wed 20 Apr 2011, 8.47 pm
David writes: First impressions are so important, aren’t they? We’d like you to meet the two women who so often are the first contacts of our church, or rather parish.... Jackie Burton is the Administrator at St James’s Church, where Juliet an read more...
Aston Thu 25 Nov 2010, 6.24 pm
David writes: We were delighted when Andrea Schmalz joined our community last September. Here is part of a conversation which I had with her at the end of October 2010. How did you come to join Lee Abbey Aston? I applied for a scholarship w read more...
Aston Wed 1 Sep 2010
How would you fancy an afternoon cooking endless burgers and hot dogs, while over 1400 impatient people queued up? That is what happened to us in May, at one of the three community fun days which were put on in Aston and Nechells this summer. It was read more...
Aston Sat 1 May 2010
By the time you read this, God willing, a messy building site will have been transformed into the "new" 121 Albert Road. We have so much to look forward to! Look out for pictures of the new 121 in the next issue of Rapport, along with an explanation read more...
Aston Fri 1 Jan 2010
We would like to thank God for Veronica Palgrave, who recently stepped down from our Local Support Group after twenty years. She has worshipped at Shiloh Pentecostal Church in Aston for over thirty years, and is a local Elder as well as National Miss read more...
Aston Tue 1 Sep 2009
Back in 2005, when we were considering becoming leaders of the Aston Community, those connected with the Households sensed that God was saying ‘Think of having a Community of two houses rather than one’. With three teenage children we wou read more...
Aston Fri 1 May 2009
For those who haven’t met her, Muriel Dewick is not only one of our most faithful supporters (especially at our Open Fellowship evenings) but also the Lee Abbey Friends’ co-ordinator for the West Midlands. She was born in Birmingham, and read more...
Aston Thu 1 Jan 2009
In the last issue of the prayer diary which was included in Rapport, you might remember a request to pray not only for the St James Advice Centre (where I work) but also for the St James Playgroup. Sadly, by the time this diary was published, the pla read more...
Aston Mon 1 Sep 2008
What a summer of HOPE! No, the capital letters are not a mistake. At the time of writing, we are gearing up for the third of five HOPE ’08 weekends this summer in Aston and Nechells. For those of you whose churches are not involved in this n read more...
Aston Thu 1 May 2008
Andy writes: Hi everyone, and thank you for all your prayers. As you read this, I will have been here in Aston over 4 months. Wow ― how time flies when you are enjoying yourself! I must say it has been enjoyable but very busy. I have d read more...
Aston Tue 1 Jan 2008
Juliet and David write: Happy New Year to you all! What are you looking forward to in 2008? Here in Aston, we are looking forward to being involved in “Hope 2008”. Have you heard of this? If not, we would strongly urge you to participate in read more...
Aston Sat 1 Sep 2007
David writes: As you may be aware, for the last year we have had a long-term resident with us at 121 Albert Road. His name is James Hicks, and we have really enjoyed having him living here. We thought you’d like to know a bit more about him, so read more...
Aston Tue 1 May 2007
Karen writes: At the time of writing I am about to celebrate nine years on the Aston community by, um, doing exactly the same things I do every week. But it’s an opportunity to look back and wonder what happened over the space of nine yea read more...
Aston Mon 1 Jan 2007
Sandra writes: I am a volunteer, and Trustee, at Lozells Bookshop. You may have heard about the shop before. Other Aston Community members, such as Jeremy Moore, have also worked there. Lozells is in between Handsworth and Aston. It is a multi-fa read more...
Aston Fri 1 Sep 2006
Karen writes: When you arrive in Aston, one of the most noticeable features is the great numbers of young people. This is not only because the under-25s make up a large proportion of residents here (~50%), but also because it is a densely-populated read more...
Aston Mon 1 May 2006
David writes: In February, Juliet and I were invited to a joint “away-day” for leaders in the three Anglican churches in Aston and Nechells, which are now grouped together. Many of the 45 participants had lived in this area all their lives; nearl read more...
Aston Sun 1 Jan 2006
Juliet and David Fletcher write: Greetings from Aston, with new leaders and a new type of community! David: For the last 22 years, we have been working with the Church Mission Society (CMS): first for fifteen years in Peshawar, Pakistan, where I read more...
Aston Thu 1 Sep 2005
Martin’s final comment from Aston: When God clearly opened a door for us to come to Aston in 1985, and then be in on discussions in 1987 about a Lee Abbey House in Aston, we never guessed that we’d be living in 121 in 1995! Now, after read more...
Aston Sun 1 May 2005
Karen and Sandra write: Martin and Suzette plan to leave Lee Abbey Aston in August. We thought this was a good time to ask them to look back and reflect on their time here. People attending our Open Fellowship Evening in February suggested these q read more...
Aston Mon 4 Apr 2005
As Suzette and Martin Young move on from the Aston Household, Karen, in her 8th year in the house, and Sandra, in her 3rd year, continue their invaluable contribution there. So the Lee Abbey Movement are looking for a new leader or leaders. You read more...
Aston Sat 1 Jan 2005
Martin Young writes: Praise the Lord! Do I hear a response? (If not, you may need to visit one of our local Black-led fellowships, where a guaranteed response is a loud “Praise the Lord!”) We do praise Him for His goodness to us here ― I do, read more...
Aston Wed 1 Sep 2004
During Suzette and Martin’s 3 months away, we’ve been especially aware of the wider �Lee Abbey Aston� community. We’ve been very grateful for the people who support the life and work of the house: management members, friends an read more...