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Changes at The
Centre: Update from Robin Hepburn, Chair of the London Spirituality Centre
Dear all,
Thank you all for your support and patience over the past few months.
In this time of change, I wanted to give everyone who is
involved with the London Spirituality Centre a quick update on where we
are. We've had some changes in the last few months; first with saying
goodbye to our Director, Mark Godson and then farewell to our Events &
Marketing administrator, Elizabeth LeMoine. I’m
now pleased that we can now say hello to Beth Follini
(photo below) who following a great response to our advert, has been
appointed as Elizabeth’s successor. This is her first week and her
first newsletter, so please do pass any feedback to her. Beth has had a
strong connection to the centre as a regular user of the practice rooms
so she knows her way around. She is looking forward to
taking on the big responsibility for marketing our events and for
marketing the work of the Centre. She will be in on Monday and
Friday and I'm sure you will all join me in making her feel
welcome.
In addition to Beth, Catherine Chapman
continues to be a cornerstone of the team here; although primarily
responsible for room bookings and for finance, she is a fount of knowledge
on most aspects of what we do. Whilst we are without a Director, Catherine
is shouldering a big workload so I would be grateful if you could do all
you can to make her job easier. Day to day we also have huge help from
Helen and Tanya who are the front of house volunteers and who do so
much to make all our visitors welcome.
Following Mark’s departure the Trustees for the Centre have chosen to pause
rather than rush out to seek a new Director. During this time, I have been
asked to take help with leadership on a day to day basis, and to help me do
this, I have asked John-Francis Friendship, Julian Maddock and Antonia
Lynn, together with occasional involvement of Julie Dunstan, to join me in
forming a leadership team.
Together we are ensuring that the usual activities and events continue
unabated, and we are also giving some thought to future development of the
Centre. I have had the chance to speak to many people in recent weeks, but
if you have not yet spoken to me and would like to do so, please let me
know.
 Over the coming months there
will be much to share. The Centre is in good heart but there is also much
to do. Above all this place is about the life of prayer, so if you can only
manage one thing for the Centre this week, please can you pray for the work
going on here, the people involved and the shaping of plans for the future.
Thank you for your continuing interest and support for the London
Spirituality Centre.
With warmest wishes,
Robin
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