News Stories
Church News from the Málaga ChaplaincyDo you have a news story you’d like to submit for possible inclusion in the Church’s news page? It needs to be relevant to the Church and of interest to our congregations, and ideally include a link for further information. You can email our News Editor here
Campestre Arts Festival 26th – 29th September, Iznájar
The Campestre Arts Festival takes place over the last weekend of September, at Fr Hilary´s cortijo, Casa Campestre, in the village of Fuente del Conde, Iznájar. The festival, which runs each day from 6pm – 10pm, supports the charity Age in Spain - the first national...
Coming soon to St George’s – A time to Recentre on God – UPDATE
Every Tuesday morning at 10am, beginning on 7th October Breathing Space Simply tune in on Zoom and enjoy a few moments of quiet, prayerful reflection as the week unfolds. It will last no longer than 10 minutes. Meeting ID: 892 2955 4820 Passcode: 836488 A time to...
Religious groups actively working against gender-equality education
I suppose I was a little shocked. I had supposed that gender-restrictive practices in education were anathema to the Christian religion and belonged somewhere in the more extreme conservative wings of Islamicism. How wrong I was. According to a new report, Whose...
Ecumenical Service for the Care of Creation, 20th September at 7pm
An ecumentical creationtide service at St George´s Church, organised by Lux Mundi, to pray together for our climate, our planet, our world. Friday 20th September, 7pm. With so much devastating news about climate chaos, biodiversity loss and pollution, it is easy to...
Is rail the future of the Costa del Sol? And of the Málaga Chaplaincy?
The Spanish government is investing hugely in railways at the moment. With over 3,400 km of high-speed rail tracks, Spain has the largest high-speed rail network in Europe and the second largest in the world, after China. The aim is to ensure that all Spanish...
Málaga is the best city in the world for Ex-pats!
According to ex-pat organisation, InterNations, Málaga is the best city in the world for ex-pats. And cities in Spain also take the 2nd (Alicante), 3rd (Valencia) and 6th (Madrid) places! Málaga is the best-rated city worldwide for the Friendliness of Locals and ranks...
More important aspects of the Pope´s visit to Indonesia
It is easy to see the Pope´s visit to Indonesia as an attempt by the Catholic Church to promote itself in a country where only 3% of the population are Catholic. But behind the public side of the visit was a desire to engage with the majority-Muslim authorities and,...
The moving story of Florence Li Tim-Oi, first Anglican woman priest
Florence Li Tim-Oi was the first woman ever to be ordained in the Anglican church, 30 years before any Anglican church regularised the ordination of women. In was 1940 and Li was working as a layperson with the church in Hong Kong, helping refugees flee to the...
The 2024 Church Times Green Church Awards – inspiring entries!
Are there things we would like to do with our church building (if we could!) to make it more environmentally friendly? The Church Times has been running a competition for environmental projects called the ‘Green Church Awards : Green Shoots to Green Plants’. This...
St George’s Church is looking for volunteers
As with a lot of churches, St George’s is very dependent on volunteers, for anything from cleaning the church, to visiting people in need to taking and supporting services. For a Christian, volunteering is part of our service to God. It helps us to help others. It is...