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Faith in Older People

Enabling a better understanding of the importance of the spiritual dimension to the well-being of older people

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A blog from Bishop Mark

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I am sitting writing this reflection at Arpafeelie, the small settlement where I live. Arpafeelie consists of an Episcopal Church, the former rectory, which is now Bishop’s House, a small …

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Thinking about seasons

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For many people, the time we are living in is very challenging, frustrating, and bleak.  I was reminded of an international conference which FiOP was pleased to organise some years …

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Faith, Hope and Charity: How Coronavirus Rekindled Community Spirit

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As the bells chimed to bring in 2020, no-one could have imagined how the New Year was about to unfold.  For many people what happens at the other side of …

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4 Things to take from Spring into Winter

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Not Gardening – In early March someone appealed to my lazy soul and told me that merely by doing nothing, by letting my small lawn “just grow”, I could help …

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CARE AT HOME

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Hello, my name is Andrew Senew. With my wife Joanna and our amazing team of 100 caring and compassionate people we run Home Instead, providing companionship- based homecare to older …

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Thinking About Prefixes

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For some obscure reason known only in the deepest recesses of my mind, I have been thinking about words with prefixes. Words like distribute, arrange, invent, create, align, possess, upholster, …

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A new way of living

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Introduction My husband had a stroke seven years ago which destroyed speech, all of the use of his right hand, and some of the power of his right leg. Fortunately, …

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The challenge for older people is to make sense of life at a stage when loss and change occur more frequently and perhaps more painfully.

Malcolm Goldsmith, founder of Faith in Older People

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Current Projects

There is a growing awareness among both families and professionals that spiritual care is an essential component of holistic, person-centre care. FiOP has developed a range of projects to address today’s challenges:

  • Dementia care and faith communities
  • Spiritual care education
  • Other work

Upcoming Events

  1. Mental Health, Older People and Faith Communities

    16th March - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  2. The Malcolm Goldsmith Lecture 2021

    11th May - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  3. We Need to Talk About Death and Dying

    20th May - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Latest news and blog

  • Faith Communities and Mental Health

    16th February 2021
    The mental wellbeing of our society is critically important if …Read articleon Faith Communities and Mental Health
  • Learning more deeply to recognise and serve the community, Part 1

    1st February 2021
    Last year, when we thought we had seen the peak …Read articleon Learning more deeply to recognise and serve the community, Part 1
  • ‘I’m not ageist!  I love the old dears…’

    18th January 2021
    The events of 2020 were “unprecedented”, extraordinary, challenging, and sadly, …Read articleon ‘I’m not ageist!  I love the old dears…’
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