A Year in the Life of a London Priest

Of Things Not Seen: A Year in the Life of a London Priest, gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, London SE1, until 20th March 2016

Going to work, courtesy Jim Grover

Going to work, courtesy Jim Grover

This is a rather special ‘snapshot’ of life in a South London parish which saw photographer Jim Grover accompany his local Church of England minister Kit Gunasekera as he went about his duties over a year.

Quiz Night, Cod and Chips for Table 5, courtesy Jim Grover

Quiz Night, Cod and Chips for Table 5, courtesy Jim Grover

The forty photographs on view were selected by curator Katy Barron from the more than fifteen thousand images Jim took. They show service, community, fellowship, laughter, concern and spirituality things that are part of daily life in a parish and to me there was, to quote from the hymn ‘Dear Lord and Father of Mankind’, a sense of that still, small voice of calm.

Pastoral visit, courtesy Jim Grover

Pastoral visit, courtesy Jim Grover

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Young at Heart, courtesy Jim Grover

Young at Heart, courtesy Jim Grover

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Foodbank collection, courtesy Jim Grover

Foodbank collection, courtesy Jim Grover

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