On Sunday 8th July we celebrated our Centenary with a Thanksgiving Service conducted by Mr Sydney Shore CBE. Many friends and former members of the Church came from across the country to join us and to enjoy the buffet lunch that followed. During the service our young people created a timeline describing many aspects of […]
Our Centenary Fayre
A lovely day was had by all at our Centenary Fayre on Saturday, 30th June. To our great relief, the weather was kind to us, with sunshine tempered by a blustery wind which threatened to blow everything around! The Fayre got off to a good start as it was opened by our longest serving member, […]
Musical Evening
On Friday 11th May our church held a charity concert organized by Stephen Davies and his daughter Hannah and her friends, who formed a string quartet. It was a wonderful evening, with organ music by Stephen and the string quartet playing some popular pieces, including ‘Air on a G String’. Following the interval, with lovely […]
Windermere On-Line!
There’s still time to sign up for the Windermere Centre’s new venture – its first online course. It is an introduction to Bible study entitled “Between the Covers”, and will be led by Director, Lawrence Moore. The course will involve a series of 12 hour-long “webinar” units, with input from Lawrence and as much time […]
The Lord is my Sat Nav
A modern interpretation of Psalm 23, by Peter Pay, Clerk of Wessex Synod *** The Lord is my Satellite Navigation System, I shall not go astray. He helps me to choose the best routes, He guides me to my destination, He knows where I am. He leads me in the right paths for His name’s […]
Wisdom
It is reported that scientists have arrived at a new understanding of wisdom. It is, they say, merely the slowing down of the brain as we grow older (Telegraph, 25.6.10). Wisdom, in the Ancient World beloved of Jews and Greeks alike, nothing but the slowing down of our brains? What a miserable decline! Are we […]
The Sign of the Cross (2)
“He’s gone!” cries Joseph at the empty tomb: But Mary says, “He’s left a word for you: He cannot rest content to be your past, So he has risen to be your future too.”** Worshippers at our morning service this Easter Sunday decorated a rough-hewn wooden cross with spring flowers and seasonal blossoms. The cross […]
Easter Reflections
Two thought-provoking reflections may currently be read on the United Reformed Church website: Lawrence Moore, Director of the Windermere Centre, contemplates the “godlessness and horror” of Good Friday in The Last Word. The Revd Dr Michael Jagessar, moderator-elect of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, reflects on the hope of the Easter message […]
Spring 2012 Quarterly Update – Out Now
The latest version of the Quarterly Update – the United Reformed Church’s electronic newsletter – has just been issued. It contains news, views and diary dates, and is essential reading for keeping up to date with what is going on in the URC. In the current edition, Francis Brienen, URC Secretary for Mission, encourages individual […]
Five Gold Rings – Revisited
Have you got a favourite poem? A book? A place? Maybe there is a special person who has inspired you, or a particular philosophy of life that you have made your own? Last year, one of our church members wrote on this website about his personal ‘Five Gold Rings’ – things that were particularly meaningful […]