Commissioning Service – Photos

Some photos from our Commissioning Service for the Leaders and Helpers of the Junior Church. (See Commissioning Service – Report.) Commissioning of Leaders and Helpers In our church every age group is represented – from ages one to ten, and every decade from twenty to ninety! Children’s banner depicting the story of Joseph and his […]

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Commissioning Service – Report

Commissioning Service for the Leaders and Helpers of the Junior Church In recent months we have been gathering evidence for the United Reformed Church’s ‘Child Friendly Church’ award.  This award recognizes the Church’s commitment to the children and young people in their care in nurturing and developing their Christian faith.  The leaders and helpers play […]

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Summer Fair Photos

Lots of people came along to our Summer Fair today to browse the stalls, to try their luck at the games, and to enjoy delicious home-made teas.  A total of £255 was raised for Commitment for Life.  Well done everyone!

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Prayer for August and September

On 4th July 1997 (American Independence Day), an American spacecraft called ‘Pathfinder’ landed on the planet Mars.  The unmanned spacecraft was designed to bounce on landing.  The craft later released a moving vehicle the size of a skateboard.  It analysed the soil and atmosphere, and then automatically transmitted the results back to earth by radio […]

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Baptism of Isla Beth Chevalier

The baptism of Isla Beth Chevalier was celebrated on Sunday, 4 August during the family service.  Isla is pictured here with Revd Ruth Dillon, who conducted the service, and her parents Zoe and Dan Chevalier and sister Eve. It had been planned that Isla should be baptised on 7 April, at the same time as […]

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QU Goes Monthly

The Summer 2013  issue of Quarterly Update, the United Reformed Church’s electronic newsletter, has just been issued. It includes a review of the new Windermere programme, an introduction to new staff at Church House and to the new Commitment for Life intern, Ian Rowe, as well as a round up of URC news and important […]

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Pilots Investigate Fair Trade Chocolate

Pilots have been looking at something they all love – chocolate.  What is it?  How is it made?  Where does it come from?  They found out that a lot of chocolate products are labelled ‘Fair Trade’.  We went over to our local Co-op store to see how many products they sold were also labelled Fair […]

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