Sunday, 28th February – Seeds of Hope: Hope is Our Anchor Welcome to weekly worship with the churches of Fleet and Beacon Hill URC. As part of our Seeds of Hope focus during Lent, Lay Preacher Anna Crawford picks up on our theme of HOPE, seeing the positive influence of longer days and the eruption […]
The URC Daily Devotion writers have been asked to write prayers to bring us comfort and spiritual support during the Coronavirus pandemic. We are invited to use these devotions in our private prayers and prayer groups. Each Thursday a new prayer will be published here: https://urc.org.uk/prayers-during-the-pandemic. This week’s, by the Revd Andy Braunston, is reprinted […]
Look at this new page which will bring together all sorts of activities, materials and resources in preparation for and during Lent 2021. Our focus, in these difficult days of pandemic and lockdown, is Seeds of Hope. There will be details of our growing project throughout Lent and nurturing our faith through reading and sharing […]
Sunday, 14th February – The Transfiguration Welcome to weekly worship with the churches of Fleet and Beacon Hill URC. Today Lay Preacher Sydney Shore OBE brings us much to consider about The Transfiguration. Sydney has chosen two very well known and much loved hymns for us to sing along to at home which profoundly complement […]
We are delighted to hear that, thanks to our ongoing support of Palani Mission, we have enabled twelve more goats to be bought and given to twelve families. Goats are particularly useful because families can milk and breed from them. Sheeba John, wife of the Revd John Abraham, pastor of the Mission, writes: ‘Thank you […]
Sunday, 7th February – The Lord Shall Renew Our Strength Welcome to weekly worship with the churches of Fleet and Beacon Hill URC. Today Lay Preacher Karen Smith leads us in praise and prayer in these testing lockdown days when we, more than ever, need to recall the words in Isaiah 40:31 that “The Lord […]
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are inviting the nation to join them in prayer every evening at 6pm during February. They have called upon people of all backgrounds to set aside time each day for prayer – if possible stopping wherever they are at 6pm each evening. The call follows the news last week […]
A prayer on the day that the pandemic has claimed more than 100,000 lives in the UK Lay preacher Karen Smith writes: If, like me, you feel you need a time of quiet and prayer at the news that more than 100,000 people have died from COVID19, here is a prayer written by John Birch […]
Sunday, 17th January – Something Good Can Come from Nazareth Welcome to Sunday worship with the churches of Fleet URC and Beacon Hill URC. Today we were delighted to welcome the Revd John Whitton once again to lead worship for us. John reflected on the reading from the Gospel of John focusing on the call […]
Welcome! Join us in our special service of worship for Christmas Day, led by lay preacher Karen Smith We gather on this Christmas Day as do so many congregations from around the world. We have journeyed together in song, prayer, scripture, praise and worship throughout this season of Advent on the Road to Bethlehem. We […]
