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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Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT)

The Joint Public Issues Team is a venture of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church, and the United Reformed Church, combining their expertise in the area of public issues. The Team aims to enable the three Churches to work together in living out the gospel of Christ in the Church and in […]

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Website for August/September

www.ship-of-fools.com The website of Ship of Fools is a comprehensive site, consisting of a community board, light hearted discussion on a variety of topics, and the humorous ‘Gadgets for God’… However one area is well worth a visit.  The ‘mystery worshippers’ are volunteers who just ‘turn up’ at a regular Sunday morning church service, and […]

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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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A Message from our Minister for August/September

Dear Friends As I write this pastoral letter at the start of the summer months, many of us will be having a ‘break’ of some sort.  Many of us describe ‘having time off’ as a ‘well earned’ or ‘well deserved’ rest.  There are others, however, who never have a break.  You hear them say, “Me?  […]

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