I hope you had a good summer. It seemed to be going on well into September with the late heatwave – it was a bit of a shock this week to be plunged suddenly into autumn. If you managed to get away, even for a day trip, I hope you felt the benefit of a […]
VISION DAY Sunday 3rd September What a great day we had! We began with our Communion Service, setting the whole day in the context of God’s love and grace towards us. For our prayers of Thanksgiving, we were invited to write on sticky notes the things we were thankful for; we did the same for […]
This year’s Gift Day will be on Sunday 5th November. Please look out for Gift Day envelopes which will be sent out in advance. There will also be spare envelopes available on the day in the link corridor. If you pay income tax at the basic rate or higher, then by completing the Gift Aid […]
Eco Church, Sustainability and the HeatHack project Earlier this year Peter Skerratt convened a small working group to explore ways in which St Andrews might reduce its energy costs, put the Church and Centre onto a more sustainable footing and set an initial path towards a Net Zero future by 2050. This group is made […]
This is a hugely busy period and a big ‘thank you’ is owed to Church Centre Manager Maureen Vincent for masterminding all the works. The extent of the work now underway reflects both everyday wear and tear in the Centre (over two decades!) and especially the surge in use of the Church Centre in recent […]
Many people will never have heard of GoodGym but they are an interesting and energetic bunch of people. On their website they announce that “They are a community of people who get fit by doing good”. They go on to explain that they run, walk and cycle to help community organisations and isolated older people […]
Sermon – They need not go away – Revd Sue McCoan Sun 6 Aug 2023 Bible reading: Matthew 14:13-21 What do you do when there’s a situation that is out of your control? Maybe something in the present, that you need to face; maybe past hurts where the situation is finished and the people involved […]
La Jolie Ronde Centre in Ealing “Club Jean Petit” French After School Club for 4 to 12-year-olds. To book your free trial place, please call : Scarlette Abrahamian 07904 339723 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lajolieronde.co.uk www.clubjeanpetit.com Autumn term 2023 Classes on Thursdays 7-8-year-olds: 5:10 pm to 6:00 pm […]
Dear Friends, It’s been quite a season for major anniversaries. In April, the URC honoured its 50 th anniversary with the special service in Westminster Hall. June saw the 75 th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, and in July we marked the 75 th anniversary of the National Health […]
Synod Green Day – Saturday 8th July The message of Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist and Christian, in her book Saving Us, is that the most important things we can do in the face of the impending climate disaster is to talk about it. That’s exactly what we did at the Synod Green Day in early […]
