St. Andrew’s was scene to a celebratory service for our beloved Minister, Revd Sue McCoan, who will retire at the end of the month after nine years’ of service at St. Andrew’s and Wembley Park URC. A congregation of 70, plus worshippers online, heard Sue’s sermon on hospitality and witnessed the receipt of gifts from […]
Second Sacred Concert – June 2025 Jazz Vespers The Second Sacred Concert took place in June at the American International Church in Tottenham Court Road. I was told about the event a few weeks earlier as the organisers wanted singers to join the choir and ideally wanted singers from URC congregations. Duke Ellington composed three […]
https://urc.org.uk/our-news-stories/latest-news/ for a much fuller account! General Assembly welcomed international and ecumenical guests, including Revd Géza Kacsó who serves as pastor of a Reformed community in Transcarpathia, in the west of Ukraine. He said the region has been relatively safe from bombing and missiles but that his community has lost many people who have moved […]
Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan 20th July 2025 Readings Genesis 18:1-10a Luke 10:38-42 Hospitality There is a long tradition of hospitality in the Middle East and as far as I know it’s still the case. If a stranger turned up at your door, it was normal to invite them in and feed them. A […]
General Secretary’s Address to the 2025 General Assembly The Revd. Dr. John P Bradbury, General Secretary of the United Reformed Church, addressed the General Assembly. The Nicene Creed will be read. Firstly, I wish to thank the Moderator for this chance to address you. It is not that usual for General Secretaries to deliver an […]
June 15th Reflections by Revd Sue McCoan – Joint Celebration Service with Ga Dangme fellowship – Fathers’ Day Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Bible reading: Psalm 8 Today, as well as being Trinity Sunday, is Father’s Day. To those of you who are fathers, or who are celebrating fathers, I wish you a happy […]
Sermon June 1st 2025 Revd Sue McCoan Acts 16:16-34 This story of Paul and Silas in prison comes from about 2000 years ago. But with a few tweaks to the setting, it’s a story that could be told today – of power, money, exploitation and influence. And at any time in between. The historian Lucy […]
Dear friends, Here’s a question: When did you last play? And how did you know you were playing? We were asked this on our Ministers’ Spring School, 12th -15th May. People with young children or grandchildren answered easily, but the rest of us had to think. Sport didn’t count – too competitive; the same might […]
Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan 18th May 2025 John 13:31-35; Acts 11:1-18 Today is the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. We shall remember him in our prayers as he takes on the privilege and responsibility of this role. Following the death of Pope Francis, and before the new pope was chosen, there was […]
Easter reflections from the Revd Sue McCoan Bible reading: Luke 24:1-12 Reflection Part 1 The sun is coming up; warmth is creeping back into the world. In the emptiness of the tomb, two men in white speak words of life. He is not here; he is risen. In all the gospels, it is the women […]
