Dec 4th Sermon by Revd Sue McCoan at St. Andrew’s URC, Ealing Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3:1-12 My sister and brother-in-law live on a smallholding, and the road that leads past their house is a narrow lane which becomes, a few hundred yards from them, a dirt track. It’s not so bad now – it’s been […]
Chair Yoga
Enjoy the Gentle Yoga Exercises Relaxation and Meditation from the comfort and safety of your chair Every Monday 1130-1245 at St. Andrew’s Church Centre [email protected] Tel 07952 668820
Christ the King
Sermon preached by Revd Dr Elizabeth Welch Christ the King, 20th November 2022 Readings: Psalm 46: Jeremiah 23.1-6 Colossians 1.11-20 Luke 23.33-43 This Sunday, which is the last Sunday before Advent is known by two different titles in the church. One title is Stir up Sunday, which is attributed to Anglicans, because of the prayer […]
Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter 2022-3
St Andrew’s is not hosting the winter night shelter this year, but there may be opportunities to volunteer at other churches. The shelter is running from November to the end of February. For the last 2 years, under Covid restrictions, churches were not able to host the shelter and the guests had to be accommodated […]
Christmas – Dear friends
Dear Friends, What’s the first sign that Christmas is really on its way? Not the cards and gift-wrap, which have been on sale since August. Not the weather which, as I write, is still unseasonably mild. No; one of the sure signs has to be the launching of the big stores’ Christmas Adverts. These lavish […]
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the URC
So here we are, the United Reformed Church! Only we were never meant to reach this milestone. The great hope in creating the URC was that churches would learn how to do the process, how to have the conversations, so the other churches could join in in a great snowball effect. What we actually learnt […]
Green Book Group
The group continues to meet by Zoom on alternate Monday afternoons, 4-5.15pm. We have recently started reading ‘Doughnut Economics’ by Kate Raworth, a readable and accessible challenge to the assumptions behind traditional economic thinking. For instance, is growth always desirable? What about the limits of the planet? And how can we make economics serve human […]
Jubilee Concerts 2nd and 9th October
St. Andrew’s is offering two musical events to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Reformed Church and would love members of St. Andrew’s to use the opportunity to invite friends and family to join us! 2nd October Communion Service followed by an informal concert and light refreshments Please come along to this special communion […]
Jesus and the Woman at the Well
Reflection and art work by Revd Sue McCoan Bible reading: John 4:1-18 Here’s a woman who has to go and fetch her water alone, in the heat of the midday sun. All the other women would go together, in the early morning, while it was cool. The only reason to go independently would be if […]
Pilgrimage to Oberammergau
Almost 2000 years ago, Jesus and his disciples were among the many pilgrims making their way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. They travelled in groups, praising Yahweh and singing Psalms of Ascent on the uphill road to the city of David. What wonder and excitement they must have felt when its magnificent temple came […]