Underneath the concrete flyover, surrounded by a cacophony of car horns, a cow sleeps peacefully. Inches from the traffic and with no protection, a man crouches by the side of the road, painting the white lines by hand. A warren of narrow lanes, bicycles and carts jostling for space past open shops piled high with […]
Sermon given by Rev. Sue McCoan 4th December 2016, St. Andrew’s Ealing Matt 3:1-12 Well – only 21 praying days left till Christmas, and the big question is, are you ready? Jamie and I sent out most of our Christmas cards in November, but I have to confess that this was not about us being […]
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed Church will be sent out by email every day from the First Sunday of Advent. A team of writers from different places and perspectives in the URC are reflecting on a reading and offering a short prayer each day for us to use in our own journeys of discipleship. […]
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the ‘Birthday Buckets’ on 16 October. We collected £195.21 for Commitment for Life. The daily breakdown is as follows: Sunday £31.46 Monday £16.60 Tuesday £24.00 Wednesday £66.00 Thursday £20.00 Friday £ 4.15 Saturday £33.00
Remembrance Sunday 2016 takes place on the centenary of the death of one of the many young men of St. Andrew’s and St’ Aidan’s who died in the two world wars. Private Frederick Frost, of the 7th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, died in the final offensive of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, in a […]
It’s over a month since I returned from my Ugandan adventure and in true cliché tradition it now ‘seems like a dream’! This ‘dream’ will be forever etched on my memory. The trip met and exceeded my expectations. The first surprise about Uganda was its countryside. The view of the bleached desert landscape of Dubai […]
Sermon: Keeping to what matters 31st July 2016, Rev Sue McCoan Hosea 11:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 We will get back to the parable of the rich fool later. But for now, I want to start somewhere else. I want to start with Gardeners’ Question Time. And no, this is not about tips on how to grow […]
Rev Sue McCoan led her first service at St. Andrew’s Ealing on Sunday 31st July. She was welcomed to Ealing by local MPs Rupa Huq and Stephen Pound. Marion McNeill received a gift of flowers for her work leading the Vacancy Committee. Members and friends shared British and Ghanaian food in a `bring and share` lunch […]
Sermon by Rev Roy Lowes, past Moderator of West Midlands Synod Sermon Notes Sue’s Induction Wembley Park and St Andrew’s Ealing July 23rd 2016 2 30pm. at Wembley Park United Reformed Church Philippians 4:4-9 Isaiah 43:1-4 John 2:1-11 Let me tell you about Mr Brassington. He was the headmaster of my secondary school in the […]
God of abundance, who calls us to rejoice, put aside our fear and celebrate, we praise you for this unique event and this unique day and for all that lies behind it; for the profusion of creation (for the miracle of sunshine!) for the wonder of human life for the gentleness of your love for […]
