Sermon given by Revd Sue McCoan 21st May 2017, at St. Andrew’s Ealing Psalm 115; John 14:15-21 If you’ve ever spent any time with small children, or of you were ever a small child yourself, you will very likely at some time in your life have played the game of Peep-bo, or peekaboo. I think […]
Theology of worship
In 2012, the URC organised a conference, ‘Opening the Gates to Heaven’, to explore the theology of worship – not just what we do, but why we do it. A second conference, ‘Treasuring Word and Worship’, followed in 2014. Out of this came two things: a small book ‘In Word and Spirit’, containing the discussion […]
The Bad Shepherds
Sermon given at St. Andrew’s Ealing Sun 7th May by Revd Sue McCoan Ezekiel 34: 7-15 My brother-in-law is a farmer, mixed arable and beef cattle now, but at one time he also kept sheep. One day when we were visiting, he asked Jamie and me to help him move the sheep from the barn […]
Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter
St Andrew’s hosted between 13 and 15 guests as part of the ECWNS project on three Saturday nights/Sunday mornings during March. The guests were homeless men and women who are being given somewhere warm and dry to sleep during the winter months whilst they are finding somewhere to live. The guests arrived at 7.30pm and, after […]
Church Secretary’s Report
to the Church AGM 19th March 2017 2016 began with a feeling of hope and expectation. On 10 January the service was given by the Revd Sue McCoan who was ‘preaching with a view’. After the service we all had a chance to chat with Sue and her husband, Jamie, and the overwhelming impression of […]
Wool ‘n Yarn Knitters
The Wool ‘n Yarn Knitters have been meeting in the Reception area on the second and fourth Tuesday afternoon each month from 2.00 – 3.30pm since 11 June 2013. It is a small group of knitters who meet together – some were complete novices to knitting when they began but are now gaining more confidence […]
Show us what you’re made of
Sermon given at St. Andrew’s URC, Ealing, Sunday 5th March 2017 by Revd Sue McCoan Matt 4:1-11 The Gospel passage is headed ‘the Temptation of Jesus’. ‘Temptation’ has become a rather trivial word – and ‘tempting’ is generally seen as something actually quite good, in a naughty-but-nice sort of way. Can I tempt you to […]
Reform
Make the most of Reform magazine! The March edition of Reform – the national magazine published by the United Reformed Church – is out now! Hot off the heels of last month’s ‘good question’ (‘Is it antisemitic to criticise Israel?’) this month, we ask: ‘What does the Reformation mean today?’ As usual, the article gives […]
God’s gift
Reflection given at St. Andrew’s Ealing 5th Feb , Revd Sue McCoan Matthew 5. 13-20 You are the gift of salt and light. Do you remember those packets of crisps you use to get, years ago, with the little blue twist of salt in the packet? You had to undo it and sprinkle it on. […]
Revd Alan Frost remembered
Address delivered at the service to celebrate the life of Revd Alan Frost, formerly minister at St. Andrew’s URC Ealing, at Gloucester Crematorium Monday, 16th January 2017 Alan was born and grew up in Colchester where his father was in the building trade. He got a scholarship to Colchester Royal Grammar School: he always wanted to […]