Sermon given by Rev. Sue McCoan St. Andrew’s 15th January 2017 John 1:29-42 Suppose, for a moment, a friend of yours has a bit of a mid-life crisis, and comes round one day and says he has bought a classic car. He goes on to tell you t’s a 1960s Triumph Herald, two-door, four-seater, colour […]
Church membership – for you?
Have you thought about becoming a church member? Do you wonder what membership entails? Becoming a church member is an act of commitment: commitment to God, and also to the local congregation. For people who were baptised as infants it can be part of their adult profession of faith. For those who have belonged to […]
Baby and Toddler Group – A volunteering opportunity
As you may be aware the church has run a toddler group in the Johnston Memorial hall for a very long time. Dilys Thomas was leader for many years and as parents arrive with their third or fourth child they often ask after her. Toddler group is a place where carers, who may be parents, […]
Minister in India
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 […]
Finding true hope
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
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. […]
Commitment for Life
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
Remembering Pte. Frederick Frost
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 […]
The Uganda Marathon – challenges and rewards
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 […]
Welcome Service: sermon
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 […]