What are we thankful for? How is God working among us? Where is God leading us next? A day to celebrate and strengthen our church fellowship, in the lovely surroundings of the Niland Conference Centre in Bushey Heath. The more of us who can be there, the richer the day will be for all, so […]
Epiphany
The Revd John Proctor, General Secretary of the United Reformed Church, reflects on how a train journey during the cold winter months inspired an epiphany. I had an epiphany, on a train of all places. At this time of year, most of my commute takes place before dawn or after dark. The countryside beside the […]
Armistice Day 1918
Special Thanksgiving Services were held in the church in connection with the cessation of hostilities in the Great War. On Sunday, the 10th , Mr Wylie announced that if official notice were made on the following day that the Armistice had been signed there would be a Special Service in the church that evening. Despite […]
‘LEADING WORSHIP’ COURSE
at Wembley Park URC Oct 2018 – Feb 2019 For anyone who leads worship, would like to try, or wants to know more about it; a refresher for those who have done the course before. What does it cover? The course looks at the purpose and content of worship. It goes into detail about the […]
July letter – Team Work
Dear Friends, We live in exciting times. This week, as I write, the headlines seem particularly dramatic: Donald Trump in Europe, Roger Federer knocked out of Wimbledon, England through to the semi-finals of the World Cup, successful cave rescue mission in Thailand, and Cabinet resignations and reshuffles over Brexit. Or, as we might summarise: In, […]
New Members
On Sunday 20th May, we were delighted to welcome three people into Church Membership: Jessica, Susan and Margaret . All three have been coming to the church for a while, and it is a great joy that they have now made this deeper commitment. It was particularly appropriate that we should do this on Pentecost […]
URC Ministers’ Gathering
In April, more than 340 URC ministers gathered in Staffordshire to spend 4 days being inspired and challenged. The event replaced the annual Spring Schools run by individual synods, allowing ministers from across the entire country to meet and share. The theme for the week was Discipleship. With 2 keynote speakers – Rowan Williams, former […]
Faith in Politics: new monthly podcast
The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has launched Faith in Politics, a new podcast series featuring special guests discussing current affairs that link with faith. The podcast was created by Helen Byrne and Rachel Allison who are working for the Church as parliamentary interns. Each monthly episode will be presented by Helen and Rachel – both avid podcast listeners […]
Westminster Abbey: Reformation Service
Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at Reformation 500th anniversary service Tuesday 31st October 2017 Read Archbishop Justin Welby’s sermon preached at Westminster Abbey today, during a service marking 500 years since the start of the Reformation. Romans 1:16-17; 3:21-28 John 17:20-26 ‘O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully grant, that […]
A season of remembering
Dear Friends, As the days shorten, and the leaves fall, November leads us into winter with a season of remembering. From All Saints, through Bonfire Night, to Remembrance Day itself, we look back on people and events that have inspired us and shaped us. This year our remembering started at the end of October, with […]