Easter reflections

April 24, 2019 / admin / News

from the United Reformed Church https://urc.org.uk/latest-news/3040-maundy-thursday-betrayal-desertion-and-reconciliation.html https://urc.org.uk/latest-news/3037-exploring-the-emotional-impact-of-good-friday.html https://urc.org.uk/latest-news/3035-relive-the-resurrection-this-easter.html https://urc.org.uk/latest-news/3036-was-it-worth-it-a-poem-by.html and the introduction and sermon from Revd Sue McCoan, here at St. Andrew’s, from Easter Day: The story of Good Friday and Holy Saturday Easter Sunday sermon

Flower Rota

March 22, 2019 / admin / News

Barbara Nash has been doing a wonderful job of bringing flowers to church each week, and we are very grateful to her, and to other people who have helped from time to time. Barbara would now like to set up a rota, so that other people can take a turn in bringing flowers. You don’t […]

St. Andrew’s: 2018 in numbers!

January 26, 2019 / admin / News

Dear Friends: preparing for Lent

January 26, 2019 / admin / News

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for all your Christmas cards and good wishes to Jamie and me. We had a lovely Christmas, and I hope you did too. It seems a long time ago now, and already as a church we need to be looking ahead. We start with Lent, our season of preparation […]

Sermon: Wedding Presence

January 21, 2019 / admin / News

Sermon given at St. Andrew’s URC Ealing 20th Jan 2019 by Revd Sue McCoan Isaiah 62:1-5 John 2:1-11 One of the delights of being a minister is that you sometimes get asked to conduct weddings. I love it. I love being part of the preparations, and I love seeing all the clothes on the day, […]

St Andrew’s Church Away Day, Sat 7th September

January 20, 2019 / admin / News, What's on

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

January 7, 2019 / admin / featured news, News

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

November 5, 2018 / admin / News

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

September 3, 2018 / admin / News

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

July 21, 2018 / admin / featured news, News

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, […]