We were pleased to welcome back the Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter for 3 Saturdays in December, after a long gap in this area of our service. The church was host to a group between 8 and 14 guests, who were welcomed and supported by a large team gathered from churches and among friends across […]
What can you get for the man (or woman) who has everything? It’s a question raised by many a magazine article at this time of year, usually accompanied by a list of novelty gifts at far from trivial prices. There is a reason Jamie isn’t getting a £75 pair of penguin-shaped cufflinks and it’s not […]
The recent weeks have brought news of the deaths of Betty Collins, Rena Stewart and the Reverend John Johansen-Berg who all faithfully served St Andrew’s. Betty was a member for over 50 years, doing much for St Andrew’s. She was a member of the legendary “Young Wives”, supported the Junior Church, and was an enthusiastic […]
Eco audits at St Andrew’s – outside views This time last year I applied for two different ‘eco audits’ of St Andrew’s, and by the time I heard that they were going ahead I’d kicked off a third one! It wasn’t really my intention to have so many audits going on, especially as they all […]
Christian Aid Week 2023 Thank you for your support, prayers and generosity. Here at St Andrew’s, we raised £426.87. Our generous gift will help women like Jen Bishop in Malawi to plant better seeds and secure fair prices. Thank you also to our door- to- door volunteers. Our continuous giving and prayer will give hope […]
I hope you had a good summer. It seemed to be going on well into September with the late heatwave – it was a bit of a shock this week to be plunged suddenly into autumn. If you managed to get away, even for a day trip, I hope you felt the benefit of a […]
VISION DAY Sunday 3rd September What a great day we had! We began with our Communion Service, setting the whole day in the context of God’s love and grace towards us. For our prayers of Thanksgiving, we were invited to write on sticky notes the things we were thankful for; we did the same for […]
This year’s Gift Day will be on Sunday 5th November. Please look out for Gift Day envelopes which will be sent out in advance. There will also be spare envelopes available on the day in the link corridor. If you pay income tax at the basic rate or higher, then by completing the Gift Aid […]
Eco Church, Sustainability and the HeatHack project Earlier this year Peter Skerratt convened a small working group to explore ways in which St Andrews might reduce its energy costs, put the Church and Centre onto a more sustainable footing and set an initial path towards a Net Zero future by 2050. This group is made […]
This is a hugely busy period and a big ‘thank you’ is owed to Church Centre Manager Maureen Vincent for masterminding all the works. The extent of the work now underway reflects both everyday wear and tear in the Centre (over two decades!) and especially the surge in use of the Church Centre in recent […]
