Many people will never have heard of GoodGym but they are an interesting and energetic bunch of people. On their website they announce that “They are a community of people who get fit by doing good”. They go on to explain that they run, walk and cycle to help community organisations and isolated older people […]
Synod Green Day – Saturday 8th July The message of Katharine Hayhoe, Climate Scientist and Christian, in her book Saving Us, is that the most important things we can do in the face of the impending climate disaster is to talk about it. That’s exactly what we did at the Synod Green Day in early […]
The St Andrews Church congregation and friends were saddened recently to hear of the death of Irene Leet. Irene and her husband, Ronnie, were great friends of St Andrews over many years. With her pronounced Northern Irish accent and her powerful singing voice you always knew when Irene was in Church on a Sunday. Irene […]
Met at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire June 30 to July 3, 2023. Read a report on the work of Assembly here Bible studies given by Dr Nicola Brady, General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland can be found on Zaccheus in Luke 19 and on peace-building through Mark 4:35-41
On Sunday 18th June 2023 St. Andrew’s morning congregation joined with the afternoon Ga Dangme speaking fellowship for their annual service of celebration and fellowship. Readings were given in English, Ga and Twi. The sermon was preached by the Revd Sue McCoan on the theme ‘The harvest is plentiful’. You can read it here. Prayers […]
The church working party on Saturday 29th April went well and made good progress on tidying up the grounds around the church including weeding, sweeping, cutting back bushes, etc. Fortunately, the weather was very good. Afterwards there was a well-earned lunch in the Johnson lounge. Many thanks to all who came along. However, there is […]
I hope you are enjoying the slightly warmer weather. This time of year takes me back to the days of revising for school exams: trying to convince my parents that I could revise just as easily lying in the sun as sitting at a desk, and then giving the game away after a few minutes […]
A defibrillator has been installed in the reception area, on the wall next to the lift. The kit is designed to be used in an emergency by the untrained, who are talked through the procedure by voice instruction from the machine. Training is here – a 9 minute video Remember that 999 is the first […]
On 15th April the church celebrated 50 years since it came into being with the union of the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales. An open day at URC Church House was followed by a walk across London, visiting sites of special interest to the Reformed tradition and a […]
Dear Friends, Spring is here! We are past the equinox, and the days are now longer than the nights. Next weekend the clocks will go forward and it will be light into the early evening. There is warmth in the sun, when it’s out, and though there is still a risk of frost at night […]
