Minister’s sabbatical

Dear Friends, The sun is streaming through the windows, the forsythia is in bloom, and this morning the weather forecaster reminded us that today is the equinox so it is now officially Spring. And this week we heard the long-awaited news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has at last been released and is home. When there is […]

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Church Secretary

After many years of faithful and dedicated service, Barbara Henderson has stood down as Church Secretary to take a well-earned rest. Barbara saw the church through the last vacancy and the calling of a new minister; she was instrumental in getting me up to speed with church life and I am deeply grateful for all […]

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Easter services

10 April Morning Worship Palm Sunday 1030am led by Mr Peter Knowles 14 April Maundy Thursday Communion 7pm led by Revd Elizabeth Welch 15 April Good Friday Walk of Witness meet 9.15am, act of worship at 09.45am 17 April Morning Worship Easter Day 1030am led by Revd Maggie Hindley   Services will also be available […]

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Hearing the call

Sermon given at St. Andrew’s URC Ealing, 6 Feb 2022, by Revd Sue McCoan Isaiah 6:1-8 Luke 5:1-11 The account of Jesus calling his first disciples is in all 4 gospels, so it’s clearly important – and there are 3 different versions of what took place. Matthew and Mark give us the edited highlights – […]

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Advent message from Moderator

Dear friends, At the start of 2021 we were filled with hope. Nothing could be as challenging as the previous year…. could it? The miracle of the vaccination programme was beginning to be rolled out. Life would return to normal before too long. But, of course, it wasn’t until Easter that some churches re-opened and […]

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Jubilee Service at Methodist Central Hall

Free tickets are now available for the United Reformed Church (URC’s) 50th Anniversary Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving taking place on 1 October 2022, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, London, where the Uniting Assembly of the United Reformed Church took place in 1972. The day starts at United Reformed Church House at 86 Tavistock Place, […]

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Baptismal Reflection

Reflection given by Revd Sue McCoan 1st August 2021 John 6:24-35 In the baptism, earlier on, we made promises to Stephanie. The parents and godparents made their specific promises, and then as a congregation we said we would welcome Stephanie, and would share with her what we ourselves have received, the gift of God’s love […]

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In church and online

St. Andrew’s meets every Sunday at 1030am, with proper attention to the latest Covid advice. We would be delighted to see you! For anyone not able to get to church, it is possible to connect into the service at St Andrew’s by Zoom, Direct link:       https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82490051654 Meeting id: 824 9005 1654 Please contact me for […]

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Green Book Group

As part of our Eco Church plans, we are staring a Green Book Group in May. It’s like any book club, except that we will focus on some of the excellent books written on Christianity and the environment. This will by Zoom to begin with – see details below. The book we will start with […]

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Easter Day

Introduction I hope this doesn’t offend anybody, but I’m going to show you a picture of a pub. I know it’s a bit mean at the moment, when we can’t go to the pub at all. But this is no ordinary pub. This is the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale. You may have come across […]

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