Newsletter

April 25

Our April Newsletter is now available. Some of our BB boys have been going through the Youth Alpha Course with Ruth, see page 12 to hear more. Our Easter services are listed on page 14. A reflection on the ultimate offer to humanity is on page 16…

March 25

Our March Newsletter is now available. Details about our Lent course for 2025 are on page 15. We have a community fun day on Saturday 29th March, see page 10 for details. We continue to think about those in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. See page 8 for the latest update from Commitment for Life…

February 25

Our February Newsletter is now available. An acrostic prayer for the pastorate based on Colossians 3 verse 12, which was written as a joint congregation in December 2024 is on page 10. Details of our Lent course are on page 9. The total weight of packaging sent in 2024 for the various TerraCycle recycling schemes…

December 24 and January 25

Our December and January Newsletter is now available. Our latest book club review about Murder in Belgravia by Lynn Brittne is on page 17. A beautiful poem about God’s love is on page 20. This newsletter has a few reflections on the season, in particular on page 24 we think about the challenges of Christmas…

November 24

Our November Newsletter is now available. What we can recycle has changed, see page 10 for more details. We have a review of the recent pastorate prayer weekend on page 9. With remembrance happening in November, we look at what it means to be a chaplain in the army on page 20.      …

October 24

Our October Newsletter is now available We remember Judith, starting on page 8. Our Book Club meet just before the start of October, read their last review on page 14. Page 16 has an update from the URC’s Commitment for Life team about what’s happening in Bangladesh…

September 24

Our September Newsletter is now available We have a bumper update from our Boys Brigade starting on page 24. Read all about what they did at camp this year along with some wonderful puns! On Sunday 22nd September we celebrate all God has given us at our Harvest service, see page 23 for full details…

July and August 24

Our July and August Newsletter is now available This month we have bumper updates from both the Girls Brigade (page 24) and Boys Brigade (page 28). The BB Jumble sale is on Saturday 6th July – see page 19 for more details. It’s time to calculate our carbon footprint again. Go to page 12 to…

June 24

Our June Newsletter is now available On page 6 we have news of the Jamaican government accepting the URC’s apology over slavery. For anyone who enjoys football or if you want to share something with someone who does, there’s an article comparing the Euros with Philippians 3 on page 15! Finally, on page 17 we…