Baptismal preparations

We are very excited about the baptismal service next Saturday (7th November) at 6 p.m. This will be the first time our new baptistery has been used, so we decided it might be wise to find out how to actually put it all together and fill it in advance…! First of...

More hOurbank photos

Here are some more photos from the hOurbank Launch yesterday: There are lots of opportunities to learn about sewing and knitting: Young volunteers demonstrated their skills:

hOurbank Launch

Yesterday was the Dearne hOurbank Launch, held in our building. This is a venture seeking to unite volunteers and allowing people to invest their time and skills to help others and also to receive help from people whose talents may well be different! People can choose...

Transformation

When I was a child, I used to listen to Danny Kaye singing ‘The Ugly Duckling.’ This story, written by Hans Christian Anderson, tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to...

The Good News of Jesus Christ

Mark’s gospel begins with the words ‘The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet’ (Mark 1:1-2). The New Testament scholar and former bishop of Durham, Tom Wright, has just released a...