by Julie Turner | Dec 16, 2018 | What's Happening
Dave spoke this morning on the subject of joy, taking as his text Isaiah 35:1-10. As Christmas draws nearer, our attitudes may vary: some may be excited; others apprehensive or even fearful about the prospect of the season. Many people endure Christmas rather than...
by Julie Turner | Dec 16, 2018 | What's Happening
Here are some photos from the carol singing yesterday at the Christmas Sheep Celebration. We had to sing ‘While Shepherds Watched’ at a service about sheep! We also sang an ode about the knitted sheep (naming them all) to the tune of ‘On Ilkley Moor...
by Julie Turner | Dec 15, 2018 | What's Happening
We were thrilled to be able to give out hamper prizes (donated by the Co-op in Bolton-on-Dearne) and a variety of other prizes (sheep cakes donated by PR Supplies) to people who took part in the Advent Sheep Trail running over the past two weeks. Our thanks to the...
by Julie Turner | Dec 15, 2018 | What's Happening
As one member of Dearne Churches Together remarked today, ‘We don’t do boring!’ Today’s Christmas Sheep Celebration certainly couldn’t have been described as boring! We had a variety of Christmas crafts to do (making sheep keyrings, sheep...
by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2018 | What's Happening
At the Parent & Toddler Christmas Party, we had a visitor in red bringing presents for the children (though some slept through this momentous event!) The adults also won raffle prizes Finally, we gave flowers and gift vouchers to Diane, who has run this...