‘And People Stayed Home’

Kathleen O’Meara wrote this poem during the Irish famine in the 19th century. It’s very apt today (another example of the lasting value of the arts!) ‘And people stayed home and read books and listened and rested and exercised and made art and played...

Sunday 29th March services

We are holding online services on Sunday 29th March at 10.30 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. Each service will last about 30 minutes and will use Zoom technology, though we are currently looking at hosting these on Facebook as well. The services should be available online...

Out of our Hands

My friend used to joke with me that ‘you have a song for every situation!’ I think that’s the beauty of worship: that God gives us a song for every time and for every situation. Jeremy Camp’s new album has a song ‘Out Of My Hands’,...

Embrace Joy

Lent is often thought of as a solemn period of lamenting over sin, and it’s good at times to spend time in reflection and repentance. Our current situation may well contribute to a sense of sadness and sorrow, but this does not mean we have to be miserable people. Joy...

Choose To Worship

A lovely song to remind us of truth: God is good when life is not. (Click on the title below to listen.) ‘I choose to worship, I choose to bow, Though there’s pain in the offering I lay it down, Here in the conflict when doubt surrounds, Though my soul is...