by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2024 | What's Happening
In a first, Julie preached tonight dressed as a sheep… not a sentence that can be written frequently! Taking inspiration from the children’s musical ‘Hey Ewe!’ by Antony Copus, she explored the idea that we are all sheep (see Ps 100:3) and that...
by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2024 | What's Happening
This evening we had our carol service, with the children taking part by singing songs from the Nativity musical ‘Hey Ewe!’ by Antony Copus. First of all, we had the song ‘Hustle Bustle!’ which reminded us why Mary and Joseph had to go to...
by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2024 | What's Happening
The final Advent theme is love, a fitting end to all our reflections throughout December, since God is love and love is the most excellent way. Christina Rosetti’s poem ‘Love Came Down At Christmas’ reminds us of this fact: ‘Love came down at Christmas, Love all...
by Julie Turner | Dec 22, 2024 | What's Happening
Dave spoke this morning from Luke 2:22-35, when the baby Jesus was presented at the temple. Simeon was waiting at the temple for the Messiah and declared that this was the Messiah he was holding in his arms. We know very little about the childhood of Jesus, and so...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2024 | What's Happening
By this point in Advent, many of us are flagging. We have been involved in school concerts, choir concerts, Christmas fairs and special activities. We have bought and wrapped countless presents and arranged deliveries of these to those we will not see over Christmas....
