Why Christmas Matters In August

It’s 117 days to Christmas and already some shops have Christmas items for sale. Most of us groan at the notion of Christmas being thrust at us in August. It feels, somehow, wrong. People like me who love to plan ahead are secretly quite pleased to have access...

The Power of Story

Every Thursday in term-time I take my youngest granddaughter to the Lil’ Beatz dance class run by the Clayton School Of Dance & Performing Art’s at The Play House & Cafe Thurnscoe. Music and movement are so important to children’s...

Thurnscoe Picnic In The Park

We held the last of the summer ‘Picnics In The Park’ today at Thurnscoe Plaza. Funded by the Dearne North and South Ward Alliances and the Snap Tin Community Hub, these picnics have seen families coming together to eat and to enjoy sporting acitivities,...

Altars In The Wilderness

“Now those altars in the wilderness tell the story of His faithfulness.” (Phil Wickham, “This is our God”) The art of a songwriter is to capture a world in a line, to allude to so much in few words. It’s a skill I admire but don’t...

The People of God

In tonight’s service we looked at 1 Peter 2:9-10 as we started a new series entitled ‘The People of God.’ Our identity is crucially important to us, and since God is our Maker and Creator, what He says about us matters even more than what we feel about ourselves or...