by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2017 | What's Happening
One of the most encouraging things for our local churches is the way we work together. Dearne Churches Together is a group of local churches in Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe and Bolton-on-Dearne who work together to serve our local communities. This year has seen the start of...
by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2017 | What's Happening
Christmas is all about Jesus (not the presents, food, drink, parties or even the songs!) and we will be looking at the many different names of Jesus and why there is no greater name at our carol service on Sunday 17th December at 6 p.m. We’re a...
by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2017 | What's Happening
Each of the visitors to Jesus at His birth brought gifts, and this remains the reason behind our tradition of giving gifts at this time of year. The shepherds brought lambs; the wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. It’s good to give gifts and money to serve...
by Julie Turner | Dec 13, 2017 | What's Happening
Christmas is all about ‘good news to the poor’ (Is 61:1). Not only was Jesus born in a stable, not a palace, but the angels appeared to shepherds, the lowest of the low in terms of jobs in those days. (Luke 2:8-20) We may question why God worked in this way, but the...
by Julie Turner | Dec 12, 2017 | What's Happening
The term ‘thinking outside the box’ is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. This phrase often refers to novel or creative thinking, and certainly, it’s interesting to discover how other people think. We tend to think...
