What’s Happening
Parent & Toddler Group
Our Parent & Toddler group meets twice a week in term-time on Wednesday and Friday mornings between 9 and 11 a.m. We are very grateful to Coalfields Regeneration Trust for their ongoing financial support of the group, giving us £2000 this year towards the running...
Moving On
David, restored as king of Israel, is growing older, and whilst the battles against the Philistines continue, his strength is not what it used to be. In 2 Sam 21:15 we read that he became ‘exhausted’, and as a result, his men begged him not to be actively involved in...
Old Sins Have Long Shadows
In 2 Samuel 21 we see the importance of covenants to God. Famine comes upon the land of Israel because of Saul’s decision to annihilate the Gibeonites, and atonement for this sin is required. The back story to this is found in Joshua 9 and 10 when Israel first entered...
Talking Point
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How We Got Here
Foreign Languages
As a French teacher (when I'm not blogging about St Mark's!), I adore languages and love learning new words. This week, though, I've had to learn about words which were all too familiar to me, but not in the context I was hearing them.Someone yesterday asked if they...
Expert Help
We have been exceptionally fortunate in having many skilled church people who have brought a number of years of expertise to the work being done at St Mark's. They have worked tirelessly since February and their efforts mean that the building looks completely...
Another Busy Saturday…
Each Saturday begins with a hot drink and a look at the 'jobs' list' on the board in the main hall. This was the latest jobs' list:The main work done throughout the week involved the removal of a window in the community hall in order to create a new fire door:This had...