by Julie Turner | Dec 10, 2022 | What's Happening
The Magi’s arrival in Jerusalem inadvertently (so far as they were concerned) set off a chain reaction of enmity and hostility, for Herod, when he realised they were not going to return and tell him of the whereabouts of the Messiah, devised a radical plan to kill all...
by Julie Turner | Dec 9, 2022 | What's Happening
It’s a busy weekend and week ahead for us here at GPCC. In addition to our usual services, we are taking part in the ‘Christmas @ the Railway Embankment’ event along with other local churches, the Dearne Area Team, Railway Embankment group and Betta...
by Julie Turner | Dec 9, 2022 | What's Happening
I’m always intrigued by what the Bible does not tell us as well as by what it does! Matt 2:1-12 gives us the story of the Magi travelling to greet a new-born King. We do not know who these ‘wise men’ were; they are often depicted as kings in our Nativity stories...
by Julie Turner | Dec 8, 2022 | What's Happening
The Christmas story moves from the actual birth of Jesus (narrated in just two verses) to some of the most unexpected visitors imaginable. (Luke 2:8-20) Shepherds were the equivalent of our key workers, I suspect: they had to work no matter what, in conditions that...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2022 | What's Happening
We often long for a life of peace, a life without troubles, trials and temptations. Yet Mary and Joseph remind us that when one problem is solved, another invariably raises its head! Despite having peace with each other again, life – this time in the form of Roman...
by Julie Turner | Dec 6, 2022 | What's Happening
This year, Oxford Languages (the creator of the Oxford English Dictionary) titled ‘goblin mode’ as the 2022 ‘Word of the Year.’ The phrase first appeared on Twitter in 2009 and means ‘to reject the idea of returning to normal life or to...
