by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2024 | What's Happening
In the Advent wreath, the pink candle, also known as the Shepherds’ Candle, represents joy and is lit on the third Sunday of Advent. This candle marks a shift in the tone of Advent from reflection to anticipation. Joy is often linked to anticipation. We ‘look...
by Julie Turner | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
My childhood was punctuated by December joy. My mother’s birthday was 23rd December; my father’s Christmas Eve, so celebration was the order of the day for December. My Dad, born a month prematurely, always said that he simply couldn’t wait for Christmas, and so...
by Julie Turner | Dec 15, 2024 | What's Happening
This evening, we looked at John 15:1-17 and our identity as friends of God. Last time, we looked at the idea that we are God’s servants, but in this passage, Jesus reminds us that if we remain in His love, we are more than servants; we can be called friends of God, as...
by Julie Turner | Dec 15, 2024 | What's Happening
Garry spoke this morning from 2 Thess 1:11-12, where Paul prays that by God’s power He may ‘bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.’ This echoes Psalm 20, which asks God to ‘give you the...
by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2024 | What's Happening
Our thanks to all who attended and helped at this morning’s Christmas coffee morning, which raised £268 towards the church’s community outreach. We served bacon butties and sausage sandwiches along with hot and cold drinks and had a variety of cakes and...
by Julie Turner | Dec 12, 2024 | What's Happening
Thursday 12 December Jesus lived in difficult times. He was not universally liked and respected. Many religious leaders hated him and were successful in plotting to kill Him. If anyone had cause to be worried, Jesus did. And yet we don’t find Him being...
