Wedding Flowers

Flowers usually play an important part in weddings and tonight we made artificial flowers for the wedding we’ll soon be celebrating! (I doubt these will be used on the day, but the thought was there!) There are many traditions regarding flowers and weddings...

Getting Ready for the Wedding

Here at GPCC, we are looking forward to a wedding in just under three weeks. Most people enjoy a wedding. Invitations have gone out and responses been received; preparations are being made, with more to come. People are getting ready and are both nervous and looking...

Coals and Cucumbers

Dave spoke from Acts 2;42-47 this morning, a challenging passage about the life of the early church which needs to be replicated in our churches if we are to see similar life and growth. The believers devoted themselves to four things: the apostles’ teaching the...

Dearne Community Arts’ Festival – Day 2

The second day of the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival was even busier than the first, with many live performances on stage. The ukelele class which meets weekly at the Snap Tin Cafe gave their first public performance. Pat & Andy Moore and the Grumpy Old Men...

Dearne Community Arts’ Festival – Day 1

The first day of the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival took place at Dearne ALC today and was an opportunity to champion the multi-faceted creativity of local residents and celebrate our community. The Mayor, Cllr Steve Green, opened the arts’ festival and...

Love Where You Live…

A scornful sceptic once asked if anything good could come out of Nazareth. Cynicism and low expectation meant this man almost missed out on meeting the Messiah. Philip was an object lesson in the dangers of judging a book by its cover (or in this case, a person by his...