The Star of Christmas

Mark preached about stars last night. God made all the stars (Gen 1:16), including the Seven Sisters constellation:God placed all the stars in the sky and when we consider the heavens, we are amazed that God is also mindful of us (Ps 8:3-4). The same God who ordained...

The Treasure Hunt

Wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to Jesus and Mark organised a treasure hunt for the carol service. We all had to find glitter balls and bells hidden in the community room.Returning with our finds:Claiming our prizes:

The Nativity

At the carol service last night, children and adults were involved in telling the Nativity story through actions and songs.Our thanks to all who helped in this production and to all the children and young people for their enthusiasm and eager participation.We also had...

God of the ordinary

Dave preached from Luke 2:6-16 yesterday morning, looking at the shepherds. This forms one of the many scenes of the Nativity which form the the ‘reason for the season’, a scene depicted in countless school plays and church services throughout the world at...

Christmas concert

Last night Paul Poulton and Viv Neville gave a Christmas concert at church, providing a modern musical take on traditional carols and Christmas songs.In the band with Paul were bass player Ross Lander (from Huddersfield) and Aron Bicskey (from Hungary) on drums, with...

Earthly citizenship

Romans 13 has a lot to say about how we should live on earth. Romans 13:1-5 looks at ‘submission to governing authorities’ and has been the subject of much debate over the years. The letter to the Romans was probably written in the mid 50s and corresponds...