Dear Friends, Last week, writing for the Ealing magazine, I commented on the warm Spring weather. Today it’s snowing! But we are past the equinox, the clocks have changed, and the evenings are longer and lighter. We have forsythia in the garden, and neighbourhood trees are thick with blossom. When there is so much trouble […]
Dear friends, At the start of 2021 we were filled with hope. Nothing could be as challenging as the previous year…. could it? The miracle of the vaccination programme was beginning to be rolled out. Life would return to normal before too long. But, of course, it wasn’t until Easter that some churches re-opened and […]
Pictured: some of the congregation at our 2021 Harvest Festival. We had 2 full tables of produce which went to the Salvation Army in Greenford.
In July this year, I was privileged to be one of the Thames North Synod reps at General Assembly. I found it impressive. Last year, faced with Covid, GA was simply cancelled. A year on, the URC has embraced technology and, with the considerable help of the tech wizards in URC Youth, moved the whole […]
We are now in Holy Week, leading up to Good Friday and Easter. We have two special services, by Zoom, to mark this week. On Maundy Thursday, 1st April, at 7pm, we will follow through the story of Holy Week using readings from Mark’s gospel. When we get to the Last Supper, we shall […]
Reflection – Palm Sunday, given by Revd Sue McCoan This week marked one year since the start of the first lockdown, and there have been many recaps and reflections over what the year has brought. One of the abiding images, for me, has been the footage of Covid patients who have been in intensive care, […]
I hope you are keeping well. Following recent elders’ meetings in both churches, St Andrew’s and Wembley Park are planning to resume worship in church on Easter Sunday, 4th April. For anyone not able to get to church at Wembley Park, it will be possible to connect into the service from St Andrew’s by […]
Reflection given 21st Feb by Revd Maggie Hindley When I’m out and about on foot or bicycle, I still sometimes spot the odd kid’s picture of a rainbow, faded and curling, in a suburban window. How long our continuing time of trial by pandemic has been. How long before it’s over? If you think back […]
Isaiah 40:25-31, Mark 1:29-39 Reflection by Revd Sue McCoan, given 7th February 2021 Before we hear our bible reading from Mark’s gospel, I just want to set the context. It’s really early on in the gospel – just a few days after Jesus has called his first 4 disciples, Peter, Andrew, James and John. It’s […]
Dear members and friends I’m pleased to say that we will be having a Lent Discussion group this year – held via Zoom, for obvious reasons. This may make it possible for some people to attend who haven’t been to a discussion group before. We start on Mon 22nd Feb at 1.30pm and continue for the […]
