Reflection by Revd Sue McCoan I wonder if you remember the TV sitcom ‘Are you being served?’, set in a department store. If so, you will remember Mr Humphries, played by John Inman, the sales assistant in gents’ clothing who was outrageously camp. Mr Humphries could always raise a laugh, when a customer asked how […]
Thank you to everyone who contributes financially to the work of Wembley Park URC. We are blessed by your giving and generosity. The easiest way to give, especially while we cannot meet for worship, is by a BACS transfer (for one-off gifts) or setting up a Standing Order with your bank. The church bank account […]
Reflection by Revd Sue McCoan This week, we leave the Easter story. For the next few weeks, up to Pentecost, we’ll be looking at some of the things Jesus said about himself, and about his followers. Today, we have Jesus using the image of sheep and shepherds. There are a lot of shepherds in the […]
Reflection April 26th Revd Sue McCoan We are a month into the lockdown now. We are over the initial shock, the sudden change of the way we live, shop, work and worship. It’s been tiring enough just keeping up. But now we have time to adjust, to look around, to draw breath. We hear encouraging […]
Sunday 19th April – Reflection by Revd Sue McCoan Here we are, a week after Easter. I hope you managed to find some joy and celebration despite the strange times. In our bible reading, though, we are back on Easter Sunday. It’s evening, and the disciples of Jesus are in lockdown for their own safety. The […]
Easter Sunday Reflection Today is the day of resurrection. But to help us think about Easter and what it means, I’d like to take us back a little earlier, to the day before Easter Day. Holy Saturday. What happened on Holy Saturday? Nothing. Jesus died on a Friday. We know that because all the gospels […]
Sunday 5th April – Palm Sunday Reflection given by Revd Sue McCoan to the joint online congregations of St. Andrew’s Ealing, Wembley Park and Holy Trinity Perivale The Old City of Jerusalem is an intense and bustling place, at least in normal times. Narrow, often steep streets, little alleyways, shops and cafes teeming with life […]
Lectionary Bible readings for Palm Sunday Isaiah 50.4-9a; Psalm 118.1-2,19-29; Philippians 2.5-11; Matthew 21.1-11 Prayer for the week: We celebrate with the crowds, pouring into Jerusalem. Jesus, you rode on a donkey and coats were laid at your feet… The crowds waved palm branches and shouted, ‘Hosanna’… We sing and shout praise to you, Lord Jesus… […]
Reflection – Sunday 29th March How quickly life has changed! The Sunday before last, we met for worship as normal, apart from some extra hand hygiene. A week later, all churches were closed and all meetings cancelled. We know we are not alone; we hope the restrictions will be lifted before too long. But for […]
Reflection for 22nd March 2020 by Rev Sue McCoan 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Psalm 23 The link between these two readings is David. David the shepherd boy, minding his dad’s sheep; David the musician and songwriter; David who went on to become the celebrated king of Israel. The story of David being chosen as king […]
