Good Friday 25th March 2016 As usual I’ve chosen some pictures for our reflection this Good Friday –goodfridaypics2016 this seems to me to be a good way of exploring the meaning of the crucifixion without getting too involved in dry theology. Also it seems to me that the less you say the better – I…
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Sermon Maundy Thursday 24th March 2016
Maundy Thursday 24th March As a church we fully support the Diocesan Vision 2026 introduced by Bishop Julian last Autumn. The diocesan prayer for Vision 2026 calls for us to obey Jesus’ command to ‘grow leaders’ – I’m never sure which bit of the Gospel’s is being referred to in this prayer, as it seems…
Bishop Julian and Alex
Alex is presented with his award in school on Tuesday 15th March by Bishop Julian…
Community Defibrillator
Work is progressing on the new learning room at the hall. Some of you may have noticed the green box on the wall outside. This is the heated unit for the community defibrillator, which will be completed in the next few days. Although this has been funded by the British Heart Foundation, it came as…
Bishop Geoff and Alex
The Bishop of Lancaster, Bishop Geoff, joined us for our service this morning. He presented Alex with his Christian Service Award. A huge well done to Alex, not only was he put forward for the award through church, but also through school, and he was the only candidate to be awarded all three parts. Alex was considered for…
Sermon Sunday 21st February 2016
Sunday 21st February was our All Age service in Lent. The reading was from Luke 13.31-end At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, ‘Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.’ He said to them, ‘Go and tell that fox for me, “Listen, I am casting out demons and…
Candlemas service on 31st January 2016 was a lovely service
The reading Luke 2.22-40 tells the story of Simeon and Anna in the temple with Jesus and his parents. When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every…
All Age service on the 24th January 2016 saw us reading Luke 4.14-21
Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as…
Stairway to Heaven?
The church is now closed for a few weeks to repair the ceiling. Volunteers descended to move the chairs into the chancel and get the building ready for an enormous scafold to the ceiling. …
All Age Service Sunday 17th January – The Good Samaritan
Luke 10.25-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your…