It is now over a month since we were able to meet together and we continue to manage this lockdown period in different ways. Many have grown used to working […]
For 26 April 2020
Forsworn- a reflection on Matthew 26
for Easter Weekend
Ansty Road & St. Columba’s Worship material for Easter Weekend Maundy Thursday Read Matthew 26 Tune Intercessor (RS 486) This is the night, dear friends, the night for weeping, when […]
Poem for Palm Sunday
for 5 April 2020 (Palm Sunday)
1st April 2020 Dear Friends As I type the date I wonder if somehow a great April Fool’s trick is being played on us, confining us to our homes, whilst […]
Second Sunday of Social Distancing
Had I been leading worship this morning, my planned theme was Friendship. The gospel reading today was the one where Jesus is called to the home of his friends Mary, […]
First Sunday of Social Distancing
It’s 10:30am Sunday morning, the 4th Sunday in Lent, Mothering Sunday, the first Sunday of Social Distancing and I’m sitting in Ansty Road all alone. I’ve put some notices on […]
Easter is Coming
I write at a time when the news is dominated by Covid-19 and our response to it. On 17th March, following advice from the URC that was matched by other […]
Imagining Gardens
God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall […]
Exit
An Easter Poem