It is now almost three months since we were able to meet together in our church buildings and whilst various activities are opening up, the advice from the United Reformed […]
14 June 2020
Sunday 24 May Sixth Sunday after Easter
I wrote last week about the way in which this time has created a new routine in the way I work. But routines can’t last for ever and already it’s […]
For 17 May 2020
As we come to our 9th Sunday without being able to meet in the churches, I have found myself in a new routine that now works towards having these letters […]
for 3rd May 2020
Over the last month I’ve had the rare opportunity to listen to others preach and see the way they lead worship. It’s interesting. Last week I began during my morning […]
For 26 April 2020
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 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 […]