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Christmas is just around the corner and so are our Christmas Services. 16th December – Junior Church Christmas Service 23rd December – Carols by Candlelight 25th December – Christmas Day Shared Celebration 30th December – Shared Worship Click through to find out the details.
Advent is here and Christmas is just around the corner! If you want to prepare for the big day then please join us, in the run up, over the next 3 Sundays. Normal times apply, that is 10.55 to 12.15.
As we meet for worship tomorrow please remember to arrive a little earlier as we will be observing two minutes silence at 11 o’clock.
Last week we started a new teaching series on Jonah. If you missed it you can catch up through our Listen Again service before tomorrow’s second installment.
Again, this year, we will be running a family drop-in during half term. Details can be found here.
Those who work in the Criminal Justice System are trying to square diminishing resources and increasing demands, at the same time as trying to balance justice and mercy. They need bold vision and imagination, wisdom and discernment and our support, for they act on our behalf. Gracious God, with you all things are possible. Be…
Working in a prison is a hard job, involving risks and difficulty and not well understood by others. It can bring out the best and the worst in any of us. Every day prison staff deal with the vulnerable and dangerous, often with great boldness and imagination, despite the lack of resources and recognition. Living…
Prisoners and victims of crime all come from our communities, and return to them. We need to boldly proclaim the role of communities as places of nurture, renewal and healthy growth for individuals. They need to become places where honesty and humility are possible and where we seek new and bold, life changing solutions to…
When families of perpetrators or victims are caught up in the consequences of crime, it can be costly and shocking; turning the familiar upside down, stripping away any sense of security or comfort and exposing the innocent and uninvolved to distress, judgement and condemnation. It could happen to any one of us. Generous God, always…
To become the victim of a crime is to be undermined at a very deep level, to become distrustful and fearful for the future. Others are needed, to gather round to sustain and support; God’s grace and strength is needed to carry on. Loving Father, we pray for all who are the victims of crime,…