Dear Friends Last Saturday, whilst the outside world tried to keep cool in the rising heatwave, thirty -five or so lay preachers and worship group members, including Margery and myself, from URC churches across the Lancashire Area tried hard learn from the experts in a course entitled “Worship Basics” The day was arranged by Daleen […]
2019, August, broughton, Fulwood URC, July, Lancashire, Lectionary, Lorraine Ave, Preston, Symonds RoadDear Friends I had hoped to be able to report on the first meeting of the Lancashire South Steering Group meeting. I was approached by Synod Office to confirm that Fulwood URC was available for a meeting on 29th March. On the day unfortunately, only two people turned arrived, apart from Margery and myself, due […]
2019, Fulwood URC, Garstang Road, Lancashire, Lectionary, Newsletter, NW Synod, Preston, Rotas, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URCDear Friends At the beginning of October, the first Get-Together of the South Missional Partnership churches was held at Hollinshead Street URC, Chorley, kindly organised by Daleen ten Cate, the Lancashire Mission & Discipleship Mentor. Each church was invited to speak for 5-7 minutes about their current mission projects. Chorley spoke about ‘Hollies’ charity shop […]
2018, broughton, christian, churches, churches together, December, Fulwood, Fulwood URC, FURC, Garstang Road, Lancashire, Lectionary, Newsletter, North West Synod, November, Preston, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URCSEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2018 Dear Friends Following on from the launch of our Missional Partnerships on Pentecost Sunday, an event has been arranged in each Missional Partnership Area. For our Area this will be held on Saturday 6th October 2018 from 10:00am to 13:00pm at Chorley United Reformed Church. It is hoped that this event […]
2018, broughton, christian, church, churches together, Fulwood URC, Garstang Road, Lancashire, Lectionary, Newsletter, North West Synod, NW Synod, October, Preston, September, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URCDear Friends We wish all our members and friends a Happy and Prosperous 2018! Last January, I wrote about the carol “Good King Wenceslas” which I had heard on the radio just once in the long build up to Christmas. It seemed quite some time since we last sung it. I suppose it is not […]
2018, August, broughton, christian, churches, churches together, February, Fulwood, Fulwood URC, FURC, Garstang Road, January, Lancashire, Lectionary, Newsletter, NW Synod, Preston, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URCSEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2017 Dear Friends I was pleased, along with Margery, to be able to attend the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of the Windermere Centre held at Carver URC on 15th July. The Rev Stephen Thornton, who first conceived the idea of the Centre, the three successive Directors – Rev Graham Cooke, […]
2017, broughton, christian, churches together, Fulwood, Fulwood URC, FURC, Helen Higgin-Botham, Lancashire, Lectionary, Newsletter, NW Synod, October, Preston, September, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URCPASTORAL LETTER, MARCH – APRIL 2017 The Rev’d David Coaker has kindly offered us the frontispiece from the Leyland and Penwortham URC Newsletters for our Edition. CERTAIN? The theme humanity has chosen for 2017 seems to be uncertainty. The decision made last June has developed from Leave, to Brexit means Brexit, and now its word […]
2017, April, broughton, christian, church, churches together, Fulwood URC, Garstang Road, Lancashire, Lectionary, March, Newsletter, North West Synod, Preston, Symonds Road, United Reformed ChurchJanuary Sun 1st 10:30am Morning Worship The Worship Group Fri 6th 6:45pm Hymn Practice Sun 8th 10:30am 6:30pm Holy Communion Evening Worship Rev John Maiden Mr Mike Prendergast Mon 9th 7:30pm Craft Group Fri 13th 6:45pm […]
2017, christian, church, churches together, February, Fulwood, Garstang Road, January, Lancashire, Preston, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URC, What's OnPASTORAL LETTER, SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2016 Dear Friends I have been wondering what to write in this month’s letter for several days. Having attended the Joint Pastorate Elders’ meeting and the October NW Synod, it seems unlikely that a solution to the current and impending ministerial shortage has a short term solution, further, the response […]
2016, broughton, christian, churches together, Fulwood, Fulwood URC, Garstang Road, Lancashire, Newsletter, North West Synod, November, Preston, United Reformed Church, URCNovember Fri 4th 7:00pm Hymn Practice Sun 6th 10:30am Morning Worship Rev Shirley Farrier Fri 11th 1:00pm & 7:00pm Autumn Fair preparation Sat 12th 2:30pm AUTUMN FAIR Sun 13th 10:30am 6:30pm Holy Communion Holy Communion Rev David Greenwood Rev John Fisher Fri 18th 6:45pm Hymn Practice Sun 20th […]
2016, broughton, December, Fulwood, Lancashire, North West Synod, November, NW Synod, Preston, Symonds Road, United Reformed Church, URC