APRIL – MAY 2021 Dear Friends We seem to be in the middle of a period of anniversaries – some usual, others not so usual. At the Mission Partnership Zoom Coffee Morning last Friday, Revd Daleen led a short service of remembrance for the first anniversary of lockdown. We were invited to light a candle […]
December 2020 – January 2021 Newsletter
DECEMBER 2020 / JANUARY 2021 Dear Friends December is upon us. The season of Advent is here – a time when we prepare ourselves for the coming of the Christ child at Christmas, though our Christmas activity this year may well be somewhat different than usual. At the end of a year savaged by the effects […]
October – November 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friends I sincerely trust that we are all managing to cope with the long absence from meeting together to worship in Church. We had hoped that, in this edition, we would be able to announce a starting date for resuming worship in line with the wishes of the majority of our members who had […]
August – September 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friends Since our last Newsletter in July 2020, we have had relaxations in the restrictions to combat the Covid-19 virus; but we are at present looking over our shoulders at parts of Lancashire not too far from Preston, where spikes of the virus have returned and some restrictions have been re-introduced. The Elders met […]
May – June Newsletter
Dear Friends In our last edition I began by reviewing all the activities planned in a busy run up to Easter. Regrettably only the World Day of Prayer Service and the recording of Reform Magazine took place. The rest were postponed by the restrictions imposed because of the Coronavirus pandemic. No public worship, no meetings. […]
July Newsletter
Dear Friends I trust that we have been keeping well and safe in this new world to which we are becoming accustomed and have coped with changes imposed without too much stress. I hope that we are longing to return to church as soon as it is safe to do so. I have watched church […]
May – June Newsletter
Dear Friends In our last edition I began by reviewing all the activities planned in a busy run up to Easter. Regrettably only the World Day of Prayer Service and the recording of Reform Magazine took place. The rest were postponed by the restrictions imposed because of the Coronavirus pandemic. No public worship, no meetings. […]
July-August 2019 Newsletter
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 […]
May – June 2019 Newsletter
Dear 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 […]
November – December 2018 Newsletter
Dear 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 […]