Minister's Blog
Thursday 11th December 2008
It certainly is a ‘cold and frosty’ morning – I’ve just come in from chiselling the ice off Rachel’s car before she takes the boys and herself to school.
Thursday 4th December 2008
So we’ve had the last Church Meeting of the year – thank you if you came along – the Chapel Lounge was full with just over forty of us present. I know Julie S has been much encouraged by the emails and phone calls she has received after presenting her first budget – she has put an enormous amount of work into this and I’m very grateful to her.
Thursday 27th Novemer 2008
The old year is drawing to a close – well that’s true for the calendar one – but it’s imminent for the Church one. Traditionally Advent is the start of a new Church Year – so three days left and then an ecclesiastical New Year’s Day on Sunday!
Thursday 20th November 2008
The Town Centre Churches’ Concert last Friday, I think, surprised us all. Our expectations were exceeded by the fact that the Sanctuary was full – and that was a great joy to see – so ticket sales raised over £600 for The Lord’s Larder.
Friday 14th November 2008
An Ecumenical Week...that term is neither well used nor fully understood in Christian circles. I remember, as a young minister, being asked by a senior colleague: Are you an Ecumeniac?
Thursday 6th November 2008
This week we have witnessed history in the making with the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency of The United States. It was fascinating to see the momentum behind him building and America catch its breath as the tick was put in the box. In many ways this is the fulfilment of that stirring ‘Dream’ speech given by Martin Luther King in 1965. However, President-elect Obama is not a messianic figure but a fallible human being – who needs our prayers as he pre
Thursday 23rd October 2008
This time last week we were ‘in discussions’ with our builders over the ‘latent defects’ at South Street. Progress towards settling issues concerning both the lift and ceiling has been frustratingly slow. However, it seems as if a way forward was found last Thursday – and I’m extremely grateful to David Coombs for his calm chairmanship of our meeting. Our builders have now taken complete responsibility for the resealing of the lift shaft and th
Wednesday 15th October 2008
I’m still trying to get my head around the fact that Blue Peter is 50 years old this week – like so many of you I grew up with the programme - so watching the various clips this week has been a trip down memory lane back to childhood. I’m feeling my age!