Minister's Blog

Taken from the Minister's Letter in the March edition of Trichord, our church magazine

We began our Lent series of Town Centre evening services at Princes St URC last Sunday with worship imaginatively led by friends from the Roman Catholic church.  The service included the use of symbols such as washing, candles and anointing.  Maybe our participation put us momentarily outside our ‘comfort zone’ but, hopefully, such an experience was positive.

It was such a delight to share in Rachel’s baptism a fortnight ago.  The sincerity and joy of that event will remain a cherished memory for a long time – it was a really good to be joined by so many of Rachel’s family.

St Valentine's Day reflections for Evening Service: 14.2.10

It was good to be together at last Thursday’s Church Meeting.  As was mentioned, we are trying to raise issues one meeting and then give folks two months to think about them and pray them through before making a decision at the next.  So March’s meeting will be the one at which we take a vote about Deacons’ Qualifications and the new hymn books.

Taken from Minister’s Letter: February Church Magazine

We are about to come to the end of this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  That means tomorrow we join with friends from the other Town Centre churches for united worship at St John’s, at which Peter Price, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, be the preacher and celebrant.  Many of you will have fond memories of his visit to us at South Street in January 2008.&nb

It’s been a week of cancellations and because of the snow you will either have been frustrated that some of your plans came to nothing, or pleased with some extra nights at home.  However we are due to hit the balmy heights of 8 degrees Celsius by Sunday – so our ‘cabin fever’ should be coming to an end!

We are surrounded by sparkling snow and bright blue skies.  It looks wonderful and our boys have loved the extra time off school.  However, to a society dependent on cars and lorries the snow is bringing disruption and worry.

Rachel joins me in wishing everyone who reads this Blog a very Happy Christmas!

As the year comes to its close – so we prepare to celebrate once again the birth of Christ.  Worship is a vital and wonderful part of Christmas.