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‘Big Green Fair’ to help community tackle climate change
19 Apr 2022
Four churches within the United Reformed Church (URC) Pastorate in Warrington are joining forces to hold a “Big Green Fair” . The event, to be held at St John’s URC, Wilderspool Causeway, on 23 April forms part of the four churches’ progress on the ‘lifestyle’ aspect of A Rocha UK’s Eco Church programme. During a […]
URC minister to host political series
19 Apr 2022
The Revd Jenny Mills, United Reformed Church Secretary for Education and Learning, is to take over as host of ‘Politics in the Pulpit?’. Politics in the Pulpit? is a lectionary-based preaching resource, launched by the Joint Public Issues Team in 2020. In free weekly 30-minute episodes, Jenny will explore how reclaiming the justice issues present […]
Easter Sunday: Celebrate all new life
13 Apr 2022
Jo Harris, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Youth Assembly, reflects on marginalised communities and the celebration of new life for Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday traditionally is about new life and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. For those of you who might know me, I’m not traditional in the slightest. When I think about Easter […]
Good Friday: A tale of two cities
12 Apr 2022
As we prepare to mark the death of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday, the Revd Geoff Felton, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Mersey Synod, compares and contrasts the city of Liverpool with that of Jerusalem; two cities that have had their fair share of difficulties: Welcome to Liverpool. Liverpool receives 54 million […]
Maundy Thursday: Being a loving and safe church community
12 Apr 2022
Sharon Barr, Designated Safeguarding Lead for the United Reformed Church, reflects upon Maundy Thursday and the safeguarding link for those in churches: John 13 gives an account of Jesus sharing his last meal with his disciples, a group of friends he had come to know during his ministry. This group was made up of different […]
A prayer for peace on Palm Sunday
08 Apr 2022
As we approach Palm Sunday, we continue to pray for Ukraine and remember that there is ongoing conflict and devastation in other places around the world. In the past three weeks, ISIS has claimed responsibility for several fatal terror attacks in Israel which draws our attention to the area as we approach Holy Week. We […]
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