18 Today! At our service on Sunday we celebrated the 18th Birthday of St. David’s Uniting Church with balloons and games; party bags and childhood photos; prayers and praise. Here is Phil’s reflection for the day – Reading: 1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 4:15-21 Reflection Looking at the childhood photos of current church members, it’s […]
A Weary World Rejoices Readings: Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:8-20 2019 has been – according to Liz at least – a ‘bumpy’ year. There’s been 6 Nations wins and World Cup losses; climate protests and moon landings, elections, resignations and engagements, even the ultimate Wagatha Christie drama in the Rooney vs Vardy showdown. We’ve had it […]
On the third Sunday in Advent our Service was co led by our Minister Rev Dr Phil Wall and Rev Dr Matthew Prevett. Matthew was a contemporary of Phil’s at Westminster College, Cambridge and now works as a Trust Secretary for the United Reformed Church’s Yorkshire Synod. The theme of the service was ‘There’s something about […]
Shame – part 3 This Sunday, we completed our sermon series on shame and its toxic consequences. Having considered the themes from the Genesis narrative of hiding from God and blaming others, today we reflected upon how shame often leads to a low view of the human body. Readings: Genesis 2:21 – 3:8; […]
On Sunday 17th November we were very pleased to welcome Phil George as our guest preacher. He kindly gave permission for his sermon to be on our website! Readings Malachi 4, vv 1-2a. Luke 21, vv 5-19 Sermon ‘The end is nigh’ says the evangelical board carried through the town. ‘We’re doomed’, says […]
The Berlin Wall This year we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall; reflected on the walls of division we build in our lives; and thanked God for divine diversity… Readings: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-4, 14-18 Sermon The origin myths in the book of Genesis were never […]