Hello everyone, if you’ve been looking at Hebrews on your own or in a group with us throughout Lent, the below note from Bishop Donald’s PA Joanne might well be of interest to you. Haydon —- Good afternoon I’m getting in touch as you had requested the Hebrews Lent Course Study Guide, and will have …
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Thank you to everyone who filled in our recently-completed survey regarding your hopes and intentions about returning to worship in our buildings in the coming weeks and months. Every response helped us to fashion the pattern of our worship, both gathered together face to face and online, in the coming months. You can download the …
For those who have enjoyed our studies in Hebrews so far in Lent, here is news from Bishop Donald of an opportunity to ask him questions about them. I’d be surprised if you didn’t have any! ‘Hebrews Q&A Chrys Tremththanmor, our CMD Officer, has kindly arranged a couple of Saturday morning Zoom meetings for questions …
Ken Clark has written four short studies on why the Jesus is the greatest priest of all. We’d encourage you to spend time with these in the coming days. We hope that God will encourage you as you read, pray and reflect. If you want to explore more about this, do read Hebrews!
This year has been a tough and challenging time for all as we find ourselves having to have put down things that boost our wellbeing. Seeing family and friends, exercise, hobbies, holidays and all the extra small treat in between. We often use Lent and other times in the calendar to restrict or beat ourselves up …
The Chair of Trustees for Emmanuel Group of Churches, Rachel Tighe, is taking maternity leave from her role. Rachel will remain the named Chair but David Bell will take on the role as Deputy Chair of Trustees and will cover Rachel’s role while she is on maternity leave. To assist David in this role Maureen Luke …
In today’s service, we’re looking at the Transfiguration. On a day which many people associate with romantic love (Valentine’s Day) we’ll be exploring how the love that we are given freely by God is the love which truly frees and sustains us. We’ll again be meeting on Facebook at 10.30. Click on this paragraph to …
It seems hard to believe but Lent is just around the corner. This year, this strangest of all years for many of us, it feels especially important to take the time in Lent to pause, to pray, to reflect and to (re)turn once again to God. Whether we’re full of joy, sorrow or something in …
The latest edition of BERT, our bi-monthly Church magazine, is now available. As usual, it features lots of information, updates and reflections. You can download a copy from the link below. Thanks again to Liz Bateman for compiling it and to all who contributed to this edition.
Today marks the beginning of the annual Week of Prayer For Christian Unity. Jesus prayed that his followers ‘would be one, Father, as you and I are one’ and it is incredibly important for our life and work as Christians to work together with other Christians and Christian Churches as much as we possibly can. …
