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Meet Sarah on Zoom – Tuesday or Wednesday

Posted on by Charles Macintosh
Sarah Smith joined the ministry team last week, and in normal times she would have been subjected to one of Norman's Q&A interrogations to help us to get to know her! Instead, Sarah is hosting 2 online sessions to introduce herself and answer any questions. These sessions are: Tuesday 31st March at 11am Topic: Meet Sarah Time: Mar 31, 2020 11:00 AM London Join Zoom Meeting by clicking this link just before 11am https://us04web.zoom.us/j/975606174 Meeting ID: 975 606 174 Wed...
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Share ‘n’ Wear donations suspended

Posted on by Charles Macintosh
Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, we have had to close the Share 'n' Wear area in church until further notice. We need to appeal to people NOT to leave donations outside the church, but to try to hang onto them until we are back to normal. We're finding that some people are using their time to clear out their wardrobes and kindly donating items to the project - we will be grateful to start receiving donations again, but urge folk not to leave bags of clothes or other items outside the c...
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Weekly Video Message – Sunday 29th March

Posted on by Norman Smith
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak we are not able to meet in person for services. Instead we have a weekly recorded message from one of the ministry team You may like to prepare for worship by watching the 'before' video before watching the message, then finish with the 'after' video’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMclLT_Hjghttps://youtu.be/QVYAFarnTAQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN4tPkX0MG0 #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } ...
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2020

Posted on by Charles Macintosh
You may remember us marking Holocaust Memorial Day back in January. We have received the following... "Thank you for organising an activity to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020. I am delighted to let you know that your activity was one of more than 17,000 activities, organised by around 4,500 diverse organisations across the UK. HMD 2020 was marked by more people than ever before, and at activities like yours people from all backgrounds learnt about the past, empathised more with others...
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Life and Work – April 2020

Posted on by Charles Macintosh
Life and Work is now available as a digital edition for computer, tablet and smartphone. Subscribe from £11.99 for six months or buy a single issue for £1.99 from www.lifeandwork.org See Anne Macintosh or any of the welcome team for a copy of the magazine April 2020 Easter Reflection by the Very Rev Dr Derek Browning Prayer from the Rt Rev Colin Sinclair Children and Communion The experiences of churches actively involving children in their communion services From D’oyly Carte ...
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Changes to Lent Thought for the day – #TFTD – 24th March

Posted on by David Moodie
We may not be meeting for Sunday Services but that doesn't mean that Church is going to stop. It just means we'll need to be creative about how we learn, worship and pray together as a Church. From today our Thoughts for the Day will be a longer and include both a prayer and an action for you to do at home. These are to help us to connect with God and grow in our faith. Please read along with us and if you have any thoughts or questions of your own do share then with the Ministry Team or post...
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This week’s call to action checklist

Posted on by Charles Macintosh
Get Connected by downloading Zoom and letting people know you want to stay connected through it. Remember to PHONE and speak to people you may not see face to face. They will really appreciate it and you will feel better to. Volunteer for the phone tree. Pray for people in the congregation and community. Pray this week especially for Sarah who is starting her year with us on Monday. Perform an Act of Kindness towards a neighbour. Take steps to engage your faith through ...
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