UNITED REFORMED CHURCH
Online services from St Andrew’s
- Morning worship
- Sunday 31 May at 10:30 am
- Available from then here or on 020 3870 2810
- Listen to previous services
Please let Peter know by website,manager|email or 07599 992350 if you encounter any problems accessing the recordings.
Prayer Group
The Prayer Group continues to pray, each in their own home, at 9:30am every Wednesday. On Wed 3 Jun they will pray especially for Heather Saint’s district. If you have any concern you would like them to include in their prayers, please use our prayer request form.
Church services
- Sunday 24 May service from St Andrew’s
- The most recent service can also be heard on 020 3870 2810
- Earlier services from St Andrew’s
- Recorded daily devotions from the URC
Music
- Spirit of the living God - from Eden's Bridge, as we approach Pentecost
- Build your kingdom here - from the curiously-named Rend Collective Experiment
- O church arise - one of Keith and Kristyn Getty's hymns for today's church
- If ye love me - John 14:15-17 set to music by Thomas Tallis, sung by the Cambridge Singers under John Rutter
- Mighty to save - lockdown performance by Hillsong in Sydney, Australia
The written word
- New Imagining a better world - blog from Tearfund
- New Dead Sea scroll discovered in Manchester - slight exaggeration, but interesting nonetheless
- The stork visits the stork - the first born in the UK since a pair nested on St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh in 1416
- How to keep up social distancing after lockdown - a mathemetical and psychological view from Benjamin van Rooij and Emmeke K Jooistra
- When we thanked God for victory - Major General Roddy Porter MBE reflects on the parallels between VE Day and the coronavirus battle
- Will the 'new normal' offer hope for the climate crisis? - climate scientist Dave Reay tells of his dream for the world
The spoken word
Spring Harvest at Home continues to provide new material on its YouTube channel
- Sunday Night Live - with Pam Rhodes and Justin Welby
- Spread like wildfire - Anne Widdecombe on lockdown, faith and Africa
Radio and TV
- Premier Christian Radio is on digital radio, Freeview channel 725, medium wave and online. Also on DAB are sister stations Premier Gospel and Premier Praise.
- All the BBC's religious broadcasting is listed here.
For the family
- New all-age playlist from Spring Harvest
- This week! A special edition of Spring Harvest Home over Half Term! You can look forward to two brand new editions of Big Start full of fun with Martha and Joe, a ‘Thought for the Day’ each morning by Bob Hartman - bestselling children’s author and storyteller, and much, much more!
- Ascension and Pentecost - explained in this short video from ShareFaithKids
- Virtual Sunday School
- Engage Worship has a new family prayer and activity sheet every day
- John Hardwick’s YouTube channel - John Hardwick's playlist with a new video for children every day!
Thursday 28 May 2020
Church office
- The office is closed until further notice
- Email and phone messages are still being handled
- No bookings are being taken at present
Help - needed and offered
Do you need help with shopping or anything else? Would you like someone to phone you for a chat?
Could you help someone with shopping or anything else? Could you call someone who is lonely?
If the answer is yes, Heather Saint would love to hear from you. Just complete our help form and she will be in touch.
A prayer for springtime
Wonderful Saviour, please help me to use this newly revived springtime season to revive a newness in my heart, my home, and in my life. Help me to be more loving, generous, and thoughtful.
As I live day by day, remind me of the beauty of spring, and what new beginnings mean. Place those in my path that need help. Present me with situations where I can support others, teach me what to pray about, and give me insight on when to show compassion.
In Jesus’s name, I pray. Amen.
Natalie Regoli, from connectusfund.org
Please pray today for ...
Premier Christian Radio and other Christian radio stations around the world spreading God’s love and knowledge of him.
St Andrew’s news
News from the world
Today’s Bible verse
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Romans 12:15 NIV from BibleGateway.com
Our Sunday Bible readings
Last Sunday, 24 May:
• Acts 1:6-14
• John 17:1-11
Preacher: Revd Craig Bowman
Your virtual church
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