Today’s service is led by Peter Ranscombe   Call to Worship In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. he Word was with God, and was truly God.  From the very beginning the Word was with God. And with this Word, God created all things. Nothing was made without the Word. Everything that […]

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Esther 6: 1 – 13 That night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king. It was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had […]

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Esther 5: 9 – 14 Haman went out that day happy and in good spirits. But when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and observed that he neither rose nor trembled before him, he was infuriated with Mordecai; nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. Then he sent and called for his friends and […]

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Esther 5: 1 – 8 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace. As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing […]

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Esther 4: 9 – 17 Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mordecai, saying, ‘All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being […]

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Reflecting on Tragic Events Dear Friends, We have been shocked, over the last week, by the dreadful murder of three children and attacks on others in Southport and by the riots which have followed those tragic events.  I prepared the following material for the Church House prayers this morning and it’s been suggested I make […]

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Esther 3: 7 – 14 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur—which means ‘the lot’—before Haman for the day and for the month, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.  Then […]

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 Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston  Welcome As Dolly Parton’s song,  highlighting how hard work doesn’t bring riches or reward, fades into the background we come to worship the One who freely gives us bread from heaven.  God invites us all, without regard to wealth or riches, to the feast.  God shows […]

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Esther 3: 1 – 6 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the officials who were with him.  And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and did obeisance to Haman; for the king had so […]

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Esther 2: 12 – 23 The turn came for each girl to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their cosmetic treatment, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women.  When the girl […]

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