Today is Ash Wednesday. As we move into the penitential time of Lent, it is right that part of the journey we take is one of seeking forgiveness from God, for reflecting on the ways in which we may not always live our lives in the way God would like us to live, and for […]
Ash Wednesday 2016 – 01 – Opening Prayer
God of this Lenten season, you prepare our hearts for the coming sacrifice. You are the one who changed the world with your costly gift on the cruel cross: God, whom we adore, we come before you to be changed. You healed our darkness with the flood of Easter light; Blossoming out of the barren […]
Lent 2016 at St Andrew’s URC
We’ve got a whole variety of events happening during Lent and later during Holy Week to appeal to all ages. Check out what’s on below, or download a copy of the whole program as a PDF here: Lent 2016 A5 flyer
February 2016
It seems at the moment that not a week goes by without something new popping up on my radar. Sometimes it’s something quite mundane, other times something challenging, and other times something quite exciting and energising. Whether they come as something unexpected, or just the first time of doing a particular thing, this newness characterises […]
January 2016
Happy New Year 2016 (think I got that right…!) Now that Christmas festivities are out of the way, it’s time to look towards a new year. Perhaps you’ve chosen to make some New Year resolutions? Perhaps you’ve made some holiday plans? Perhaps you’ve decided that this year will finally be the year you’ll get that […]
re-lite: Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 – Conclusion
We have spent some time reflecting on using our voices to act against discrimination, hatred and prejudice. This is really just the beginning of the engagement that we will make. We’ve heard stories, learnt new things, reflected on our own response, and begun the task of engaging. When we leave here, we’re invited to continue […]
re-lite: Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 – Engage
Link to video on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/36758237 On the reverse of the card printed from the earlier post, or in the comments below, or in your own way, take a moment to jot down how you think you might want to respond – how you will want to use your voice, and not stand by against discrimination […]
re-lite: Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 – Reflect in prayer
Now, in a moment of silence, we have opportunity to gather up our thoughts and reflections on discrimination, on the effects of the Holocaust and of genocide today, but also opportunity to share our own stories of our experiences of discrimination or being alongside someone who has been discriminated against. [During our event, we lit […]
re-lite: Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 – Reflect 2
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re-lite: Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 – Reflect 1
Niemoller’s poem is well known. He highlights how we can be silent to the injustices of the world when they don’t affect us, but that when the finger finally points our direction, there is no one left to speak for us. However much we try not to be, we each have our prejudices, our own […]