Judges Dear Friends, I hope you’ve found our long read through of St Matthew a useful exercise and are enjoying these joyful days of Easter. For the next four weeks or so the Revd Dr Janet Tollington, a retired minister and member of Downing Place URC in Cambridge will lead us through the Book of […]
Daily Devotion for Monday 6th April
St Matthew 28: 11 – 15 While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, ‘You must say, “His […]
Sunday Service 5th April 2026
Introduction Hello. I’m Neil Thorogood and it’s my joy to welcome you to our worship on this Easter Sunday. I’m the URC minister of two congregations in the South Western Synod. Thornbury is a market town about half an hour from Bristol. Trinity-Henleaze is in one of Bristol’s suburbs. I also have the very great honour […]
And So We Wait
And So We Wait And so we wait.The cross stands empty.Execution completed.Disciples despondent and despairing.The status quo restored.The dangerous preacher silenced;in a year or two they believe he’ll just be another memory – a historical curiosity. Job done. Unpleasant, I’ll grant you, but necessary.It’s better that one man dies for the sake of the people after […]
A Prayer for Exam Season
A Prayer for Exam Season Dear Friends, The URC offers this prayer, for private and public use as youngsters, and not so youngsters, across these islands revise, prepare, and sit their examinations. School and College exam seasons in the UK start in Scotland on 22nd April and in England, Wales, and the Crown Dependencies around […]
A Reflection and Prayer for Maundy Thursday
A Reflection for Maundy Thursday Dear Friends, the Revd Dr Susan Durber offers this reflection for Maundy Thursday. It is for both private and public use: Bare Feet In our congregation, we like to keep it polite.We speak of the weather, of bus times and birthdays,families and foibles, of the everyday and easy. “You ought […]
Daily Devotion for Wednesday 1st April
Wednesday in Holy Week St Matthew 27: 27 – 31 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They […]
URC Daily Devotion 31 March 2026
inspiration in your inbox 31 March 2026Tuesday in Holy Week St Matthew 27: 24-26So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.’ Then the people […]
URC Daily Devotion 30 March 2026
inspiration in your inbox 30 March 2026 Monday in Holy Week St Matthew 27: 15-23Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted. At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Jesus Barabbas. So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, ‘Whom do you […]
Sunday Service 29th March 2026
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 29th March Today’s service is led by the Revd The Revd Dr Michael Hopkins Welcome and Call to Worship Whoever you are, wherever you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. Welcome to this worship for Palm Sunday. My name is Michael Hopkins, and I serve as Moderator […]