Worship Notes for the First Sunday of Advent

Worship Notes Dear Friends, Every week we offer worship to God, bringing our prayers and our pain, our praises and our persistence in many different ways and styles. Our people meet in small and large groups, in church, chapel and community centres, sometimes in fellowship with sisters and brothers from other traditions, sometimes as stand […]

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URC Daily Devotion Sunday Worship 20 November

Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 20 November 2022  Today’s service is led by The Revd Elizabeth Gray-King  Worship for Safeguarding Sunday Introduction   Welcome to worship from the United Reformed Church.  I’m Elizabeth Gray-King, URC Minister and visual theologian.  I work as the Synod Pastor for North Western Synod part of my working life and […]

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URC Daily Devotion 19 November 2022

In the morning they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if they could.  So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes that tied the steering-oars; then hoisting […]

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URC Daily Devotion 18th November 2022

inspiration in your inbox 18th November 2022    Acts 27: 13 – 38  When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could achieve their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore.  But soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete. Since […]

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URC Daily Devotion 17th November 2022

inspiration in your inbox 17 November 2022   Acts 27: 1 – 12  When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort, named Julius.  Embarking on a ship of Adramyttium that was about to set sail to the ports […]

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Weekly Intercessions 20th November 2022

Weekly Intercessions for Christ the King Dear Friends, Each week we prepare sample intercessions that might be useful in Church on Sunday, in mid week groups or for personal use.  This week’s can be seen here and relate to the readings and resonances of Christ the King which many churches will mark on Sunday.  If […]

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URC Daily Devotion 15th November 2022

Acts 26: 19 – 23 ‘After that, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,  but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.  For this reason […]

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Worship Notes for 20th November

Worship Notes Dear Friends, Each week we gather in church and chapel, community centre or around a screen to worship.  In worship we find God – in the music and silence, in the word read and proclaimed, in bread and wine and in each other.  Faithfully, week after week, ministers, elders, and lay preachers lead […]

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URC Daily Devotion Remembrance Sunday Worship 13 November

Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Remembrance Sunday 13 November 2022 This service begins with a Remembrance introduction, two-minute silence and prayer. You may wish to start the podcast close to 11am or skip back to this section during your morning worship.   Today’s service is led by The Revd Andy Braunston. Rite of Remembrance We meet […]

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URC Daily Devotion Saturday 12th November 2022

Saturday 12 November 2022 Acts 26: 1 – 11   Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You have permission to speak for yourself.’ Then Paul stretched out his hand and began to defend himself: ‘I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am to make my defence today against all the accusations of the […]

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