On Christmas Eve our Spanish speaking congregation, Amor y Esperanza, led us in a Hispanic Christmas service. As part of this Ronaldo shared a message on the true meaning of Christmas using the story of the magi.

Speaker: Ronaldo Rodriguez

Date: Sunday 24 December

Service: The 10.45

Bible Passages: Matthew 2: 1-12

In the final episode of series 1 of Delve, Sarah is joined by a member of each congregation to reflect on our sermon series Abraham and the Life of Faith. Gerald Cook, Sarah Churchill and Jonah Powley share what they have found useful from this series in their own lives.

Next week there will be a special Christmas edition of Delve then we’ll be back with the new sermon series in January!

In our carol services Steve shared a message about how Jesus is the source of hope for both society and individuals, transcending political and societal challenges.

Speaker: Steve Silvester

Date: Sunday 10 December 2023

Service: Carols

In our Contemporary Carols service Marsha shared with us 12 reasons from the Bible about why Jesus needed to come to earth.

Speaker: Marsha Farmer

Date: Sunday 3 December 2023

Service: Contemporary Carols

This week is the final week of our sermon series Abraham and the Life of Faith. As it is our Contemporary Carol service this week, Fran, Ian and Adam have recorded a podcast, discussing the final text from Genesis in this series.

They talk about Abraham's experience of living in the tension between God's promise and its realisation and what that means for us in our life of faith.

Speaker: Frances Finn with Ian Paul and Adam Morton

Date: Sunday 3 December 2023

Service: The 6.30

Bible Passages: Genesis 18

This week Steve ends our sermon series Abraham and the Life of Faith with a message about viewing the life of faith as a journey with ups and downs and to consider moments of transition and uncertainty as opportunities for trust and obedience.

Speaker: Steve Silvester

Date: Sunday 3 December 2023

Service: The 10.45

Bible Passages: Genesis 18:1-15

Welcome to the sixth episode of new podcast, Delve!

Each week a member of our clergy team will be interviewed by our Communications Lead, Sarah, on questions that have come in during our Sunday services.

This week she is joined by our Rector, Steve! He answers questions on the talks from 26th November so if you haven’t listened to any of them already make sure you do that first!

Steve and Sarah discuss what it is like making life decisions in line with God’s plan for us and the kingdom.

This week we continue our new sermon series Abraham and the Life of Faith exploring what we can learn about the journey of faith through Abraham. Our 6.30 is a podcast style service with a discussion between two of our speakers chaired by the service leader.

This week Steve, Roy and Tasha shared personal experiences of waiting on God, the challenges of relinquishing control, and the comfort of God's presence amid life's messiness.

Speaker: Steve Silvester with Roy McCloughry and Tasha Genck Morton

Date: Sunday 26 November 2023

Service: The 6.30

Bible Passages: Genesis 16

This week we continue our sermon series Abraham and the Life of Faith exploring what we can learn about the journey of faith through Abraham. Today Steve brings us a message on how our desperation and unfilled desires can impact our decision making and lead us to take control of God’s promises. He encourages us to hold onto God's promise as faith involves living with delays and challenges.

Speaker: Steve Silvester

Date: Sunday 26 November 2023

Service: The 10.45

Bible Passages: Gen 16

Welcome to the fifth episode of new podcast, Delve!

Each week a member of our clergy team will be interviewed by our Communications Lead, Sarah, on questions that have come in during our Sunday services.

This week she is joined by our Curate, Tasha! She answers questions on the talks from 19th November so if you haven’t listened to any of them already make sure you do that first!

Tasha and Sarah discuss times when they have felt tired on the journey of faith and what helped them during those times.