During this service we celebrated the 20th wedding anniversary of Ray and Caroline Ham-Longman who also renewed their wedding vows during the service. Lay Reader Colin Harding, who is a close friend of Ray and Caroline’s, spoke on the wise...
Read more10th November 2013 – Luke 6:27-36
On Remembrance Sunday Revd. John Gooding talked about connecting the actions of communion with our understanding of the process of remembrance. Taken/Chosen Blessed Broken Given Communion is itself an act of remembrance of the death of Jesus, who...
Read more13th October 2013 – 2 Timothy 2:8-15
The 13th October saw the baptism of Louis, Paul and Maarten Dardare during the service and the talk from Revd. Martin Poole focussed on the key message of the gospel as passed on from Paul to Timothy and how this relates to an important...
Read more6th October 2013 – 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Lay Reader Peter Woodhead did the talk at this service and gave us a little background to this last letter that Paul ever wrote. His talk focussed on three words which are key to this passage: The Gospel Suffering Ashamed We should consider...
Read more29th September 2013 – Luke 16:19-31
The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus has many things to say to us about how we interact with those less well than ourselves. Martin Poole took a scattergun approach to this talk, throwing out lots of different ideas about mission on our doorstep...
Read more22nd September 2013 – Luke 16:1-13
Our guest speaker this Sunday was Revd. Richard Jackson, Diocesan Adviser on Mission & Renewal who had been with us all weekend to lead us in our parish weekend at home. Richard spoke about the parable of the Shrewd Manager (sometimes known...
Read moreParish Weekend at Home – 21st September 2013
The weekend of 21st & 22nd September was our parish weekend at home. We aimed to run the weekend as though we had all gone away on a residential weekend except we used BHASVIC Sports Hall as our venue for the Saturday, saving us all the...
Read more8th September 2013 – Luke 14:25-33
Some of the things that Jesus says are quite uncomfortable for us to listen to – this passage is one of those as Jesus asks us to hate our close relatives in favour of him and that to follow him is to pick up a cross. There is a cost to...
Read more14th July 2013 – Luke 10:25-37
Lay Reader Mike Hudson did the talk at this service looking at some questions and answers that changed the world. Q What must I do to inherit eternal life? A Love God, love your neighbour. Q Who is my neighbour? A Those who show mercy...
Read more16th June 2013 – Galatians 2:15-21
This service saw the baptism of Jaidah Maunder and it was wonderful to see so many of her family and friends in church to welcome her into the community of faith. Baptism is one of the symbols we can use to help us understand the concept of being...
Read moreTruthquest – Genesis & Geology
Truthquest is an occasional series of talks exploring science and faith. On Thursday 13th June 2013 Professor Bob White from Cambridge University came to talk about Genesis & Geology. Professor White has been Professor of Geophysics at...
Read moreTruthquest – Genesis & Geology
Truthquest is an occasional series of talks exploring science and faith. On Thursday 13th June 2013 Professor Bob White from Cambridge University came to talk about Genesis & Geology. Professor White has been Professor of Geophysics at...
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