Dear Church Friends, How are you all? The weather has been very changeable this week. Wet and mild early on with a cold shock to the system on Thursday, although that day’s sunshine was most welcome and out of the wind, it felt quite pleasant. In the afternoon I saw a sparrow hawk about 6ft […]
Let all who believe in Jesus’ name gather now. Come from the places that shape you. Leave the learning that shapes your opinions. Leave the institutions that shape the boxes in which you live. Have courage to leave, and gather; gather here before the living God, to have your thinking reshaped. Teach us, Lord Jesus; we wait to learn from you. Amen. […]
Dear Church Friends Wasn’t it wonderful to hear the organ being played last Sunday? Our thanks go to Kevin Morgan for uplifting our singing during the hymns and ending worship with the rousing Widor Toccata. I hope you have been able to get out during the recent settled weather. It was good to have almost […]
Prayers of Approach Let us come together to be still, to be known, loved, and held by God our creator, to be thankful for all that God gives us, to be healed and restored, that in our worship today joy and gladness may refresh and renew us God our creator, we are made in your […]
Dear Church Friends, How are you all this week? We have been fortunate enough to spend a few days in Lichfield visiting friends, Valerie and David H. They send their best wishes to those who know them. Lichfield covers a smaller area and has a lower population than Lytham St Annes but is a lovely city with a magnificent Cathedral […]
An opening prayer of thanks and intercession Loving God, thank you for the many ways in which you provide for us: food, family, friendship, housing, health, happiness, and ways to use our time and talents. We lift to you too the ways in which we remain in need of these things. We pray for people […]
Dear Church Friends, Hello everyone. Well, we are now into October. When I was young, I used to look forward to the first weekend in October as Nottingham Goose Fair was held from noon on the Thursday until Sunday evening on the Forest Recreation Ground opposite my school. At that time this was one of […]
Once again we have come to that time of the year when everything is changing. Summer has given way to autumn, the trees are shedding their leaves and birds are preparing to fly south for the winter, if they haven’t already left. By now farmers’ grain harvests will all have been gathered in marking the […]
Prayers of Approach Jesus calls us to come to him: to come whoever we are, to come wherever we are, to come as we are. So, let us come! Come to Jesus, for all are invited Lord Jesus, we praise and worship you. We look forward to learning more about you and what you show […]
Dear Church Friends, How are you all this week? It is good to see so many of you at our services and we welcome any visitors who have joined our worship in recent weeks. The Autumn equinox occurred this week and it sounds as if we will be saying goodbye to summer this weekend. September […]
