It’s been nearly 3 months now since we had to close our church doors. It’s not been an easy decision to live with and it has often been questioned if […]
A Virtual Prayer Tour of our church
Art Theology No. 10
Another Place: Anthony Gormley (2005) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I […]
Art Theology No. 9
Doves by Yves Cass (2013) When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water […]
Art Theology No. 8
“Game Changer” (Banksy 2020) No art series would be complete without an appearance from Banksy the subversive and secretive street artist renowned for his novel, comic and often ironic artwork […]
Art Theology No. 7
Ball and Chain (The Bear 2020) The picture shows one of three pieces of street art by the graffiti artist The Bear which have appeared in Glasgow during the lockdown. […]
Art Theology No. 6
“The Fever Van” by Laurence Stephen Lowry, (1887-1976) The fever van was the colloquial term in the north of England for the ambulance that transported patients with infectious diseases, usually […]
Foodbank News and Appeal
As a member church of the Ansdell and Fairhaven Churches Together group we are sharing this message from the Vicar of St Pauls, Paul Bye, about the Fylde Foodbank, where […]
Art Theology No. 5
This time we have reflections from two members of the West Lancashire URC Partnership. The first is from Karen Abrams of Fleetwood URC and the second is from Ian Mottram […]
Ascension Day
Some Ascension Day thoughts from the Rev. Janet Calderley: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Acts 1:1-11 New Revised Standard Version The Promise of the Holy Spirit 1 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about […]
Mentors Meanders
Dear Friends Over the last few weeks I attended the “ Church on the Margins” zoom meetings. In one of these sessions we were invited to reflect alongside Deirdre Brower […]