
November Together in Prayer Reflection
by Lyn Oelmann of Cwmbran URC, Nov 2023 Introductory readings: Take a few moments to read Psalms 46 and 121 – psalms, which remind us that God is an ever-present provider of shelter and encouragement. “God is our refuge and strength.” Earlier this year I went to the cinema to see The National Theatre Live […]
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A Historic Celebration of Love
Zion’s Hill Hosts Pembrokeshire’s First Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony There was a chapel full of joy on August 31st when Nia Williams and Lara Schmidt were married at Zion’s Hill United Reformed Church in Spittal. As well as beginning their married life together, the couple made history as the first ever couple to marry in a […]
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City URC members attend Raf’s Ordination
CITY’S LOVELY French friend Rafaële Gondran, always known as Raf’’, who with her now husband Matthieu spent a year with us volunteering as church workers, has been ordained as a pastoral minister in the United Protestant Church of Loire-Atlantique. And two members of City URC, Rev Shelagh Pollard and Alison Tansom made the journey to […]
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Stir-Up Sunday: An Advent Tradition
Article credit: Jean Silvan-Evans (City URC) Christmas is coming – and so is the time to ‘Stir-Up’ City’s Christmas cake! An old tradition that City Church has adapted to its own needs and that brings us together at the start of the festive season STIR-UP SUNDAY is a centuries-old tradition that the late Grace Mordecai […]
Read MoreSwansea Region CRCW Celebration Service on 21st September 2024
Members of the CRCW Steering Group and CRCW Adella Pritchard invited members of Christ Well URC Manselton; Hall Street, Llanelli; Uniting Church Sketty and Trustees and volunteers from asylum seeker & refugee charity Unity in Diversity (UiD) to attend a service of celebration and thanksgiving on 21st September at UCS. The occasion was: To give […]
Read MoreAre you a Church Safeguarding Coordinator?
Starting on Monday 7th October, a monthly forum/drop-in will run for anyone with responsibility for safeguarding in church, hosted by Diana Taylor, Synod Safeguarding Officer. questions answered expertise shared peer support offered Time: 12.30 – 1.30pmWhen: First Monday of each monthHow: Online via ZoomMeeting ID: 873 6282 0710Passcode: 587706 Everyone welcome! For further info, contact: […]
Read MoreHymns are Important in our Faith: Celebrating Isaac Watts
By Jean Silvan Evans (Portrait by an unknown artist) THIS YEAR of 2024 marks 350 years since the birth of the prolific hymn writer Isaac Watts (1674-1748), the man who introduced hymn singing as we know it today into churches and is known as the Father of English Hymnody. He is known for writing […]
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CITY URC’s Link Magazine Quoted in History Journal
CITY URC’s humble little magazine has made it onto the hallowed pages of history in the current Journal of the United Reformed Church History Society. The Society’s Journal is edited by Rev Dr Robert Pope, who lived and ministered in Wales for many years before he took the post of teaching church history at the […]
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October’s Together in Prayer
By Rev. Martha McInnes I haven’t always been part of the church. I spent the first years of my life outside the church in asmall family. Once I launched myself into the world, I began to look for a place to belong. At thatpoint in my life, God came to me, like the Hound of […]
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Wales Synod Ministers’ Summer School: The Gifts of Ministry
Most of the URC ministers and CRCW serving in Wales gathered at Llangasty Retreat House near Brecon at the beginning of August for their annual Summer School. This year the main speaker and theme leader was the Revd Dr Susan Durber, a retired URC minister living in Pembrokeshire. Susan drew on her vast experience […]
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A More Able Church Webinar – Thursday 26 Sept
The United Reformed Church National Synod of Wales invites you to A More Able Church Webinar on the theme of: Faithful Perception – A More Visual Church An evening to explore issues in local church life relating to visual impairment and sight loss. Verena Walder, the Local Church Leader from Tabernacle URC in Mumbles […]
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Hanover URC Summer Tea
Hanover URC, Llanover held a summer tea on 24 August in aid of the people of Ukraine. The church has historic routes, being a place of pilgrimage for Korean Christians who come to visit the memorial to Revd Robert Jermaine Thomas who became one of the first protestant missionaries to Korea.
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Joyful Gatherings: Highlights from St. David’s URC/PCW Church, Aberystwyth
One day in July we had our annual church walk and afternoon tea. One of the photos is of those who took part, gathering in the schoolroom before setting out. One other photo is of our congregation following a Sunday morning service conducted by a Salvation Army major, who is also in the photo. The […]
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Jonah: The Movie
The below video was the result of collaboration between everyone at the the Bible and Worship Hub in March 2024. Former Stepwise Worship students and others, plus facilitators Julia Bartholomew, Paul Robinson and Johnny O’Hanlon (all North Wales Ministers). Different small groups worked on the various components for the video, with Johnny putting in […]
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