Download customisable posters for your noticeboards, windows, doors or other public-facing areas. These can be opened in Adobe Reader and customised to add your church’s website and contact details. Available in an A3 version (https://urc.org.uk/…/Commu…/docs/Churches-Open-poster-A3.pdf) and A4 version (https://urc.org.uk/…/Commu…/docs/Churches-Open-poster-A4.pdf). (Note: some browsers will not edit PDFs – most devices have a version of Adobe Reader).
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As our nation faces the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales) in partnership with Churches Together in England (CTE) is encouraging Christians across our nations to continue uniting in prayer, praying #PrayersOfHope in their homes at 7pm each Sunday evening. Following the overwhelming response which the National Call to Prayer […]
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Reform is published ten times a year by the URC and, while people are advised to stay at home, it is free to read online. Read the digital edition on tablets, computers and smartphones, with monthly issues since 2014.
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Questions are likely to arise in many congregations about whether we can host and conduct wedding and funeral services in the current emergency. Here are some thoughts about what we might do at the moment. It is possible that this guidance could change in the days and weeks ahead. Wedding couples could be asked to […]
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Please note that out of concern for our staff and those with whom they live, we have taken the decision with immediate effect to encourage those staff who currently use the Synod Office, whether daily or occasionally, to work remotely. We have put plans in place for the collection of post and listening to […]
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Feeling crafty? For the URC tent at this year’s Greenbelt festival, you’re invite to create items linked to the theme of ‘Revolting Christians’. We would like you to create symbols used by Christians. They can be made out of any media (preferably using recycled materials) and need to be no more than credit card size. […]
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Clare Balding joined the Penrhys Pilgrimage Way for a wet and windy walk from Trebanog to Penrhys for her Ramblings programme on Radio 4. With her producer Karen Gregor, Clare walked and talked with seven people involved in developing the Penrhys Pilgrimage Way, including Sharon Rees and Rob Moverley from Llanfair Uniting Church. Clare described […]
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The Big Speak Out 2020 is for 11 to 18 year olds associated with the URC – come for a weekend of fun, friendship, exploring faith and championing your cause. The Big Speak Out starts at 6pm on Friday 24 July and runs through to 2pm on Sunday 26 July at Woodhouse Grove School near […]
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Sunday 1 March is St David’s Day. How much do you know about our patron saint? David was born in Pembrokeshire around 520AD He founded a monastery near his birthplace, now known as St David’s – the smallest city in the UK Due to his modest monk’s diet of bread and water, he was called […]
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Mae eleni yn bedwar can mlwyddiant cyhoeddi Beibl 1620 sef y Beibl yr ydym i gyd wedi ei ddefnyddio yn gyson dros y canrifoedd. Ar ôl cyhoeddi Beibl William Morgan yn 1588, fe fu i Esgob Richard Parry a Dr John Davies, Mallwyd, ddiwygio’r cyfieithiad. Y Beibl hwnnw nid y Beibl William Morgan gwreiddiol buom […]
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The Synod presented over 100 hats to Revd Mark Lawson-Jones, Mission to Seafarers Chaplain in South Wales. Men and women who work at sea can be affected by any number of problems: money worries, mental health issues and loneliness, as well as piracy, shipwreck and abandonment. Many ports have inadequate facilities and the Mission to […]
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The next Rural Ministries Regional Conference in Wales is from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 7 March at the Glasdir Conference Centre in Llanwrst. The conference is for anyone with a heart for their community, including clergy, lay leaders and church members. The day costs £20 per person and includes refreshments and a light lunch. To […]
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