Dear friends During a service some time ago I asked the Steward to lead prayers of intercession. She prepared the prayers well and they were very helpful. As part of her prayers she wanted to include those who were weary and tired. However, inadvertently she prayed ‘Lord, we pray for all those who are weird’! You could say we all had a blessing that day! Whether or not we consider ourselves to be weird (!), we all become weary and tired. What do we do when we’re worn down, di

Dear friends, I have been very aware of the work of God’s Spirit over a couple of weeks. On the weekend of 16 and 17 May, St. Andrew’s hosted a coffee morning in aid of Christian Aid, which drew a number of people who we didn’t know, as well as our regulars; Higherford hosted their ‘Spring Brunch Bonanza’, which was an enormous success – financially and for welcoming more people who are not regulars or attenders; and Wheatley Lane on the Saturday and Sunday held a ‘Noah’s Ark

Dear friends, ‘Alleluja! He is risen!’ These are just 4 simple words, and yet they have changed the course of history forevermore. There is now hope where there was just despair. There is now light where there was only darkness. There is now joy where there was only sadness. There is now life where there was only death. And there is now the chance to live life in all its fulness where before the cross we could only exist. The Good News is not simply that Jesus is now alive, h

Dear friends By the time you are reading this, we will have begun the season of Advent – a journey of hope – of waiting – of anticipation. But for what? The obvious answer is ‘Christmas’, and I can’t argue with that! During Advent I want to invite you to ask the question, ‘Who is this man? And what has He come to do?’ I don’t really mean from a deep, theological, intellectual perspective….but who is this man to you? What has He done for you? I have recently been watching a se

Dear friends We have entered my favourite season of the year! Apart from remembering days out collecting conkers, wrapping up warm to go...

Dear friends “It’s all happening!" Christvin, Suba and the boys will be moving, as Christvin prepares to take up his appointment as...

Dear friends, It’s not long since we celebrated our Church anniversary, marking 57 years of worship in the current building. It’s an easy...

Pastor’s Letter Most of us know about the Wright Brothers. Orville and Wilbur invented, built and flew the first successful airplane in...

“‘For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a...