Musings from The Manse – October 2021
During lockdown I have heard from a number of politicians that they have been ‘working tirelessly’ to resolve a particular issue and I have seen this adopted in other areas
Continue readingDuring lockdown I have heard from a number of politicians that they have been ‘working tirelessly’ to resolve a particular issue and I have seen this adopted in other areas
Continue readingWhen I was studying for my banking exams many moons ago, I did night school and afternoon release at Bolton Technical College and our tutor for Accounts had a saying
Continue readingReflection is an overused word but an underused practice. What do you think? Or are you reading this next sentence without anymore thought, just to prove the statement right? Sometimes,
Continue readingOur church will be open for our Community on the Wednesdays of 21st July/ 28th July and 4th August from 9.30am till 12 noon. It will be a time for
Continue readingAfter Pentecost , when the Holy Spirit had come upon the disciples and gave them the power to go out and preach and tell people about Jesus, they learned in
Continue readingI confess to being apprehensive but excited and ready to get wet as I met with Lynne our coach and my fellow trainee a young woman who had come to
Continue readingAs the theme of looking forward to what God is calling us to do is prevalent in my mind at the moment, I am reminded of a photo that I
Continue readingOn Sunday 23rd May we will be able to worship again in our church building. This will only be enabled under full Covid regulations such as a booking system, social
Continue reading[drop cap type=”]When we travel back to Radcliffe to visit family or should I say when we used to be able to travel back, I am always surprised by the
Continue readingAs a church we held our first Trial service in the last week of October 2020. This was to enable us to practice our Covid regulations and to consider the
Continue reading27 MILLION ADULTS IN THE UK PRAY 10 MILLION PRAY REGULARLY HALF OF THOSE WHO PRAY BELIEVE GOD HEARS THEIR PRAYERS OF PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY ARE NOT RELIGIOUS I
Continue reading‘It is likely that as things move on with Coronavirus and we get closer to Easter, that Easter will
Continue readingI wonder if the journey towards Easter in Lent for all of us can and will cause us to stop and think again of how much God loves us; ‘for
Continue readingIt begins with Shrove Tuesday, when we use up all the treats from the house in preparation for a simpler way of living. Sometimes people give things up or make
Continue readingI am writing this musing on the day when we very sadly hear that the number of lives lost to COVID in the UK has risen to over 100k and
Continue readingThankful that what was going to be a lonely Christmas turned into a surprising and unexpected one just as the coming of the Christ child. For the human spirit which
Continue readingAll are welcome to join us in worship on Zoom, so please be assured of a warm welcome. The services are online and go out via Zoom, so you will
Continue readingIf you wish you need only put your initial or the other person’s initial, God will know who you are asking prayer for. Also, you do not have to
Continue readingWe are thinking and praying for our shops and businesses all the year round but especially this year as times have been very difficult for them. We wish them ‘Light’
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