I 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 God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
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It 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 sacrifices during Lent. It’s not about punishing yourself but it can be about rebalancing life. It ends with Easter Sunday
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I 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 the present lockdown will continue and schools will not return until at least 8th March. It is also the day
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As 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 future opening of the church. However, with the current lockdown being introduced after Christmas 2020, both churches, here in Knaresborough
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Thankful 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 makes something good despite difficulty and for all the beauty and fun we can share through modern media Thankful for
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All 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 need to have Zoom downloaded. We have people joining us from North Yorkshire. South Yorkshire, Lancashire, Liverpool, Dorset and even
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If 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 put a reason for the prayer, if you do not wish to, God will know your needs. An example might
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We 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’ in their darkness and hope that they will be supported by the town and that their circumstances may take a
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The services are online and go out via Zoom, so you will need to have Zoom downloaded. We have people joining us from North Yorkshire. South Yorkshire, Lancashire, Liverpool, Dorset and even North Carolina in the USA. So, ‘Come’ and zoom in, we would love to see you. Please email:-
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We here at KURC wish all those who may read these posts a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.
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Our Prayer Trail outside the church briefly tells the story of the birth of Jesus and we see how his life here on earth is mirrored by similar events happening today and it gives thanks for all those who have risked their lives to serve us during this time. Come
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Do come and see our tree and take a gift from us with love. We are No.15 on the map. The map can be downloaded from St.John’s website and other local websites.
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So what happens when you lose God, which we all feel we do from time to time, we can feel a sense of loss that God is not there but what effort do we really put into finding him? Jesus tells us in Matthew 6.33 ‘But seek first his kingdom
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So often we hear the church is the people and not the building and of course this has come into sharp focus in the last six months and is very much true. It is apparent that for most Christians this has been a shift in moving from thinking this to
Continue readingMonday 31st August 2020 Moses Learns to Delegate Exodus 18 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law
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Church has always been a movement not a static institution and in the words of William Temple; ‘The church is the only society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members.’ Which is added to by C.S.Lewis who said ‘The Church exists for nothing else but
Continue readingWorship from the URC’s Daily DevotionsforSunday 30th August 2020 The Rev’d David Coleman Introduction Welcome to this Service including Holy Communion, the first of two services I’ll be involved in, today led by myself, the Rev’d David Coleman, EcoChaplain with EcoCongregation Scotland. This is a special category ministry of the United
Continue readingSunday 30th August 2020 Psalm 12 Lying lips that falsely faltterkeep the truth far out of reach.Come, O God and still the chatter;end their boats and twisted speech. With these Babel sounds oppressing,who but God can tame the tongue?When the faithful seek God’s blessing,honest words are shared and sung. Rise,
Continue readingSaturday 29th August 2020 Water from the Rock Exodus 17: 1-7 From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarrelled with Moses, and said,
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