Author: Jonathan Widdess

  • Taizé Service Online – August 2nd 2020

    Taizé Service Online – August 2nd 2020

    Dominie Burton writes, “During this time of lockdown the Taizé Brothers have put a number of resources on their website and also on their own Facebook page. These are freely available for anybody to use. I have used some for this prayer.“Some of the songs I have used may be…

  • New Wine 2020 – United Breaks Out – Online and Free

    New Wine 2020 – United Breaks Out – Online and Free

    If you’ve ever wanted to go to New Wine but have been put off by camping then this year you can join in online! Great teaching, worship, prayer for old and young alike! Starts this Thursday 30th July till Monday 3rd… everything’s online and it’s all free!Details at https://breaksout.new-wine.org/

  • Sunday Service Online – 26th July 2020

    Sunday Service Online – 26th July 2020

    This Sunday’s online Communion service is led by Jonathan with Helen Azer preaching. Jessica Turner is leading our prayers and St Michael’s choir sing “Dear Lord and Father of Mankind”. You can join us by visiting this page from 10am on Sunday morning or coming along to our live service…

  • Sunday Service Online – 19th July 2020

    Sunday Service Online – 19th July 2020

    This Sunday’s online service is led by Jonathan with John Rees preaching from the story of Jacob’s Ladder in Genesis 28 . Diane Rees is leading our prayers, and the St Michael’s choir sing “Christ Triumphant”. You can join us by visiting this page from 10am on Sunday morning or…

  • Sunday Service Online – 12th July 2020

    Sunday Service Online – 12th July 2020

    This Sunday’s online Communion service is led by Jonathan with our guest preacher the Rt Revd Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester who will be preaching from the parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:1-23. Chris and Margaret Scruby are leading our prayers and St Michael’s choir sing “Praise to the…

  • Watch again: The Cumnor Pebbles video from Sunday’s Online Service

    Watch again: The Cumnor Pebbles video from Sunday’s Online Service

    During lockdown we’ve loved discovering these painted pebbles that people have been leaving hidden around the village. So much so that we took photos and set them to the great worship song, Like the Sunshine by Stuart Townend. This video was part of our online service on Sunday 5th July…

  • Personal Perspective on Taizé from Dominie Burton

    Personal Perspective on Taizé from Dominie Burton

    Dominie Burton writes: “I first went to Taizé in 1974, not knowing anything about it. Thinking I was a Christian when I went I was surprised to discover that actually it was during this visit to Taizé that I really became a Christian. There was a definite shift from ‘head…

  • Taizé Service Online – July 5th 2020

    Taizé Service Online – July 5th 2020

    In Cumnor, many of us have been meeting on the first Sunday evening of each month. During the lockdown, our Taizé ‘regulars’ have been invited to participate in a Taizé style reflection, with the key elements (Bible reading, psalm, songs and silence)  Links to songs and video clips have enabled…

  • Sunday Service Online – 5th July 2020

    Sunday Service Online – 5th July 2020

    This Sunday’s online service is led by Jonathan who will be preaching from the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 . Jackie Laar is leading our prayers, there’s the next in our new series, 30 Seconds of Thankfulness, and the St Michael’s choir sing “All People That On…

  • Regathering for Corporate Worship – This Sunday at 10:30am in St Michael’s

    Regathering for Corporate Worship – This Sunday at 10:30am in St Michael’s

     Now that we are permitted to meet for worship again, we will be holding our first service after lockdown in St Michael’s on Sunday 5th July, at 10:30am. It really will be wonderful to gather for worship and renewed fellowship after so many weeks apart.The service will be Morning Worship and all the…