Author: Jonathan Widdess
Children’s Talk for Easter
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Watch as our vicar, Jonathan helps us think about the meaning of Easter and reads the book “Goodbye to goodbyes” by Lauren Chandler which beautifully retells the story of the resurrection of Lazarus. This video is especially suitable for Primary School aged children.
Good Friday Service
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Good Friday Service Online – 10th April This special online service will be available here at 10:30am as we celebrate Good Friday with Bible readings, hymns and prayers. David Wenham will be leading our reflections and Clare Wenham reading the Scriptures. All words will be on screen or you can…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer died 75 years ago today
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John Rees writes, “Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian who has exercised massive influence over the years since the Second World War, was executed 75 years ago today. He had been one of the key Christian opponents of the Nazi regime, and with others had founded the ‘German Confessing Church’ in…
Wintershall Easter Story
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Jackie Laar writes, “Because of Covid-19, Wintershall cannot perform the Easter story in Trafalgar Square this year. But they are putting together rehearsal clips, interviews, stills, mobile phone videos from all the One Good Friday locations into a documentary of 2020, that they will livestream on their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Wintershallplay) on Good…
Prayers for Boris and all who are suffering
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A prayer for our Prime Minister and all who suffer from Coronavirus O God whose will for all your children is health and salvation,pour out your healing spirit on all who are suffering from Coronavirus at this time.We remember our Prime Minister and all in positions of responsibility in government,…
Online Tenebrae Service for Holy Week 2020
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Tenebrae is Latin for darkness or shadows, and Christians have long marked Holy Week with this deeply moving, reflective service. Many of you will have gathered together with Cumnor URC to mark Maundy Thursday with readings, hymns and the gradual darkening of the building as candles are extinguished. This is…
Sunday Service Online 5th April 2020
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This Sunday’s online service is now available here as we celebrate Palm Sunday together online. John Rees is preaching and Jackie Laar leading our intercessions. Don’t forget to bring along your palm cross. This service is prerecorded and so can be paused, restarted or watched again later. All the words are on…
Parish News for April 3rd 2020
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Dear friends, I don’t know about you, but I’ve long been something of a news junkie. I love to know more about what’s going on and trying to make some sense of the world we live in. And that’s a good thing, after all I think it was John Stott who talked…
Childrens Talk for Palm Sunday
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Watch as our vicar, Jonathan helps us think about the story of Palm Sunday from an unusual direction! This talk is especially suitable for primary school aged children.
An urgent call to Pray!
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Many of us are finding it very hard to know how to pray at the moment. I found this helpful today. It is an urgent and powerful call to prayer in the current situation from someone on the frontline in the NHS, and it’s full of practical things we can…
