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10.30am Morning Service

lessons from Corinth.

The church at Corinth, like the modern church, was seeking to witness to the Gospel at a time when the surrounding culture was hostile to Christianity and characterised by immorality and excess. Inside the church community there were problems too, with different factions and some of immorality of the wider culture beginning to infiltrate the church. Into this difficult situation the Apostle Paul writes words of timeless advice and Godly counsel.

road to the cross

At the approach of Easter, two familiar but rarely preached on stories from the Gospels: Jesus agonising in the Garden of Gethsemane and standing trial before Pontius Pilate. Here we learn about Jesus' humanity and divinity, His courage and His mission as we prepare to celebrate His passion and resurrection in Holy Week.

that's life!

The promised second Ecclesiastes series, a book with an uncanny knack of scratching where we itch!

MP ~ Morning Prayer      HC ~ Holy Communion        FS ~ Family Service

January

7th     Family Service                                 FS         Rev Jon Barrett

14th   Epiphany 2                                        HC        Rev Simon Springett RN

Lessons from Corinth

21st    "Division in the church"                MP        Rev Karl Freeman   (1 Cor 3:1-11& 11:10-17)

28th   "Disorder in the church"                HC        Rev Jon Barrett    (1 Cor 5:1-12)

 February

4th      Family Service.   (Parade Service)  FS    Rev Karl Freeman

11th    "The Lord's Supper"                      HC    Rev Bernard Baker (1 Cor 11:17-34)

18th   "God's gifts for church"                 MP        Denise O'Leary      (1 Cor'12:1-11)

25th   "Body building"                            HC        Rev Paul Andrew   (1 Cor' 12:12-31)

Road to the cross

March4th     Family Service                       FS        Rev Jon Barret

11th    "Garden of Grief"                         HC        Rev Jon Barrett   (Luke 22:39-53)

 18th    Mothering Sunday Family Parade Service     FSRev Jon Barrett

25th   "What is truth?"                            HC            Rev Jon Barrett (John 18:28-38)

April
1st      PALM SUNDAY Family Service FS        Rev Paul Andrew

8th     EASTER DAY Family Communion  HC    Rev Jon Barrett

That's life!

15th   "The Search for Justice"               MP    Rev Karl Freeman     (Eccl 8:1-9:10)

22nd   "The Anatomy of Folly"              HC    Rev Karl Freeman    ( Eccl 10)

29th   "The duty of man"                       HC    Rev Karl Freeman (Eccl 11.7-14)