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Message of the Movies (Sunday 9th May)

‘Seeing beyond the here and now’ – Sunday 9th May, 6.30 pm in the Hall. Like the disciples following Jesus’ Ascension and like members of the early Christian church, we live in the ‘here and now’ and yet we also sense that we belong to a different kingdom and have a future destiny. We shall explore some of these themes together through…

Annual Meeting (Sunday 25th April)

The election of Churchwardens and the church’s Annual Meeting will take place partly during the service and immediately after the 10am service on 25th April in church. You are welcome to review the the Annual Report and the Accounts for 2009. The meeting will be followed by a Bring-and-share lunch in the Hall to which all are warmly welcome.

Good Friday & Easter

Our Good Friday observances begin with an All-age service at Chesterton Methodist Church (corner of Scotland Road/Ashfield Road, Green End Lane), 11am, followed by hot cross buns; there will be a short act or worship and witness at 12 noon outside the Methodists followed by a Procession of the Cross back to St Andrew’s, where there will be Family Worship at 12.30pm,…

Financial report for 2009

We learnt on Stewardship Sunday (24 January) that St Andrew’s ran up a deficit of nearly £6,000 during 2009. Simon Peyton Jones, the church treasurer, has produced this report detailing our income and expenditure for the year. An accompanying letter from the vicar has been sent out to church members, inviting them to review their giving for the coming year and to…

The long & winding road: Lent 2010

The film Billy Elliot will be helping us at St Andrew’s to think about the theme of vocation. This year’s Lent course will use extracts from the film together with reflections on the Bible, discussion, prayer and a weekly journal. The title of the course is Life calling:seeking direction along the long and winding road. Groups will be held on Tuesday mornings,…