On this last Sunday before Christmas, Fliss and Jackie lead our service in amongst the trees that have filled our church over the weekend tree festival, and reflect on the living nativity that has filled the streets of Wooler. It’s been a busy weekend, and we may well ask “Why? Why go to all this […]
During Advent we become familiar with various images that the prophets used in order to tell their listeners about the promise of God to be found in the coming Messiah. Isaiah’s prophesies are rich in such imagery, and this Sunday Lucy Cooke invites us to consider a verse from Isaiah 35 where the prophet tells […]
Advent is all about preparation – getting ready for something good that’s coming close. Diane and Paulette are guiding us through our service this Sunday, as we think about John the Baptist and how he called people to prepare, get ready, look forward to the coming one. John was wild, unconventional, a voice that stood […]
Everywhere I go at the moment, I seem to hear people saying “I can’t believe it’s Advent already! Where did November go?!” And yet here it is, Advent Sunday which marks the beginning of a time of preparation leading up to Christmas Day. Of course there are all the ‘essential’ preparations that we can’t fail […]
Welcome to worship at Wooler URC. This Sunday, Fliss and Paulette take us on a journey to the shores of Lake Galilee, to hear afresh the words of Jesus as he called Simon and Andrew: “Come and follow me and I will send you out to fish for people.” What does Jesus mean when he […]
Welcome to worship at Wooler URC. Rev Mary Taylor is joining us this Sunday, and will be looking at one of God’s great promises from the Old Testament to be found in Lamentations 3: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great […]
Welcome to worship at Wooler URC. This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, when we call to mind and give thanks for all those who have served and worked to preserve justice and peace in our world. And as we remember, we continue to pray for nations and places where conflict exists and security and peace are […]
Welcome to worship at Wooler URC. Praying is hard. No-one ever said it would be easy. It’s fine when the sun is shining, everything in life is going well and all is right with the world. But what about when it’s not. How do you pray when everything’s gone wrong and you’re at the end […]
Welcome to worship at Wooler URC. Writing about the Lord’s Prayer recently, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said this: “In less than 70 words, Jesus gives us a prayer to learn by heart and a prayer that gets inside our hearts… It’s a challenging prayer and when we say this prayer together we become […]
In our worship this Sunday, we journey to Capernaum to spend a day with Jesus. As we watch how he ministers to people and interacts with them, we ask ourselves, what do His actions teach us as Christians? Martin and Fliss will guide us through some of the events that happened and introduce us to […]
