March 2017 Dear Friends, A few weeks ago, in the depths of a cold January morning, someone confessed to me: ‘I can’t wait for spring’. I had to agree with them. Leaving home on the school run entirely dependent on the car’s headlights to guide me, knowing that by the time Ross comes home at […]
Churches Together Prayer Cycle
It has been agreed by the clergy and lay groups to pray for one congregation in Purley and Kenley in turn for a 12 week cycle. Prayer and praise points are offered as a guide. Sunday 5th March – All Saints, Kenley For praise: We have re-established contact with Kenley Primary School and look forward […]
Purley Lit: ‘A Very Special Villa’ the Life and Times of Kensington Palace – a talk by Nigel Arch Copy
urley Lit presents……… Come and enjoy an evening out with Purley Lit, stating at 8pm on 7 February 2017, at Purley United Reformed Church. . Our next meeting is in the company of Nigel Arch, speaking on the subject of ‘A Very Special Villa’ the Life and Times of Kensington Palace’. [gview file=”https://purleyurc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Purley-Lit-7th-Feb-2017.pdf”]
Visitor from the Czech Republic
From 11th to 16th March we are very pleased to welcome to Purley Šimon Janča, from the Church of the Czech Brethren in Orlova, close to Ostrava. He visited Purley as a four-year old with his parents Štĕpán and Lýdie (Janča), whom a good many people will remember from our centenary year in 1995, when […]
Our International Partnership of Churches
[raw] [tab_1] Purley United Reformed Church is a member of a unique five-way international partnership of churches. The other member congregations are: Petrusgemeinde Dessau, Germany Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren, Ostrava, Czech Republic Gedächtniskirchengemeinde, Speyer, Germany We also maintain an informal link with: Woodvale Presbyterian Church, Belfast, Northern […]
Russell’s Monthly Newsletter – February 2017
Dear Friends, According to Shakespeare ‘all the world’s a stage’. It is a good thing, for some, that the stage is not that for a lavish, big budget musical. Many of you will have heard of (or seen by now) La La Land – the modern day rom-com musical taking Hollywood by storm. Nominated for […]
Sunday Afternoon Concert – 12 Feburary 2017
Come and enjoy an afternoon piano recital given by Mr. John Hayden featuring works by Bach, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Gershwin and some lively music from South American composers. John is joined on this occasion by mezzo-soprano Stephanie Crooks in a selection of the beautiful Songs of the Auvergne by Joseph Canteloube. The concert is held at Sanderstead […]
Bookworm Group – January 2017
The next meeting of the Bookworm Group is on Wednesday 25th January 2017. We will be discussing and reviewing Barack Obama’s book ‘Dreams of my father’. For more details of this and future meeting dates please follow this link;
Purley Lit: ‘Gardening Under the Tsars’ – a talk by Colin Jones Copy
urley Lit presents……… Come and enjoy an evening out with Purley Lit, stating at 8pm on 10 January 2017, at Purley United Reformed Church. . Our next meeting is in the company of Colin Jones, speaking on the subject of ‘Gardening Under the Tsars’. [gview file=”https://purleyurc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Colin-Jones1583.pdf”]
Purley Food Hub – Items required in January 2017
Purley Food Hub Priority List for January: Tins of plain chicken, ham or corned beef, Packets of dried potato, Long life whole milk, Packet custard requiring only water, Instant hot chocolate requiring only water, Small bags of sugar (500g), Baby 10 months+ dinners and puddings in jars, Adult toothbrushes and toothpaste, Unisex shampoo and unisex […]