Dear Friends, They used to say in times gone by (BC – Before Coronavirus) that a week was a long time in politics. As I look back to what I wrote for Reflections a month ago, it seems like a completely different world. I didn’t even refer to Covid-19. How naïve and short-sighted! Within the […]
Main Church Calendar
Regrettably, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are following church and government advice to suspend all public worship and church organised gatherings. During this time of challenge and crisis we will continue Living God’s Love in new ways and we will do so in faith, hope and love. Revd. Russell Furley-Smith
Russell’s Monthly Newsletter – March 2020
Dear Friends, ‘All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players.’ In a single sentence our greatest playwright summed up the essential character and vocation of human beings. We are destined to perform on the public stage and play many parts. Whether we are natural or reluctant players, there’s no escaping […]
Purley URC Calendar
Russell’s Monthly Newsletter – January 2020
Dear Friends, Of all the images we have in our minds of Jesus, which dominate? The good shepherd? The healer? The crucified Christ? Christ risen from death? Traditionally at Christmas we’ve been encouraged to imagine Jesus as a plump baby surrounded by festive trimmings! If so, the Gospel reading we heard on the last Sunday […]