July 2017 Dear Friends, Below is part of my address to this year’s AGM: I have been struggling in the last couple of weeks to know what to say this morning. It would be misleading to stand here and pretend all is well with the church and the world. It is clearly not....
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Dear Friends, Love is in the air! As I write, Valentine’s Day is looming and I have my annual panic about trying to find the right card for my wife, Nicola, that says what I would want to say without also making her feel sick. Trying to put love into words is no easy […]Russell’s monthly newsletter – May 2017
May 2017 Dear Friends, Sitting in our favourite ‘watering-hole’ looking out at the Mediterranean Sea whilst on holiday in Spain after Easter, life seemed calm and stress free. Then Ross announced, having seen the news pop up on one his social media apps, that the...
Purley Food Hub – Food requests for May 2017
Priority Food List for May 2017: • Tinned carrots • Raspberry/strawberry jam & honey • Long life whole milk • Unsweetened breakfast cereals • Instant dried potato • Meat paste & fish paste • Tinned rice pudding • Tinned fruit • Toilet rolls • Small bottles of...
Our Easter Services for 2017
Our Easter Services for 2017 Maundy Thursday 13 April at 7.30pm - Combined Maundy Thursday service at St. Paul's United Reformed Church, CR2 7HF Good Friday 14 April at 9.30am - Good Friday Service at Purley United Reformed Church followed by an Ecumenical Walk of...
Christian Aid Quiz
Christian Aid Quiz - Friday 19th May at 7pm at Christ Church, Brighton Road, Purley. Christ Church is hosting a Christian Aid Quiz night on Friday 19th May at 7.00pm. Make up a team of 8 to 10 (max) or we can allocate you to a team. Tickets: £10 to include a fish and...
Peace from a shoebox
'Peace from a shoebox' (article published in 'Reform' April 2017 issue) How a food parcel led to the development of a global partnership between five churches What happens when, in 1946, you send a marmalade pudding, tins of sardines and corned beef, dried egg powder...
Partnership News – a message from Revd. Russell Furley-Smith
"Thanks to those who have sent messages and to all who have been remembering the people of London in prayer since the attack yesterday in Westminster. As you will know, 3 people were killed as well as the assailant. One was a British police officer. Another a British...
Our International Partnership Churches
Please note that this section of the website is currently under review and development - March 2017 [raw] ...
Russell’s March 2017 Newsletter
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...