Dear Friends, Remembering Rev’d Stephen Brown If first met Stephen in September 1985 when we both arrived at Luther King House in Manchester, the new home for Northern College. We made a connection straight away, not least because we were the only 2 students in our year who were studying for the University of Manchester […]
The theme for 2016 Fairtrade Fortnight is the Fairtrade Breakfast In 1967 Martin Luther King Jnr said, “Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning you’ve depended on more than half the world” Maybe this morning you enjoyed: coffee from Kenya, bananas from Colombia, cocoa from Cote d’Ivoire, tea from India, sugar from Malawi and […]
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 […]
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Church Meeting, on Sunday 17th January, will be asked to approve a new Safeguarding Policy for Children and Adults at Risk. The Elders, both serving and non-serving, have spent some time considering what should be included in the policy, using expertise and advise from the wider church, both the United […]
Pantomime – Sleeping Beauty This year’s pantomime by the Pantoloons will be Sleeping Beauty. Performances will be at Purley URC from Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th January at 7.45 pm plus a matinée on Saturday at 3.00 pm. Tickets priced Adults £8 and Children £6 can be booked through the Pantoloons Box Office on Tel: […]
‘Sleeping Beauty’ This year’s pantomime by the Pantoloons will be Sleeping Beauty in support of the Friends of Priory School and Crystal Palace Supporters Children’s Charity. Tickets can be booked through the Pantoloons Box Office on 01883 819682 or online by clicking on the button below: Dates and Times: Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th January 2015 Wednesday […]
International Partnership Peace Prayer 2015 Used in the Partnership churches on Partnership Sunday, 6th September 2015. This common prayer for peace recalls the outbreak of the Second World War 0n 1 September 1939 and unites us with our partner congregations in Hartford, Purley, Ostrava and Dessau. (1) ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ says Jesus Christ. Gracious […]
ear Friends, I do not remember 1914. Of course I don’t! Even Olive Himsley, now aged 101, does not remember 1914. But we do not forget. We vowed we would never forget – the horror, the death, the war that was to end all wars – and we do not forget that it didn’t end […]
Remembrance Sunday We shall be holding our usual service of remembrance and reconciliation at 10.30am on Sunday 8th November 2015. All are welcome. Author David Wiggs I am the webmaster for Purley United Reformed Church and have been involved with the church since my late teens. I work in Croydon and live in Caterham. View […]
Science/Faith Meeting The next Science/Faith event at Christ Church, Purley, is being held on Tuesday 24th November at 7 pm. Professor Peter Bussey, Prof. of Astrophysics, Glasgow University, will be speaking on ‘God and Our Universe’ – How the Big Bang and suitability of our universe for life supports religious belief. Doors open at 6 […]
