Russell’s Newsletter ‘Is February your favourite month?’ February 2022 Dear Friends, If you ask most people to name their favourite month, I suspect few people will suggest it is February. The days are still short, the temperature cold and,...
Russell’s Newsletter ‘Do you like Autumn?’ November 2021 Dear Friends, Do you like Autumn? For me it is a time of hard work – both in the church (November is always a busy month as we mark Remembrance and then move quickly on to the start of Advent)...
Russell’s Newsletter ‘A new academic year and ………’ September 2021 Dear Friends, How is it September already? They say time flies when you are enjoying yourself. Perhaps that phrase needs to be reworded to say: time flies when you...
Russell’s Newsletter ‘United Reformed Church’s Vision2020 initiative – 10+ years on’ July 2021 Dear Friends, In my report to the Annual Church Meeting, I referred to the United Reformed Church’s Vision2020 initiative launched over 10 years...
Russell’s Newsletter ‘Trinity’ June 2021 Dear Friends, Rawan Anani is a Palestinian artist whose colourful paintings evoke her love for her homeland and its culture. Recently, ‘Roots’ magazine drew my attention to her recently painted ’Gaza in my...