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Our church sanctuary is slightly unusual, being upstairs but it’s easy to find once you are through the front doors of the building! Access is fully accessible with a ramp leading up to the sanctuary. We offer a variety of ways to get involved in worship at the United Church. As well as two services on Sunday morning, we have a weekly service on a Friday morning and Messy Church for young people and their parents or guardians once a month. Being both Methodist and URC we tend to have a variety of women and men of both denominations leading our services which makes for a wealth of learning and experience.
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Prayer – Unexpected potential
Lord, we are small and easily overlooked
but in your eyes we are seeds
which contain within them unlimited growth.
Lord, we are only a teaspoon of dust
but in your kingdom we are yeast
which brings life to the heaviest of doughs.
Lord, we are searching for the secret of life
but we will only discover it when we are caught in the net of your love.
You are the substance of life, the ground on which we tread, the staple of our diet, the air we breathe, the place we rest, and the breeze that makes us restless.
You are the hope we have to come, and the treasure of our past. The source of life, and destiny,
beginning and ending, our history and our future.
Everyday God, journey with us this day,
that we may find you and know you for ever. Amen.
James Ashdown, URC Prayer Handbook 2020
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Lord, we are small and easily overlooked
but in your eyes we are seeds
which contain within them unlimited growth.
Lord, we are only a teaspoon of dust
but in your kingdom we are yeast
which brings life to the heaviest of doughs.
Lord, we are searching for the secret of life
but we will only discover it when we are caught in the net of your love.
You are the substance of life, the ground on which we tread, the staple of our diet, the air we breathe, the place we rest, and the breeze that makes us restless.
You are the hope we have to come, and the treasure of our past. The source of life, and destiny,
beginning and ending, our history and our future.
Everyday God, journey with us this day,
that we may find you and know you for ever. Amen.
James Ashdown, URC Prayer Handbook 2020
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your Kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
