The minister writes… from our April 2024 newsletter
Dear friends, I realise this will be appearing in the April newsletter which means that officially we will just have celebrated Easter as it is earlier this year, coming as…
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Sabbatical – 2024
The word ‘Sabbath’ lies at the root of the word ‘sabbatical’ and in the 19th century it was used by universities to denote a period of study leave for their…
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The minister writes… from our February 2024 newsletter
Dear friends, I don’t know if it’s quite the done thing for a minister to admit that there are some passages in the Bible that they really don’t like very…
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The minister writes… from our December 23 January 24 newsletter
Dear friends, As I write this we’re soon to begin the season of Advent, where we contemplate the coming of Jesus, remember the first Christmas and anticipate the time…
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The minister writes… from our November 2023 newsletter
Dear friends, In the last newsletter I asked you all, as a church, to prayerfully consider where God might be leading us. I’d like to thank all those who…
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Summer barbecue at the Manse August 2023
The barbeque for SYMC took place at The Manse on 26th August. it was lovely to see families and to catch up with guests from CMC. A highlight of the afternoon…
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The minister writes… (from our October 2023 newsletter)
Where are we heading? Where is God leading us? These are a couple of important questions that we need to ask ourselves as a church. To be honest, they…
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The minister writes…. from our June 2023 newsletter
Dear friends, ‘That which was lost is found!’ I mislaid my keys the other day – the keys to my car, the house, the garage and some other keys (of…
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The minister writes… From our April/May newsletter 2023
Dear friends, During Lent our Bible Study group has been looking at the final week in the life of Jesus. As we have read the account of his trial before…