Redhill URC

  •  1 December 2021 |
     

    A suggestion from John Sinclair to start an item in the magazine to identify flowers. John has sent in the following flower which he has identified from the church memorial garden, the answer is inverted below.

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    llɘwbɘɘqƧ ɘniqlA

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    We are delighted to announce the arrival of our second grandaughter Eloise Grace on Sunday 21st November at 16:18, weighing 7lbs 6. Dan & Emily are delighted with Eloise as is big sister Annabel; even Rosie the labrador is helping! We are all very much looking forward to spending some time over Christmas getting to know our new gra […]

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    May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very thoughtful Christmas and a 2022 full of peace.

    The end of November takes us into the new lectionary with the great vision of Advent – four Sundays of reflection and preparation. It is a common complaint amongst ministers that we rush too quickly into Christmas and start our carols […]

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    As we approach the festive time of year and are able to sing carols once again, I thought it would be of interest to look at the history of one of our favourite carols. But one that does not feature in too many hymn books, mainly as it’s sung usually as a solo piece or a choral work and also because it has a wide vocal range for the un […]

  •  13 November 2021 |

    Having been born seven years after the end of World War II, I have not experienced warfare. Apart, that is, from the early weeks of 1990, when I was in Bucharest shortly after the collapse of the rule of the tyrant Nicolae Ceaușescu. I was visiting to see what could be done for the babies abandoned in the orphanages. Everything was grey […]