Redhill URC

I watched Jonnie’s Blade School this week. This was an inspiring documentary where Jonnie Peacock, the Paralympic gold medal runner, ser up a school to help 5 young amputees to face their fears, learn skills and techniques, and begin to enjoy their sports like any able-bodied youngster. In the run up to the Paralympics in Tokyo this co […]

People with disabilities don’t want special treatment. They just want to be treated like everyone else. As the Paralympics begin in the coming week, we honour and celebrate the determination and courage of those competing. In days past, any disability was seen as shameful, as punishment for sin committed. Even today, some able-bodied p […]

After the joy of the Olympics, this week has given the world some stark news. July was earth’s hottest month ever. Ahead of the conference looking at what governments can do to cut emissions and get the world back on a course of renewal, turning the policies of generations around to reduce the climate emergency, we are warned that we d […]

This is the ‘new normal’. The URC is aware that the government will soon be issuing a statement about how we can behave from the 19th July and have released a new set of guidelines for its churches. It will be available on the URC’s website in the next few days, but I thought it was worth mentioning in the mini mag. The document be […]

Hello everyone . I hope you have coped with the recent hot weather.

I regret the to have to advise you that another member of our congregation has passed away. Margaret Bates died on 10th July. She was a very loyal member of the church. However, unfortunately she had been unable to attend services for some time, even prior to Covid. C […]