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We ask you to have a candle ready to light at the beginning of the service, and also a piece of bread or a biscuit or even some crisps, and a cup of wine or juice (or even water – after all the Lord turned water into wine!). It really doesn’t matter in these circumstances what you use – just something to eat and to drink.

You can follow the service by downloading the order of service – however, you’ll be able to see all hymns, readings, etc. by simply following the video below.

You can also watch the service on YouTube.

The funding of our worship, ministry, and outreach relies on your financial support – and in the absence of an offering in the service, a donation via the below PayPal option will be highly appreciated.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING

Service and sermon: Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

Reader: Mattia Falcone

Prayers: Elisabeth IJmker

The Choir of the English Reformed Church

Organist/Director of music: Richard Zook

If you want to read the sermon, you can download the manuscript.

We invite you to watch other services we’ve held online so far.

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Greetings to all at the end of another week!
This week we pre-recorded the readings for the Carols by Candlelight service that goes out on Christmas Eve from 19.30 hrs. In a difficult time, it was wonderful to hear these Christmas texts being read – ‘the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light…’ The choir have been hard at work and a splendid service is in store. I do hope that you will join us – and invite all your friends.
It was good to have a time for chatting after the service last week on Zoom, but there is room for plenty more people! Join us after the service for a short time of fellowship this link. This should give you access, though once again I will explain on Sunday morning on the live stream two other ways you can access these chat rooms.

Otherwise, Just a couple of things:

The programme for this WEEK: below:

Sunday 10.30, online service
This is the second Sunday in Advent and our reading is Isaiah 40:1-11. This is a service of Holy Communion – see above. You can access the service HERE.

Sunday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: join at Join at ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Monday, 14.00-16.00
Knitting Christmas angels. Contact Gillian Walker at: gillian.walker.ams@icloud.com

Tuesday, 08.45
Psalm Reciting (this week – Psalms 25-32). This will be at the church for this, but you might like to participate from your from our home at 8.45 or some other time.

Wednesday, 19.30
Bible Study. Looking at Old Testament passages which look forward to the coming of Christ. All welcome. Join at: ZOOM

Thursday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: You can join us on ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Prayer:
In a time like this, there may be people who feel especially in need of prayer either for themselves or for someone else. There is a small group of people in the congregation who take it in turns on Sundays to be available after the service to pray for anyone in need – so, if you would like prayer or have a particular prayer request please contact Margaret Richards on margaretanne_richards@hotmail.com and she and the others will pray accordingly.

A word about finance….
Please note that in this period when we are not meeting together there is a way of giving to the church on this website. Please use the PayPal donation button on the right.

God bless you all and keep us united as a church family – and safe and well.

Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

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You’re able to see all hymns, readings, etc. by simply watching the video, but it is also possible to follow the service by downloading the liturgy sheet.

You can also watch the service on YouTube.

The funding of our worship, ministry, and outreach relies on your financial support – and in the absence of an offering in the service, a donation via the below PayPal option will be highly appreciated.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING

Service and sermon: Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

Reader: Andreas Decker

Prayers: Gillian Walker

The Choir of the English Reformed Church

Organist/Director of music: Richard Zook

If you want to read the sermon, you can download the manuscript.

We invite you to watch other services we’ve held online so far.

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You’re able to see all hymns, readings, etc. by simply watching the video, but it is also possible to follow the service by downloading the liturgy sheet.

You can also watch the service on YouTube.

The funding of our worship, ministry, and outreach relies on your financial support – and in the absence of an offering in the service, a donation via the below PayPal option will be highly appreciated.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING

Service and sermon: Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

Reader: Peggy Krol

Prayers: Judi Haynes-Smart

Judi Haynes-Smart, soprano

Giles Francis, violin

Organist/Director of music: Richard Zook

If you want to read the sermon, you can download the manuscript.

We invite you to watch other services we’ve held online so far.

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Greetings to you at the end of another week! I hope everyone is keeping well as the days daw in and Christmas decorations begin appearing throughout the city.

I’m glad to say that continued work on the technicalities of live-streamed services is, I think, improving the quality of the filming – especially the sound – and I hope that you are managing to access the services OK. You will find the link for Sunday’s service below in this week’s programme.

This coming Sunday is the last Sunday in the Christian year as next week is the 1st Sunday in Advent, marking the start of the four week preparation for Christmas. This Sunday has become known as ‘Christ the king’ or ‘The reign of Christ’ Sunday – a fitting note to end the year on, and a reminder that it is Jesus and not Covid-19 that rules the world! However difficult things may be, his light will overcome this darkness, as we declare at the beginning of each Sunday service when we light our candles.

A reminder that as part of our Advent season, as from next Sunday, we are planning to offer an opportunity after the live-streamed service to go into a chat room, where a small group of half a dozen people or so can at least say hullo to one another on-screen and chat for a bit if they wish.

The programme for this WEEK: below:

Sunday 10.30, online service
Our reading this Sunday is Matthew 25:31-46, the vision of the judgement of the sheep and the goats. You can access the service HERE.

Sunday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: join at Join at ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Monday, 14.00-16.00
Knitting Christmas angels. Contact Gillian Walker at: gillian.walker.ams@icloud.com

Tuesday, 08.45
Psalm Reciting (this week – Psalms 10-17). For now we are not holding this at the church. Some of us will be doing this from our homes at 8.45 on Tuesday morning – you might like to do this too, or at some other any time.

Wednesday, 19.30
Zoom Bible Study, continuing our series on the parables. All welcome. Join at:
ZOOM

Thursday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: You can join us on ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Prayer:
In a time like this, there may be people who feel especially in need of prayer either for themselves or for someone else. There is a small group of people in the congregation who take it in turns on Sundays to be available after the service to pray for anyone in need – so, if you would like prayer or have a particular prayer request please contact Margaret Richards on margaretanne_richards@hotmail.com and she and the others will pray accordingly.

A word about finance….
Please note that in this period when we are not meeting together there is a way of giving to the church on this website. Please use the PayPal donation button on the right.

God bless you all and keep us united as a church family – and safe and well.

Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

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You’re able to see all hymns, readings, etc. by simply watching the video, but it is also possible to follow the service by downloading the liturgy sheet.

You can also watch the service on YouTube by clicking HERE!

The funding of our worship, ministry, and outreach relies on your financial support – and in the absence of an offering in the service, a donation via the below PayPal option will be highly appreciated.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING

Service and sermon: Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

Reader: Margaret Richards

Prayers: Heleen Koning

The Choir of the English Reformed Church

Margaret Richards, mezzo-soprano

Giles Francis, violin

Organist/Director of music: Richard Zook

If you want to read the sermon, you can download the manuscript.

We invite you to watch other services we’ve held online so far.

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Greetings, once more!

It is very heartening that there has been good news this past week of a possible breakthrough in the field of vaccines. Thank God for scientific and medical research, and let us continue to pray that these developments fulfil all hopes and expectations!

As far as our Sunday services go, much work continues to be put into these and to getting them right and problem-free. We are hugely indebted to a small group who have been putting in many long hours. A couple of points about our live-streamed services:

• Please note that there will be a different link each week for accessing the service. This link will be on the website each week and I will also share it here in my weekly letter (see below);
• One thing that we miss about ‘normal’ Sunday services is chatting and socialising afterwards. We are hoping therefore soon to offer an opportunity after the live-streamed service on Sunday to go into a chat room, where a small group of half a dozen people or so can at least say hullo to one another on-screen and chat for a bit if they wish. We will try to make it as simple as possible to move from watching the service to accessing a chat room. We are aiming to do this from Sunday November 29th which is the first Sunday in Advent. I think as we draw near to Christmas that it will be good to have this facility.

The programme for this WEEK: below:

Sunday 10.30, online service
Our reading this Sunday is Matthew 25:14-30, the parable of the talents.
You can access the service HERE.

Sunday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: join at Join at ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Monday, 14.00-16.00
Knitting Christmas angels. Contact Gillian Walker at: gillian.walker.ams@icloud.com

Tuesday, 08.45
Psalm Reciting (this week – Psalms 1-9). For now we are not holding this at the church. Some of us will be doing this from our homes at 8.45 on Tuesday morning – you might like to do this too, or at some other any time.

Thursday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: You can join us on ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Prayer:
In a time like this, there may be people who feel especially in need of prayer either for themselves or for someone else. There is a small group of people in the congregation who take it in turns on Sundays to be available after the service to pray for anyone in need – so, if you would like prayer or have a particular prayer request please contact Margaret Richards on margaretanne_richards@hotmail.com and she and the others will pray accordingly.

A word about finance….
Please note that in this period when we are not meeting together there is a way of giving to the church on this website. Please use the PayPal donation button on the right.

All very best wishes to you. We keep praying for an end to this difficult time.

Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

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Welcome to our service. We’re happy you’re here, and we hope you’ll be blessed.

You’re able to see all hymns, readings, etc. by simply watching the video, but it is also possible to follow the service by downloading the liturgy sheet.

You can also watch the service on YouTube by clicking HERE!

The funding of our worship, ministry, and outreach relies on your financial support – and in the absence of an offering in the service, a donation via the below PayPal option will be highly appreciated.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING

Service and sermon: Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

Reader: Pat Beattie

Prayers: Sally Stone

The Choir of the English Reformed Church

Organist/Director of music: Richard Zook

If you want to read the sermon, you can download the manuscript.

We invite you to watch other services we’ve held online so far.

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Greetings to you all!

I have to apologise for some gremlins that caused some problems last week with our live-stream recording. As a result we were unable to put the recorded service up on the website and we thought it best to put just the recording up as a podcast. We have done some work on this in the past week and hopefully things will run more smoothly this week.

This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday which, like everything else, will be strange without a congregation. However, we will be holding the 2 minute silence as usual and I hope that many of you can join us at that time via the live-stream.

One other matter: I am planning to run another ‘Walk Through The Bible’ – a four week course that is aimed at people who are considering Church membership, baptism, confirmation, or who just fancy a refresher course in the Christian faith or a better understanding of the Bible. I will be doing this on Zoom, probably one night per week for four weeks, and anyone wishing to take part, please contact me on pastor.l.stone@gmail.com .

I hope you continue to keep well.

The programme for this WEEK: below:

Sunday 10.30, live- streamed service
Sunday is Remembrance Sunday and our readings are Jeremiah 25:8-10 and Matthew 25:1-13. You can access the live-stream at 10.30 HERE.

Sunday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: join at Join at ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Monday, 14.00-16.00
Knitting Christmas angels. Contact Gillian Walker at: gillian.walker.ams@icloud.com

Tuesday, 08.45
Psalm Reciting (this week – Psalms 143-150). For now we are not holding this at the church. Some of us will be doing this from our homes at 8.45 on Tuesday morning – you might like to do this too, or at some other any time.

Wednesday, 19.30
Bible Study, following a series on the parables, looking at the story of the talents in Luke 19:11-27. All welcome! Join at ZOOM

Thursday, 21.00
Short evening prayers, Compline: You can join us on ZOOM Password, if you need it: 243960

Prayer:
In a time like this, there may be people who feel especially in need of prayer either for themselves or for someone else. There is a small group of people in the congregation who take it in turns on Sundays to be available after the service to pray for anyone in need – so, if you would like prayer or have a particular prayer request please contact Margaret Richards on margaretanne_richards@hotmail.com and she and the others will pray accordingly.

A word about finance….
Please note that in this period when we are not meeting together there is a way of giving to the church on this website. Please use the PayPal donation button on the right.

God bless you all and keep us united as a church family – and safe and well.

Rev. Dr. Lance Stone

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