;)
Posted: November 2017
The Action for Children Quiz held on Saturday 14th October was a great success, raising £533 for Action for Children. Thanks to all who helped and to those who came along, but Special Thanks to Viv and Steve Kemp for all their hard work.
The National Epilepsy Action Coffee Morning last week raised £156. Thank you very much to everyone who helped, especially Margaret in the coffee bar, and to all who came to support the stall.
Ellesborough Silver Band's charity evening of Light Classical Music and Film Themes In aid of Karibuni Children last Saturday at The Church on Fairford Leys, raised £697. A very big thank you is due to the excellent band and to all those who supported the event.
popular recent storiesAlso in the news
John considers the story of the basket of ripe fruit in Amos 8:1-14.A Basket of Ripe Fruit1 This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me: a basket of ripe fruit. 2 "What do you see, Amos?" he asked. "A basket of ripe fruit," I answered. Then the LORD said to me, "The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer. 3 "In that day," declares the...
Richard reflects on Amos 7:10-17 and the amazingly named Amaziah.Amos and Amaziah10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: "Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words. 11 For this is what Amos is saying: " 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile...
"There are a lot of us out there — people who know what they SHOULD think about the Bible, but who actually think something quite different. We're told the Bible is the inspired word of God; then we read bits which are violent, disgusting or utterly weird. We're told it should fill us with joy and gratitude, only to encounter significant chunks that seem irrelevant, incomprehensible...
Coming events
Zoom
Online from the manse
Streamed funeral from church via this website
Online from the manse
Latest news
