Revd John Proctor, General Secretary of the URC has brought to our attention the following Conference for people involved in giving (or teaching) professional pastoral supervision. Full details including the Programme can be viewed in this Conference brochure. The Association for Pastoral Supervision and Education APSE 9th Annual Conference September 4th-5th, 2018 Vanbrugh College, University of […]
from Revd Dr Ana Gobledale, who serves on the Joint Liturgical Group on behalf of the URC A conference hosted by the Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain Download JLG March 2018 – Shaping Our worship POSTER All welcome! Date: Wednesday 7 March 2018 Doors open: 10.30am for 10.45am, close 4.00pm Venue: St Aloysius Parish […]
From Churches Together in South London Yesterday (23 January), church leaders from South London gathered for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018. Roger and Faith Forster of Ichthus Christian Fellowship led us in reflection, and we were kindly hosted by Southwark Cathedral Meeting together at the invitation of Churches Together in South London (CTSL), these […]
In the hope of resurrection to eternal life, I write to convey the new of the sudden death of the Revd Tony Groom on 11th January 2018. Many of you will remember Tony as a regular preacher in a number of our churches within Southern Synod especially in his retirement as well as being […]
From URC Communications With 19 members and a building about to be demolished, Crossway United Reformed Church might have disappeared. Instead, as the Revd Peter Stevenson recounts, it became a religious hub at the heart of the community.‘When I came to Crossway, south London, in 2009, there was no eldership, no secretary, no treasurer. They didn’t […]
Some of you may have noticed that some of the older or out-of-date news stories have been removed from the News page, to manage it’s length! They have been moved to an ‘archive’ which is accessible through the “News Archive 2017” link at the bottom of the News page (where you will also find […]
Southern Synod Office will close at 4.30 pm on Friday 22 December and reopens at 9.30 am on Wednesday 3 January 2018. During this period, we will be checking for URGENT messages left on voicemail. All at the Synod Office wish you a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Christmas 2017 Dear Friends, “Fake news” has been named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary and will be printed in the next edition. The phrase, which is often used by Donald Trump, has seen a 365 per cent rise in use since 2016. It is often defined as false, often sensational, information disseminated under […]