This is taken from St Andrew’s URC Cheam’s Church Magazine (July / August 2016 issue) with the kind permission of the Editor and Laura Barker. IN MEMORIAM PETER GEOFFREY BLAKE BARKER 9th July 1928 – 13th May 2016 There were many tributes to Peter at the Service of Thanksgiving for his life held at St […]
To commemorate today’s 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, here is an article that Trinity URC Wimbledon posted on their Facebook page:- Trinity remembers those of our number who died at the Somme, especially Herbert Mackenzie who died 100 years ago today. Herbert was the son of Trinity members who lived in Quicks […]
Update 12 July 2016 It was confirmed at General Assembly on 8 July 2016 that the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith would continue her tenure as Moderator of Southern Synod until 1 March 2023. Nicola Furley-Smith began her ministry as Southern Synod Moderator in March 2011, and is now in the sixth year of […]
Dear friends, I bring you good news. We have a new Synod Training and Development Officer (TDO). The Revd Andy Twilley, a Baptist minister, has been offered the job by the Synod Appointment Panel after a successful interview and he has accepted. Andy comes to us as an exceptionally experienced minister who would work well […]
Don’t forget tomorrow’s meeting! Originally posted on 1 June 2016 The Synod Clerk invites members of Southern Synod to a Synod Pre-Assembly Briefing on Saturday 11th June 2016 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm in the David Sweet Hall, East Croydon URC. The invitation is not exclusively for those going to Assembly, and has been distributed […]
Some of you may have experienced difficulty accessing the website in the last few days. This is because you may have a shortcut on your computer that directs you to the old website address, and the automatic redirection stopped working a few days ago. This has now been resolved, but so the same thing does […]
A message from the Synod Clerk Dear friends It is with the hope of resurrection to eternal life, yet with deep sorrow, that I inform you about the death of the Revd Peter Geoffrey Blake Barker. Peter passed away peacefully in his sleep in hospital, this morning (Friday 13th May 2016). Peter has left his body […]
Revd Alex Mabbs is organising a Memorial Service for Revd Zam Walker, and has set up a Facebook Page to log interest:- https://www.facebook.com/events/1211622305523490/ “Zam was minister of Brighthelm, with her husband David, from 2007-2010. She died in April after being ill with cancer and her funeral service was at Greenock URC. Some of us, her […]
A new Synod Staff blog item and an addition to the Gallery of Christian Art in Southern are available to read on the website. Just click on the links below! Synod Staff Blog – Nick’s friend’s ambitious artwork project for Church in Aldershot Gallery of Christian Art – Paintings by Robert Senior – at […]
A message from the Synod Clerk Dear Friends We received, in the Synod Office, the news of the death of the Revd Andrew Lorimer, a retired minister of the United Reformed Church, who was a member at the Bay URC Birchington, where his friendly and fatherly presence was well appreciated. The news of Andrew’s death also […]