The United Reformed Church is seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer for the Thames North and Southern Synods Full time 37.5 hours Salary: £34 000 per annum Closing date: Midnight Friday 23 August 2019 Interview date: Wednesday 11 September 2019 Responsible to: The Thames North and Southern Synod Moderators Area: London and surrounding areas, mainly within […]
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mision and Vision 50 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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URCYA2020 postcard FINAL
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Safeguarding Form September 2019 Petts Wood
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I write to inform you that I have accepted a call to become the next URC Secretary for Ministries. It has been a huge privilege to be Moderator of Southern Synod, a role I have, for the most part, enjoyed immensely. Whilst I have been very happy in my role, over the past year, a […]
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 49 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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Richmond Poster 2019
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 48 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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Unfortunately we have had to cancel this event due to low numbers. July 13 Flyer and booking form July 13 Poster 2 July 13 Poster
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 47 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 46 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 45 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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Contact Andy Twilley for details
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 44 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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ECO-EVENT FOR ADULTS & YOUNG PEOPLE: EXPLORING A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE (led by Christian ecologist Alex Mabbs) SATURDAY 15th JUNE 2019 10 am to 2 pm (including lunch) AT MARSH GREEN URC MARSH GREEN ROAD, NEAR EDENBRIDGE, TN8 5QR Tickets available online here or from Elizabeth Richmond on 01732 863368 […]
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 43 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 42 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 41 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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Vision Day held at Oxted URC on the 28th May 2019 Click here to book your place: training@urcsouthern.org.uk
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 40 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 39 Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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The latest issue can be downloaded here: Mission and Vision 38. Previous issues can be found in the documents library
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Oberammergau Passion Play 2020, Churches in Croydon are organising 2 pilgrimages to the Passion Play in 2020. These will be led by Bishop Jonathan of Croydon, Revd Nicola Furley Smith, The URC Moderator and Revd Andrew Letby, The Methodist Convenor and Deacon Billy Letby. The pilgrimages, (dates 29 May-5th June, and 14-21 August) will combine […]
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Our sister church in Farnham is undergoing a redevelopment project and will be removing their pews in the church sanctuary to make the space for multi-use. They are looking for some chairs that they can use on a temporary basis in that phase of the development. If your church is buying new chairs, or you […]
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In line with the new GDPR regulations Southern Synod have a new privacy notice. Synod Privacy Notice Trust Privacy Notice Click here for more guidance on GDPR.
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My wife, Marion and I are planning to lead a party to see the famous Passion Play in Oberammergau in the summer of 2020. This is organised through McCabe’s Pilgrimages with whom we have travelled many times in the past. The dates of our visit are 31st July -7th August 2020. The play has been […]
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Further to the message below, Jane Baird has sent the following update:- I am pleased to let you know that the GDPR guidance for churches is now on the URC website https://urc.org.uk/GDPR.html. There is a button on the front page to take you straight to the resources. From Jane Baird, Deputy General Secretary (Administration & […]
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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 […]
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Synod Office has inherited a variety of small church furnishings, mainly from churches that have closed. These range from chalices to lecterns, and are freely available to any church that can make good use of them. They can be collected from Synod Office, and perhaps this Saturday is a good opportunity with Synod Together at […]
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The Property / Manses pages have been updated with an “Essential Guide to Manse Upkeep” which gives guidance to Churches on maintaining the accommodation they provide to their ministers. Click here to read the guidance.
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If you are a Facebook user why not like the Southern Synod, United Reformed Page and get updates to your newsfeed of when new stories are posted to this website, together with other URC related news.
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The Moderator, the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith recently wrote to Ministers and Churches about the United Reformed Church’s Past Case Review “Ministers and church secretaries have received a pack of information about the Past Case Review: in response to a number of questions and concerns here is some additional information. Why a past case review? A […]
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Church House have been in touch to say extensive guidance on how to register your building for Same Sex Marriage can be found on the URC Website under Resource Library / M / Marriage of same-sex couples:- http://www.urc.org.uk/marriage-of-same-sex-couples.html The top 3 documents give Guidance and ask people to write to the General Secretariat at Church […]
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For those of you not so familiar or involved in the work of Southern Synod receiving correspondence or looking at documents and minutes, a list of the most commonly used acronyms and abbreviations in Southern can be found on the link below:- Acronyms and abbreviations used in Southern Synod The page can be found in […]
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You may have seen the recent news article in the URC Newsletter – ‘Copyright made easy! – http://www.urc.org.uk/latest-news/1899-copyright-made-easy.html The article is also copied below:- “The communications department at Church House has produced a fourth information guide in its growing series on church communications: ‘Getting to grips with copyright: A short guide for United Reformed churches’. This […]
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Southern Synod now have a page on Facebook to publicise our website. Please ‘like’ the page and spread the news on your own Facebook pages so that you and those interested in the URC can get notification of new content on the Southern website. https://www.facebook.com/Southern-Synod-United-Reformed-Church-1652559398340021/
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