August 2021 – Christchurch United Church

Minister’s Message – August 29, 2021

August 29, 2021

Our Holiday Club featured one of the great characters of the Bible: St Paul. And of course there are several other “stand-out” figures in the Bible, such as Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah and Peter, to name a few. This morning, though, I want to focus on someone who, if he were up for a Bafta or an Oscar, would fall into the category of “Actors in a Supporting Role”. And, just as actors often have a stage name which is different to their given one – such as John Wayne who was really Marion Morrison – so this man isn’t best known to us as “Cyprus Joe” (Joseph the Levite from Cyprus) but as Barnabas which apparently means “Son of Encouragement”. It was the apostles in Jerusalem who renamed him; they must have thought very highly of him!

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday August 29th, 11am

August 29, 2021

During the Coronavirus pandemic, ‘virtual’ worship will be posted on the Christchurch United Church Facebook page. These videos will also be available on the website shortly afterwards. Please click on title above.

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Minister’s Message – August 22, 2021

August 25, 2021

The city of Amsterdam – which I’ve only visited once, for a few hours – has many notable sights. There is of course the network of canals and I have to say, having done both, that a boat trip around them is slightly nicer than taking the Cardiff water-bus from Bute Park to Mermaid Quay! Then there is the architecture, the narrow but tall old houses that line the canals. You can visit the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh gallery; another popular attraction (if that’s the right word) is the house of Anne Frank whose diary of life under Nazi occupation is world-famous. There is an abundance of churches, chief among them being the Old Church and, naturally, the New Church, now only used for royal weddings and coronations, organ recitals and as an exhibition space. As you wander around, make sure you look out for the bicycles and trams!

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday August 22nd, 11am

August 22, 2021

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Minister’s Message – August 15, 2021

August 15, 2021

One of the most famous – and most fascinating – figures of the First World War was T.E. Lawrence, known of course as “Lawrence of Arabia”. Although he was bitterly ashamed of the way in which the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a guerrilla campaign which revolutionized the art of war. His principal target was the Hedjaz Railway, the lifeline of the Ottoman Empire; some of the abandoned locomotives still lie where they were sabotaged over a century ago.

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday August 15th, 11am

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021

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Minister’s Message – August 8, 2021

August 9, 2021

One of the accusations made against the first Christians was that they were cannibals. It was said that they gathered in secret and took part in abominable rites which included the eating of human flesh and the drinking of blood. Both the Romans and the Jews were horrified, especially one writer who alleged that a baby would be laid on the altar, ritually killed and then torn from limb to limb before being eaten. I’m sure that, if these accusations were being made today, the BBC would carry out some investigative journalism, social media would be full of horror stories and questions would be asked in Parliament!

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday August 8th, 11am

August 8, 2021

Holiday Bible Club

Holiday Bible Club 2021

August 7, 2021August 8, 2021

Calling all ye Landlubbers!

We will be running a face-to-face Holiday Bible Club this year for children aged 5-11 and in primary school. Places are more limited this year than usual and we will be running for 3 mornings rather than 5.

Contact us to find out more: youthclub@christchurchunitedcardiff.org.uk or via our Facebook page: @ChristchurchUnitedChurch.

Book now to avoid disappointment as many spaces have already been filled!

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Minister’s Message – August 1st, 2021

August 2, 2021

To most people, Chorleywood is just a leafy suburb of outer London, a stop on the Metropolitan Line into Baker Street. But it is also an extremely important place in the history of bread-making. For, exactly 60 years ago, three scientists working for the British Baking Industries Research Association there invented a process which revolutionised the baking industry. Now, I can’t pretend to understand how it works. But it apparently allows bakers to use lower-protein wheat and speeds up the time required to make bread, which now takes about three-and-a-half hours from the basic flour to a sliced and packaged loaf. This is a highly-mechanised process which can only be used in large factories.

Month: <span>August 2021</span>

Calling all ye Landlubbers!