September 2023 – Christchurch United Church

Minister’s Message- September 24, 2023

September 25, 2023

Bible reading: Matthew 20:1-16.

I wonder how many of us knew that last Monday, September 18th, was “United Nations International Equal Pay Day”? No, nor did I! But in fact the principle of “Equal pay for equal work” has been enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights right from its start in 1946. Article 23 of the Declaration states, in part, that “Everyone has the right to just and favourable conditions of work; the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring an existence worthy of human dignity for themself and their family; and has the right to equal pay for equal work”. Equal pay is a founding principle of the European Union and it has been a part of British employment law since 1970.

Coffee and Chat Afternoons

Macmillan Coffee Afternoon

September 18, 2023

Please join us at our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon on Tuesday, September 26th at 2.00pm. A warm welcome to everyone to enjoy a cuppa, cake and fellowship. Donations in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Minister’s Message – September 17, 2023

September 18, 2023

Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-35.

I’ve never been to St Gwynno’s church in the village of Vaynor. It’s a quiet, rural place within the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, yet only about three miles, as the crow flies, from the industrial world of Merthyr Tydfil. In the churchyard there is a huge gravestone, reputed to weigh ten tons and surrounded by railings. It’s the last resting place of Robert Thompson Crawshay, who inherited his family’s Cyfartha ironmaking business after his brother drowned in the River Severn.

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Minister’s Message – September 3, 2023

September 4, 2023

Bible reading: Matthew 16:13-28.

John McEnroe was one of the greatest male tennis players of his day. He won seven Grand Slam titles including three at Wimbledon and was No.1 in the world for 170 weeks. Today he is a respected senior commentator on the game, but back in 1981 he was just 22 years old and known as known as “Superbrat” because of his fiery temper. For many people he has always been defined by one brief moment during that summer, when he argued with the umpire over a line call and said, “You cannot be serious!”. He was fined £750 and narrowly escaped disqualification. In later life he said, “I’d call it a mixed blessing but more positive than negative, ironically. it was the only time I said it in my 15-year career; then all of a sudden when I played on the Seniors’ tour, I got paid a bonus if I said it!”

Month: <span>September 2023</span>

Minister’s Message- September 24, 2023

Macmillan Coffee Afternoon

Minister’s Message – September 17, 2023

Minister’s Message – September 3, 2023