Christchurch United Church

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

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.

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!

Minister's Message

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.

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday August 1st, 11am

August 1, 2021August 7, 2021

Minister's Message

Minister’s Message – Sunday July 25th, 2021

July 25, 2021

“The problem with Chinese food is that it fills you up nicely but lets you down later. Halfway through the evening you start to feel hungry again”. I wonder if you’ve ever said that, or heard anyone else saying it? It’s probably not true, anyway – it’s more likely that eating Chinese food is simply a different culinary experience to fish and chips, roast beef with all the trimmings, pizza or chicken tikka masala.

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday July 25th, 11am

July 25, 2021

Minister's Message

Minister’s Message – Sunday July 18th, 2021

July 18, 2021

I wonder if you’ve ever heard about the “Right to Disconnect”? It’s a campaign being waged by “Prospect”, the trade union for scientists, civil servants and other professionals. They claim that remote working has led to people working for longer each day, which increases their risk of stress and burnout and makes it harder for them to draw a clear line between ‘work’ and ‘leisure’ time. The union is calling for the government to give employees a legally binding “right to disconnect” which would ban bosses from routinely emailing or calling their staff outside set working hours. It could even lead to messages sent at these times being automatically deleted in order to deter off-duty staff from constantly checking their inboxes.

Virtual Worship

Virtual Worship – Sunday July 18th, 11am

July 18, 2021

Minister's Message

Minister’s Message – Sunday July 11th, 2021

July 11, 2021

I’m sure we’ve all made promises which we’ve regretted and have come back to haunt us. You know the sort of thing I mean: there’s that boring couple you met on holiday and rashly invited for lunch “if they’re happen to be in the area”; there’s the offer of a car and driving lessons dangled before your son or daughter if they do well in their A-levels; there’s even the threat that “we won’t go to the pantomime if you’re naughty” which we might make to a small child, even though we’ve already bought the tickets. What do we do if that couple does show up, or our teenager excels in their exams, or if that toddler keeps on having its tantrums? We may feel we want to break our promise – but we’ve given our word. To go back on it may seem to be sensible, but we don’t want people to think that we’re weak or can’t be trusted. So we take a deep breath, put on a brave smile, and keep the promise we’ve made.

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Calling all ye Landlubbers!