As we move towards the post-Covid world we are gradually evolving our patterns of Sunday gatherings towards something appropriate and sustainable for the numbers we have. Bearing in mind the various Church Meeting discussions and decisions, your Worship Group has met and planned the programme up to Christmas at least along the following lines: The…
Union Chapel Fallowfield (Baptist)
Baptists in South Manchester
Author: Steve Roberts
The Prayer that Jesus Taught
Reading: Luke 11:1-13 The prayer that Jesus taught to his disciples is focussed on four things. They are framed as requests to God but without our input it is difficult to see how they can come about. Firstly we are to pray that the communities and societies in which we live are changed sothat they…
Book Group 9th May
A reminder that the Book Group meets next Monday on Zoom (09.05.22) when we will be discussing Colm Tóibín’s novel ‘The Testament of Mary’. A Zoom invite will be sent to those expressing an interest on Sunday Alan
Relatable Thomas
Luke 24 13-31 John 20:19-31 On what we call Good Friday, Jesus of Nazareth was crucified and most of his closest followers seem to have gone missing. But by the time the Jewish Festival of Weeks came round, 50 days later, they had regrouped and become reinvigorated, and Simon Peter performed one of the most…
Book Group March 21st
The Book Group will be meeting this coming Monday (21.03.22) when we shall be considering St Jerome’s Epitaph on St Paula . If you all agree we will look at the Tóbín novella ‘Testament of Mary’ next time. Alan
Ukraine
Stay with me, remain here with me,watch and pray, [Taize] What can we do? Christain Aid will be doing what it can – and as supporters we will be sending our donation https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/ukraine-crisis-appeal Grrenpeace have offered us the following: Last Thursday, people across Ukraine woke up to the devastating sounds of Russian missiles putting them…
Lent Series 2022
We will be meeting via Zoom for a series of reflections remembering the life of Jesus through events and stories as recorded in the Gospels.
Book Group Feb 21st
The next Book Group is on Monday 21st February. I thought that for a change we would not read a book or an essay but would take a look at some of the hymns that have been used in our Sunday services over the past year. I have taken them from the Orders of Service…
Church Walk 12th Feb
A walk around Chadkirk and up and down Marple locks and the aquaduct. Contact Lorna or Gwyneth for details.
Church Weekend dates 2022/2023
ADVANCE DATES FOR CHURCH WEEKENDS: 2022 24th to 26th June Thornleigh Grange over Sands, 2023 23rd to 25th June Glenthorne Guest House and Conference Centre, Grasmere David