Please come along and enjoy an afternoon of music and song, with mulled wine and mince pies.
Both the former Ray Lodge and Woodford Green URCs have now been sold. We are delighted that they will become the home for new Christian congregations. You can still worship with us at Chingford URC and St James' URC in Buckhurst Hill. All welcome.
Here is an overview of who will be leading our services on specific dates at Chingford URC and St James' URC from July to September 2022. Woodford Green URC held a sad but joyful last service on 30 June with a good congregation of friends and past members.
The building, and that of the former Ray Lodge URC, are being sold by URC Thames North Synod. It was with great sadness that the members of the church agreed/ voted at a meeting on 10 January 2022 that they were no longer a viable congregation of the United Reformed Church and therefore would cease worship in the summer (probably the end of June 2022).
The effect of this is that the buildings become the property of URC Thames North Synod who will decide the future of the buildings, including a possible sale on the open market. Here is an overview of who will be leading our services on specific dates at St James', Chingford and Woodford Green.
The Forest Group of Churches bids a fond farewell to Rev Ulrike Bell as she returns to Germany8/9/2021
The Reverend Ulrike Bell has received a call to serve a Lutheran church in her native Germany. The churches of the Forest Group were very sad at her leaving and celebrated her six years of ministry with us at a farewell service on 18 July. At the service, tributes were paid to her special gifts in music, as well as her warm personality and leadership in worship, and her contributions to many other aspects of church life. Any matters relating to any of the three churches in the Group should be referred to the relevant church secretaries. Today's worship is a service to aid recovery from the last devastating year of pandemic. It's a remembrance of losses we've had, a reflection on the lessons learned and encouragement for whatever the future may hold.
Worship on the theme of doubt and faith, a prayer using our hands and writing of a letter to God.
On Good Friday, we meditated on the Stations of the Cross, with pictures by the artist Virginia Maksymowicz (2005).
Meditations based on Walking the Way of the Cross, Stephen Cottrell, Paula Gooder and Philip North (2019), adapted for today. All read and sung by members of the congregation. |
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