Don't miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to visit places in the Holy Land sacred to our three faiths.

Sunday 8 December to Sunday 15 December 2019

Cost: £1500 per person, sharing twin room

Led by Rabbi David Hulbert, Rev Ulrike Bell and Imam Dr Mohammed Fahim​

After the success of our Christmas Experience last December, we again invited two classes from the local Primary School to visit the church to engage in an Easter experience.

With the help of friends from St. James’, and from Act4, five people hosted groups of children in various parts of the church building to explain the elements of the Easter story with stories and craft activities.

Each child took home a paper carrier bag containing the things they had made and a bag of small Easter eggs!

​From conversations at the school gate the following day, the children had gone home and told their families all about it, showing them what they had made and telling them about the Easter story.

Watch ​C.S. Lewis' timeless adventure The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on the big screen.

We’ll watch together and wonder afterwards about parallels to the Easter story, how C.S.Lewis (and this film) managed to tell it in such a different way.

Saturday 13th April, 6.00pm at Chingford URC.

Bring your friends!
Bring popcorn and your favourite drinks.

From Eating Together, we are moving on to our second Holy Habit: Prayer.

Again, there will be an Introduction service into this habit in each of our churches, followed by a deepening of the habit by our house group meetings and a follow-up worship on the theme led by Revd June Colley.

Much to look forward to, to try out, to learn and re-learn.

Please do try and join one of our house groups. They are open to anyone! Just contact the host or facilitator. Please see dates and contact below.

Group 1 (TBC)

Group 2 (Tues 9 April at 10.00am)
June Colley (Host & Facilitator)
[email protected]

Group 3 (Weds 17 April at 10.00am)
Audrey Mendham (Host)
Jean Wyber (Facilitator)
[email protected]

Group 4 (Date TBC)
Sandra Millan (Host & Facilitator)
[email protected]

Group 5 (Tues 9 April at 7.30pm)
Eileen and Geoff Packe (Hosts)
[email protected]
Margaret Brown (Facilitator)
[email protected]

Group 6 (Mon 8 April at 10.30am)
Gerald & Mariana Lee (Hosts)
St James URC, Buckhurst Hill
[email protected]
Isabel Bala (Facilitator)
[email protected]

Group 7 (Date TBC)
Heather Nicholaou (Host and Facilitator)
[email protected]

Group 8 (Sun 28 April March at 5.00pm)
Helen and Kevin Haigh (Hosts and Facilitators)
[email protected]

We are pleased to confirm that we will be running a five session Lent Course at St James' URC.

These will run on Wednesdays at 11am or on Thursdays at 6:30pm.

We’ll explore issues around God, the world and what is means to be human.
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Each session will include extracts from the film Oscar-winning film, Chocolat, along with group discussion questions, exercises and meditations, suggestions for individual reading and related Bible passages.

Wednesdays (11am - 12:30pm)
13 March
20 March
27 March
3 April
10 April

Thursdays (6:30 - 8pm)
14 March
21 March
28 March
4 April
11 April

For more information, please contact Rev Ulrike Bell on 020 8505 5542 or [email protected].

We will be holding a film night at 5pm on Saturday 30 March at St James' URC.

The film is Risen, starring Joseph Fiennes.

Please bring along your own popcorn, drinks and snacks.

This film is suitable for children aged 12 years and over. We will be discussing the film afterwards. 
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Here's some blurb: 
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"Risen follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to
Yahshua in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumours of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.”

This Sunday, we will be holding a Remembrance Sunday Messy Church session at Woodford Green URC from 4 - 6pm.

This is all-age family worship. It is creative, relaxed and informal.

There will be a host of craft activities and games, we will reflect on what Remembrance Sunday is about and we'll share a simple meal together.

If you'd like to find out more, please contact Rev Ulrike Bell on 020 8505 5542.

From Monday 22 October to Thursday 25 October during Half Term, there will be a play scheme and bible holiday club at Chingford URC.

Morning and/ or afternoon sessions available.

• 9:00am – 12noon
• 12noon – 3:00pm

For reception to Year 6 children.

£6 for a three hour session.

Arts and craft, drama, songs, prizes, stories, challenges, construction and games.
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Register at www.rbf.org.uk

​PROGRAMME
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10:00 Worship and Introduction to the day - Brian Ball
10:15 Responding to HATE CRIME – Rhian Samuda (A Police Officer in Tottenham)
11:00 Children on the edge – William Jagessar (Childline volunteer)
11:45 Tea/ coffee break
11:55 Opportunities/Challenges – Young people and the church - Lorraine Downer (Youth Worker at High Cross URC
12:25 A Taster session from ‘Conversations on Diversity’ – Lorraine Downer, Sandra Ackroyd and Alex Bediako
1:15 Lunch is provided

To book a place, please contact Sandra Ackroyd at [email protected].