Welcome to City United Reformed Church
We are an Open and Inclusive Christian congregation, made up of and welcoming people from all communities regardless of race, colour, gender, age, nationality, economic circumstance, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or emotional condition.
SHOW THE LOVE
https://www.theclimatecoalition.org/show-the-love
The Climate Coalition’s SHOW THE LOVE campaign is about using our voices to protect what
we love from the impacts of climate change. The time is now to use the power of green hearts to
drive action on the climate crisis. By getting creative, we can ask our politicians to put aside
their differences and work for a healthier, cleaner, fairer world.
Later this year, the UK is hosting the UN Climate Conference COP 26. This is the most
important international summit we have ever hosted. What gets decided in Glasgow will define
the world that our children inherit. COP 26 is an opportunity for the UK to lead the world into a
greener future, but first we must ensure that our own recovery gets us on track to net-zero
emissions and to limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees C.
By making, wearing and displaying green hearts and by sharing a green heart with our MP, we
can raise awareness and call on our politicians and the government to take urgent and ambitious
action.
Contacting your MP and MS:
Each year constituents across the UK send hundreds of green hearts to their MPs. Your green
heart is your personal message to your MP or MS asking them to commit to a green recovery
that tackles the climate crisis. Please see the attached notes for ideas and guidance on writing to
your MP/MS and a list of constituency office addresses.
The Time Is Now Declaration:
As part of Show the Love and ahead of COP 26, the Climate Coalition is encouraging people in
every corner of the UK to sign The Time Is Now Declaration. The Declaration calls on the
Prime Minister to lead the UK and the world towards a healthier, greener, fairer future.
Please sign the Declaration and ask your MP and MS to sign as well.
https://thetimeisnow.uk/declaration
Please remember to keep in touch with us and each other.
Church services
The virtual Sunday services which Martha and David have been leading, with the help from
participants from each of the six churches in our pastorate are continuing for the foreseeable
future.
The Sunday Pastorate service is prepared for transmission by Zoom or a Mixcloud link at
10.30am each Sunday and an electronic link and order of service will be sent out each Saturday
evening by email and is on the Pastorate Facebook page.
The mixcloud link remains live during the week so can be picked up at a later time and also by
using a telephone number 0333 009 0887 0887 (0333 numbers – for clarity these numbers do not cost any more than a normal 01 or 02 number)
If you need help with accessing these please contact any of the Elders.
City Table Talk – 2nd Sunday of the month
10th January Will be held on zoom and on this occasion discussion will be lead by Bethan Trott.
City Saturday Coffee Morning
Will continue on zoom from 10.30 am to 11.30am. there is a recurring link and a reminder will be sent out, on Friday, when it is going to take place.
Junior Church
Please let secretary@cityurc.org.uk know if any of the City youngsters would like to resume the zoom Sunday meeting or have a weekly meeting at some other time.
Beulah Church have organised weekly zoom meetings for children and young people to which
youngsters are warmly invited, again if you are interested in joining these groups please contact secretary@cityurc.org.uk for details.
Pastorate Weekday Meetings on Zoom
The Help Group is still operating should the need arise.
Church finances
If you normally put money into the collection plate on Sundays, please consider sending an electronic transfer of money or could you set up a direct debit into the Church account?
For more information on all the above items please contact – secretary@cityurc.org.uk ,
or admin@cityurc.org.uk Thank you everyone.
We send you all much love, and prayers that you may know God’s love and presence with you over this Christmas Season.