Alison Tansom reports from Wales Synod Meeting OPPORTUNITIES for training in lay ministry or exploring a call to lay ministry were highlighted at the Spring Meeting of the National URC Synod of Wales held on Zoom on the morning of Saturday 16 March 2024. Synod Training & Development Officer Revd Dr Jason Askew spoke on […]
Read MoreA Moment with our Ministers – Easter 2024
We live in a broken world ‘Good Friday’ world – but we are still ‘Easter’ people Dear Friends Happy Easter! I (Martha) remember our first Easter in the UK. I walked into the church and a lady immediately said, ‘Christ is Risen!’ I think I said, ‘Yes, he is.’ She said, ‘No, no! You are […]
Read MoreWelcome to All exhibition – now on
You are welcome to view the exhibition of artwork by Elizabeth Gray-King, shown in partnership with the Open Table Network. Working together because of a shared commitment to inclusivity in the name of God. City centre locations are an ideal place to show via the artwork that inclusivity is imaginable and shows up in images […]
Read MoreDedication of the memorial garden
CITY URC’s recreated Memorial Garden was dedicated by the Revd Martha McInnes in memory of long-time church member Mary Cashmore, whose generous legacy made the transformation possible. Members of Mary’s family joined the congregation for the service, held in the garden under the canopies, with a few chairs but most people standing around – with […]
Read MoreWhat’s on at City URC March 2024
Easter Week our services are as follows. Palm Sunday 24th March @ 10.30am, Cafe Worship led by Liz Meek. Maundy Thursday 28th March @ 7.30 pm service led by Rev. Ken Graham and Nici Lintern Gittens. In the upper room at City URC. Good Friday Morning Service 29th March @ 10.30am led by Rev. Martha […]
Read MoreBirthdays
Some birthdays are just extra special: Congratulations to City URC’s Golden Girls for reaching a wonderful milestone and for all your kindness and support over the years. With every good wish for the next decade or two.
Read MoreCity URC awarded Eco-Church Bronze Award – but looking for a Silver!
CITY URC has been awarded a Bronze Award in the Eco Church rankings. This is a significant step on the church’s eco-journey that was relaunched recently with the appointment of Julia Edwards as our City Green Friend, in conjunction with the eco-drive of URC Wales Synod. Awards come in Gold, Silver and Bronze and are […]
Read MoreSynod’s ‘Farewell’ to Moderator
A service of thanksgiving for Revd Simon Walkling’s time as Moderator of the URC National Synod of Wales will be held on Saturday 5 August at 2.00pm. For those of you who wish to attend the service by Zoom, here is the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83599097025pwd=cXVDWVpZWHlSVTQ3aHY5aFprZ2dxQT09 Meeting ID: 835 9909 7025 Passcode: Synod12
Read MoreWe do like to be beside the seaside
Pastorate Day at Porthcawl KEEP THE DATE! A Pastorate Day will be held in Porthcawl on Sunday 9 July. There’ll be sea, sand and – if we’re lucky – sunshine to share. Meet at 10.30 at Trinity United Church for worship or come to City for 10.30 worship led by Ken Graham. Meet in Porthcawl […]
Read MoreWorship Walk takes a detour into racism
THE MAY Sunday Worship Walk took a little tour of some of the massive wall pictures that have become so popular in Cardiff to talk about the messages they convey. The last one visited was particularly striking – and still in the process of being painted! The artist and spray painters were just having a […]
Read MoreReport from Synod Spring Meeting 2024
Alison Tansom reports from Wales Synod Meeting OPPORTUNITIES for training in lay ministry or exploring a call to lay ministry were highlighted at the Spring Meeting of the National URC Synod of Wales held on Zoom on the morning of Saturday 16 March 2024. Synod Training & Development Officer Revd Dr Jason Askew spoke on […]
Read MoreCity URC awarded Eco-Church Bronze Award – but looking for a Silver!
CITY URC has been awarded a Bronze Award in the Eco Church rankings. This is a significant step on the church’s eco-journey that was relaunched recently with the appointment of Julia Edwards as our City Green Friend, in conjunction with the eco-drive of URC Wales Synod. Awards come in Gold, Silver and Bronze and are […]
Read MoreSynod Moderators lead pastorate worship
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS to mark 50 years of the United Reformed Church in London on Saturday 15 April were followed by special Pastorate celebrations last weekend, when we hosted two Moderators: Revd Simon Walking, Moderator of Wales URC Synod, and Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of URC General Assembly. Revd Simon Walkling led worship at City URC […]
Read MoreWorship at City URC
Our Sunday services start at 10:30am Our worship is in the Reformed tradition, with emphasis upon the reading of the Bible and the preaching of the Gospel. Members of the congregation read from the Bible and lead prayers, as we seek to include within worship the needs and gifts of all God’s people. We also […]
Read MoreCity Church’s link with Cardiff’s Friend of Freedom
City forefather who dared to tangle with the BATCHELOR Butes. Some City folk know that I have been writing the story of City URC – that goes back some 400 years! – for a history journal. Then while the journal was in production, David Meek, who kept me straight on the financial side, told me […]
Read MoreFacing up to climate change in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a country that seems to live with serious challenges – challenges that are political, economic and social. But an additional threat over the last year has been on the extreme weather front. Severe drought has affected much of the country and a cyclone left a wake of destruction. Learning to live with the […]
Read MoreWhat is our harvest?
Recently Martha reminded us that there are some parts in the Bible that we are all perhaps even a bit too familiar with, as they get revisited all the time. On the other hand we have sections like today that, when opening the lectionary to put together a service, can be a bit discomfiting. What […]
Read MorePride
On 24th August Cardiff celebrated Pride, a celebration of the LGBT+ community. It is worth reflecting that it has now been three years since the URC voted to allow its churches to decide whether they want to register to perform marriages of same-sex couples. Cumnor URC, in Oxford, was one of the first congregations to […]
Read MoreBurial
‘Our God is God not of the dead, but of the living’ (Mk. 12:27.) The other day I was reading an act passed by Parliament in January 1645: “An Ordinance for taking away the Book of Common Prayer, and for establishing and putting in execution of the Directory for the publique worship of God.” When […]
Read MoreClimate Change
The government has announced tougher plans to tackle climate change by pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to almost zero by, the year 2050. Under the 2008 Climate Change Act, MPs agreed to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050, but this will now change under the terms of the new law. The […]
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