Christmas is many stories. Each of us has our own Christmas story – crowded, exciting and eventful, or quiet and uneventful, or even lonely. As a church, Horeb has a Christmas story – crowded, various and busy. Christingle, Toy Sunday, Festival Service, Carol Singing, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day added to make a memorable celebration! […]
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Our Harvest Supper has, over the years, become a chance to look beyond our own place and see what people are doing to bring help and hope to those who need it. This year our gaze focused on the other side of the world to China, where nineteen local folk, led by Canon Clive Southerton, […]
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For the first time for quite a long period we have a full complement of Elders. Janet Hughes was re-elected after a three year stint, new Elders are Anwen Noakes, Cindy Cromer and Allan Morgan. Anwen and Cindy were ordained as Elders; Allan has been an Elder at Christchurch URC in Rayleigh, Essex. All four […]
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Harvest Supper – Friday 2nd October. 7.15pm Buffet Supper including English and Chinese dishes. 8.15pm Talk by Canon Clive Southerton about his Trek on the Great Wall of China, followed by tea, coffee and any questions. Cost £4. Any profit will be given to help provide more beds at St Kentigern’s Hospice. Our Harvest Festival Service will be on Sunday 4th October. […]
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Ann Jones, our Assembly Member paid a visit to the Food Coop on Wednesday 2nd September, eight years after she visited it when it opened. On being shown the photo of that first occasion her reaction was, “Gosh! I’m wearing the same suit today as I did then!” We assured her that this showed commendable carefulness […]
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This month (June 2015) the Community Food Coop run by Horeb celebrates its 8th birthday. That adds up to about: 17,000 green bags filled with healthy food 9,000 hours of volunteer effort by a dozen folk from church and village £80,000 of fruit, vegetables and salad supplied £1,400 raised for Horeb in 2½ years from the Wednesday Sales Table. Visit our Food […]
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