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Advent & Christmas 2019 - See all our December services and activities on our Christmas page.
Christmas Concert - 14th December 3 – 5 pm - Come & enjoy a seasonal concert with friends from Kingsbury Amateur Operatic Society and accompanist Steve Lethbridge. Tickets £5 can be purchased in advance or at the door. Concert is in aid of Emmaus UK. Refreshments available.
Our Charity for December is Emmaus UK. It supports people who have experienced homelessness by providing them with a home and meaningful work in a community setting. All retiring collections, Coffee mornings and other donations will go to this charity. There will also be a raffle for a hamper donated by the new Co-op in Northwood Hills.
Christmas Concert - 14th December 3 – 5 pm - Come & enjoy a seasonal concert with friends from Kingsbury Amateur Operatic Society and accompanist Steve Lethbridge. Tickets £5 can be purchased in advance or at the door. Concert is in aid of Emmaus UK. Refreshments available.
Our Charity for December is Emmaus UK. It supports people who have experienced homelessness by providing them with a home and meaningful work in a community setting. All retiring collections, Coffee mornings and other donations will go to this charity. There will also be a raffle for a hamper donated by the new Co-op in Northwood Hills.
Charity Coffee Mornings - Find out about our twice monthly coffee mornings - here!
Homelessness Service and Lunch - Sunday 19th January from 10.30am - This service will be led by our “Worship Group” and will be followed by a Hot Pot lunch to which all are invited. Sue Serret (Head of Partnerships for Trinity and SHOC) will be our guest speaker, giving a short talk during the service about the work of the “Trinity Project” in aid of the homeless and those sleeping rough in our borough and in Slough. Donations will be sent to Trinity.
Foodbank - Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Foodbank over the last few months! As per previous notices, shower gels, hair shampoos and deodorants are always gratefully received. This is because they are not always automatically included in the pre-packed food bags we collect from the depot in Uxbridge. We therefore keep a stock on site and let clients help themselves when they visit us on a Tuesday morning. We now have 11 volunteers on our rota which means that in any three-month period, each volunteer attends, on average, only three Tuesday mornings between ten and twelve o’clock. If you would like to join the team, please contact Nigel on 07813 832075.
Church Development - The aim of this project is to create a building that flows and makes the worship area integral and not separate to the rest of the building. The area at the front of the church should be the hub of the building and be open, light and multi-functional with a modern, eye catching glass frontage. This area is intended to be a community, child, disabled and dementia friendly “cafe space” with seating that will have the potential to be used by different groups as well as the church. It needs to be flexible enough to accommodate, at times, a private function simultaneous with being open to the public. We want the wider community to see our building as fully accessible for all ages and physical abilities. It needs to be attractive, modern, eco-friendly, relevant and approachable for church goers and non-church goers alike. The plans are available for inspection at the back of the church. A Special Church Meeting is scheduled to take place on Saturday 25th January @ 10.30 am when the architects will present the plans to church members.
Same-sex marriage
On 28th July 2019 our church voted overwhelmingly to register our church building as a venue offering full marriage services to same-sex couples. We are now completing the process of registration and once that is finalised, we look forward to offering a warm welcome to same sex couple who want to marry in our church. See our statement.
On 28th July 2019 our church voted overwhelmingly to register our church building as a venue offering full marriage services to same-sex couples. We are now completing the process of registration and once that is finalised, we look forward to offering a warm welcome to same sex couple who want to marry in our church. See our statement.
Plastic milk bottle tops
we are collecting clean/washed plastic milk bottle tops for the London Air Ambulance. Please place any in the container on the stand in the church foyer. Thank you!
we are collecting clean/washed plastic milk bottle tops for the London Air Ambulance. Please place any in the container on the stand in the church foyer. Thank you!
What's on?Usual Church/Church Supported Activities:
Church Service - Sundays 10.30am followed by coffee Coffee Mornings - 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10.30am - 12 noon Come & Sing - Fridays (@term-time) 8 - 9.30pm Sandwich Service - 1st Thursday of the month from 12pm short (@20 mins) church service followed by free light sandwich lunch Coffee & Chat - 4th Wednesday of month 10.30 - 12 noon Book circle - Wednesdays periodically Foodbank - Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon Dementia Cafe - Tuesdays fortnightly 10.30am - 12.30pm Table Tennis - Mondays (usually 1st & 3rd of month) 7.30 - 9pm The diary shows hirer organised activities, as well as church activities, services and meetings. Scroll down to view more days. Activites are at our church site in Joel Street, unless otherwise stated. Activity times on the diary may be times the hirer has booked the room, please check sessions times & details with the activity organiser. Calendar times are only given to the nearest hour/half-hour. We try to ensure details are up-to-date but cannot guarantee things won't change! If you notice anything that needs changing, please contact the Church Office Manager see Contact page).
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About Us
We are a small but growing United Reformed Church based in Northwood Hills also serving Eastcote and surrounding areas.
Our Minister is the Revd. Liz Shaw. We are progressive and non-conformist in our theology and aim to be an inclusive and outward looking community. We embrace diversity, and welcome people regardless of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, or social standing. We are active in social justice and believe the Gospel calls us to act on issues of politics, justice and peace.
Our Minister is the Revd. Liz Shaw. We are progressive and non-conformist in our theology and aim to be an inclusive and outward looking community. We embrace diversity, and welcome people regardless of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, or social standing. We are active in social justice and believe the Gospel calls us to act on issues of politics, justice and peace.
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Faith in Action
We believe that the Jesus calls us to work for a better and fairer world. We place a strong emphasis on social justice and showing our faith through action as well as words, including:
Foodbank Distribution Centre Tuesday mornings 10am - 12 noon, and Charity Coffee Mornings 1st & 3rd Saturdays of a month 10.30am - 12 noon. We also support the work of Christian Aid, the URC's Commitment for Life programme, the London Churches Refugee Fund, Trinity Homeless and other local, national and international charities. See more on our Faith in Action pages. |
Facilities & HireSeveral rooms or the kitchen may be hired for appropriate private functions and activities or to regular groups when not being used by Church groups.
See the Diary above for information on current activities/hirers. See the Facilities page for more information. Contact details on the Contact page. |
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Find us
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Address:
United Reformed Church of Eastcote & Northwood Hills, Joel Street, Northwood Hills, Middlesex, HA6 1NL For contact names & details and travel directions see our Contact page. |
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