Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a wilderness road.)  So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of …

Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 22 October 2023   (Image: Thomas K | Pexels) Today’s service is led by the Revd Fiona Bennett  Welcome & Call to Worship Hello I am Fiona Bennett. I am the minister of Augustine United Church in Edinburgh and the Immediate Past Moderator of the URC GA. I am …

Galatians 3:27-29 “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are …

We look forward to welcoming you to Trinity on Sunday 22 October at 11:00.  Our worship will be led by the Revd Jacob Bali, Trinity’s minister. Bible readings will be Genesis 1: 26-31 and Matthew 22: 15-22. The Junior Church will leave for their activities following the second hymn, and the Chinese Group for their …

Matthew 16:13-20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say …

Worship Matters  Dear Friends, the Church often wonders about its mission.  For years we’ve said the Church doesn’t have a mission but is God’s mission in the world – and then we struggle to articulate what that might mean for our life together!  Many churches try and discern their work using the Five Marks of …

On Saturday we welcomed the Revd Jacob Bali as our new Minister at Trinity.  It was a wonderful weekend of celebration – you’ll be able to read about it in the November edition of Trinity News.

I am still a Christian…despite the Church cosying up to power 1 Samuel 8 1-21 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.  The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. Yet his sons did not follow in his ways, …

Tuesday 17th October 2023  I’m a Christian Despite…Church homophobia Romans 14:1-4;10-12  Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarrelling over opinions. Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgement …

1 Peter 2: 9-17But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,  in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people,    but now you are God’s people;once you had not …