The United Reformed Church shares in the grief of the nations following the death of Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II. Following the death of her father King George, Her Majesty succeeded the throne on 6 February 1952, but was officially crowned in 1953. Queen Elizabeth was the world’s longest-reigning living monarch and was a …

O God, our rock and our redeemer, we come to worship you and to give thanks for your servant Elizabeth. We thank you for her long life and her dedicated service to commonwealth and nations. We thank you for what she has meant to each one of us… We treasure memories of meeting her …. …

The service on Sunday at 11:00 will be led by the Revd Bruce Stuart (retired minister of the URC∆, formerly minister of our neighbouring URC at New Malden). The readings will be Psalm 103: 1-18 and Romans 5: 1-11.   The Junior Church and Chinese Group will meet as u∆sual, leaving for their own activities …

Acts 11: 1 – 18 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God.  So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him,  saying, ‘Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?’  Then Peter began to explain …

Acts 10: 34 – 48 Then Peter began to speak to them: ‘I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord …

Acts 10: 1 – 33 In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called.  He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.  One afternoon at about three o’clock he had …

Acts 9: 36 – 43 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity.  At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs.  Since Lydda was near …

Our thanks again to the Revd Adrian Bulley, URC Deputy General Secretary (Discipleship) for leading our Jubilee-themed celebration service this morning on his first visit to Trinity.  It was good to sing a new hymn written especially for the URC’s 50th Jubilee by our former minister, Revd Dominic Grant. During coffee time afterwards, members of …

Give thanks to God who hears our cries and saves in troubled days with wondrous works to humankind that call for highest praise. Let all who know God’s saving love sing grateful songs always. If you have ever wandered where no human help was near,and in your troubles cried to God,who rescued you from fear,then thank the God of steadfast lovewho …