Over the next three weeks we have various exam results being released across the UK.  The results for Nationals, Highers and Advanced Highers – as well as the more vocational National Progression Awards, Skills for Work Awards, and National Certificates in Scotland – are released by the Scottish Qualifications Agency on 4 August.   In England, …

Since the very beginning of the Church, these nine days between Ascension (14 May) and Pentecost (24 May) – the Novena – have been a time of prayer.  And not just prayer as individuals, but as a community, like those first members of the Church. And that is the purpose behind Thy Kingdom Come, as …

The United Reformed Church offers the following prayer for personal and public use as we reflect on and pray for all caught up in the escalating violence in the Middle East. Eternal One, we remember before You  the people of Iran, Israel, Abu Dhabi, Oman, and Bahrain  and those sailing through the Strait of Hormuz: …

Prayers for the 2027 URC Prayer Handbook, titled A larger belonging, are invited by 27 February 2026 Prayer Handbook Editors, the Revd Dr Susan Durber and the Revd Jonnie Hill, invite you to write prayers that draw us beyond tribe, nation and ideology towards God’s new creation. A belonging wider than our differences and deeper …

The UK Government has asked people to use Sunday 9 March as a day to reflect on Covid 19 as we approach the 5th anniversary of the first lockdown.  This is one of the ten recommendations set out by the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.  It is suggested people observe the day in whatever way is …

On the first Sunday of Advent these prayers were collected from the congregation.  Please join us in using them during Advent. We pray for peace throughout the world. Peace in Bethlehem, Palestine and Israel. Please free all hostages. I pray for peace in the world. May your healing love be with all those who are …

A time for prayer and reflection Churches are being invited to pray, reflect and respond around the anniversary of Russia’s military assault on Ukraine on 24 February.  The Revd Fiona Bennett, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, has issued the following statement and prayer: “The anniversary of the Russian invasion …

A third of Pakistan has been completely flooded, killing at least 1,136 people. Since June, Monsoon rains have caused flash floods which have devastated communities washing away roads, homes, and crops. This deadly trail of havoc has affected 33 million people, many of whom are now displaced. The Revd Memona Shahbaz, a United Reformed Church …

From The Corrymeela Community…. It is with deep sadness that we pray for peace and for the people of Ukraine. God who sees the weakness in acts of naked aggression; God who feels the fear in moments of acute helplessness: cure this warring madness, and shield all who fall in harm’s way. Leach the poison …