{"id":17981,"date":"2021-10-29T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trinitywimbledon.org\/?p=17981"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T12:22:14","slug":"special-sunday-service-31-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitywimbledon.org\/index.php\/special-sunday-service-31-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Sunday service – 31 October"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next Sunday, 31 October, our service will be conducted by the Revd Dr John Bradbury, General Secretary of the United Reformed Church.<\/strong> <\/span>This is a special occasion and we would encourage you to be in church on Sunday to join in the worship that he will lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

After studying in Edinburgh, and training for the ministry at Westminster College, Cambridge, John was ordained and ministered in Liverpool, before returning to teach at Westminster College, later becoming its Vice-Principal.\u00a0\u00a0He returned to pastoral ministry in and around Cambridge for a period before being appointed General Secretary in 2020. He is one of the three Presidents of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe.<\/p>\n

The General Secretary provides Christian leadership on behalf of the whole Church and oversees the departments at its headquarters in Church House.\u00a0John is also currently leading a very important\u00a0Church Life Review<\/em>\u00a0–\u00a0which he describes as \u2018an opportunity to stop and ask hard questions, and take some difficult decisions, that will allow the URC to become a body better fitted to the challenges of the mid-21st century\u2019.<\/p>\n

As we approach the 50th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the URC in 2022 this is a fantastic opportunity to hear from one of our denomination\u2019s foremost leaders and thinkers.\u00a0We hope everyone will make a special effort to be in church to welcome Dr Bradbury on his first visit to Trinity, to hear what he has to say to us, and to meet him after the service.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget that the clocks go back one hour at the weekend!<\/p>\n

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The Bible readings will be Ruth 1: 1-18 and Mark 12: 28-34.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We\u2019ll be delighted to see you \u2013 there\u2019s no need to register ahead. \u00a0We are still being careful to observe some Covid safety precautions, (Click here<\/a> to see more.)<\/p>\n

Sunday is Reformation Sunday<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Next Sunday, 31 October, our service will be conducted by the Revd Dr John Bradbury, General Secretary of the United Reformed Church. This is a special occasion and we would encourage you to be in church on Sunday to join in the worship that he will lead. After studying in Edinburgh, and training for the … <\/p>\n
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