We have services at 6.30pm Wednesday evenings and every 2nd & 4th Sunday
in the month.
(see church diary or facebook page for details)
Minister's musings
Happy New Year Friends!
I wonder if you’ve made any new year resolutions
for 2023? I tend to make resolutions and then break
them. I think ‘new year, new me’ but it is never
quite that simple. Attitudes, old habits and
character failings don’t change that quickly. Also,
once I fall off the band wagon, I often abandon the
enterprise entirely.
Christian formation takes time, takes trying again,
takes forgiveness and self-forgiveness. It is walking
a single step of in faith and then taking next step
and the next. Sometimes its not even that active
but simply choosing how to respond to life today.
The prayer poem by my friend Nel Shallow, printed
opposite, speaks to me.
Less resolutions and more reliance on God’s grace.
I look forward to what 2023 has in store for Tapton
Hill Congregational Church. Please put February 25 th
9am-1.30pm n your diary as we will be heading to
Whirlow Spirituality Centre to think and pray about
where God is leading our fellowship.
All God’s blessings
Rev Suzanne Nockels (0114) 2325790
suzannenockels@gmail.com
We have held three sessions exploring how Tapton worships, believes and serves
together.
If you are interested how we operate or in becoming a member of the church please
contact our Minister Rev Suzanne Nockels (0114) 2325790
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HELPING UKRAINE
The church has been horrified by the scenes coming from Ukraine and felt
compelled to act. We organised a collection of goods to send out to the Ukraine
Members and friends have held a prayer vigil in the Memorial garden to those touched
by conflict.
We also held voluntary collections after services towards the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal and one member has hosted a family.
Please contact Rev Suzanne Nockels about the above on Tel: 0114 232570
or email suzannenockels@gmail.com
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2022 is the 50th Anniversary (or Golden Anniversary) of the Congregational
Federation of which our church is part.
The Federation was formed of continuing Congregationalists who in 1972 didn’t
want to join the new structure of the United Reform Church.
Since then, CF and URC Churches have continued to serve their communities and
maintain close links together through the Council For World Mission.
We celebrated this Anniversary together with our Church Anniversary on 4th December
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Soup and Roll Club is now held on the first Friday each month. Please see the Soup and roll page on the web site for details.