Abington Avenue United Reformed Church
About Abington Avenue United Reformed Church
We are a Christian community of faith, that welcome people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities, drawn together by Jesus Christ to worship, proclaim and serve God. We seek to be a Church that honours God in all we do.
Abington Avenue United Reformed Church Description
Abington Avenue is a United Reformed Church with a congregation of around 150 adults and children worshipping each Sunday.
We are a community of faith of all ages, drawn together by Jesus Christ to worship and serve God and exploring what it means to be His people today.
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Sunday funday! We’d love you to join us at one of our services. The Gathering is our more easy going, vibrant and relaxed service - come and grab a coffee and something to eat, we start at 10:30am - this week led by the worship group. Our Sanctuary service - our more formal, traditional style starts at 10:45am, this week led by Rev. Jane Wade. Junior Church available for the youngsters.
We hope to see you!
“Today at Jolly Tots we learnt about Jesus humbling himself by washing his disciples feet; we painted and washed feet, we even made sandals!!”
Have a little one under 5? Tomorrow Toy Library will be on 9:30-11:30am, Music sessions with Karen at 9:30 & 10:15am and Jollytots 9:45-11:45am. Our Open House Cafe will be open from 9:15am serving breakfast and snack lunches until 12:45pm, come along and join in the fun!
This afternoon we have our Baby Clinic with the Health Visitors and our Toy Library - both starting at 1:30pm 👶🏼🚂 We hope you have a blessed week!
She did it! We’re all very proud of you Jane, 76 miles walked over 5 days!
“End of the a Pilgrimage Way- my mini Camino of 76 miles finished! Met some lovely people along the way and within the group. The word to sum up my ‘Camino’ (journey) is Gratitude.” - Jane
Join us tomorrow as we spend the morning together at our joint service in the Sanctuary, starting at 10:45, led by Julie. Junior Church available for the youngsters. (The Gathering returns next Sunday)
Jane completed 18.8 miles yesterday, just the final 7 miles to go today...uphill! You can do it!
In a field near Swindon...some of the men are off to CVM’s The Gathering for the weekend with “live comedy, cool cars, 5-a-side tournament, bar, live music, inflatables, teaching, great worship, great speakers, life stories, bonfires and more!” We hope they have a fantastic time!
Jane’s doing well on her journey -
Day 1 - walked 14.8 miles Day 2 - walked 15.7 miles Day 3 - walked 18 miles
... Wow! Keep going!
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Join us for our very own SONGS of PRAISE with afternoon tea and cake! Sunday 30th June at 4pm. This is a free event!
Please nominate your 3 favourite songs/hymns by Sunday 23rd June. If you’d like to bake a cake please let us know!
Today Jane (our minister) is off on an amazing challenge - let’s call it an adventure! She will be taking part in a walking tour of the last 70 MILES of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela - this is a 5 day journey starting in the east at Sarria and each day she will walk between 14 to 18 miles, until arriving in Santiago. Jane is very kindly raising money for our Child Contact Centre, for those of you that don’t know, our Child Contact Centre is a safe, friendly, neutral sp...ace for children and loved ones to spend time together who do not live together. For more info or to volunteer one Saturday a month - even half a day, please contact Corette via the church office.
If you’d like to sponsor Jane there is a sponsorship form in the reception area, you can also donate directly in an envelope labelled ‘Jane’s fundraiser’. Jane would also appreciate your prayers as she takes on this challenge - see you soon, safe travels!
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*Sunday Highlights* What a great morning! Our theme was Fathers Day/Trinity.
In The Gathering we had a great word from Dale. We talked about our experiences with our earthly fathers and how even though they can love us and care for us, our Heavenly Father’s love is without limits...it is limitless. We also talked about forgiveness. We read Romans 8:14-17 and 1 Corinthians 4-8. God is Love.
... In the Sanctuary the theme was ‘Guess who?’ and included hats! Our readings were John 16:12-15 and Romans’ 5:1-5. You can listen again on our website, it’ll be available shortly.
Next Sunday: Joint service 10:45am in the Sanctuary Evening service with Holy Communion in the Chapel 6:30pm (The Gathering returns 30th June)
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We love Sundays! Why not join us at one of our services? We’d love to see you! The Gathering, it’s our more easy-going, vibrant, relaxed worship service especially suitable for those who are new to (or just looking into) the Christian faith, or who prefer a more informal style of worship. Come and grab a drink and something to eat, we start at 10:30am - this week led by Mark; Or there's our more traditional service in the Sanctuary which starts at 10:45am followed by refreshments - this week led by Rev. Jane Wade. Junior Church available for the youngsters.
Have a little one under 5? Today Toy Library will be on 9:30-11:30am, Music sessions with Karen at 9:30 & 10:15am and Jollytots 9:45-11:45am. Our Open House Cafe will be open from 9:15am serving breakfast and snack lunches until 12:45pm, come along and join in the fun!
Messy Church is on this Friday - “Pentecost - Wind and Fire” Fun for all the family, Friday (14th) 3:45-6:00pm. RSVP to Sue 07747395983 or via the Church Office 01604 604623
We’ve had a great weekend with our Big Tea on Saturday and Pentecost celebrations yesterday. Our week starts with Baby Clinic with the Health Visitors and Toy Library this afternoon - both starting at 1:30pm 👶🏼🚂 Don’t forget you can find out what happens throughout the week in our ‘Notes’ section. We hope you have a blessed week!
*Pentecost Sunday* We love spending time as a church family, especially when there are baptisms too!
This morning we spoke about the Holy Spirit and how it helps us. The children found 6 ‘gifts’ around the church -
Walking boots - the Holy Spirit helps us to be strong
... Wedding ring - the Holy Spirit is always with us
A map - the Holy Spirit shows us the way
Heart - the Holy Spirit lives in you
A textbook - the Holy Spirit teaches us
Diary/journal - the Holy Spirit reminds us of what Jesus said
What effect should the Holy Spirit have on us? The Spirit helps us respond excitedly to the wonderful things God has done
“It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise We pour out our praise It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise to You only
And all the earth will shout Your praise Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing Great are You, Lord”
Great Are You Lord - All Sons and Daughters
Next Sunday (16th) The Gathering - 10:30am Sanctuary - 10:45am
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Sunday’s coming! We have baptisms this weekend during our joint service. We’re looking forward to welcoming friends and family coming to celebrate and invite you to come and join us too! Sunday 10:45am (The Gathering returns next Sunday - 16th)