Isleworth Congregational Church
Twickenham Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 7EU, United Kingdom
Our experimental move to Sundays for Church Meetings has not proved an overwhelming success but the third of the three, held in March, was at least quorate. As well as being able to approve minutes from previous Church Meetings, and Meetings of Church Members (there is a difference), this meant we could take decisions which […]
Read on...by Rev. Antony W. Ball We don’t usually make a fuss about ‘saints’ days’ in our ‘free’ Churches – the Anglican Church I attend for Morning Prayer most weekday mornings has no such inhibitions – but maybe George, the patron saint of England1 (whose day is April 23rd), does deserve some mention. St George was […]
Read on...by Jay Launius (Maud Church of Christ – Maud, Texas) Have you ever considered the state of our faith and religion if Christ had not risen from the grave? Suppose it is just like the chief priest and Pharisees had said and the disciples came and stole the body of Jesus and the whole resurrection […]
Read on...by Jay Launius (Maud Church of Christ – Maud, Texas) It was the first day of the week and three days had passed since the execution of Jesus on the cross at Golgotha. Before daybreak, Mary Magdalene and the other women went to the tomb to anoint His body. But as they arrived at the […]
Read on...We are almost halfway through Lent, with Easter on the last weekend of March; which is also when the clocks go forward! During Lent you may have promised yourself to read a special book or attend other churches’ activities. Or maybe come to both services here, there is still time! It would be lovely to […]
Read on...by Phil Andrews In meeting after meeting we deliberate over how we can reverse the natural decline in the size of our congregations, and of our membership. I say “natural”, because people leave us for all sorts of reasons – moving home, immobility and (sadly but inevitably) even death. And the simple fact is that […]
Read on...by Rev. Antony W. Ball The ‘him’ in that text is an angel1. All the Gospels tell the story of Joseph of Arimathaea going to Pontius Pilate (the Roman Governor of Judaea) to ask for permission to take the body of Jesus down from the cross in order to give it a ‘decent burial’ in […]
Read on...by Elizabeth Crewes The word comes from the old English word for lengthen. It is the time of year when Spring begins, and the sun warms the earth, and the trees and flowers start to show signs of growth. It is also a time that is lent to us, a time to take note, to […]
Read on...If you are reading this newsletter in Church fresh off the presses, that is on the last Sunday of January, then you will be reminded during Notices that Church Meeting this month will be taking place after Sunday morning service, rather than on the usual Wednesday evening. This will be the first of three monthly […]
Read on...by Rev. Antony W. Ball Lent is the name for the period of forty days leading up to Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday, which this year is on February 17th but, of course, there’s much more to it than that. Almost certainly the ‘forty days’ comes from time Jesus spent in the desert or wilderness […]
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