The changing frontline for Groups
Many of our Groups started back during the Autumn, in a variety of different ways. In September, several of the restrictions began to ease, offering a new sense of hope for Groups to begin meeting in person once again. During the first academic half term, our Impact Team Leaders were working...
Togetherness
One of the big questions that we all face, and particularly young people, is ‘What is our identity?’ At a recent Team conference we looked at ‘Who we are in God’, reading from Matthew 5. This is where Jesus starts to speak about the kind of kingdom that God is...
Are you a supporter?
I love this quote from the Crusaders Annual Report in 1957: ‘Life as a Crusader is all too short – ten years at the most, and more often five, in length. As the years go by, an ever-increasing number recall with gratitude the lessons that they learned in their classes, for...
'Have you got ID?'
If you’ve watched the BBC programme ‘Who do you think you are?’ you’ll know that tracing your family history can be an eye-opening experience. In a recent episode one of the participants discovered he was a descendant of King Edward I! Our family tree can tell us something about our...
“What would you have me do for you?”
My favourite story from all the encounters that Jesus had with people is the story of when he met Bartimaeus. Jesus was travelling around teaching, preaching, and performing miracles. On this occasion he was near Jericho, passing by the spot where Bartimaeus, a man who was blind, begged at the side of the...
Westbrook: a year like no other
It's been a year like no other at Urban Saints Westbrook - here's a brief look back at 2021! January: Locked down again With a third national lockdown announced on 4th January 2021, Westbrook once again fell silent to the chatter and shouts of children and young people, allowing the birds and...