In view of the hazardous conditions on the roads and underfoot there will be no 6.30pm service today. We’d like to encourage people to stay safe, and avoid non-urgent journeys however short.
In the event of snow overnight Saturday-Sunday in the Crowborough area, the 8am Communion tomorrow will be cancelled. We intend to go ahead with Messy Church (9am for 9.30), the 10.30am Parade Service, and 6.30pm sanctuary – any last-minute change to this plan will be communicated here on the church website and via our Twitter feed @unitedchurchtn6.
We’re excited about Jazz Church – a monthly event blending uplifting music with inspiring worship! The launch is this Sunday (15 Jan) at 4pm, and all are welcome.
As well as local jazz instrumentalists, Jazz Church includes an open choir that meets on the day, an hour before the service, to rehearse and learn some of the music. If you’d like to come and sing, it would be great to hear from you beforehand (email jazz[at]unitedchurch[dot]org[dot]uk) – but don’t worry if that’s not possible, just turn up on the day!
Celebrating the immortal memory of Robert Burns, and raising funds for our Kenya mission project through World in Need, we present an evening of Scottish food, poetry, songs and dancing:
7.00pm Saturday 21st January at the United Church Hall, Croft Road, Crowborough TN6 1HA
Tickets £10; soft drinks available (please bring your own wine)
All are welcome at sanctuary, and no-one will pester or preach at you. Seating arrangements? Informal: there’s space for chairs or cushions, so sit or kneel – and feel free to shuffle if you need to. If you want to linger afterwards for prayer or conversation, that’s fine; but if you would prefer to slip away quietly, that’s fine too.
Here are links to some of the songs we’ll be using at sanctuary this Sunday:
At our 10.30am service we’ll be glad to receive donations of toys (new but not gift-wrapped), which will be sent on for distribution via the Salvation Army.
As we prepare for the coming Christmas celebration, in our own households and in the fellowship of church, it’s so important to make of our giving a reflection of God’s boundless generosity. For we believe that Jesus came not just for a special few, but for everyone; not just to those who had earned God’s favour, but to all who needed to receive God’s grace.
That’s why at the United Church we hold a Toy Service each year, ensuring that all the donated toys go to children who face real difficulty in their lives – children who need to know that they are cared about, not forgotten.
It’s by no means the end of our responsibility to bring good news people in need, of course. But at this time of the year, it’s a very good start.
We invite you to our Christmas Fair THIS SATURDAY, 11am-3pm: Gifts, Crafts, Raffle & Games, lunches, cakes, bulbs, cards, decorations & more. See you there!
Celebrating the immortal memory of 
