St Andrew's Church

 “Thank you for the world so sweet, thanks for the food we eat, thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you God for everything” “For what we are about to receive, may we be truly thankful” “Rub a dub dub, thanks for the grub” Do you say grace before meals, or give thanks in […]

“Today is a gift” From looking around the shops you’d have thought that it had been Easter since the day after Boxing day. So fast does our culture shift and look to the next new thing. No sooner will Easter be over and we’ll be into summer fun, then harvest, Halloween and before you know […]

We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we travel afar Moor and Mountain Field and fountain Following yonder star Ooooooo OOOOOOO…… You know you want to join in, you can just leave the OOOOOOO hanging, it has to be followed by “Star of Wonder, star of night”…… The wise men (and their entourage) followed […]

September. Will it be a warm one or a wet one? There’s no predicting it these days it would seem – the weather pattern has seemed so very random over the last few years. We get conflicting reports in the media about whether this is just the normal cycle of things which we’ve had for […]

Here you can view not only our Annual report, but also watch a short video which speaks of some (and only some) of the things we were up to last year. 2013 APCM report St Andrews Review of 2012  

St Andrews is by no means a one man show, and our ministry team has now grown to 7 with the addition of Sam Beadle as a Lay Elder able to assist in pastoral work as well as recognizing the work she does with children in church. Our ministry team also includes: Lesley Bannister, Penny […]

By the time you read this, Easter may be just around the corner or it may have just passed and I wonder what you make of it. In many ways Easter is a bigger celebration in church than Christmas is – we have the buildup of Lent (when we strive to give something up or […]

Really – September Already!, Kids going back to school (can I get a Hallelujah from the parents), getting back into the rhythms of the regular working week and only a few weeks to Christmas – Oh joy! Already?! All too soon the year will begin to turn again, leaves will fall and nights will draw […]

Not the headline you might imagine but it’s good to get behind a common cause or a common celebration. It helps to lift our spirits, joining in celebrations, cheering on our team, building up to the big event – like those for the Jubilee which we’ve been celebrating this year – and while I think […]