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Season of Creation 2023

The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.

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The Table – A meeting place for the community at Chester Road URC, Ellesmere Port

Chester Road URC, Ellesmere Port, has opened a meeting place, "The Table" providing a warm safe hub for those in crisis and supplying free hot meals and snacks, puddings, cakes and refreshments. It also provides food parcels for those referred from the West Cheshire food bank. Additionally, the church offers a baby and toddler area and its vestry is available as a safe place with advice from citizens advice representative.

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Eco Church Update

There are now 12 churches in the Mersey Synod area registered for the Eco Church awards. Seven of the churches have achieved a Bronze award and one a Silver award.

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Celebrating Talking Faith as a Synod 

Over 100 URC (United Reformed Church) Mersey Synod members gathered at Hoole URC for a day of encouragement and to challenge how we can talk faith with each other and those we live amongst. 

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Christian Aid Week 2023

Christian Aid supporters are gearing up for a week of focussed action and prayer - and this year will be supporting families in Malawi, who are paying a harsh price for the global cost of living and climate crises.

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Lundie Memorial Award

Do you know a child or young person who is playing their part in the mission of God in their church, synod, local community or the wider world?

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Talking Faith at Easter

This short film shows how the members of Ormskirk St URC in St Helens decided they were going to 'Talk Faith' to their local community this Easter.

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Church Life Review Group Update March 2023

The Church Life Review Group will be presenting its work to the 2023 General Assembly. The group has created a video introducing the review and its various workstreams.

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URC Children Together

We took the opportunity to ask some of the children in the synod, what they thought about church and God.

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