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Christmas Carols 2013
Our Annual Carol service is a celebration of our favourite Christmas things. Traditional hymns, great people, joyful singing, and thoughtful sermons, mulled wine and mince pies. Church on the Corner offers you a warm welcome this Christmas. Sunday 15th December at 7pm
Advent Project 2013
Each year we mark Advent with a collaborative project at Church. Once again we are using images to reflect on the season. This year the theme is a lovely phrase from the first letter to the Corinthians. “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived theseContinue reading “Advent Project 2013”
School of Prayer 2013
School of Prayer is back this Wednesday. We are going to be having a conversation about contemplation led by Corin Pilling who will be sharing his story of encounter with God in the contemplative. 7.30pm at Church on the Corner “To learn contemplative practice is to learn what we need so as to live truthfullyContinue reading “School of Prayer 2013”
Drop in to your local
We are working on a new postcard for COTC – this is where we are up to so far.
Autumn 2013 – The book of Daniel
Our Autumn sermon series is on the book of Daniel – a young man and his friends facing the overwhelming power of an empire, and living lives of such courage, faith and dignity that they change their world. Daniel has been an inspiration for those living in a hostile world, believing that they can’t make aContinue reading “Autumn 2013 – The book of Daniel”
The pub after church.
Strange as it may sound, the pub after church is such an important part of what we do. It is not just about hanging out together, it is where people get to know each other and where new folks start to feel part of things. It’s not the only way that this stuff happens, but it itContinue reading “The pub after church.”
Prayer for Homegroups
Homegroup Online 22nd April Homegroup Online 29th April During this time of social distancing we have put together a slightly more formal patter of evening prayer for our home groups. We find this works better given the limitations of Zoom, and allows everyone to participate one at a time. Online groups work best when oneContinue reading “Prayer for Homegroups”
40 Days of Rest
“Come unto me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest” I’m not sure what it was that Jesus saw in his disciples that moved him to say these lovely words, but in our treadmill of a culture, constantly taught to believe that life isn’t all we hoped for because weContinue reading “40 Days of Rest”
Thursday Night Football
Our new Thursday night football game kicks off tonight. Currently you can just turn up and play, we may have to get more organised if it gets more popular. For more details, and to sign up to the football mailing list go to our footy page.
Winter Nightshelter
One of the biggest projects we are involved in every year is the Islington churches winter nightshelter, which kicked off last night. 15 guests, warm beds, a hot meal and a cooked breakfast. It doesn’t sound too complicated, and it’s a privilege to be part of, but it takes a lot of volunteers. If you are inContinue reading “Winter Nightshelter”
What’s on this Christmas
Sunday 16th is our biggest service of the year. Our carol service is a celebration of all sorts of Christmas goodness, with beautiful singing, quiet reflection, simple worship, warm community and mulled wine and mince pies. It is a lovely event whether you are a regular or haven’t been to a church for ever. And there isContinue reading “What’s on this Christmas”
Exodus
Our sermon series this Autumn will be on the book of Exodus. It is an iconic story, and deeply formative not just for the rest of the bible, but for recent human history. We will start this sunday looking at the significance of this book in the bible and in our culture, and then workContinue reading “Exodus”
It’s official…
We’ve been using fairtrade products since the beginning, but now it’s official, and everyone loves a certificate. Fairtrade is just one aspect of trade justice, and members of Church on the Corner are involved in many others, but what we chose to spend our money on does have a meaningful impact on the world weContinue reading “It’s official…”
Into Great Silence
This evening we are watching the film ‘Into great Silence’. A remarkable piece of cinema, probably not an easy watch, but a telling a insight into the lives of the Carthusian Monks. It sounds more like an endurance test than entertainment, yet this one-of-a-kind experience proves surprisingly immersive. Read the reviews here on Rotten Tomatoes.Continue reading “Into Great Silence”
Holy Week 2012
The events that make up the Easter Story are the most significant and dramatic in the Christian Year. From the 5th-9th April we will join together with fellow pilgrims from our church, our parish and our city at a rich variety of events. Each distinct and beautiful in their own way, each marking one of the greatContinue reading “Holy Week 2012”
What is the point of the Resurrection?
Our homegroups are starting a new series of discussions based on the excellent book ‘Surprised by Hope’. Tom Wright is the former Bishop of Durham, and a leading N.T. Scholar and his work on the implications of the Easter story, not just for the church but for the whole world, is inspiring. You can watchContinue reading “What is the point of the Resurrection?”
Ash Wednesday
Our Ash wednesday service marks the beginning of Lent. It is a solemn and beautiful service of reflection and contrition. The ashes at the centre of the service are a traditional reminder of our mortality, referencing Genesis 3 ‘for dust you are and to dust you will return’. It takes place on Wednesday 22nd FebruaryContinue reading “Ash Wednesday”
Lent 2012
We love this fast paced hard wired digital world with its breathless rush of creativity, opinion, noise and ideas. But there are addictive qualities to it, when through the constant stimulus we are in danger of losing the ability to sit still, to be quiet, to listen, even to sleep. For 40 days this lentContinue reading “Lent 2012”
Poetic Wisdom
Starting this week at Church, we are going to be spending time looking at the riches of wisdom in the Psalms. All too often relegated to source material for worship songs, the Psalmists are actually responsible for some of the most honest and vulnerable writings in the whole bible, they explore the heights and plumbContinue reading “Poetic Wisdom”
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