Our Mission

Message from the Manse

As a child I felt like Spring started at the beginning of February. 

Flowers were starting to shoot up, some were already in bloom and my parents were busy in their treasured vegetable garden preparing the ground to receive the annual planting of carrots, cabbage, rhubarb and gooseberry bushes. It must be spring with all this new life bursting forth surely.  But, no, it’s still officially Winter!  

This year I am already noticing new growth in the Manse garden and looking forward to finding out how many different flowers/plants and colours I will have.  

With the days getting longer and brighter, although it may still be Winter, it is the time to start preparing and planting.  

As disciples of Christ, we too need to be preparing and planting too – preparing ourselves and preparing the ground around us as we seek to plant the seed of the Good News in the life of our community and tend and nurture its growth.

If we are prepared then decisions made, will be for the benefit not only of ourselves, our church, our friends and our neighbours but also for our community – local, national and global.

Let us be prepared to live in a way that demonstrates God’s love for all of creation. May we prepare the ground for others to follow; prepare ourselves to support new growth and prepare ourselves and others to blossom, bloom and produce new life in Christ.

I leave you with the words taken from the Song of Joy in Zephaniah 3:

“The Lord your God is with you; his power gives you victory. The Lord will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life. He will sing and be joyful over you, as joyful as people at a festival.”

Grace and peace, Revd Ruth

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Parkgate and Neston URC Safeguarding Policy

The aim of the policy is to ensure that protecting people from abuse, harm or neglect is central to our culture. It provides procedures for promoting safeguarding, preventing abuse and protecting children, adults at risk and staff. This includes clear procedures for taking appropriate action when safeguarding concerns are raised.

It is approved and endorsed by the Elders and applies to:

• All members of our church

• All those who attend and serve our church/place of worship and its services

• Our Trustees and Elders

• Paid staff (both internal and external eg contractors or consultants)

• Volunteers

• Organisations and groups which hire our building with written agreement to operate under the church safeguarding policy.

You can obtain further details, and contact our Safeguarding Officers, through the following email address enquiries@parkgateandnestonurc.org.uk or tel 0151 339 9149