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This weeks vlog I talk about what I’ve been up to this week, and what it made me think….

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Don’t delay! Join the cause today! Help support us to make a better online service by upgrading our resources and equipment! We’ve been streaming our services and other events for over a year now. As the demand for it grew stronger, and more people started joining us online, the more we came up with ideas on how [...]

Most of you probably didn’t know that our Studio was flooded 2 weekends ago! It was quite a shock for all of us, but luckily none of our equipment suffered since none of it was completely immersed in the water! The first thing to do, was remove as much of everything as we could and turn [...]

At 43LG we did something different for our evening service last Sunday. We went to join Askew Rd Church in Hammersmith (Methodist & United Reformed) for the rededication of their building which has just had a £1.2 million pound refurbishment. We heard about the building’s history and about the long journey that was taken to get to the point [...]

It just hit me yesterday late afternoon how our music ministry band has become such an important part of our worship and general community culture here at 43LG. I just imagined Sunday’s with out them, and felt compelled to say thank you for all that they do. And of course, there’s no better way to say [...]

Last night our music ministry team came together and visited the Askew Road church which a friend of mine pastors. Their youth are preparing the service for mothering Sunday and Thursday is when they regularly meet. They have a great venue and just recently have had their building developed and refurbished. But the pastor was saying [...]

Something to remind yourself and your friends and guests of the Little Angels visit to London – here it is. A big thank you to Teresa Hayes for putting this together, and also to all the others who helped out in so many different ways to make their visit a great experience for so many [...]

Chalk it up as another great family Summer Camp!  A hundred and thirty people met up for the annual event everyone’s talking about. Ranging in age from four months to seventy- something, it was a chance for us all to get together for some ‘heartistic exercise’ in Belchamps Scout Camp near Southend-on-sea. With the theme of [...]

I was joined by Christa, Tokuwa and Maggie yesterday at the Albert Hall to watch one of the proms. Standing in the arena, we were entertained by a performance of Beethoven’s first and fifth symphonies and also Beethoven’s violin concerto. You can listen to the recordings on BBC iPlayer . Both Maggie and I play the fiddle – [...]

It’s LIVE LOUNGE tonight at 43 Lancaster Gate tonight at 7pm. EVERYONE invited. It is a great place to come and unwind and just let the music flow into your soul and wash away all those stresses and cares that build up through the week. CHeck out this video of Isobel from the last session, to [...]

If music has been a medium to move your heart and touch your soul then you will know how central it can be to successful worship. A couple of months ago we put out a job description for a music ministry team: http://familyfireplace.org/2010/04/music-ministry-mission-opportunity-available/ The job was given to Reamonn Bateman and Kathleen Moloney…[Read more]

‘ARTiculate Your Self’ You are invited to the upcoming Arts Workshop at Cleeve House this Summer with the motto: ‘ARTiculate Your Self’. Following on from the last UK Arts Workshop which took place last Easter in Cleeve House, we decided it was necessary to hold another one. With some fresh ideas and objectives we aim to [...]

We decided we wanted to make a music video for our LG church community, and keep working on our songs. The idea that we can reach out to others and each other through music that inspires is a good one. Last Sunday a bunch of our music ministry team and some film crew people were working [...]

Purpose of Music Ministry To create a foundation for our Lancaster Gate community church through music, and eventually spread it throughout the nation. Music Ministry’s general Mission/Goals: •    To encourage and recruit more musicians to channel their musical skills into their life of faith, through worship. •    Create a new songbook (Research…[Read more]

Last month Chipmunk’s manager, Vash, from Playhard Ents, called me up and asked if we could help put together a choir of children for Scorcher’s new crossover single. So I called around a few of our church members, and some of the kids from our boys’ school to find some singers. They all worked hard [...]

Feeling a bit like I need a day off, but tomorrow is Monday. You know when you just need something to lift you up and help you see the glass half full? If you have had a long week and are not quite ready for the new one round the corner, then you could try listening [...]

Went to Stratford to join the East London church for the first of their Saturday outreach programs. I love the East London community how though small in number they come together young and old and bring the entertainment the food and all spirit. A few new people came who I had not met before, one of [...]

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