{"id":2358,"date":"2026-06-08T09:58:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:58:47","slug":"the-open-door-june-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/2026\/06\/the-open-door-june-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open Door &#8211; June \/ July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover the June\/July 2026 issue of The Open Door magazine for Lymington United Reformed Church: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minister&#8217;s Letter: Rev&#8217;d Paul O&#8217;Connor discusses entering &#8220;Proper&#8221; Time in the church calendar, a season to reflect on Jesus&#8217; everyday teachings, miracles, and actions rather than major festivals. He highlights the lectionary&#8217;s focus on Matthew&#8217;s gospel and the sending of the twelve apostles as guidance for modern disciples to share their faith without becoming disheartened by rejection. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary&#8217;s Notes: Margaret Clark shares updates on church life, noting that the Garden Caf\u00e9 has reopened after cold weather delays. She thanks the gardening team for their work on St Barbe&#8217;s Open Gardens and reviews recent Easter, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday services. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bible Study &amp; Meetings: Bible study with Paul resumes on June 9th, with subsequent dates on June 23rd and July 7th. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Annual Church Meeting is scheduled for July 14th at 7:00 pm, preceded by a church garden barbecue at 5:00 pm. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retirement: Gerry expresses gratitude for a retirement gift marking his departure from the Finance and Property Committee after 22 years of service. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Second Postcard from Turkey: Judith and Wyn share details and photographs from their spring holiday in Side, Turkey. They touch upon the town&#8217;s history, its ancient Greek and Roman roots, its influential past role as a Christian Bishopric, and their visits to the restored Temple of Athena. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MerriMENt Group: Pete reports on a recent men&#8217;s group breakfast meetup at Wetherspoons and announces that the next meeting will be a lunch at the Solento Lounge in Lymington on June 30th. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Church Diary &amp; Worship Schedule: Worship services are held at 10.30 a.m. on Sundays, led by various individuals including Rev&#8217;d Paul O&#8217;Connor, Chris Brown, Mary Ann Jardine, and the Worship Group. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The regular Wednesday morning prayer group continues at 9:15 a.m.. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rotas: Duty elders, readers, stewards, communion elders, and sound system volunteers are detailed for both June and July services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magazine Deadline: The closing date for submissions for the August\/September issue is July 20th, 2026.<br \/><br \/>Read more or pick up your copy today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/URC26JUL_openDoor.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:940px\" aria-label=\"Embed of URC26JUL_openDoor.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-51bb7749-6abb-4748-a60f-1eefa077ae1e\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/URC26JUL_openDoor.pdf\">URC26JUL_openDoor<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/URC26JUL_openDoor.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-51bb7749-6abb-4748-a60f-1eefa077ae1e\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the June\/July 2026 issue of The Open Door magazine for Lymington United Reformed Church:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-2358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lymington-urc","category-opendoor","tag-open-door"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2361,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358\/revisions\/2361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lymurc.org.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}