LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 21st April 2024

He calls his own sheep by name. John 10 v 3

A very warm welcome to you all especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Rev Chris Preece who is leading our worship with Holy Communion this morning.

PRAYER

Pray for Peace in the Middle East.

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

Easter Offering envelopes – please can these be returned by our next Sunday service on 7th May. Your donation enables the Methodist Church in Britain to support the work of 107 partner churches and organisations globally. Thank you to everyone who brought their envelopes back today. Our Easter Offering service will be on Sunday 19th May.

Circuit Summer Celebration – Sunday 30th June from 4pm till 7pm.The venue, by kind invitation, is at the home of Peter Broom in Layer-de-la-Haye. The event will include crafts, games, entertainment and a closing service. Please bring a picnic, chair, umbrella etc. Further details to follow. If you are able to help, please contact Tony Trevers.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 25th April
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 2nd May
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 21st April
10:30am – Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 7th April 2024

Jesus came and stood among them. John 20 v 19

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to our own congregation who are leading our worship this morning.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

April Pastoral Letter from Rev Hannah Chun is now available. Please see below.

Ladies Event at Kingsland Church on Saturday 20th April 2pm to 4:30pm. Guest speaker Jane Sullivan from The Message Trust will be sharing her passion about the good news of Jesus. Please see the poster on the notice board for booking details.

Circuit Summer Celebration – Sunday 30th June from 4pm till 7pm.The venue, by kind invitation, is at the home of Peter Broom in Layer-de-la-Haye. The event will include crafts, games, entertainment and a closing service. Please bring a picnic, chair, umbrella etc. Further details to follow. If you are able to help, please contact Tony Trevers.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 11th April
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 18th April
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 21st April
10:30am – Holy Communion led by Rev Chris Preece

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

Dear Friends,

The second Sunday after Easter has often been referred to as ‘Low Sunday’ due to attendance in churches being lower and lacking in energy, particularly in comparison to the height of Easter celebrations. However, we as followers of Jesus know that Easter doesn’t end with Easter day. It is a continuous journey. In the liturgical calendar, it marks the beginning of a new season, Eastertide, which is 50 days between Easter and Pentecost. This is a time we can consciously and intentionally live out our lives as though every day were Easter, knowing and believing that Christ rises and breathes his Spirit into each of us in our every day.

Sustaining ourselves through our faith journey which has its highs and lows; hills and valleys can be a challenge.

On Easter Monday, my family and I, quite on the spur of the moment visited Saffron Walden. We had heard there was a maze there and well, it got the children excited. When we got there we found out it was more of a labyrinth than a maze and that it had some history. It is the largest turf-cut labyrinth in the world and one of surviving eight turf labyrinths in England. The original date is unknown but it is known to have first been restored in 1699. If you were to walk the whole length it would be 1.5k long.

All of us enjoyed the experience of walking through that labyrinth. It didn’t take us too long to reach the end, maybe around 15 minutes, but there were times on that winding pathway when I wondered whether I was going the right way. Had I missed a turn? Was I going backwards without realising it? Am I going back to where I was before? Will I reach the end?

Maybe that is how our journey of faith may seem at times. We feel as though we are taking one step forward and two steps back. We wonder whether we are heading in the right direction. We wonder whether we will make the finish line.

We did make it to the end of that labyrinth and all we had to do was follow the bricked path. Apparently, labyrinths are different from mazes because mazes are full of dead ends and are designed to get you lost. A labyrinth has only one path that always leads to the centre. You cannot get lost if you follow the path. Labyrinths are ancient pathways often used as a way of prayer. The winding path helps to unwind, to let go and ultimately find rest in God.

May we remember and trust that, even when our faith journey feels like a winding path with dead ends, obstacles, hills and valleys, if we follow the path and stay focused on Christ our guide, we will and can find rest in God.

May God bless you and keep you throughout Eastertide,
Hannah

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 31st March 2024
He is Risen

The stone had been rolled away. Mark 16 v 4

A very warm welcome to you all on this Easter Day especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD recording during the week and to Rev Hannah Chun who is leading our worship with Holy Communion this afternoon.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

A very big thank you to Sheila for organising the Agapé love feast on Maundy Thursday and to Avril and Nigel for their help and support. This simple meal with a sharing of prayers and testimonies was enjoyed by all.

Songs of Praise next Sunday – if you have any readings, poems or hymns with an Easter theme you would like to share with us in the service please let Peter or Christine know today.

Ladies Event at Kingsland Church on Saturday 20th April 2pm to 4:30pm. Guest speaker Jane Sullivan from The Message Trust will be sharing her passion about the good news of Jesus. Please see the poster on the notice board for booking details.

Circuit Summer Celebration – Sunday 30th June from 4pm till 7pm.The venue, by kind invitation, is at the home of Peter Broom in Layer-de-la-Haye. The event will include crafts, games, entertainment and a closing service. Please bring a picnic, chair, umbrella etc. Further details to follow. If you are able to help, please contact Tony Trevers.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 4th April
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 7th April
10:30am – Songs of Praise led by our own congregation

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 17th March 2024

Jesus offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears.
Hebrews 5 v 7

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Jonathan Sparkes who is leading our worship this morning.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

March Pastoral Letter from Rev Hannah Chun now available. Please see below.

Maundy Thursday – 28th March. We are holding an Agapé love feast here at 10am – straight after prayer time – led by Rev Hannah Chun. This will be a sharing of food and fellowship with a chance for the sharing of testimonies or a reading of favourite bible passages. Everyone is welcome.

Christians Together in Stanway
Good Friday Walk of Witness. Meet outside Starbucks at 12noon. The walk with hymns and drama will proceed to M&S and Sainsbury’s.
Easter Sunrise Service with Holy Communion at 6.30am on the Green Hill by the Church Lane Bridge, followed by breakfast at St Andrew’s Hall Church Lane.
Please join these events if you are able.

Easter Day Service – this will be Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun and will take place at 3pm on Sunday 31st March. Please note there will not be a morning service on that day.

Circuit Summer Celebration. Following on from the successful Circuit Christmas Celebrations it has been agreed there will be a Circuit Summer Celebration. Further details to follow. If you are able to help, please contact Tony Trevers.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 21st March
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 28th March
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time
10:00am – Agapé love feast

Next Sunday Service 31st March
Easter Day
3:00pm – Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

Dear Friends,

I wonder how your Lenten journey is progressing for you. I went on a Regional Probationers Retreat a few weeks ago and found myself in the peaceful and tranquil countryside of Launde Abbey in Leicester. It was interesting to be surrounded by more sheep than people there. This retreat had in numerous ways forced me to stop, be still, become aware of my surroundings and simply be. It beckoned me to slow down. I say it ‘forced’ me because I find stopping and being still very hard. My mind is always working and I’m constantly thinking about what I ought to be doing next. One of the key themes for this retreat was about taking our sabbath, and how we might tarry on our life and ministry’s journey.

Lent is a time of journeying to the cross with Jesus to meet him at his resurrection. However, it is not defined by a journey we make with haste. It is a journey that can hopefully encourage us to slow down, be still and tarry. Jesus also took his time to walk to the cross. In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus asks his friends to ‘Stay here and keep watch with me…keep watch and pray.’ (Matthew 26:38, 41). He encourages them to stop, notice, pray and be still a while with him. In our Lenten and life’s journey, there are times we may need to stop and tarry in solitude, but as Jesus spent a moment of stillness with his friends, we too need our church and community to be alongside us as we reflect, recharge and catch up with ourselves.

• Are you one of those who find it hard to stop and be still?
• Are you giving too much that you feel you have nothing to give at times?
• How do you take your sabbath? How might you stop and tarry with Jesus?
• What might you notice about yourself and those around you?
• How might it feel to rest and give all our anxious productivity to God? Can we have the confidence that God will hold things together when we take time to recharge?

We will be gathering on Maundy Thursday morning at 10am for a Love/Agape Feast to think about the way Jesus shared a meal with his disciples during his ministry and in particular the night before he went to the cross. There will also be a Churches Together in Stanway Good Friday Walk of Witness at 12 noon outside Starbucks if anyone is interested in joining. May these offer moments for us as a church and a community to reflect, slow down and be still together as we listen to Jesus’ call to ‘stay here a while and keep watch’.

As you continue this Lenten walk to the Easter resurrection, may you find rest when needed, find stillness and find your sabbath, for, even God rested on the seventh day, ‘rested from all his work’. (Genesis 2:2-3).

God bless, and may the joy of Easter be with you,
Hannah

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 3rd March 2024

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son.
John 3 v 16

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Rev Hannah Chun who is leading our worship this morning.

PRAYER

Please keep Alan Beesley in your prayers as he awaits a date for the operation he needs on his heart.

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

Newsletter from the Colchester Methodist Circuit. There are a few copies on the table in the entrance.

Annual Church Meeting on Wednesday 6th March at 2:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please join us if you are able.

Maundy Thursday – 28th March. We will be holding a love feast here at 10am – straight after prayer time – led by Rev Hannah Chun. Everyone is welcome.

Easter Day Service – this will be Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun and will take place at 3pm on Sunday 31st March. Please note there will not be a morning service on that day.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Wednesday 6th March
2:00pm – Annual Church Meeting

Thursday 7th March
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 14th March
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 17th March
10:30am – Worship led by Jonathan Sparkes

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 18th February 2024

The spirit descended on him like a dove. Mark 1 v 10

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Rev Hannah Chun who is leading our worship with Holy Communion this morning.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

Hannah’s Pastoral letter for February – please see below.

Mersea Methodist Church are holding a quiz night on Saturday 24th February at 6:30pm. Supper included, suggested donation £5 towards church funds. Please call Ann on 386841 if you are attending.

Women’s Day of Prayer – at West Bergholt on Friday 1st March – 12:15pm for soup lunch – 1:30pm service. Please see Viv if you would like transport.

Annual Church Meeting on Wednesday 6th March at 2:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please join us if you are able.

Easter Day Service – this will be Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun and will take place at 3pm on Sunday 31st March. Please note there will not be a morning service on that day.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 22nd February
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 29th February
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 3rd March
10:30am – Worship led by Rev Hannah Chun

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

Dear Friends,

A few weekends ago, my family and I visited Dedham for the first time. I had heard so much about the beautiful village and well, it’s Constable Country! There was plenty to be excited about. We attempted to do the walk partway towards Flatford Mill along the River Stour. However, we realised about a quarter way into the walk that our footgear was not suitable for what this walk would entail. We should have worn our wellies! The further we got the muddier it became and soon enough we were squelching through thick gloopy mud for the rest of the walk. Looking back at that experience, I realised I had been so focused on looking at the ground and where I was stepping that I hadn’t taken the time to drink in the beauty of the scenery around me.

Sometimes when we’re so focused on looking down or looking into the details we may miss the bigger picture. The details are important, but I wonder whether there might be a tendency to be ‘stuck in the mud’ if we never look up to see the fuller landscape around us.

February is a busy month. There will be plenty of the finer details to focus on. Especially as we yearn for the end of winter to arrive and look for the small signs of spring emerging, our attention may be drawn to the tiny buds that begin to sprout up here and there. Each bud holds the bigger picture of new life, hope and warmer weather.

Lent comes earlier this year. We begin our Lenten journey on Ash Wednesday which will be preceded by Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day when traditionally all the sugar was used up in the household to prepare for Lent. Some of us may choose to either give up or take on something during Lent. How are you hoping or planning to mark Lent this year? No matter how we choose to follow this Lenten journey, may we be reminded that all the smaller details of this season ultimately lead us to the bigger picture of Easter and Christ’s resurrection. The message of Easter is the backdrop to Lent and all we believe in as Christians.

May you discover afresh the broader landscape of God’s love for you as you journey through this Lent. I feel the words said at the moment of baptism can have meaning for all of us as we ponder on the bigger picture of what Jesus did for us.

For you Jesus Christ came into the world;
For you he lived and showed God’s love;
For you he suffered death on the Cross;
For you he triumphed over death,
Rising to newness of life;
For you he prays at God’s right hand:
All this for you,
Before you could know anything of it.
(Methodist Worship Book)

God bless,
Hannah

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 4th February 2024

“He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey Him.”
Mark 21 v 27

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Jonathan Sparkes who is leading our worship this morning.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Rachel Allen will take place on Friday 9th February at 12 noon at Wivenhoe Methodist Church. Please keep her family in your prayers during this time.

Mersea Methodist Church are holding a quiz night on Saturday 24th February at 6:30pm. Supper included, suggested donation £5 towards church funds. Please call Ann on 386841 if you are attending.

Scam Watch – we’ve been made aware of a scam targeting elderly people in Colchester. They receive a phone call from someone alleging they are from the doctor’s surgery and informing the victim they need an additional medication to counteract the side-effects of a medication they are already taking. They inform the victim this is not available on the NHS and must be paid for at a cost of £60 or more. The victim is then tricked into passing over their account details for the payment. Please be aware in case you receive a call like this because it is all false.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 8th February
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 15th February
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 18th February
10:30am – Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 21st January 2024

“The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Mark 1 v 15

A very warm welcome to you all especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Jo Eckersley who is leading our worship this morning.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024
Prayer and Worship together in Stanway
Epiphany Carols – Sunday 21st January at 4.30pm – in St Albright’s Church.
Holy Communion for the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul – Wednesday 24th January at 9.30am in the St Andrew’s Hall, followed by coffee and cake.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 25th January
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 1st February
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 4th February
10:30am – Worship led by Jonathan Sparkes

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 7th January 2024
Happy New Year

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant”. Jeremiah 31 v 31

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to Rev Hannah Chun who is leading our Covenant Service with Holy Communion this morning.

Please stay for tea/coffee after the service.

PRAYER

Local preacher Rachel Allen sadly passed away last week. Please keep her family in your prayers.

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

A very big thank you to everyone who was involved in the Christmas decorations – the Advent wreath, the tree and the banners – they have all been packed away for next year.

Pastoral Letter from Hannah – if you have not received a copy, please take one as you leave.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Thursday 11th January
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 18th January
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 21st January 2024
10:30am – Worship led by Jo Eckersley

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.

LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 24th December 2023
Fourth Sunday in Advent

Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. Isaiah 9 v 6

We light the fourth candle to symbolise love,
conscious that we are known and loved by God.

We offer you all a very warm welcome especially if you are a visitor and to those who will be watching the DVD during the week and to the members of our congregation who are taking part in our service this morning.

Please stay for tea/coffee and a mince pie after the service.

PRAYER

Please pray for our Ministers – Rev Chris Preece and Rev Hannah Chun.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

NOTICES

Christmas Day Service, Monday 25th December at 9:45am led by Alan Beesley. Please join us if you are able.

Colchester Methodist Circuit Service on Sunday 31st December from 11:00am at Wimpole Road Methodist Church led by Rev Chris Preece.
If you would like to share where you have seen God in your lives over the past year – either in person at this service or by video please contact Jonathan Sparkes by email at j

Circuit Christmas Celebration with Carols, Comedy and Cakes at The Ark on Tuesday 2nd January from 4:00 to 7:00pm. Come and see Geoff Wilcox as Horrible Herod in ‘Aladin a manger’, our nativity pantomime.

Sunday Services on DVD – If you, or anyone you know, would like a copy of our Sunday morning service on DVD please speak with Geoff or one of the stewards.

Midweek Prayer Time – every Thursday. A short service of prayer and reflection. Everyone welcome.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Monday 25th December
9:45am – Christmas Morning Worship

Thursday 28th December
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Thursday 4th January
9:30am – Midweek Prayer Time

Next Sunday Service 7th January 2024
10:30am – Covenant Service with Holy Communion led by Rev Hannah Chun

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If you need prayer or help in anyway, please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Hannah Chun on 07935 612414 or Alan Beesley on 766604.