Sunday mornings
Sunday Evenings
Saturday Prayer Breakfasts
Sunday Mornings
Services are held on Sunday mornings at 10.00 am.
Services are held both in the Worship Centre and in the hall (usually the first and third Sundays of the month, indicated in the sidebar on the right), those in the hall having a more informal style: refreshments are served at the start of the service and the congregation sit in groups around tables. In place of a sermon the groups discuss topics introduced by the leader.
When the service is in the Worship Centre refreshments are served after the service.
The Fair and Ethical Trade Stall is open in the atrium after the service for the sale of fairly-traded goods.
Covenant Service 5th January
The notion of covenant is an ancient one in Jewish and Christian tradition: God’s covenant with Noah after the flood, God’s new covenant with his people in Jeremiah, Christ’s atonement as the new covenant. The Annual Covenant Service is a Methodist tradition begun by Charles Wesley, when the members of the congregation reflect on what it means to be a Christian and renew the promises made when they came into the church. In the words used in the service:
“On the one side, God promises in this Covenant to give us new life in Christ. On the other side, we are pledged to live no more for ourselves but for him. Today therefore, we meet expressly, as generations have met, to renew the Covenant which bound them, and binds us, to God.“
We hold this service each year in January.
Sunday Evenings
There are occasional gatherings on Sunday evenings at 6 pm for discussion and fellowship. The last series used the booklet “Talking of God Together” from the Methodist Church. This will be followed in the spring with the follow-up book “Talking of God with Others.”
Saturday Prayer Breakfasts
Prayer breakfasts are held once a month from 9.15 to 10.15 on Saturday mornings. Everyone is welcome come along. The dates of the next few are in the sidebar on the right (scoll down if using a phone), usually the last Saturday of the month.
Sunday mornings
10.00 – 11.00 am
*: asterisk indicates service is in the Hall
HC: service includes Holy Communion
November
3rd*: Rev Andrew Farrington
10th: Rev John Rackley
17th*: Rev Ivan Bennett
24th: Rev John Rackley, HC
December
1st*: Rev John Rackley, HC
8th: Rev Andrew Farrington
15th*:
22nd: Rev John Rackley, HC
22nd 4.30pm, Community Carol Service: Rev Andrew Farrington
25th, Christmas Day: Rev Andrew Farrington
29th: Richard Cawthorn
January
5th: Rev Andrew Farrington, Covenant Service
12th*:
19th: Rev John Rackley
26th*: Rev John Rackley
February
2nd*: Rev Andrew Farrington, HC
9th: Rev Gordon Webb
16th*: Rev John Rackley
23rd: Rev John Rackley
Sunday evenings
Discussion group meeting at 6 pm.
New dates to be arranged in the spring.
Prayer breakfasts
Saturdays at 9.15 am for an hour. The next dates are:
30th November