4th Sunday of Easter – Year A 3.5.20 Lectionary Readings Acts 2 v42-47 Life among the Lord’s followers. 1 Peter 2 v19-25 The example of Christ’s suffering. John 10 v1-10 Story of the sheep and the Shepherd. Reflection Whose ‘voice’ do you trust? In the passage from Acts we are told ‘that they spent…
The Third Sunday of Easter – Year A Lectionary readings Acts 2 v14a, 36-41. Peter speaks to the crowd. 1 Peter 1 v17-23. Living as God’s holy people. Luke 24 v13-35. The road to Emmaus. Comment: Beware of strangers no more. In Luke’s account, two disciples on the way to the village of Emmaus, are…
We just had to share this amazing drawing by Terry George
Today’s service is available online as we begin our new series Tales from Peter’s Discipleship Journey and wonder at how Peter’s journey from Fisherman to Disciple began.
The new preaching theme from Capel St Mary Methodist Church is Being Church, Doing Life, Marks of Maturity, beginning 26th April for 5 weeks until 24th May.
Some members of the congregation at Trinity in Felixstowe have just supplied this wonderful banner to show the support for the NHS and other keyworkers during these difficult times. How lovely it is to see what is being done around the circuit. Well done Trinity 🙂
Happy St. George’s Day! Find some interesting facts here. Did you know that: During the Middle Ages, people believed that St George was one of the ‘Fourteen Holy Helpers’ – a group of saints who could help during epidemic diseases. St George’s protection was invoked against several nasty diseases, many fatal and with infectious causes, including the Plague and leprosy.
In this sermon series, beginning 26th April until Trinity Sunday, Rev. Joan Pell will look at the life of the disciple Simon, whom Jesus called Peter, which means the rock. Many Christians today identify with Peter’s weaknesses, not least his knack of opening his mouth and putting his foot in it! Peter is known for…
I missed telling you about the Methodist Sing-A-Long on Easter Day. The Methodist Church, All We Can and the National Methodist Choir GB joined together to celebrate the joy of Christ risen and to launch the Emergency Coronavirus Appeal to save lives globally. While on the topic of money and generosity …
Dear Methodist Friends Help us get vital personal protective equipment (PPE) for our care workers, residents and their relatives I am writing to ask for your support for Methodist Homes (MHA) staff, residents and their families, during what is an unparalleled time of challenge in our care homes. Our church has a proud tradition of…