Lent begins in the middle of February. Our theme for Lent this year will be God’s Promises focusing on the many promises that God has made to us. Beginning with God’s covenant promise to Noah, we will trace the Biblical story through to Christ’s death and resurrection which ultimately fulfilled those promises. We will begin with a short service on Ash Wednesday 17th February.
The East Anglia District bring us news of an exciting event to be hosted on Zoom on 20 March entitled Global Encounter.
East Anglia Methodist District and holding a day of Prayer and reflecion on 6th March 2021
The latest issue of the connexion magazine is out now with the theme of Light of LIfe You can read it by clicking on the image below .
This year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is from 18th – 25th January and the theme is “Abiding in Christ”. Download the devotional. There are two video services in our circuit on 24th January available to watch then or afterwards. Access details are in this post.
The front doors at Seaton Road Methodist Church in Felixstowe have been transformed during January with the addition of this lovely Lighthouse image made by Rev Jo Jacobs. And this is the front window, giving the message of hope and love to any passers by. If you have any images from your own Churches please…
As we are now back in lockdown, many of our Circuit Churches have decided not to open for in person worship. The Circuit will continue to offer digital and printable services available on our website and some of our churches are offering Zoom worship – see the chart below.
With the whole country moving into a National Lockdown, the government is allowing churches to remain open with restrictions in place. However, the leaders of our three churches, along with most of the other churches in our Circuit, have decided to remain closed for in-person services at this time. We will reassess the situation again at the end of February.
Elmsett Methodist Church have produced a video which reflects on the activities they have carried out during lockdown and their hopes for 2021. You can watch the video below :
It’s been a tough time for many with Covid 19. And January can often be challenging anyway. The January Light Mission Initiative is a response from the Methodist Church in East Anglia and Bedfordshire, Essex & Hertfordshire to spread the light of God’s love in January 2021.