Diane’s Letters

May Newsletter

Dear Friends Welcome to the May Newsletter with news of what is happening in Felixstowe Mission Area.  Please find enclosed a Prayer Book entitled “Seeking the Sprit” celebrating the Gift of the Holy Spirit, for use in preparation for Pentecost. Pentecost Sunday falls on 23rd May and there will be an Ipswich Circuit Zoom Service…

April Newsletter

April 2021 Newsletter Dear Friends It was a blessing to be able to share in a number of acts of Worship in our Church buildings for Holy Week and Easter as well as take advantage of all that continues to be offered online. For the moment the arrangements in Church are the offering of Worship…

March Newsletter – No 2

Dear Friends Included in this letter is Mike Peck’s weekly reflection on the set lectionary readings and a poster giving you the information you require regarding Worship Opportunities in Church during Holy Week and Easter Sunday in the Felixstowe Mission Area. This poster will also be displayed at the Churches. If you are able to…

March Newsletter

Dear Friends, This is the 1st newsletter of March 2021 and is distributed together with a note from Alison Davis for those who attend Trinity. You will also find enclosed a booklet of Prayers to help you in your Lenten journey together with Mike Peck’s Bible Study notes for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, 7th…

February Newsletter (No.2)

Dear Friends    We are now in the season of Lent and included in this letter is Mike Peck’s Bible Study notes for this Sunday 28th February (Click this link) . Also included is a Self-care article  entitled  “Love yourself through Lent”.  A reminder daily on-line resources can be found at methodistic.org.uk and on the websites…

February Newsletter

Dear Friends This letter contains Mike Peck’s Bible Study notes (Click this link) ; a heart template for Valentines Day , a mediation called “Fathers Love Letter”, produced with permission and the booklet we will be using for this year’s Ipswich Circuit Lent Course book, entitled “Woven – A Lent Course”. This particular course has…

January Newsletter

Dear Friends WISHING YOU ALL A BLESSED 2021 For this January newsletter I thought it would be a good idea to share with you a little of the history of the Methodist Annual Covenant Service.  This year the Covenant Service may take place a little later in many Churches due to the pandemic.  The Covenant…

Christmas Letter

Dear Friends I am sitting down to write this Christmas message on 2nd December, just after coming out of the second national Lockdown. To say that this year has been challenging, is an understatement.   However, it has also been a year in which hopefully, we have become profoundly aware of the things in life that…

Light Party Bags

Please would you remember “The light party bag project” in your prayers this week. Attached to this reflection are two pictures showing the contents of one of the one hundred bags of goodies that will be given out to children in half term week in Felixstowe The project promotes in a fun way that Jesus…