The latest issue of the connexion magazine is out now with the theme of Be Bold You can read it by clicking on the image below .
Welcome to the Ipswich Circuit of the Methodist Church of Great Britain
News (Page 197)
Due to the current situation this may be subject to change so please do check back and also check with Churches individual Facebook pages and websites for updates. Key: LA=Local Arrangement, Z=Zoom, S=Sacrament (Holy Communion) CS= Outdoor Contemporary Service You can download a PDF copy of the plan by clicking here
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 4th July 2021. Lectionary Readings: Ezekiel 2 v1-5; Psalm 123; 2 Corinthians 12 v2-10; Mark 6 v1-13. Reading between the lines. In the first part of today’s gospel reading, Mark tells us that Jesus is in his home town of Nazareth. It is the Sabbath day and…
Psalm 100 v 1-2Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. An old Jewish legend says that after God created the world, He called the angels to Himself and asked them what they thought of it. One of them said, “The only thing lacking is the sound of…
Over the last few weeks, I have become a convert to the BBC programme “The repair Shop” a programme I have never really watched before. I am in awe of the skill of the craftsmen and women who can take broken items and restore them, not necessarily to look as good as new, but primarily…
Jesus prays for his friends in the Garden of Gethsemane that they may be one as he is one with the Father. He asks that they may be protected in the uncertain times they face and made holy so they are set apart from the world’s unbelief – by the truth about who Jesus is.…
One can only stand in awe, amazement, respect and gratitude at the fantastic, almost incredible, advances and marvels that are being achieved in science and technology of all kinds, ranging over medicine, communications, neuroscience, cosmology, agriculture, energy and materials science, to name just some. Is there no limit to the capacity and capability of humankind…
Why are we here ? A little book of guidance by Alister McGrath SPCK, 2015 42 pages £3.99ISBN 978 0 281 074 389 also available as an ebook In just 3 chapters and a conclusion, Alister McGrath, Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford University, offers a compact and stimulating argument in favour…
I have been watching Jimmy McGovern’s gritty 3-part drama called Time, set in a prison. It was indeed harrowing to watch in many places but I didn’t want to miss any of it. I’m prone to having a wee doze in the evening if a programme is not very interesting. Sean Bean ‘s portrayal of the…
In the Gospel of Mark Jesus encourages his followers to call God Abba. When the Disciples asked for an example of how to pray he starts his prayer “Our Father…” For many of us this is an amazing invitation of be in the most intimate of relationships with an almighty, ever loving creator God. The…