One weekly challenge is ‘Only Connect’ on a Monday night. It consists of two teams with Victoria Coren Mitchell in the chair. It’s a daft game really. You have to connect four clues and discover what the link is. We rarely ‘get it’, and often the contestants are as much in the dark as we…
WEEK 3 This series of “Thoughts for the Day” is inspired by the study series, NOTORIOUS, written by Jeff Lucas. He and Pastor Brent discuss 9 different characters from the Bible who we would possibly call rogues, scoundrels or scallywags. Each one however can teach us something of our faith. POTIPHAR’s WIFE – It reads…
Sunday before Lent Year C 27th February 2022 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 34 v29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3 v12-4 v2; Luke 9 v28-36. Holiness. In Psalm 99 the psalmist is trying to describe the nature and mystery of God. “Only you are God! And your power alone, so great and fearsome, is worthy of…
The Father dvd, 2021 with Anthony Hopkins 94 minutes £6.99 This film is a powerful and disturbing portrayal of the relationship between a daughter and her father. It is a study of the growing onset of dementia in an old man although the word never appears in the dialogue. Powerful for its narrow, concentrated focus…
As a little lad, I used to love it when my Dad and Uncle James started telling stories of their childhood. One of my favourite stories was about the skin of the rice pudding. This was back in the days when dinner was eaten at mid day and tea was the early evening meal. The…
Two men went out fishing. One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back. The experienced fisherman watched this go on all day and…
Quiz Night 2 We dutifully watch University Challenge each week. It’s a miracle if we get anything right. I’m fairly good at History and Art and even some types of music, but totally thrown by rock/ pop/ jazz, and astro physics is alien to me. But we press on in the hope we will discover…
This coming Sunday, 20th February is ‘United Nations World Day of Social Justice’ which has social justice in the digital economy as its focus for this year. The entire digital world has grown in importance for us all since COVID related restrictions have prevented face to face meetings and limited gatherings. The use of the…
Trinity Methodist Church, Felixstowe – Every Tuesday 11.30 – 1.30 .
March 1st 12-2pm and 4-6pm.