I met an amazing man several years ago, who is sadly no longer with us. John Hawkridge struggled to walk even the shortest of distances aided by sticks and I guess that in his early years would have been labelled with the horrendous term “invalid” yet with grit and determination, this incredible man managed to…
A few weeks ago, I met an extraordinary woman. Let’s call her Jan. She would not see herself as extraordinary, in fact she sees herself as very ordinary. Jan had a troubled adolescence and early adulthood. She discovered boys at 16, or probably before, and found herself pregnant. The father of the child was nowhere…
A church organist was practicing a piece by Felix Mendelssohn and not doing too well. Frustrated, he gathered up his music and started to leave. He hadn’t noticed a stranger come in and sit in a rear pew. As the organist turned to go, the stranger came forward and asked if he could play a piece.…
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) You can download a PDF copy of the plan by clicking here
Psalm 51 v 10.Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me God can bring good out of our failures, and even out of our sins. J. Stuart Holden tells of an old Scottish mansion close to where he had his summer house. The walls of one room were covered…
The Lady with a Lamp dvd Studiocanal, 1951 99 minutes £10 Is there anyone who, on hearing the words ‘the lady with a lamp’, would fail to think of Florence Nightingale ? The phrase explicitly referring to Florence Nightingale was immortalised by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his poem Santa Filomena…
Classic Car Display at Woodbridge Methodist Church – Bank Holiday Monday 30th August
When I was a child, for several years, we spent our family summer holidays at Hope Cove in South Devon. Recently we have returned on several occasions and old loves and fascinations for a delightful village and coastline have been reawakened. The signpost to the Hope Cove car parking arrangements is a wonderful summary of…
Spend 10 minutes with us as we reflect on John 1:1-5 with a song, prayer, reading and short talk.
Thought for the day on 2 wheels!(This series of Thoughts for the Day were inspired whilst taking a week’s break in Eastbourne with my friend Rev Rach Ward, a Minister in the Leeds South and West Circuit, previously a Local Preacher in the Ipswich Circuit) 4. Follow my leader….. The last day of our cycle…