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 .
Welcome to the Ipswich Circuit of the Methodist Church of Great Britain
News (Page 321)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 31st January 2021. Lectionary Readings: Deuteronomy 18 v15-20. A prophet like Moses. Psalm 111 Praise the Lord for all that he has done. 1 Corinthians 8 v1-13. Honouring God instead of Idols. Mark 1 v21-28 A man with an evil spirit. Wisdom and good sense. The Psalmist…
25th January Isaiah 41:10 “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you.” A lot of what we have been feeling, saying and doing over these past few months has been driven by fear. That may not be altogether a…
The village country show has been a part of our British culture for several generations I love the Kilnsey show (Pictured above) held in upper Wharfedale on the Tuesday following the August Bank holiday each year. It is everything a country show should be, local businesses selling their huge range of wares from food to…
You may well remember (or perhaps not so well) the maths lessons at school when you began to learn about graphs with an x axis and a y axis, thus y axis|||||__________________ x axis These two axes, when joined, are used to represent the relationship between two variables, speed and time, for example. But enough…
The song of the humpback whale is one of the strangest in nature. It is a combination of high-and low-pitched groanings. Those who have studied the humpback whale say their songs are noteworthy because these giants of the deep are continually changing them. New patterns are added and old ones eliminated so that over a period of…
As some of you will know I like a variety of teas and, usually drink it black so I can taste the tea. I have green tea with lemon for breakfast, Lady Grey for lunch and green tea in the afternoon. Perhaps you are thinking “Ugh” or what has that got to do with a…
The Upside-Down Kingdom by Donald B Kraybill Marshalls, 1978 318 pages 978 0 551 011 885 Donald Kraybill is, in his own words, ‘a theological layman’. His graduate qualifications in sociology become quickly apparent as you read this book for there is a great deal of sociological reference and explanation in this work – too…
Paul Wylie was skating in the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. He was nervous as he began his programme before 20,000 people and a TV audience of millions. Then, in his first jump, something went wrong. He writes, “A flash later my hand touches the ice; the blade won’t hold. I start slipping and now…
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 24th January 2021 Lectionary Readings: Jonah 3 v1-5,10. Jonah goes to Nineveh. Psalm 62 v5-12. God is powerful and kind. 1 Corinthians 7 v29-31. The Lord will soon come. Mark 1 v14-20. Jesus begins his work. Are you heading in the ‘right’ direction? Some people are told…