As our churches are closed for worship, we will be having worship at home. On this post you will find some options for at-home worship online and in print. *** All online services produced by this circuit can be found by clicking here. ***
Online Video/Audio Worship
Watch a recorded service each Sunday led by Rev. Joan Pell. Available here on Sundays from 6 a.m. onwards. The sermon text will also be available to download.
Watch Capel St. Mary’s live streamed service led by Rev. Andrew Sankey and others, live on Sundays at 10.30 a.m. The recorded service will be published as soon after the livestream finishes as possible. Available here.
Watch reflections by Rev. Diane Smith here and by Rev. Martin Dawes here.
Watch monthly recorded Contemporary worship services from the Felixstowe worship band here.
Our Methodist connexion is also offering four other online Sunday worship options giving some breadth from our tradition. Available here.
Morning prayer services are also available from Wesley Chapel’s website here.
An evening service of night prayer has been put together by Rev. Martin Dawes. Available here.
All We Can, the Methodist Relief and Development Agency, is producing a series of positive and encouraging broadcasts which you can watch and join in with from the comfort of your home every day at 1.17 p.m. Details here.
Printed Material
Some of our ministers are mailing out printed service sheets for use each Sunday by their congregation. Contact the individual ministers to be added to their mailing lists. Printed services from Rev. Derek Grimshaw reflecting on the week’s lectionary readings are available here, usually on a Friday for the following Sunday.
Download a printed service with a reflection that you can use at home. This is produced by the Methodist connexion. Print some off for those without computers and drop on their doorstep. Available here.
The Vine at Home produced by Twelve Baskets can be emailed to you weekly by signing up for the worship cloud weekly newsletter. Signup here.
A printed Spiritual Communion service for use at home has been produced by the Methodist Connexion, available here.
The Methodist Connexion has produced a printed Funeral Service for a time of reflection when you can’t attend a funeral. With the current restrictions on movement in place it may not be possible for everyone to attend a funeral. We offer this short act of worship to help you say your formal goodbyes whist in your home. Available here.
Connexional Resources
You can find the latest connexional worship resources here. Most are mentioned above, but things are being added all the time. There is also a page of prayers.
Family Activities
Roots on the Web are producing free worship-at-home resources for everyone. Follow the link and look for the Roots at Home panel on the front page.
Engage Worship are producing daily family prayer and worship activities.