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CONNEXION
‘... those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles ...’ Isaiah 40:31
The magazine of
Christ Church Methodist, Addiscombe
MARCH 2021
Minister: Revd Soon Cheol Choi 020 8654 5481
114 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon CRO 6AD
www.christchurchmeth.org.uk
Part of the Croydon Methodist Circuit and a member of
Churches Together in AddiscombeWORSHIP
MARCH
Sunday 7
10.30am Rev Stephen Day’s service on YouTube
11.15am All Age Worship on Zoom – preacher TBA*
Sunday 14 MOTHERING SUNDAY
10.30am Rev Stephen Day’s service on YouTube
11.15am All Age Worship on Zoom led by Rev Choi
Sunday 21
10.30am Rev Stephen Day’s service on YouTube
11.15am All Age Worship on Zoom – preacher TBA*
5.00pm Café Worship led by Wendy Thompson
Sunday 28 PALM SUNDAY
10.30am Rev Stephen Day’s service on YouTube
11.15am All Age Worship on Zoom - preacher TBA*
CLOCKS GO FORWARD BY ONE HOUR
* See Keeping in Touch sheet
Our worship continues via the internet and telephone. The link to Rev
Stephen Day’s 10.30am service for either live or later viewing is
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjsqXYbmrBE9GD4hNOUVEjg?feat
ure=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCjsqXYbmrB
E9GD4hNOUVEjg%3Ffeature%3Dem-lsb-owner
Christ Church All Age Worship takes place at 11.15am on Sundays
via Zoom or landline – the links are on the email sending out the
weekly Keeping in Touch sheet. Don’t forget you can listen to previous
services via the Christ Church website and also view ‘special’ services:
https://www.christchurchmeth.org.uk/worshi/sunday-worship
Cafe Worship on 21 March at 5.00pm – the Zoom link will be sent out
by email from Wendy. If you don’t receive it, please contact her.
Also on Sunday mornings, Early prayers are being held weekly at
9.40am for half an hour on Zoom. If you would like to join in, please
contact Fiona.
Christ Church Sunday worship is recorded and CDs are available. If
you would like to receive a weekly CD, please contact either Revd Choi
or Adrian Pickett.
2CONTENTS
Our Minister’s letter ………………..………………….………….……………….. 4
Food Bank donations .................................................................... 5
Revd Choi’s sabbatical ............................................................ 6
Family news .................................................................................. 7
Cafe Worship................................................................................. 8
Holiday Club / Messy Church at Home / Messy Easter................. 9
Memories of cold winters in the past ........................................... 10
Peter wondered ............................................................................ 11
Things remembered ...................................................................... 12
Spotlight on Hall Grange and MHA............................................... 14
Census 2021 ................................................................................. 16
Stronger faith during lockdown .................................................... 17
Crabby old woman ....................................................................... 18
All We Can stories ............................................................................20
It says in my diary .......................................................................... 22
Dial a Prayer ........................................................................... 23
Welcome to the March edition. We hope you enjoy reading the magazine. Any
suggestions to Fiona please or email bingham144@hotmail.com, Please note that
any opinions expressed in articles are personal to the authors and may not be
endorsed by the editors.
COPY DEADLINE FOR APRIL by Sunday, 21 March either by email to
ccmamagazine@hotmail.com . Requests for email version to above address. Thanks
as always to all contributors.
Editorial team
3OUR MINISTER’S LETTER
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a
Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The
Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I
thank you that I am not like other people -
robbers, evildoers, adulterers - or even like this
tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth
of all I get.’ “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not
even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have
mercy on me, a sinner.’ “I tell you that this man, rather than the
other, went home justified before God. (Luke 18. 10-14)
Dear friends,
By the time you read this letter, you may be journeying half way
through Lent, perhaps trying to keep your Lent resolutions, such
as a chocolate fast. Or, you may not want to be under any more
rules and restrictions at this time, as we have to live already under
many measures laid out by the government. You may have been
fed up with all those new regulations and restrictions. It is not easy
to follow them all.
In terms of keeping rules, particularly religious ones, I don’t think
any of us dare to say “I can beat Pharisees.” They were very
committed and loyal to the law, which was set up for their religious
life. Let alone fasting, tithing, and keeping Sabbath, they also had
various kinds of ceremonial regulations, which no one found easy.
And, they were very proud of those laws, and tried hard to keep
them in their everyday lives. And, that is exactly what this Pharisee
is talking about in this story. And, we see him giving thanks to God
for what he is, not like robbers, evildoers, adulterers, or tax
collectors. He must have been very proud of himself. It seems
there is nothing wrong with him at all.
But, the trouble is that he didn’t know who he was, in terms of his
relationship with God, and he didn’t know what it meant to pray to
God, which had nothing to do with self-righteousness. Praying is
4not telling God ‘how good I am’. Rather, it is a time to ask God’s
mercy and forgiveness, for the things we’ve done wrong in our
lives. God wants us to pray, fast, and work, for His sake, for His
people around us, not verbally or hypocritically, but sincerely from
within our hearts.
In this respect, we see why Jesus approved of this tax collector’s
attitude in praying, although he didn’t approve of his way of life.
This man’s prayer was very apologetic. He knew that he was
wrong. Although he was asking God’s mercy, he knew that he
didn’t deserve it. ‘Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner’, he prayed.
This must be our prayer during Lent.
Lent is a time of self-denial, a time of giving up our sinful habits,
and asking God to forgive. Then, just as that tax collector walked
home justified before God, so we can walk away, knowing that we
have been forgiven. That would mean, in other words, ‘we can
start over’. We can re-build our relationship with God, and with
others. And, I believe it will give us hope, joy and relief.
So, I pray that we may use this time for being honest with God,
and humbling ourselves before Him, so that we may see how
gracious and wonderful our Lord’s love is, as we journey on
together towards the cross.
Every blessing,
Rev. SC Choi.
Croydon Food Bank Donations
There will be an opportunity to donate items for the Croydon
Food Bank on Saturday 27 March at Christ Church between
10.30am and 12noon. Palm Crosses will also be available on that
date for collection. Thank you, Sue.
5REVD CHOI’S SABBATICAL
Dear Friends
Last year the Rev’d. Choi asked me to convene a Sabbatical Support
group as he was due to take a sabbatical later in 2020. However, it soon
became clear that it would be wise to postpone this until the spring of
2021. It is Choi’s intention to begin his sabbatical in mid March and
finish on the 12th July. Pastoral arrangements have been made for the
churches affected.
The Methodist Church along with other denominations require Ministers
to take a sabbatical for 3 months every 7yrs. It is not unusual for a
holiday period to be added to this time and Choi is taking advantage of
this facility.
Sabbaticals are designed to provide time for further study and reflection
and space for new experiences. Choi had hoped to return to South
Korea to continue work which he started during his last sabbatical but
this is proving problematic. Bearing in mind the current situation a
radical rethink and a flexible approach are required and Choi has several
options available to him.
We pray that Choi will find this a time of reflection and renewal. We give
thanks for his ministry and for those exercising pastoral ministry among
us. We also pray for our churches in this challenging environment.
God bless you and keep you.
Yours
Pamela Clews (Rev’d)
6FAMILY NEWS
Several of our friends have been unwell in the last month and we
pray that they are now on the road to recovery, whether they have
been suffering from Covid, taking a tumble and sustaining
uncomfortable injuries or from any other cause.
We were delighted to hear of two babies being welcomed into the
world in February – Ian Briggs became a greatgrandfather to baby
Ava Heather, born to his grandson James and wife Keira. And Mary
Salter became a grandmother for the third time when her daughter
Anne and son in law Nick welcomed baby Jacob into their family. We
pray for them all, that the babies will thrive and they will all grow in
God’s love.
As the vaccine reaches more and more people, we thank God for the
researchers and scientists, the doctors, nurses, pharmacists and
volunteers who are helping us to be protected. And we look forward
to seeing all our congregation in the physical world in the not too
distant future.
Please phone/send any family news to Fiona Assaly:
bingham144@hotmail.com. We really want to make sure our prayers are
offered for all our friends. Do remember the prayer chain – again, contact me
if you would like to include anyone on the prayer chain but remember to ask
their (or a family member’s) permission first.
7See weekly Keeping in Touch sheet
for updates or email me.
The link will be on the Keeping in Touch sheet
We will meet on
SUNDAY 21 MARCH 2021
at 5pm on Zoom
Led by Wendy Thompson
The theme will be CENSUS DAY
All are welcome for an informal hour of worship and fellowship
We are not able to worship on church premises at the moment due
to the continuing coronavirus restrictions but we haven’t stopped
worshipping.
When it is safe to do so, we are planning to try having Café
Worship in the Fellowship Hall and live on Zoom at the same time
so that everyone can be included and worship with us. The
earliest this will happen will be April but we will decide nearer the
time after consulting with the church stewards and making sure we
meet guidelines for worship at that time.
Wendy Thompson
8Holiday Club 2021
We were really hoping that we would be able to run a Holiday Club
at Christ Church this summer. However, due to the current
uncertainty regarding Covid and the amount of planning that is
involved several months in advance, it has been decided that we
will not attempt to organise Holiday Club at church this summer. It
may be that we are able to have an online event or have some
children’s activities at church later in the year.
Over the past few months whilst we’ve been unable to meet
together face to face as Messy Church, we have continued to
engage with those who come to Messy Church in a variety of
ways. In February as in some previous months, we emailed round
Messy Church at home resources with activities to do at home or
outdoors. You can find links to the resources on the church
website. It would be good to hear from those who have used the
resources we’ve emailed or sent in the post. Why not take a photo
of something you’ve made and send it to Keeping in Touch to
appear on the weekly sheet or share with everyone on zoom in our
Sunday morning worship.
On Easter Saturday 3rd April there will
be a Messy Easter celebration on
zoom at 4 p.m. The link will be on the
weekly keeping in touch sheet. There
will be Easter craft, songs, story and
maybe a game. All ages are welcome
to join for around 40 minutes of fun.
9Memories of
Cold winters in the past
1947 was one of the coldest winters for years with thick snow and ice.
As I was seven years old, I went to our Brownie Christmas party, as
always on my own. It was only 10 minutes’ walk away – I remember
slipping and ending up on my bottom a couple of times. On Saturdays,
Mum took a pram to the local coal depot by Tooting Station to pick up
any small pieces of coal or even coal dust. Dad made them into
brickettes to burn on the fire. Coal was in short supply and still rationed
after the War.
Schools and travel all kept going. The children loved it – snowballs at
breaktime and making slides in the playground. The only downside – the
school toilets were across the playground and often frozen.
Coming home from school, we sat as near the fire as possible, chilblains
are very itchy. Like most homes, only the living room was heated by a
coal fire and every morning to look out of the window, we had to scrape
the ice from the inside of the window.
Snow was usual every winter and 1963 was another long, cold winter. I
went youth hostelling then and on one occasion, with pyjamas under
trousers, we went to Portsmouth to find the sea frozen. As in 1947,
schools and transport kept going. In fact, I was proud when I retired that
the weather or strikes never stopped me getting to school or work.
In 1991, Carl spent a few weeks in hospital and came home from
Central London when it was really icy. I went to meet him at the hospital
and we got a cab to Euston and then a bus home. I was terrified that
Carl would fall on the way home from the bus. It was so icy. I didn’t want
him to end up back in hospital. He made it home safely.
When we had the hurricane in 1987, I managed to get a bus to the
Elephant & Castle, passing a Chinese restaurant called ‘New Look’. It
was – the fascia had been blown away, leaving it with no name! We had
no electricity that day until after lunch and phone lines were down for
several hours.
I still love the snow, even if the pavement kerbs are hidden. Walking on
newly settled snow is still magical to me. Sheila Szzvanowski
10Peter wondered
Nuthatch, you think?
Perched on high, on the brink,
Sitting up on branch of tree,
Chirping cheerfully,
Wild and free.
Blackbird jabbing in the grass,
Worming early, hungry lass,
Beak of yellow, digging deep,
Then raise its head, in fruity cheep.
Thrush (a cousin), brown with speckled breast,
Puffed out proudly, from its chest,
Sings so sweetly, in tree on high,
Such joyous singing,
Makes me sigh.
Sparrow, common,
Smaller bird, delightful face,
Brown of plumage, fast of pace,
Urban living, woods and trees,
Enjoys a snail or tasty fleas.
A Covid Winter,
Snow may freeze,
Leave food in grass,
For such as these.
Bob Horne
7/2/2021
11Things Remembered
Desert Island Discs, almost as long running and as
old as the Archers, is still on Radio 4 at 9.15am every
Friday. A new person each week is asked to bring eight
records that will keep them company when shipwrecked
on a deserted tropical island. I have tried this myself and
found it fun. After all, lockdown has parallels. However
this task is harder and demands more time than I
expected. Whether musical or not, we have each been
surrounded by music and song all of our lives. What eight
discs would you choose and remember to say why?
Here are my choices with brief reasons and
connections to me, but if you have the space you may
want to explain at more length. Enjoy!
‘I’m dreaming of a white Christmas’. Bing Crosby. I had a
searchlight toy for Christmas in 1942 and I tried it out in
the dark while Crosby crooned.
‘I’ll take you home again Kathleen’. As a boy in Dublin,
this made me cry.
Lullaby tune of the midnight coastal weather forecast gets
me dreaming of tough trawlers battling the North Sea
gales.
Drums and pipe music from the annual Edinburgh Tattoo
takes me back to National Service, large parades, and
with bagpipes.
Welsh National Anthem – from my life in Wales and the
rough and tumble of rugby.
Chopin, Etude – stillness of each note, like a large drop of
timeless rain.
12The day thou gavest Lord is ended. Hymn, the whole
world in God’s hands, discovered in mid Irish Sea crossing
at sunset.
Bach’s St John’s Passion, centre motif, as I learned to
play it on my recorder during my teacher training.
What else would you like to take with you, remembering
that there will be no electricity? Finally, each interview
ends with a question of what book or books would you
take with you; what will you choose?
And now an endpiece without music
My Angel
My angel is about three feet tall.
She has beautiful brown eyes with long lashes,
set wide apart, and hair that falls in golden brown
ringlets nearly down to her waist.
When she sleeps she looks like a china doll.
When she wakes she becomes a superhero
poised on the arm of the sofa.
Or a ballerina in a multi-coloured tutu.
Or a sculptor or a painter.
She gives loving cuddles,
and carries my crochet across the room to me.
She sometimes blows ‘raspberries’ at teatime.
She holds my hand and shows me where
the bridge is for playing pooh sticks and pooh leaves.
She is sad when I have to leave her.
She lights up my life.
She calls me ‘Nan’. Author unknown
Rex
13on Hall Grange & MHA
This has been a difficult last eleven months for Hall Grange and for MHA more
generally but it is also a time in which MHA has enjoyed a raised profile in the
media. The Chief Executive, Sam Monaghan, has been interviewed frequently
on radio and television and two senior MHA staff currently sit on working
groups of the Department of Health and Social Care relating to testing for
visitors to Care Homes and on vaccines.
As of 27th January 2021, 71 MHA locations had active cases with 127 residents
and 161 staff affected. Four staff across the country have died in recent weeks.
Hall Grange has hardly been affected in this latest round – a few staff have
tested positive but the regular testing has meant this has been picked up
quickly and people isolated.
Hall Grange residents and the Wilderness Project both entered the Shirley
Scarecrow Project at the end of last year and the Wilderness received two
prizes for their Autumn Watch entries. Work on the Wilderness continues and
some new trees have been planted. Well wrapped-up residents have been able
to go for walks and use the information guides around the paths. Spring
flowers are coming through and bringing a beautiful glimpse of colour.
(Green Care Activities with residents organised by Marco)
14Short devotional, Covid-secure services are held each day by the Chaplains. As
Rev Jennifer Potter works at Hall Grange, she has been able to conduct one
Sunday Service a month and on the 7th January a Covenant Service was held.
Activities are organised daily by the Coordinators though no outside musicians
or entertainers have been able to come into the Home.
Sunday 17th January saw the vaccine rolled out for residents and members of
staff who were on duty or able to come in. Other staff had been able to get
their vaccinations at Croydon University Hospital since mid-December.
Currently there is no visiting for the residents at Hall Grange but, as we hear in
the news, as testing is rolled out more broadly and as long as infections keep
dropping there is the hope that some provision may be able to be made before
too long. If Hall Grange continues to have no new positive cases the plan is to
reinstate monitored visits from the 18th February.
Hall Grange is gaining a few new residents again, though slowly and this means
that it is currently below its capacity.
(Members of Shirley Methodist Church sing Carols at Hall Grange)
All staff were very appreciative of the gift tokens they received from the Circuit
for Christmas and would like to say a very big, ‘thank you.’ It has been and
continues to be a testing time for the staff and this acknowledgement of their
efforts makes a real difference.
We long for the day when volunteers can return and the local community can
come and wander through the Wilderness.
15CENSUS 2021
Every 10 years the UK government carries out
a census of its population and the next one will
be on Sunday 21st March 2021.
From https://census.gov.uk/
Taking part in the census is so important, as it gathers essential
information that’s used for things that affect your community and
the people you represent.
Public bodies use census information to help plan and fund
services like housing, education and healthcare. Charities and
businesses also use it to inform their work and get funding.
From a recent article in the Methodist Recorder
Religious Census 1851
A census of places of worship and attendances was held as part
of the decennial population census in 1851, despite objections and
some boycotting, chiefly Anglican. The main questions related to
the number of sittings and the actual or average attendances.
A report was published in 1854, containing many statistical tables
at national, county and registration district levels. There was
considerable disquiet that only around 50% of the population
attended at least one service on census day and, among
Anglicans, that Protestant and Catholic nonconformists made up
half of those attending. Methodism was seen to be the largest
nonconformist body, with Wesleyanism recording 6,575 places of
worship, providing 1,447,580 sittings.
(The records are now at the Public Record Office in Kew)
16STRONGER FAITH DURING LOCKDOWN
More than half of regular UK churchgoers believe their faith grew
stronger during the UK’s first national lockdown, according to a
survey commissioned by the United Christian Broadcasters UCB.
The ‘faith during lockdown’ survey also revealed the following –
• 90% of respondents looked to the bible for encouragement
during lockdown
• 64% said that prayer and bible reading had helped “a great
deal” with feelings of anxiety and concerns about the future
• 47% of respondents indicated that they are praying more
now than before Covid-19
• 30% of respondents said the Psalms had given them the
most comfort. Psalm 91 and Psalm 23 being the most
popular
The director of communications at UCB, Sheldon Ferguson, said
“We wanted to find out how lockdown measures and Covid-19 had
impacted people’s faith. It’s encouraging to see that many people
are finding that, despite the difficulties, their faith is being
strengthened and that many are looking to the bible for answers
and hope”.
From a recent article in the Methodist Recorder
17Crabby Old Woman
What do you see nurses What do you see?
What are you thinking When you’re looking at me?
A crabby old woman Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit With faraway eyes?
Who dribbles her food And makes no reply,
When you say in a loud voice ‘I do wish you’d try!’
Who seems not to notice The things that you do,
And forever is losing A stocking or shoe?
Who, resisting or not, Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding The long day to fill?
Is that what you’re thinking? Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse, You’re not looking at me.
I’ll tell you who I am As I sit her so still,
As I do at your bidding As I eat at your will
I’m a small child of ten With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters Who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen With wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now A lover she’ll meet.
A bride soon at twenty My heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows That I promised to keep.
At twenty five now I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide And a secure happy home.
A woman of thirty My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other With ties that should last.
18At forty my young sons Have grown and are gone,
But my man’s beside me To see I don’t mourn
At fifty once more Babies play round my knee,
Again we know children My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me My husband is dead,
I look at the future I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing Young of their own,
And I think of the years And the love that I’ve known.
I’m now an old woman And nature is cruel;
Tis jest to make old age Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles Grace and vigour depart,
There is now a stone Where once I had a heart.
But inside this old carcass A young girl still dwells,
And now and again, My battered heart swells
I remember the joys, I remember the pain,
And I’m loving and living Life over again.
I think of the years All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people, Open and see,
Not a crabby old woman Look closer...see...ME!
This poem was found by a nurse clearing the bed locker of an
old lady who had died. It so impressed her, staff, that it was
copied and circulated throughout the hospital and beyond.
Rex
19Throughout 2020, All We Can supported the local organisations it works with
across the globe as they faced Covid-19 and lockdown. All We Can was able to
respond quickly to provide emergency assistance during the onset of Covid-19,
and is committed to walking alongside communities as they rebuild and
recover.
Pramila lives in Odisha,
India. Her family don’t
have any land of their own
and so they often struggle
to make ends meet. When
Covid-19 hit, her situation
got rapidly worse, as her
family could no longer earn
money by labouring in
Pramila with emergency food supplies during the pandemic
other families’ fields.
India has been one of the countries worst hit by coronavirus. When restrictions
were first imposed, all but essential businesses shut, and countless families
were left without ways to make a living.
Pramila’s family not only needed urgent access to sanitisation products and
protective equipment to reduce the risk of catching the virus – they also
required basic food supplies and livelihood support if they were to survive
through lockdown. With the help of All We Can’s local partner, Pramila
received the support she needed. She was provided with sanitisation products
and 15 days’ worth of food rations including dal, rice and oil. Alongside this
emergency food support, All We Can is helping families like Pramila’s to
engage in agricultural work, develop kitchen gardens, and develop small
businesses to support long term recovery.
20Florence and her husband David have lived in Butagaya – a community in rural
Uganda – for nearly 40 years. They not only provide for their two children and
six grandchildren – but also for Florence’s elderly mother. There is a great
burden of care on the couple, and in their advancing years, Florence and David
often struggle to make ends meet.
Florence and David stand alongside their grandson, Andrew
Through your support, change is beginning for families like Florence and
David’s. All We Can’s local partner in Uganda has helped provide their
grandson, Andrew, with a bicycle. With this bicycle, he is able to access school
quickly and safely, and prioritise his education. What’s more, he can help his
grandparents earn a little extra money by using his bicycle to transport bulky
fishing equipment, and any fish he catches, to market. Not only is he helping
the family to secure an income - he is also paving the way to a brighter, better
future, and inspiring his younger brothers and sisters. Florence is full of hope
for her grandchildren’s future. ‘If they go to school and excel, they will be able
to support themselves and sustain themselves for the future’, she explains
As well as the Covid-19 pandemic, All We Can has responded to a number of
emergency situations during 2019/20. We continue to support Syrian refugees
living in Jordan, and Rohingya refugees in the camps of Cox’s Bazaar.
We also launched the Bahamas Hurricane Appeal,
helping people like Eric in the wake of Hurricane
Dorian in 2019. ‘I have never experienced a storm
like that before and hope never to experience one
like it ever again.’ Eric has lived in Grand Bahama
for most of his life. When the hurricane struck, he
decided to ride the storm out in his home. He
watched in terror as the flood waters entered his
21home, and climbed on tables and chairs to save his life as the water reached
above his bed. Thanks to your support, Eric was able to receive emergency
groceries in the wake of the hurricane, as his own fridge and store cupboards
were destroyed. Through the Bahamas Hurricane Appeal, 1759 people were
supported through emergency food aid, access to clean water, and housing
support. ‘Words cannot express how much I appreciate all that I have received.
I feel blessed, and pray God’s continued blessing upon you.’
IT SAYS IN MY DIARY ...
March
1 St David’s Day The patron saint of Wales was a 5th/6th C
renowned teacher and preacher, founding
monastic settlements in several countries.
8 Commonwealth Day The annual celebration of the
Commonwealth of nations.
14 Mothering Sunday No explanation needed!
17 St Patrick’s Day The primary patron saint of Ireland was a 5th
century Romano-British Christian missionary
to Ireland and is highly venerated by the
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
churches.
20 Vernal Equinox & 1st When the sun is directly above the Equator
day of spring and day and night are of equal length.
21 Census Day For the first time, this will be on line as well
as on paper for those without internet
access.
28 Palm Sunday Commemorating Jesus Christ’s triumphal
entry into Jerusalem.
28 British Summer Time Our clocks go forward by an hour.
begins
22Dial-a-Prayer
FREEPHONE numbers for prayers, reflections and news from the
Methodist Church
Listen to a prayer: 0808 281 2514
Listen to a pastoral message from the President and Vice
President: 0808 281 2695
Listen to our Podcast: 0808 281 2478
Prayer updated every Thursday, Presidential message updated
every Monday, Methodist Podcast updated fortnightly on
Thursday.
23Weekly Services and Meetings at Christ Church
(We hope that worship and meetings/groups will be back at Church soon)
09.15 Holy Communion (2nd Sun)
09.30 Time for quiet prayer (3rd Sun)
10.10 Songs for Worship (2nd Sun) Karen Taylor
10.30 Morning Service (Parade 2nd Sun)
10.30 Holy Communion (4th Sun)
10.30 Junior Church / Youth Fellowship
10.30 Crèche
17.00 Cafe Worship (3rd Sun) Wendy Thompson
Monday
09.30 0-5 Stay & Play Adelle Goode
18.00 Monday Club (monthly, Adelle Goode
3rd Monday)
Tuesday
19.00 Rangers (fortnightly) Rosemary Dalrymple
19.30 Emmaus Bible Study Group Fiona Assaly
Wednesday
18.30 Guides Rosemary Dalrymple
Thursday
09.30 0-5 Stay & Play Adelle Goode
18.45 Brownies Sally Francis
Minister Revd Soon Cheol Choi 8654 5481
Church Stewards Adrian Pickett
Gill Haslam
Sue Astington
Natalie Thomas
Andrew Thynne
Sunday morning services only Fiona Assaly
Sunday morning services only Zoe Rogers-Wright
Sunday morning services only Karen Taylor
Room Bookings Pat BatesYou can also read
