from recent Methodist News:
Supporting Smiles by the Seaside (Chaplaincy at a coastal theme park). Southend-on-Sea is a seaside city some 40 miles east of London. Each summer, it is filled with day-trippers seeking…
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Brightlight Theatre, performing “Songkeeper” by Jamie Laritz at the Bromsgrove National Drama Festival finals!
Sorry, my small brain cannot keep track of who-I-told-what about my recent long-term theatre project (competing in Drama Festivals) with Brightlight Theatre. So I am writing this for those who…
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Margaret’s 110th birthday
Margaret had multiple 110th birthday parties. First there was the one at the WI in Sandhurst where the BBC were in attendance and she featured on the regional news that…
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Your church needs YOU!
We talk about the Church being the people and not the building and of course in one sense that is true. Yet we do meet in a building, a beautiful…
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Upcoming Circuit Changes 2025
From 1st September Berkshire-Surrey Borders Circuit (that’s our current circuit) and Hants-Surrey Border Circuit will merge to become: The Blackwater Valley Circuit. The churches in this new, larger circuit and their…
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Your favourite hymns
If you would like to suggest a favourite hymn that we don’t regularly sing, then please suggest it to Alison B and she’ll put a list together for Sharon to…
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The minister writes… from our August/September 2025 newsletter
Dear friends, I came across an interesting reference in one of my Daily Bread readings a couple of months ago. It mentioned The Christ of the Abyss which I had…
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Farewell service Revd David Hinchliffe
On Sunday 22nd June, people from around the Methodist SE District attended the farewell service for our Chair of District: Revd. Dr. David Hinchliffe. For those not able to make…
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Christian Aid week 2025
An envelope collection was organised in our Church and £318 was raised. With Gift Aid declarations, another £60 can be claimed from the Government by Christian Aid. This was a…