Worship on Sunday 26th September at 11am
Clapton (Downs Road): led by Rev Paulo Bessa Da Silva including Holy Communion
Clapton Park (Chatsworth Road): Rev John Richey including Holy Communion
Dalston: led by Icilda Lynch including the Kofi and Ama offering
Stoke Newington Green Lanes: led by Pastor Joycelyn Dankwa
Stoke Newington High Street: led by Mathilda Small-Byam
Each Sunday we are continuing to stream worship on Zoom. Join on laptop, tablet or smartphone: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89083382040 or by phone 0203 481 5237 using Meeting ID: 890 8338 2040
10.30am Hackney Mare Street will be worshipping at St Michaels and All Angels, to join the congregation for the Patronal Festival. The preacher will be Ernell Watson. Please note the change of time.
Circuit Outdoor Service on Sunday 5th September
Over 50 people from each of our 6 churches in the circuit came together to share in a wonderful open air service on Sunday 5th September in the church garden at St John at Hackney Church. We also had about 20 people on Zoom. Rev Andrew Letby preached on the theme of New Beginnings and challenged us to proclaim the love of Jesus from our churches. You can hear his sermon here: (11) Open air sermon Sept 5th 2021 – YouTube
Happy New Methodist Year!
September 1st is the first day of the Methodist New Year. Some ministers across the connexion will be taking up new appointments, and congregations will have a new phase in their life and mission with different people to work with. Let us pray for the Methodist Church across the country as we all have a new beginning.
Bible Studies
We have started a new series of Bible Study sessions fortnightly on Wednesdays looking at John’s gospel. The next session is at 7pm on 29th September. We will continue to look at ‘The Signs’ in John’s gospel.
Please have the following passages to hand, and if you have time please read them in advance:
1. Changing water into wine at Cana in John 2:1-11
2. Healing the royal official’s son in Capernaum in John 4:46-54
3. Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1-15
4. Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5-14
5. Jesus walking on water in John 6:16-24
6. Healing the man blind from birth in John 9:1-7
7. The raising of Lazarus in John 11:1-45
Our Bible Study group meets fortnightly on Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82977408302 or 0203 481 5237 – Meeting ID: 829 7740 8302
Details of Church bank accounts
Since all the churches are now opening, it is possible to make your offerings at church for the expenses for our ministry and other work, as well as for the maintenance of our property. However. you may wish to continue giving direct to the bank, using the account information below:
Clapton Methodist Church (Downs Road): Sort code: 40-02-06 Account: 30029734
Clapton Park Methodist Church: Sort code: 40-52-40 Account: 00033448 PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE – Please put ‘ClPk Offering’ as the reference
Dalston Methodist Church: Sort code: 60-12-18 Account: 61808849
Hackney Methodist Church (Mare Street): 40-02-06 Account: 40015350
Stoke Newington Methodist Church: Sort code: 40-52-40 Account: 00032056
Please make a note of the date and amount paid into the account so that this can be allocated to your envelope number.
If you are not able to pay contributions by this method, please speak to your Church Treasurer, or call the Circuit Administrator, Helen Cornick on 07736 972202 or email handsnmethodist@gmail.com
With many thanks for any gifts that you are able to make to our churches.
Recordings of Recent Services
Here is a link to the Morning Worship on 19th September 2021 (33) September 19th 2021 – YouTube
Here is a link to the Morning Worship on 12th September 2021 (21) Sunday 12th September 2021 – YouTube
Here is a link to the sermon from our Outdoor Worship on 5th September 2021 (11) Open air sermon Sept 5th 2021 – YouTube
Here is a link to the Morning Worship on 29th August 2021 (2) Circuit Service 29 8 – YouTube
Here is a link to the Morning Worship on 22nd August 2021 (312) Service online 22 August 2021 – YouTube
Here is a link to the Morning Worship on 15th August 2021 (302) Sunday Service 15 August 2021 – YouTube
