Summer 2022
Our Circuit Churches are open for in-person worship.
If you feel uncomfortable attending in person, are unable to do so, or feel unwell, there are online alternatives for you to use.
The Zoom evening services for the whole Circuit on most Sunday evenings, are hosted by various Churches. Your local email Hub Co-ordinator will send you an email with a link to join these. (If you haven’t received an email, please contact one of your church stewards).
Zoom groups will typically “open” 15 minutes before the start time to allow everyone to join, chat, and settle-in before beginning our Worship or Study together.
There will be no evening Zoom service when there is a 5th Sunday in the month.
All services for June to August 2022 are detailed in the Circuit Plan available on the Downloads page.
For those who cannot attend a church in person, we Live-Stream the 10:30am Sunday Service from Castle.
To join future Live-Streamed services from home, please Subscribe to Castle’s YouTube channel, and click the Notification Bell icon, to be notified when each service is about to go live. (It is free, and you can change your mind at any time. We need to reach 100 subscribers and then we can ask for a more memorable channel name, so please consider doing so if you have not already).
Contact someone from our technical team if you need more help with this.
All of our previous services are available on Castle’s YouTube Channel and you can access the Live-Stream playlist for 2021 here OR the Live-Stream playlist for 2022 here at any time. Alternatively, you can use the Live Stream link, from the Services page, on this website.
The YouTube channel for Colchester Methodists will also have the services from Castle available, but not until Sunday afternoon. Other new material may be uploaded on an ad-hoc basis.
You can still access all of our existing Circuit material, including stories for Young People, at any time on the channel. If you are subscribed to that channel, you should receive an email notification when any new material is uploaded. https://www.youtube.com/ColchesterMethodists
Audio CD’s, and DVD’s, are being made available to anyone unable to view the online service. If you know of someone who would benefit from this please let a Minister or pastoral leader know.
Circuit Notices
The farewell service for Rev Alan Jenkins and Rev Ken Chalmers has been arranged for 6.30pm on Sunday 17th July 2022 at Castle Methodist Church and will be led by Rev Tony Miles.
We are looking forward to welcoming Rev Chris Preece as our new Superintendent Minister from September 2022. A welcome service will take place at Castle Methodist Church on Thursday 1st September 2022.
Zoom Bible Study Groups:
Bible study sessions for everyone in the Circuit are held weekly on Tuesday’s and led by Ken. The Zoom meeting will open at 7.15pm for informal chat with Bible Study commencing at 7.30pm.
We began our study on The Acts of the Apostles on Tuesday 13th July 2021. After an enforced break we have resumed in June 2022 and willl continue until we get to the end of the book!
It’s not too late to join in this study – please send an email to thearkhighwoods@gmail.com for more details, homework(!) and a Zoom link. There are also audio recordings available if you miss a session and want to catch up.
Ukraine
The Methodist Church has material available to help us in our prayers and understanding of the situation in Ukraine. This includes a donations page which links to the All We Can website of the Methodist Church.
For more information about ANY activities, or to tell us about your news from around the circuit for inclusion next time, please contact colchester.methodists@gmail.com
Be sure to keep yourselves safe and well.
Let someone know if you are struggling, if you need a chat, or just some shopping. Do contact your pastoral leader, or send someone an email.
