News from Arlesey Methodist Church

News from Arlesey Methodist Chapel

This June starts with celebrations. On the 3rd day of June, the Queen’s birthday parade and the trooping of the colour will take place in London, and the lighting of the Beacons around the country . The next day, St Paul’s Cathedral will host service of Thanksgiving for the Queen‘s platinum jubilee.

On Sunday, the 5th of June, the church celebrates its beginning, Pentecost Sunday, its birthday party. And I know also around the country there will be Jubilee street parties. It is a day to celebrate.

It’s something to be admired when a person commits themselves to service and sticks with it as much as they’re able to. So we celebrate seventy years of faithful service, recognising that our Queen is a person of Christian faith and who readily speaks of her faith. For Christian people, Pentecost is a time when we remember those people who met Jesus, lived life with him, saw his death and witnessed his resurrection, received the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday and then spoke boldly about all that they’d learnt. They gave their lives in service to share that message, eventually writing it down and giving us the Bible so we now can share Christ’s story with one another, bringing new life to many a community around this world. May these examples of service inspire us in the challenges of the days to come.

Lastly, I want to pay tribute to many decades of dedication that kept a Methodist congregation worshipping in Arlesey. It is 41 years since the new Chapel opened, replacing the older buildings. On 26th June, we will be celebrating those years of committed service and praying for the new work there. The Well continues to meet every Friday afternoon between 2-4pm and welcomes everyone, and we thank God for this and other new initiatives in the future.

Sunday worship in June :

5th Pentecost service, Revd John Whittle at Baldock Methodist Church 10.45am 12th Service led by members of the congregation at Stotfold Methodist Church 10am 19th Revd Graham Claydon-Knights at Baldock Methodist Church 10.45am 26th Revd Graham Claydon-Knights at Arlesey Methodist Chapel at 10.30am

Sewing S Social

Join us for a day of sewing once a month at the Roecroft Centre in Stotfold. Every second Sunday of the month starting 10th July, 10am4pm. £15 per session. Email sew.social.22@gmail.com to book your place. You need to bring: your machine, an extension lead and your sewing project. We will provide tea/coffee, two irons & ironing boards.

We are holding monthly lunchtime bible studies.

Call or text Revd Graham for details. Revd. Graham 07340 857386 Graham.Claydon-Knights@methodist.org.uk

Arlesey Methodist Chapel is available for lettings. Please email administrator@nhmethodist.org.uk.

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