Teddington Methodist Church & Community Centre

  • 1 Stanley Road
  • Teddington
  • TW11 8TP

020 8973 1880
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News and Notes

Sunday 24th March

10.30am Palm Sunday Service Led by Pastor Philip Slater Readings:  Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 and Mark 11: 1-11. 

Thursday 28th March

7.30pm Maundy Thursday Communion Service East Molesey Methodist Church. Manor Road. East Molesey KT8 9JU 

Friday 29th March

10.30am Good Friday Open Air Service and Vigil Teddington Memorial Gardens. Stanley Road. Teddington TW11 8TP 

Sunday 31st March

6.20am Easter Day Sunrise Service St Peter’s Vicarage Garden. 518 Walton Road. West Molesey KT8 2QF

 

Sunday 31st March

10.30am Easter Sunday Communion Service Led by Rev David Innes 

Safeguarding Officer: safeguarding@teddingtonmethodistchurch.org.uk 

WhatsApp Group If you have a smart phone and would like to join our WhatsApp group please get in touch. There is also a What's App Prayer group to share prayers that are needed for ourselves, our friends and the wider world. 

News & Notes The next edition will be 31st March. Items should reach Sarah at newsandnotes@teddingtonmethodistchurch.org.uk by 9am on Friday 29th March. If you would like to receive News & Notes by e-mail, please let Sarah know.

General Information & News 

Visitors and those new to Teddington Methodist Church A leaflet “Teddington Methodist Church – A Warm Welcome for the Whole Community” is available on request. We welcome anybody who may wish to become a member of TMC. 

Churches Together in Teddington. Please pray for Christ Church. 

Circuit Prayers: Please pray for

Teddington Methodist Church and Wednesday Fellowship Group.

Barking, Dagenham and Ilford District.

Iran – Remarkable Christian growth despite risk of the death sentence. Much poverty. Pray that Iranians’ desires for freedom might ultimately be met through worship of Jesus.  Pray for creative programmes to develop capable, well-trained leaders for the church. 

Sad news Eileen Coombes from Sunbury died last week. Although she had been in hospital for a week, her passing was unexpected. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family. 

Easter Water Aid donations Please bring your jars of change or other donations to church on Easter Sunday for collection. Thank you. 

FOCUS NEWSLETTER – PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.  The deadline for our next newsletter is Wednesday 3rd April.  Whether you are a regular, occasional or new contributor, we'd love articles, updates, details of church events (past and upcoming), news, book reviews, poems, jokes, puzzles, etc by then. Let’s have another interesting and varied edition to foster our sense of community and provide a window into our church for the wider community, visitors and potential new attendees. The best format is a MS Word document. Make sure you have the person’s consent if sending photos and let Helen know when you send it. Contributions to focus@teddingtonmethodistchurch.org.uk or speak to Helen Benson if you do not have access to a computer. 

Dates for your Diary 

Weekly coffee mornings in the church on Saturday mornings 10.30 - 12.30. Do come and spend time together over coffee and cakes/scones. If you would like to run a coffee morning to raise money for a charity of your choice, please speak to Gill or Sue. There is no coffee morning on 30th March (Holy Saturday). 

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March The Mark Drama A performance of the Gospel of Mark - the life of Jesus in about 90 minutes. “It lets you in on the Gospel in a unique way so that you sense its authenticity and power. It is a must see, repeat, a must see for anyone, Christian or not.” Prof. John Lennox, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. Saturday 23rd March, 7.30pm and Sunday 24th March, 6.30pm. FREE. Choose from two performances. Not suitable for under 8s. BOOK TICKETS: www.stmichaelsfulwell.co.uk/HOPE24 

Sunday 24th March MUSIC FOR LENTEN REFLECTION at 6.30pm, Ss Philip and James Church, Whitton. With Teddington Churches’ Singers & Teddington Consort, and Musical Director, Derek Saunders. Choral & orchestral items will include Fauré Requiem and other beautiful music for the season by Purcell, Byrd, Weelkes, Britten, Saunders, Gibbons and Gjeilo. With refreshments to follow. https://stmarywithstalbanchurch.churchsuite.com/events/pqomttv9 £15 adults, £10 students and £5 U18s. Also available on the door. 

Wednesday 27th March 11am Rosie’s Genesis Bible Study Group meets every fortnight. 

Sunday 28th April “Soup and Dessert” lunch after the World Church Service 

Saturday 18th May Plant Sale 

Friday 28th June a show by the Belly-dance Group 

 

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