The Methodist Church Tower Hamlets
News and Calendar
What’s On weekly
Sunday Services in our Circuit Churches as per plan
NB Bi-monthly services at the Whitechapel Mission start at 3pm. They are available on the Mission website
Monday
Tuesday Circuit Morning Prayer via Zoom @ 8am
Thursday: Coffee and a catch-up in the QVSR cafe from 2pm - all welcome
Friday
Saturday Circuit Morning Prayer via Zoom @ 8am
Every good wish to those from our circuit attending the national Methodist Women in Britain conference in
Derbyshire at the weekend. Have an inspiring time. This year’s theme is “Words Create Worlds”.
CIRCUIT RETREAT
Held on
Saturday,
13th April 2024 at
Bethnal
Green Methodist Church.
This was the first time we have tried a Retreat. 20 attended. We are inspired to plan another, and invite other churches to join us for an ecumenical retreat together. In a while.
QVSR Cafe at 2pm on Thursdays You are invited for tea and chat with friends and neighbours from Poplar Church, QVSR, Circuit Churches and anyone else who would like to call in. Rev Cameron (QVSR Chaplain) will be there and you will be made welcome! (It's a nice cafe with a selection of fare at very reasonable prices)
From the Whitechapel Mission:
See current needs of the Mission
Our doors will be open every day during 2024
We
have been helping Londoners to help people who are rough sleeping since
1876, meeting the specific needs of each man and woman who walks
through our doors.
Based in the Methodist circuit, we are a volunteer led work with very few staff, but this does not mean we are a small organisation.
First, we help people by meeting immediate needs: food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. In our recovery programmes, we address deeper needs for life-skills and job-skills training, and addiction recovery. We measure our progress against four criteria which indicate to us that a life has been transformed from homelessness to hope: connection to family, commitment to sobriety, a job and a place to live, and a plan for the future.The Whitechapel Mission is called to serve the men and women caught in the cycles of poverty, hopelessness and dependencies of many kinds, and to see their lives transformed to hope, joy and lasting productivity. We promote the concept of being part of the Mission and taking ownership of the Mission. Any and all who come are welcome.See more under Congregations and the Mission's own site
THE BOW FOODBAND is currently closed; help is still available at the Bethnal Green food bank - running at the Raines School site on Approach Rd, opposite our Bethnal Green Church
FOODCYCLE offers prepared, cooked vegetarian meals to sit and eat together, on a Friday night at our Bow Church
Zacchaeus project runs at Bethnal Green
A full day's programme continues to run on Tuesdays at Bow
See the Zacchaeus website for details
Find us on Facebook @zacchaeusMCTH
Call 020 8983 1568 or 07712 332324 or email Debbie for more information
At
Zacchaeus we recognise and support unpaid carers in our community.
2024
Return from Easter Break - Monday 15th April.
Details on website (link above)
Foundation Level Safeguarding Training
It is essential
for all of us to understand the culture of Safeguarding, plus Church Policies and Procedures to implement it, and it's a
basic mandatory requirement for anyone in a church post. If you are due
for a refresher, or would like to attend a class, please contact Sally
in the Circuit Office or speak to Deacon Theresa. Time and place can be arranged to suit you.
Joan
John Wesley's Chapel, House and Museum website
The Chapel and Museum is open for formal visits Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30 -16.00. The Georgian Town House is not always open for unbooked visits and it is best to check before coming any distance, as a shortage of stewards can occasionally force unexpected closure. Entry to the House is charged at £6 per person.
OPEN HOUSE on Wesley Day; Friday 24th May. Lots going on and always a lot of fun.
Would you like to volunteer as a Heritage Steward?
You choose your own shifts; just twice a month 10.30-16.00 as a minimum.
You meet people from all over the world and make them welcome.
You show visitors around the site; the Chapel, Museum and John Wesley's Georgian House.
There can be a lot of running around and it can be tiring, but, if you are less physically fit, the team will work with you so you can be seated, serving in the little shop, or by the entrance to greet, or in a position where you can speak to visitors but remain comfortable. Knowledge of other languages can be useful, but is not a requirement.
There are many Brazilian pilgrims who call in, so anyone who speaks Portuguese would be especially useful.
Training Given.
Contact Museum Curator:museum@wesleyschapel.org.uk
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Tower Hamlets Circuit is registered for the Easyfundraising site, which means you can raise money for the church when you buy online via Easyfundraising
1. Register as a user and choose “Methodist Church in Tower Hamlets” as your cause
2. Go to easyfundraising.org.uk first when you buy online. Find the retailer’s name, click through to their site and shop
3. The church gets a percentage of what you spend
Charity Number 1134888