News - and Notices

CHURCH NOTICES 5th May ’24

Sunday’s service: 10.00am Holy Communion led by Revd. Sang Wook Han

Next Sunday's service: 10.00am at Whitethorn Avenue 

Thursday prayers - will be offered at 11.45am – with tea, coffee and conversation taking place from 11.00am

Pastoral Care

Pastoral visits in individual homes will only take place where there is particular need.  If you know of someone with a pastoral need please contact one of our Pastoral visitors or the Minister.

Dates for your Diary

5th May 10.00am Holy Communion service led by Revd. Sang Wook Han

5th May    4.00pm Tea and talk followed by Circuit Easter offering service at 5.30pm at South Croydon         

8th May     9.00am Toddlers in the Church Hall

9th May  11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

12th May 10.00am Joint Service at Whitethorn Avenue - led by Revd. Sue Shortman

15th May       9.00am Toddlers in Church Hall

16th May    11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

18th May      2.00pm Study Day Hinde Street Methodist church

19th May  10.00am Worship led by Revd. Sang Wook Han

19th May      6.00pm CTC 40th birthday celebration / Pentecost Service at Old Congregational church

20th May   10.00am Craft Club in John Saunders Room

22nd May       9.00am Toddlers in Church Hall

23rd May    11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

26th May    10.00am Worship led by church members

30th May    11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers 

Church website

The preachers – and other matters - will be listed on our web-site: www.coulsdonmethodistchurch.org. This includes a way to access our Facebook page. Each week an edited version of the Notices will appear on the web-site.

Methodist Women in Britain (MWiB) Easter offering service -this Sunday-  5th May’24

MWiB Easter Offering dedication service & Spring Afternoon at South Croydon United Church with tea and talk by Revd. Graham Claydon-Knights at 4.00 pm followed by the service at 5.30 pm. Further details are on the poster at the back of the church

DBS certificates

Apologies for having to ask for this information now. Would those who have a DBS certificate bring it to church when attending Sunday service in the next coming weeks to be checked against the information listed on the circuit spreadsheet. Thanks -Toreen Nurse

Coulsdon and Whitethorn Avenue joint service 12th May at 10.00am

The church service on the 12th May at 10am will be taking place at Whitethorn Avenue followed by their Anniversary lunch. The 463 bus from Coulsdon stops outside the church.

Churches together in Coulsdon 40th Birthday celebration and Pentecost service – 19th May at 6pm.

This will be at old Coulsdon congregational church followed by refreshments. There will be a display in the Cameron Hall and offers of finger foods and refreshments to be served would be appreciated. See poster on Notice board for additional information.

Notice from the District:

Over the last few weeks, the District Office has been made aware of a number of spam emails which are circulating through our various churches and circuits. These emails, supposedly coming from ministers, lay workers and church volunteers are becoming much more sophisticated in the way they look and read, in many cases appearing to be genuine. We would urge you all, if you receive an email that indicates the sender is unable to make contact with you any other way but needs your help, to please contact the person via phone or send them an email (do not reply to the one you have received) to ensure that the suspect email did indeed come from them. Please do not click on any links, call any phone numbers or reply to messages if you are unsure. We would also recommend double checking the email address of the sender as you may spot some very subtle errors which will indicate that the email is spam.

The District's Safeguarding Officer will be making spam emails and staying safe online, the topic of the next Coffee with Claire. If you would like to attend, the links are:Coffee with Claire | Monday 20 May | 11am - 12pm. 

In this session, we will discuss some common online scams and provide you with some precautions to help keep you safe. RSVP   here and the Zoom link will be sent to you by return email.