News - and Notices

CHURCH NOTICES 17th May’26

Sunday Service 10.00am Service of Worship - led by Revd. Sang Wook Han

Next Sunday’s service 10.00am Service of Worship - led by Mr. Jeremy Davies

Thursday Open Church and Prayers

Tea, coffee and conversation taking place from 11.00am and Prayers at 11.45am

Pastoral Care

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

Dates for your Diary

17th May  10.00am Worship led by Revd. Sang Wook Han

17th May     Junior church in John Saunders room

17th May  11.15am Annual Church Meeting after church service

17th May   5.30pm Contemporary Worship at Warlingham

18th May    10.00am Craft Club –English Smocking (sewing kit)

20th May    9.30am Toddlers in Church Hall

21st May   11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

24th May     10.00am Worship led by Mr Jeremy Davies

28th May   11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

31st May      10.00am Worship led by church members

31st May       6.00pm Circuit Easter offering service - Whitethorn Ave

3rd June      9.30am Toddlers in Church Hall

4th June      11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

7th June       10.00am Holy Communion led by Revd. Sang Wook Han

7th June        Junior Church in John Saunders Room

9th June        1.30pm Intergenerational Dementia Café in Church Hall

10th June      9.30am Toddlers in Church Hall

11th June    11.00am Open Church 11.45am Prayers

14th June     10.00am Worship TBC

14th June       2.00pm Wayfarer afternoon at Whitethorn Avenue

15th June     10.00am Craft Club – Cable Tidy (sewing kit)

Annual Church Meeting

The Annual church meeting will be held on Sunday 17th May at 11.15am.  This meeting is open to all church members and to all who share our worship and fellowship.  Please make a note in your diaries for this important meeting.  

Circuit Contemporary service at Warlingham

This very lively and uplifting service for all ages will be taking place at Warlingham methodist church at 5. 30pm on 17th May’26. Following the service, you are invited to take part in the refreshments of pizza and beverages whilst socialising with fellow worshippers.

Songs of Praise for Wesley Day | Sunday 24 May | starting at 6pm

Mark Wesley Day with this special songs of praise service at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, organised by Wednesday@Westminster. The event starts at 6pm and is free to attend.

Easter offering service -31st May’26

The Easter offering service will be taking place at Whitethorn Avenue Methodist church at 6.00pm on the 31srt May’26. There will be a talk preceding the service at 4.00pm followed by a bring and share tea. All are welcome.

Circuit Wayfarer afternoons in June - Whitethorn Ave and Sanderstead

A “wayfarer” is a person on a journey, a traveller.  Aren’t we all?  The Purley Methodist Circuit, to which this church belongs, is to hold two “wayfarer afternoons” in June – quiet afternoons for prayer with inspiring installations and activities to help us hear God, and maybe take a step forward on our own journeys.  They will be held at Whitethorn Avenue on Sunday 14th June and at Sanderstead on Sunday 21st June, each from 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. with self-service refreshments available.  Come to either (or both!), drop in at any time and stay as long as you like.

Have your say on digital in our church

Whoever you are, whatever your role: minister, steward, regular worshipper, volunteer helping out, family member of someone in the church - we'd genuinely like to hear from you. You don't need a digital background, or any particular knowledge, or to be part of any group.

We're asking everyone across the Methodist Church to contribute to this programme of work. We're posting on social media, putting links in emails, asking circuits to place inserts into bulletins and sending out postcards to churches.

We're trying as hard as possible to listen to as many people as possible.

What's working, what's frustrating, what worries you, what you hope for.

To share your view via the link - Tell us about digital and the Methodist Church. At the end of every month, we publish a short "Here's what we heard" post that names the themes that emerged, what we've done already and what we're looking at doing going forward.