WORSHIP
Morning Worship each Sunday 10.30 a.m. at The Drive Methodist Church. Please come along, see details in the ‘Invitation to Worship Sunday 1st November website post. You do still need to book in advance.
Preachers in November
1st November 10.30 a.m. – Preacher Rev Stephen Heath
Sunday 8th November 10.30 a.m. – Preacher Rev. Terry Hudson
7.00 p.m. – District Zoom Service led by The South Fylde Circuit
Sunday 15th November 10.30 a.m. – Preacher Rev. Laurence Poer
Sunday 22nd November 10.30 a.m. – Preacher Rev. Stuart Wild
Sunday 29th November 10.30 a.m. – Preacher Rev. Stephen Heath
The Drive will be live streaming the Sunday service on Facebook and then later the video will be on Youtube. ‘The Drive Methodist Church, Lytham St Annes’ is our Facebook site. YouTube is ‘The Drive Methodist’.
We appreciate that returning to worship is not right for everyone at this time. So we continue to highlight opportunities for worship with a focus on those that are easily available, knowing people with the internet have access to a huge amount of material, far more than we can list so we have listed some of those with a local connection. Please note this offer changes and updates more regularly than we can keep up with so please note it was accurate when compiled but it may change so please check the programme schedules on the day.
If you are struggling to find what you are looking please contact:
Stephen 01772 683 884 mob 07711 917 955 stephen.heath@churchrdmethodist.org.uk
or Judith 01253 720986 jp.smith185@btinternet.com
SERVICES ON BBC TV AND RADIO
Please check the programme schedules on the day. If you are struggling to find what you are looking for there is more information, including online, on the church website or please contact Stephen see below.
BBC Radio Lancashire – Sunday – 8.00 a.m. Morning Service
BBC Radio 4 – Sunday – 8.10 a.m. Sunday Worship
BBC 1 – Sunday 1st November – 1.15 p.m. Songs of Praise.
Daily – BBC Radio 4 -7.48am Thought for the Day; 9.45am (L/W) Daily Service.
BBC Radio 3 Wednesday 28th 3.30pm Choral Evensong.
If you have not seen the services broadcast on previous Sundays, you can watch them on BBC iPlayer and listen on BBC Sounds.
Worship at home
In addition to the daily Bible readings and reflections on our website, various resources are below to help you:-
Service Sheets
These short acts of worship have been produced for you if you are unable to attend church. If you are well enough why not spend a few moments with God, knowing that other people are sharing this act of worship with you?
If you have members of your church or community who aren’t online, you might want to consider printing the services sheets and other resources from our website and posting them on. You can buy stamps online. Royal Mail has advice on its service during the pandemic if you have any questions or concerns: www.royalmail.com/coronavirus
If you are printing and distributing these Acts of Worship please add your church’s CCLI number and add the songs to your annual report.
Worship from home service sheet for Sunday 25 October (Pdf version)
Worship from home service sheet for Sunday 25 October (Word doc)
LARGE PRINT VERSION Worship from home service sheet for Sunday 25 October (Pdf version)
If you are willing to draft a similar act of worship please email Gabriella Mahadeva mahadevag@methodistchurch.org.uk who will send you guidelines and allocate you a particular Sunday.
Our friends at Family Friendly Churches are offering, free of charge, weekly prayers, addresses and a couple of hymns as videos (with words and music) for use within the home. These can be found at: www.ffctideas.org.uk/Corona.php
WORSHIP ONLINE
Live-streamed Services and Prayers
The Drive will be live streaming it’s Sunday Worship services on ‘The Drive Methodist Church, Lytham St Annes’ Facebook site. See separate website post
Methodist Central Hall in London is live streaming services every Sunday morning, with a mixture of traditional and all age worship services, with different styles of music. https://methodist-central-hall.org.uk/
If you cannot always watch a service live at the time of transmission, you can catch up on YouTube.
Invitation from The Lancashire District to join in worship on Zoom each Sunday at 7.00 p.m. please click here and then scroll down on the District site. If you are new to Zoom and need guidance how to use it, that can also be found on this site.
Join Residents of MHA Starr Hills Thursdays at 3.45 p.m. at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_cG2vxTx8Pp2p7q1j1eHvQ
Other options
Morning Prayers
9:00 a.m. Monday-Friday – from Wesley House Cambridge: www.facebook.com/wesleycambridge. Resources for following the prayers and readings are available at: www.wesley.cam.ac.uk/prayer-space/.
10:00 a.m. Monday-Friday – from Wesley’s Chapel London:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAUqhmhevz5sqhh72LIMxA
Worship services
Wesley’s Chapel London
Wednesdays 12:45
Thursdays 12:45
Sundays 9:45 and 11:00. All these services will be available at:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCUAUqhmhevz5sqhh72LIMxA
Swan Bank Methodist Church in Burslem
Sundays 10:30 a.m. The service will be available at www.youtube.com/user/SwanBank
and www.facebook.com/swanbank/
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
Jesus speaking with his followers John 14:27
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
If you would like some background on the readings and points to ponder please go to https://www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/the-bible/a-word-in-time/