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MHA Sunday – 8th June 2025

This year’s MHA Sunday is on: 8th June 2025

MHA Sunday is an annual event where churches are encouraged to hold a service to raise awareness of Methodist Homes (MHA), pray for those in later life and those who support them, and donate to support the charity.

This year MHA Sunday shines a spotlight on dementia. MHA are proud to support people living with dementia, helping them stay connected and engaged in their communities.

Whilst the official date for MHA Sunday is always the second Sunday in June, you can choose to celebrate MHA Sunday on a more convenient date if you wish.

Information on how you can mark MHA Sunday can be found here – MHA Sunday | Celebrating the Work of MHA

Methodist Church News: Explore – May 2025 course

Explore is an opportunity for any member of the Methodist Church in Britain to take a breath, step back and consider how they are called to respond to God’s call through worship, learning & caring, evangelism or service.

You can register up at any time of year, although the course element has two cohorts a year and usually runs from September to May, and May to January.

Whenever you register, you will be offered support through:

  1. Reflecting with an Accompanist
  2. Journaling your experiences
  3. Shadowing people involved in work of the kingdom of God
  4. A range of learning & development resources and support to dip in an out of
  5. Being part of a group who learn together on a 9 month course 

There is a Taster session for the May 2025 Cohort on Thursday 24 April from 7pm-9pm and the booking link is here

The sooner you book to join the Programme, the sooner we can assign you an Accompanist, the sooner you will get the film about journaling, and the sooner you can talk with your church leader about your emerging vocation. To register for all of this support please visit Methodist.org.uk/exploring

Methodist Church News: Soul Food – 2025 Lent Campaign

Jesus remind us through Matthew 4:4 ; “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God”;
as Jesus was quoting from Deuteronomy 8:3 “One does not live by bread alone”.

The wilderness did embodies both struggle and preparation in our spiritual journeys

This year the Methodist Church’s campaign for Lent and Easter 2025 Soul Food.
You can find out more about the campaign by Clicking Here .

Use the resources in your church or small group, and sign up for daily deliveries of spiritual nourishment through Lent via email here.

District News: District Ordinands Testimony Service – Sunday 18th May 2025

God for All – February Update

The latest God for All Update is now available including items on:

  • Wholehearted Monthly
  • Recovery Church
  • Volunteering at Festivals and Events
  • 2025 Rural Mission and Ministry courses
  • New small group course: Sunshine and Showers: The Bible’s Beautiful Strangeness

Click here

 

District Prayer Diary – 2024/25

The District Prayer Diary is available on the Northampton District website, and you can access it here.

Online Services in the Circuit/LEPs

Unfortunately the Circuit are struggling to organise Online Services on zoom, due to preacher availability and tech support.  We don’t have any planned at present.

There are however a number of Online Service options on a Sunday in the LEP churches on either Zoom, Facebook or YouTube, plus a pre-recorded service from Walton and Night Prayers in the evening from Watling Valley.

You can find the list here.