Most Circuit churches are advising the congregation to continue to follow Covid precautions regarding hand sanitising, wearing masks and social distancing, etc.
If you feel uncomfortable attending in person, there are online alternatives for you to use.
We will continue with the Zoom evening services for the whole Circuit on most Sunday evenings, hosted by various Churches. Your local email Hub Co-ordinator will send you an email with a link to join these. (If you haven’t received an email, please contact one of your church stewards).
Zoom groups will typically “open” 15 minutes before the start time to allow everyone to join, chat, and settle-in before beginning our Worship or Study together.
There will be no evening Zoom service when there is a 5th Sunday in the month.
For those who cannot attend a church in person, we Live-Stream the 10:30am Sunday Service from Castle.
To join future Live-Streamed services from home, please Subscribe to Castle’s YouTube channel, and click the Notification Bell icon, to be notified when each service is about to go live. (It is free, and you can change your mind at any time. We need to reach 100 subscribers and then we can ask for a more memorable channel name, so please consider doing so if you have not already).
Contact someone from our technical team if you need more help with this.
All of our previous services are available on Castle’s YouTube Channel and you can access the Live-Stream playlist for 2021 here OR the Live-Stream playlist for 2022 here at any time. Alternatively, you can use the Live Stream link, from the Services page, on this website.
The YouTube channel for Colchester Methodists will also have the services from Castle available, but not until Sunday afternoon. Other new material may be uploaded on an ad-hoc basis.
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to the You Tube channel. It is FREE. (Just click on the SUBSCRIBE button), also click on the NOTIFICATION BELL ICON, then choose “all” as an option to receive an email notification / link each time a new video is uploaded. You can unsubscribe at any time, by clicking on the Subscribe button a second time.
World Praise Weekend 26th February 2022 Arrangements for this event have changed, please refer to the Cantus Firmus website here.
Cantus Firmus are holding a Prayer Breakfast on Saturday 19 March, 8.30 to 10.00am, at St John’s, Cauldwell Hall Road, Ipswich IP4 4QE
We welcome all who would like to pray for the work of Cantus Firmus. Please sign up HERE if you are plan to attend (by Wednesday 16 March).
We will eat breakfast together, and spend some time praying, asking for God’s direction and blessing as we move forward.
To reassure everyone – no one will be put on the spot to pray aloud, if that’s something you’re not comfortable with – there will be a range of ideas, prayer spaces etc.
Audio CD’s, and DVD’s, are being made available to anyone unable to view the online service. If you know of someone who would benefit from this please let a Minister or pastoral leader know.
Be sure to keep yourselves safe and well.
Let someone know if you are struggling, if you need a chat, or just some shopping. Do contact your pastoral leader, or send someone an email: you may be in isolation, but you are not alone.
