Coffee Morning 

​​Saturday 7th October - 9:00am - 12:00 noon

​Run by the rainbows in aid of the Christmas Tree Festival. Please join us if you are able, you could also help decorate the church for the Harvest whilst enjoying your tea or coffee.


Harvest Festival

Sunday 8th October - 10am

If you are able to help decorate the Church for the Harvest Festival please join Chris and her team in the Church on Saturday 7th October from 9.30am. If you are a skilled (or unskilled) flower arranger brilliant, or if you are just able to decorate windowsills with tins, fruit, veg and greenery you will also be very welcome. All materials are provided but if you have any greenery in your garden that needs a trim that would also be welcome. On Sunday 8th October please bring donations for the Whitechapel Mission. The Mission provides breakfasts for at least 350 homeless and marginalized people every day of the year! This is as well as running a day and advice centre, providing free showers and clothing, computer facilities, counselling and support. All kinds of dry, packaged and canned foods are welcome. Their website describes their work and lists goods most needed that week: https://whitechapel.org.uk/ At the time of writing, these were: Weetabix, Cornflakes, other cereals; porridge; sugar; coffee; instant hot chocolate; soup; tinned; vegetables; plum tomatoes; baked beans; tinned meat; tinned tuna/fish; tinned fruit; pot; noodles; ketchup; brown sauce; peanut butter; chocolate spread; honey; jam; biscuits; bottled water. We look forward to seeing you at our Harvest Festival and All Age Worship.


​Junior Church

The dates for Junior Church over the next term are:
Sunday 15 October - 10am - How loving God helps us to love others
Sunday 19 November - 10 am - Preparing for the Christmas Tree Festival
If your child would like to attend please email umcjuniorchurch@gmail.com

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Family Barn Dance

​Saturday 18 November - 6.30pm - 10.00pm
Live Band: The Famous Potatoes

Everyone is invited to join us at a family barn dance. A jacket potato supper will be served. Tickets cost £5 per person and will be available from Peter Caton or Caroline Kinder. Numbers will be limited to ensure everyone has room to dance!


Christmas Tree Festival

Theme : Musicals
Charity: St Francis Hospice
Dates: 2nd - 10th December


Preparations are now underway for the Christmas Tree Festival and Christmas Market. We need lots of volunteers to help, now, during November and at the actual time of the festival.


​Please save the dates:

Coffee Morning and Christmas Card Sale - Saturday 4 November
Festival - Saturday 2 December until Sunday 10 December
Christmas Market - Saturday 2 December
Christmas Concert - Sunday 3 December (evening)
Christmas Carol Sing-along - Sunday 10 December

For further information see the newsletter, or to offer your help please speak to Judith Hall or Caroline Kinder


For more events and notices please view the newsletter found above

Notices

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Morning Worship - 10:00 am

including the Sacrament of Holy Communion

Sunday 1st October 2023

Rev Karen Bell


Contemplative Worship - 7:00 pm

Sunday 1st October 2023

Via Zoom

Upcoming Services

Welcome to

Upminster Methodist Church


Ministers:
Rev Rohama Asif (revrohama@yahoo.com)
Rev Joseph Ribeiro​ (eboribe@yahoo.com)