Minister's Messages

Minister's message for Easter Day

A joyous and blessed Easter to you and all whom you hold dear. We give thanks and praise for Jesus’ resurrection, that despair has been transformed to hope and life.

"Why do you look for the living among the dead?" (See Luke 24:1-12)

Have you ever felt perplexed, or uncertain... Read more

Minister's letter, November

Dear friends

I will leave you with the prayer from the Methodist Prayer Handbook for today, 14th November. It feels appropriate in light of the readings for Sunday."And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deed, not neglecting to meet together as is the habit of some... Read more

Minister's letter, 2 November

Dear Friends,

I have one of those alarm clocks that uses light as well as sound to help wake me up in the mornings. About 20 minutes before the alarm is due to sound the bulb begins to slowly grow brighter and brighter. This helps me to start to come around and hopefully avoid the shock of the... Read more

Minister's letter 19 October

Dear friends

On my daily walks with Toby, I have noticed many spiders' webs that have been spun in the bushes and fence posts on the route. When the dew is still on them, they can look particularly beautiful and delicate. I also noticed just how many cobwebs there are in my conservatory in... Read more

Minister's letter 21 Sept

Dear Friends,

As you will know, on Saturday 20th September, Poole Bay Methodist Circuit will be hosting (or will have hosted depending on when you read this) the Southampton District Synod. We will welcome friends from across the District to the Spire in Poole and the theme for the day is... Read more

Minister's letter 7 Sept

Dear Friends,

Happy New Connexional Year to you all.

For many of us, September brings new beginnings and changes. You may be, or know, someone who is starting a new school year or perhaps a new school. The autumnal chill is creeping its way into our early mornings and evenings. We welcomed Rev... Read more

Minister's letter, 24 August

Dear friends

In the days ahead please continue to pray for nations and leaders to be invested in finding peaceful and just resolutions to conflicts.

Please pray for all those who have received and will be receiving exam results this week (GCSEs) that they will know that a piece of paper is not... Read more

Minister's letter, 27 July

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the summer holidays! Whether you are directly affected by schools finishing or not, this time of year does seem to have its own rhythm. A welcome interruption for some, perhaps for others a time to be endured. However it feels for you, may you know God's presence in... Read more

Minister's letter, 1st June

Dear Friends,

In the church calendar we are in the season of anticipation for the promise of the Holy Spirit culminating in Pentecost in a couple of weeks.

The disciples gathered and prayed together.

With all that is going on in the world, especially in light of the recent event Liverpool this... Read more

Minister's letter for May

Dear Friends,

Continued Easter blessings! For the Star Wars fans amongst us- May the fourth be with you!

We are travelling through this Easter season and many of the bible passages that are part of the lectionary in this season reveal the Risen Jesus in some form; in the garden, as a companion... Read more

Minister's letter for April

Dear Friends,

In our Lent group last night, I was drawn to an anonymous quote included in the commentary for this week's readings,

"Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark."

The world feels in such turmoil at the moment, on a... Read more

Minister's letter, 16 March

Dear Friends,

I have always enjoyed watching or reading stories about superheroes. Mostly because it is pure escapism and fun. It is good to have that reassurance that seemingly desperate and impossible situations can have a solution and let's face it, who hasn't wished that they could... Read more