Warm Spaces
In response to the cost of living crisis we are extending some of our provision and launching a new service on Monday afternoon. Here is what we will be offering:
- Thursday 9:30 - 10:00 am Thursday Thought - a time for reflection and chat
- Thursday 10:15 am - 2:00pm Place of Welcome, with hot drinks, biscuits, soup and sandwiches
All of the above is completely free and you can come and stay as long as you like (within the opening times) with no restruictions excpet for Toddler group (as noted above). There is WiFi available, and you can also plug-in to charge your mobiles.
This is part of a wider provision across Hadfield: click here for a poster with all the venues available (opens in new window).
Places of Welcome
Hadfield Methodist Church belongs to a network of Places of Welcome nationally. These are run by community groups who want to make sure everyone has a place to go for conversation and a cup of tea if and when they need it.
All Places of Welcome are open to everyone and offer:
- Friendship and hospitality;
- Regular opening at the same time each week;
- Free refreshments (donations welcome);
- Local knowledge about the neighbourhood.
Our Place of Welcome is on: Thursdays, 10:15 – 2:00pm as noted above
This is a community resource, open to everyone, so please drop in!
Repair Café
Our Repair Café is on the third Saturday of every month - see events page for more details
The Bureau at church
We are very pleased to be working with The Bureau who run a coffee morining based at the church on Tuesday mornings, from 10:30am (see poster here - opens in new page). The Bureau are now also offerring a councelling and practical help service on Tuesdays from 12:30pm (see poster here - opens in new page). With The Bureau's help we are in the process of getting an Internet connection so watch this space for more annuncements regarding IT facilities.
Prayers for Ukraine
Here are links to some prayer resources you might find helpful:
- Methodist Church "A prayer for Ukraine"
- Methodist Church Ukraine prayers and other resources
- Archbishops of Canterbory and York prayer for Ukraine
- United Reformed Church prayers and other resources
- Baptist Union prayers and videos for Ukraine
- Christian Aid prayers and video
- CAFOD prayer and prayer links
- World Vision prayer for Ukraine
- John Rutter's new music setting for a traditional Ukraine prayer
- Bible Society of Ukraine Psalm 31
Supporting Ukraine
Our sister church Glossop Central Methodist Church, is acting as a hub for the collection of items to be taken to Ukraine by the Macclesfield Ukrainian Aid project. This poster has a list of the items being collected
Climate Change
Our church takes the climate emergency very
seriously and has joined the Eco-Church netwrok. We are curently a Silver Eco-Church. Here are some climate links that you might like to look at:
- Eco-Church
- Christianity and climate change (videos from Tearfund)
- Methodist Church's Climate Change pages
- CPRE's (The Countryside Charity) Climate Change pages
- Friends of the Earth's Climate Change pages
- Greenpeace's Climate Change pages
- WWF's (World Wide Fund for Nature) Climate Change pages
Stand up to Racism
We are proud to support the Derbyshire Stand up to Racism initiative.
STAND UP TO RACISM DERBYSHIRE is part of a national organisation which has local groups. We want to bring people together to challenge racism, celebrate diversity and show solidarity with refugees and migrants.
Stand up to Racism was first established in 2014 in, response to the rise of racism both in Britain and across Europe.
More information available on their website here and on their Facebook page here.
Other resources you may find helpful:
The Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service offer an Emotional Support Helpline to anybody who feels they would benefit from having someone to talk to about things they might be having difficulty with. You can call the helpline on 01773 734989 and press option 2. The helpline is open 9:00am – 7:00pm Monday to Friday and 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday.
A Methodist Church FREE phone service to hear prayers and news from the, content is updated weekly.
- Listen to a prayer: 0808 281 2514
- Listen to news: 0808 281 24784
From Rev Dr Roger Walton (Former President of Conference):- A Methodist Way of Life commitment card is available online at www.methodistchurch.org.uk/MWoL Many people are downloading and finding it useful in this current situation.