When I was a child I was frightened of the dark
what is out there, when will it be morning
grown up I am no longer scared
I’m not sure what’s out there but it’s OK
If darkness brings pain I want to know what it is
If I need support I would like to know it's there
I don’t want empty promises or false hope
I hope there is light at the end of the tunnel
but it just seems to get longer
will the faint glimmers splutter or grow
and when the light comes what will it reveal
relief for some, a deadly toll for others
back to normal, nothing the same
While we are in the dark we need to wake up
to what is happening around us
to reach out to those groping to find their way,
to hear the voices crying in the dark
to notice the defiant little candles that keep being lit
to take time for ourselves and our confused emotions
to make plans for a different world when the light does dawn
to stop trying to escape the challenges and questions of the darkness
yes to go on hoping for light at the end of this tunnel
but to accept there will be more, never without some fragile light
and meanwhile to learn to live with the darkness.
Rev Richard Barrett
While the church is closed due to Coronavirus, please visit our blog \"Doing Church Differently\" at tsbcovid19.blogspot.com
SCALLOP Worship at Home services
The Scallop churches worship in real time by e-mail on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am. Please contact marian.blyth@btinternet.com to be added to the circulation list.
Also be aware that email addresses are shared so that we can greet one another as we come 'into church' and chat together after the service.
A YouTube programme This is our story, these are our songs
from Rev Dalwyn Attwell.
A Coronavirus Prayer Leaflet from Rev Dalwyn Attwell.
The Methodist Church in Britain offers
worship ideas and resources.
For anyone who'd benefit from being engaged on social media but has been reluctant so far, the Methodist Church has created a super-simple step-by-step guide to getting started and getting engaged with community on Facebook.
Our Calling - Four Service Outlines - A Series for Local Worship
There are two sources of service guidance on the Singing the Faith plus website -
neither are intuitive to find so you may find the following routes helpful:
[1]web-site: | Singing the faith plus |
use search icon and type: | Resourcing Local Arrangements |
in resourcing local arrangements: | Read more |
[2]web-site: | Singing the faith plus |
use search icon and type: | Special Sundays |
choose sub-section | Special Sundays or Seasons and themes |
or copy and paste the link below into your browser
https://www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/worship/singing-the-faith-plus/seasons-and-themes/special-sundays/
SEASONS booklet PDF - Resources for 4 Services produced by SCALLOP
Here is a resource for Local Worship produced by SCALLOP Churches.
It is a booklet with IDEAS for a series of 4 services based on "Seasons", each of which can be presented by worship leaders or the local church.
These are suggestions and the outlines are not comprehensive, but it is hoped they might provide a starting place!
Print on both sides - flip on short edge - then fold into a booklet.
Ecology / Environment service medley
- Resources for two services
These services can be used to precede discussions on our responsibility as church for the environment and our response through engaging with A Rocha Eco-church.
This is a resource for local worship. It is a document containing two services, the parts of which can be used as a pick-and-mix or as a basis for your own inspiration.
Charity Registration Number 1129523.