Meets: 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of each month in the Bradbury Centre (Matthew) at 10:30
Contact: Malcolm Ray-Smith

We met on the second Thursday of each month during 2022, with the exception of August, and discussed Paul's Pastoral Letters to Timothy (1 & 2) and to Titus.  Rosi MorganBarry, John Williams and I shared the leadership.

Since January 2023 we have met on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.  We are currently looking at the letter to Hebrew Christians.  John Burrell led an overview session and we are now reading a chapter at each meeting and discussing how we relate the writing to our present circumstances.

We meet at 10.30am in Matthew and would gladly welcome others to join us.

Malcolm Ray-Smith
March 2023

Prayer Group

Meets: Every Tuesday at the Church (in John) at 10:30
Contact: Rosi MorganBarry

We are a small group of people who continue to meet every Tuesday at 10.30 to consider prayerfully the needs and problems that reach us in various ways.  We begin with discussion of concerns that come through the media of national and international news; of individual contacts; the church notices and messages from friends and families.  We also respond to prayer requests left in the small prayer box situated just inside the meeting place, or via the prayer web link: prayers@wokinghammethodist.org.uk .

We aim to begin each session with thanks for prayers answered and items of good news, before focussing on the problems of the world, the needs of our country, our church family and personal worries and anxieties.

We are very conscious that although we may be only two or three (or seven or eight) gathered together,  God is with us, hears and responds to all our prayers, both spoken and unspoken.

Rosi MorganBarry
March 2023

Meets: Generally 1^st & 3^rd Monday of each month in a member’s home at 19:30, but currently this group is suspended.
Contact: David Morgan

In theory we meet twice a month on Mondays with the aim of providing a welcome and to nurture and strengthen people in their Christian journey.  In practice we only met once a month in 2019, completing “Talking of God Together”.  We followed up with a series of studies on the Prodigal Son and an Advent study.

Since January we have supported the first Sunday bible study and the monthly “God in love unites us” discussion evenings.

David and Christine Morgan
March 2020

We pray for people, places and events for which we have concern; this may begin with our church and its activities but also reaches beyond it into our community, our country and our world.

People are at the centre of our concern: those who are in need of prayer for many and various reasons.  We must therefore always be open to information about those needs, but such information remains within the groups and is treated with confidentiality.

Events near and far also demand our prayers: unexpected tragedies; natural disasters; wars, conflicts, crime, and the sorry day-to-day news from around the world.  We pray for those caught up in these situations; for those afflicted and those who risk their lives to save and help.  We pray too for both victims and perpetrators of crimes and conflict.

Some places in the world have particular and on-going needs and we try to remember those places where the news teams have left the scene but the results of difficulties are still on-going.  These can be in rich as well as the poorer countries and we pray for these as required.

Every prayer meeting is different, but usually begins with sharing information on particular concerns based on the events of the day and news about any of our number who are ill or in trouble.  We start with a reading, a hymn or a prayer from the Prayer Handbook or a thanksgiving for the day.  We pray for the spiritual activities of our church and circuit and the effectiveness of worship in touching people's lives.

We are sending out a plea for more people to join our prayer group which meets on Tuesdays at 10.30am, and another plea for information on which to base our prayers (see prayer requests below).

We strongly believe in the power of prayer and that it is a vital resource for the life of the church.  We also believe that with prayer we can achieve much, but without it we can do nothing.  We are sure that there are many in our Church who would appreciate sharing with us and we would love to hear from you.

Douglas MacDougall & Rosi MorganBarry
November 2011

There is a prayer board in the Meeting Place right by the entrance for general concerns, and a box for private requests for prayer.  We are anxious that this board is used effectively.  You can also email us with your request.  Send to: prayers@wokinghammethodist.org.uk  All communications will be treated in confidence, and you are asked to keep your requests brief (i.e. less than 50 words).

All these requests will be taken up at the meetings and we stress again will be kept confidential.