News from the Square

News from Beyond

Below, you will find news items concerning the Square Methodist Church, and the groups that are associated with it.

Items are arranged in date-received order, newest first, so once you reach something you have already seen, you can stop reading! 

Below, you will find news items received from external organisations, that may be of interest.

Items are arranged in date-received order, newest first, so once you reach something you have already seen, you can stop reading!

3 February: Refugees

Many of you will know that the Square has 'adopted' the refugees currently living in the Holiday Inn. If you have any large holdalls, cases, rucksacks, or backpacks for school, these would be most welcome. We also have a request for a sewing machine, if anyone knows of one going spare. Please contact Claudia Lupi or Linda Berry.

3 February: Annual Report

Jan Rollings will be collating the Annual Church Report. If you are responsible for a group associated with the Church, please write a short report, and send it to Jan.

3 February: Church Directory

Jan Rollings will also be updating the Church Directory. If you have a role in the Church, and would like to be included in the Directory, please send details to Jan. See this document for more explanation.

2 February: Room Lettings

Please note that we now have a new email address, dedicated to room lettings. Please use this one for all of your future lettings enquiries:
squarelettings@gmail.com

20 January: A message from our new Senior Steward

Steve Rogers has written this message (PDF) to introduce himself and the stewarding team, and to set the scene for the future.

18 January: Warm Space Volunteers Required

Our Warm Space initiative has had some success, and we're hoping it will become more popular as word spreads. But we need more volunteers to man it, so if you can spare an hour or two on a Friday, please get in touch with Linda Berry or Wendy Armiger.
Thank you

8 January: Warm Space

The Assembly Hall will henceforth be open as a warm space on Fridays, from 11am to 3pm, with hot drinks and soup for those who need it.

For more details, or to offer help, please contact Wendy Armiger

20 December: Festival of Carols

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to making this event such a success. Such a success that we're already coming up with ideas for repeating it next year but bigger and better! So those of you whose crafting skills need a longer preparation time take note...

If you have ideas for the next one or feedback from the last one please have a chat with Lisa or Christina.

15 December:
3Generate update

We have received an update on this year's 3Generate event, including links to two videos of the highlights. Find them on our 3Generate page. 

25 November: Advent message from Claudia

Claudia has sent us this message for Advent.

24 November:  Administrator(s) Required

Our church is currently run by a very small crew of volunteers, who consequently are overloaded, which is not good for them! 

We are therefore looking to recruit a part-time, paid administrator, initially for 8 hours a week. 

And of course, if you can offer some voluntary time to help administer the activities of the church, that would also be most welcome.

In either case, please contact the stewards in the first instance.

11 November: Youth Club

We are excited to announce the launch of a new youth club (name yet to be confirmed) on a Friday evening between 6pm-8pm. Young people between the ages of 11-18 are welcome to attend. If you would be interested in joining the leadership team for this venture, please contact Rev Claudia Lupi. We are aiming to start in the new year.

The Youth Club will he held on the last Friday of each month.

26 January: Fund for Human Need Newsletter

The first newsletter fromthe Fund for Human Need - a Methodist charity - is available to read here.

20 January: A message from our District Discipleship Enabler

Angela Brydon has written this message (PDF), inspired by the "Covenant Season" in many churches.

9 December:
Feeling unsafe?

Beds Police are launching a new app, "Flare", to report situations where you feel unsafe. Read a full description of what it's all about (PDF)

2 December: There Is Room

Tomorrow sees the start of the Celtic Advent so it would seem timely to share the latest update on this year's Methodist Christmas Campaign There is room. You can read the update here.

25 November: Message from MHA 

Christmas is the time when we celebrate God coming into our midst. For many people, this is a joyful time with family and friends but it can also be isolating for those in later life. Having a cup of tea with some friendly faces, taking a day out, or just chatting on the phone during the festive period is a wish come true for many.

To read more, see the full message from MHA (Methodist Homes).

18 November: Sending Love to care homes in Luton

Luton Methodist Churches would like to deliver a message of love to each care home resident in Luton. Please click on the poster for full details of how you can help.

 And if you want to knit a heart, here's the pattern.

18 November: Fund for Human Need Newsletter

Read the Fund For Human Need Newsletter #3 here