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Theft and Vandalism - The church is appealing for members of the public to be its eyes and ears following the theft of lead from the roof and vandalism to the back fence. To read about this click here

Silver Jubilee - This year sees the 25th anniversary of Operation New Look which transformed the church into its present modern building. A number of events are being lined-up to celebrate the landmark. We started with a day of memories and reminiscences on 14th June when people were invited to list those they remembered and events from the past 25 years. We will be featuring all these as a web project and building this up over the coming year. To read  about coming events click here, This web site will keep you up to date on all the news from this special silver jubilee via a special celebration index page which can be accessed by clicking here.

Quiz and Spuds and Plants - A plant stall held outside Hethersett Methodist Church raised £190 for the Hope and Homes for Children charity from the sale and donations. The Wiltshire-based charity helps orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children in central and Eastern Europe and Africa. The sale was organised by Hethersett’s Joan Green who works closely in support of the charity. Their next event in the village is a coffee morning with bring and buy and cake stalls and a raffle at the home of Vera and Brian Frost in Mill Road on July 23^rd. Hethersett Methodist Church was the venue for a fun family quiz and spud evening hosted by Mark and Jackie Miller with proceeds going to the church’s ongoing work with young people and the Vidiyal Trust’s work with children in India and Sri Lanka.

Reaching Out -  Hethersett Methodist Church has been casting its help net far and wide in recent weeks in order to help under-privileged children throughout the world. Proceeds from the church’s annual plant sale will go to the Hope and Homes for Children charity which is based in Wiltshire and works with orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children in central and eastern Europe and Africa. In addition £160 was raised at a shoppers coffee plus morning and this will be divided between church funds and the Vidiyal Trust which helps children in India and Sri Lanka. The next shoppers’ coffee plus event will be on 26^th July. This Friday the church’s Singing Fellowship will be holding a music and tea afternoon from 2.30 p.m until 4.15 p.m to which everyone is invited. There will be music, readings, poems and home made cakes. The church’s next ladies breakfast will be held on 7^th June when Jenny Smith will talk about her experiences teaching in a township school in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 

Minister's Letter - In his latest church letter, Derek talks about exciting developments at the church. To read this and previous letters click here. Derek also writes a weekly bulletin exclusive to this web site in which he looks back at the past week and forward to the coming week. To read the latest bulletin click here. To visit earlier bulletins click here.  

The Role of Street Pastors - In a special article Martin Nisbett looks at the work of street pastors in Norwich. A number of members of our church are involved in this very worthwhile scheme. To read Martin's article click here.

In the Fashion - A show  presented by Fernandez Fashions of Wymondham at the church on Friday 11th April was attended by over 50 people and raised over £160 for church funds and the Vidyal Trust.

Street Prayers - A "Praying for the Streets" scheme is being launched by the church. Each week the residents of two or three streets in the village will be prayed for. Special cards are being drawn up to help with the scheme and will be distributed throughout the village.

Music and Tea Afternoon - Forty people attended a music and tea afternoon with entertainment from the music group. To read a report of this click here. A music and tea afternnon is also being organised by the Singing Fellowship on Friday 13th June from 2.30 until 4.15 p.m. The event will include music, readings and poetry followed by tea and home-made cakes.

Special Youth Weekend - Nine young people from the church went to North Walsham Methodist Church for a weekend of fun, activities and fellowship. Read about this by clicking here.

Healing Ministry - The church recently set-up a healing ministry. In his March newsletter Derek discusses its success and talks about the power of prayer. To read this and previous letters from the minister click here.

Flower Power - The church has a band of people who are willing to arrange flowers in church every week. It may be that there are others who would like to take the opportunity to remember a loved one, an anniversary, a birthday or some other special event in their family but are daunted by the thought of doing the arrangement themselves. There is a flower fund that people can contribute to and dates are available on a list in the church hallway. If you would like to reserve a slot just sign up and you will be contacted.

Prayer Diary - A prayer cycle has been devised as a way of making our church life richer in its worship of God. For each day of the month you will find two topics - one is linked to an aspect of the life of the Church in Hethersett and the other to the life of our wider community. To see the diary click here.

What's On - Want to know what's going on at church? Click here for a full list of coming services and events.

Bible Study - The Methodist Church has started a new daily online Bible Study which can be accessed by clicking here.

Helping the Disabled - Three car parking spaces at the front of the church have been designated for the use of disabled drivers. All those attending the church are asked to give preference at all times to cars displaying the relevant Blue Badges.

Reminiscences Required -  Do you have a special memory of the church or its people? We are looking to collect reminiscences of the past to feature in a special area of the site. We are particularly looking for old photographs of anything to do with the church so that we can make the past come alive. Over the next few months we would like to build up an historic archive of the church. You can let us have your memories by jotting them down and giving them to either Derek Grimshaw or Peter Steward. They can also be e-mailed by clicking here. To read more about the history of the church click here.

Visit our calendar for coming church services and events. Click here to read.