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Devon Cream After seven years in the Aylesbury Vale, Reverend Ann Varker is moving back to her native Devon. She is currently responsible for the Methodist churches at Princes Risborough, Weedon, Wingrave and Whitchurch, where a packed farewell Circuit service was held in mid July. (...more) |
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Music for a Summer Evening was presented by the returning highly talented Anna Markland on piano, and the equally impressive Catherine van de Geest on violin to an appreciative audience at Aylesbury Methodist Church on 28th July. |
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Great Scottish Hymns was the theme of this year's Songs of Praise programme organised by Derrick Matthews, Aylesbury Methodist's Music Director. Congregational hymn singing was led by a choir from the Circuit with friends from other local choirs. A trawl of church members ensured that each hymn writer was introduced with a Scottish accent! |
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An Evening with John Wesley (with Mark Topping as John Wesley) was experienced at Christchurch Thame (Methodist and United Reformed) on Saturday 19th June at 7.30pm. "Mark's presentation brings John Wesley to life and allows him to speak to our day." Rev. Dr John Newton. |
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Exodus, a musical about Moses and the Israelites' escape from Egypt was performed by the Combined Churches of Chinnor on Saturday 26th June at 7.30pm at St Andrew's School Chinnor and on Saturday 3rd July at Christchurch Thame, also at 7.30pm. |
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Exploring Faith. On the four Thursdays in May (6th, 13th, 20th and 27th) Rev. David Jenkins explored issues of Dependence, Accountability, Thankfulness, Mystery and Awe from 7.30pm to 9pm in Aylesbury's Buckingham Street Church. Each session was complete in itself and open to all. |
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Tunes for Toddlers are structured music classes to encourage bumps, babies and toddlers to interact with each other through music and song and learn about the world around them whilst bonding with parents. Maria runs sessions at the Aylesbury Church from 11.30am - 1pm every Tuesday. (...more) |
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Christian Aid Week this year was May 9th to 15th and church volunteers throughout the Circuit did their door-to-door collections. For the CA website click here. |
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Dr Ian Tracey, one of Britain's most outstanding Concert organists gave the 25th anniversary celebration organ concert in Aylesbury Methodist Church on Wednesday 12th May at 7.30pm. It was Ian's fourth return after rave reviews. (...more) |
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60's Reunion for 46 members and partners of Aylesbury Methodist Youth Club took place over the May bank holiday weekend. (...more) |
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Easter Services at Aylesbury Methodists culminated in the traditional dressing of the Easter cross by flowers brought in by the congregation to symbolise the Easter story of Tragedy to Triumph. The SOS (Sometimes On Sundays) group served up their famed pre-service full English Easter Day breakfast.
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General Election candidates will address the audience and answer their questions at an election hustings meeting at Aylesbury Methodist Church on Sunday 18th April at 8pm organised by (...more) |
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Shannon's Express (left) one of Europe's top 10 male voice choirs gave a concert at Aylesbury Methodist Church on Saturday 27th March. See review (...more). |
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Olivet to Calvary, an act of worship led by an augmented choir at Aylesbury Methodist Church on Sunday 21st March is being produced as a £5 CD. (...more) |
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Charity concert. The Aylesbury Music Centre Flute Choir & Quartet raised £619 for the Karibuni Trust at their concert at the Aylesbury Church enjoyed by over 100 people. (...more) |
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10,000 mile service. The preacher on the first Sunday in Lent at Aylesbury Methodist Church travelled over 10,000 miles to take the services. Retired Australian former Aylesbury Minister (...more) |
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Theatre Visit. 93 members and friends from the Aylesbury Church went in two coaches to see the divine musical comedy Sister Act at London's Palladium theatre. It was part (...more) |
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Homeless. Volunteers at the ecumenical homeless drop-in centre at Aylesbury Methodists plan a night visit to find the town's rough sleepers and see how they can help. (...more) |
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Phenomenal Funding.The Aylesbury Methodist Community Centre’s fund-raising team chaired by Tony Noble (left) is now within £2,000 of its target. The team committed to raise £120,000 towards the £1 million cost of the centre refurbishment. (...more) |
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Happy 2010. David Jenkins, (left) at his New Year's Eve service said, "In all the excitement and volatility of change, faith rooted in the unchanging nature of God's love continues to be at the centre of what we are about" he said. |
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Christmas 2009. Lunches for Aylesbury's homeless, carols for Christian Aid,shoe boxes of goodies for children in Romania, toy service gifts to Action for Children family units in Milton Keynes and almost £24,000 of charity Christmas cards was the Christmas story. Steve Wright (left) comments. (...more). |
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New Year's Walk. 50 members of the Aylesbury church were brave enough to face the snow ice and biting cold for their traditional new year walk before enjoying a warming 'soup and pud' lunch (...more). |
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Amnesty International are supporting their annual
Greetings Card Campaign to Prisoners of Conscience with a display in the Friars' Square shopping mall from 18th to 24th of January. (...more). |
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Silent Film Spectacular. Donald MacKenzie (left), organist of the Odeon, Leicester Square, presented the third of his accompanied programmes of comedy classics from the early cinema at Aylesbury Methodist Church (...more) |
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