Minister's Message August 2025

August often brings with it a different pace—a chance to enjoy long evenings, time with family and friends, maybe a holiday or two—or at least a bit more ice cream! Church life often slows just a little too, as we make space for rest, sabbath, and renewal. Whether you're staying home or heading away, we hope this season brings moments of joy, peace, and gentle laughter. But August is also a time of transition. Last month, we said farewell to Revd Rose Westwood, giving thanks for her ministry as our Superintendent and sending her on her way with love and blessing. Next month, we look forward to welcoming Revd Kevin Highfield as he begins his new role among us. Please keep him and the wider Circuit team in your prayers as we enter this new chapter together. in the garden afterwards. It’s a chance to be church together in a different way, and we’d love to see you there. Thank you to everyone who supported me when I was off with laryngitis—it was a very quiet week in the manse! Sadly, this means we have had to re arrange the confirmation and membership service for four of our regular church attendees. This will now take place on 24th August. Please do pray for them as they prepare. Whatever August holds for you—sunshine or showers, travelling or staying put—may you know the presence of God in it all.
Histon Methodist Charity 2025–26 : This year, we will be supporting Concrete Rose.
Concrete Rose is a Community Interest Company (CIC) with a Christian ethos which aims to deliver, and equip others to provide, first-class care and support for the most vulnerable young people across the UK. They work alongside, and support, those of all faiths (and none), all ethnicities, all genders and all sexualities. Many young people need a safe place to call home. Through their network of hosts they provide supported lodgings arrangements for those aged 16–23 giving them the security they need to build a brighter future. For more information, please see their website at https://concreterose.co.uk

We’d also love to invite you to a special Section All-Age Worship Service on Sunday 10th August, . I’ll be returning fresh (or perhaps slightly muddy!) from Guide Camp to lead this service, which will be all about tents and shelters. There’ll even be a den-building competition during the service—so bring your children, grandchildren, and your very best den-building blankets! Our Open Manse was scheduled for 10th August but we’ve had to change the date: it will now be a week later on the 17th. Whether you’re from Castle Street, Histon, or further afield, come for a relaxed afternoon of tea, cake, and conversation.

With every blessing, Rev Jenny

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

A very warm welcome to Histon Methodist Church where all are welcome - all the time.
We’re delighted you’ve found us and we’re pleased to welcome you to worship. We are a progressive church committed to inclusivity and welcome all people from all backgrounds and experience.
We’re passionate about making everyone feel a home and an instant part of our family. We hope you will stay for tea and coffee after the service so we can get to know you. Do make yourselves known to a steward (the person who welcomes you at the beginning of the service) or the minister (identifiable by her dog collar!) and fill out our welcome form and we’d love to get to know you.
Whatever is going on in your personal life, stress or strain you’ve got, challenge or joy in your soul; this is the place to be right now. God has brought you to this place on this day and we’re so pleased you’ve found us.

Where and When
We meet at the Church (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 11:00am. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will offer you a Hymn Book and Service Book, although our services are displayed on a large screen at the front of the Church.
Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you. There are disabled toilets off the main foyer.

Our Service

The morning service begins at 11am with a warm welcome from one of our Stewards and consists of hymns, readings and an address by the presiding Minister.
Once a month, we include communion in our Service.
Occasionally, we join with our sister Church in Castle Street, Cambridge, either in Histon or Castle Street.
See the Church calendar for details.

Our services normally last an hour
Toilets through the doors at the front on your left, and round the corridor to the right. If you don’t want to walk through church, you can walk outside and enter the church again from the door by the car park.
All words are projected onto the screen in front and those who are able stand for hymns but it’s not compulsory. If there are responses, they are usually in bold.
We have a loop system, so turn your device to T. If you can’t hear what’s going on, do feel free to tap the person on the sound and tell them. Trust me, they’d rather know!
We don’t have a formal collection in the service, but if you would like to support our church financially, feel free to leave a donation at the end of the service in the basket near the entrance, or ask a steward (the person who stood up at the beginning and welcomed you to church) for the card machine.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service in the hall, through the door looking straight ahead on your left (follow the crowd!)
Our Sunday Children's Club go out around the second hymn and re-join us at the end to tell us what they’ve been up to.
We often sing the Lord’s Prayer, if you don’t know it, don’t worry, just allow the prayer to be sung around you.
Each Methodist Church has a minister, which is often shared with other churches. Histon is linked with Castle Street Methodist and we share our minister, Rev Jenny Pathmarajah. The Sundays she’s not here, the service is taken by a Local Preacher; someone who has a calling to preach and has trained to lead worship. She tries to attend both churches at some point on Sunday and often sneaks in at the end of the service if she’s not preaching. She’d love to meet you.
Holy Communion happens on average once a month which is where we share in non alcoholic wine and bread. All are welcome to receive and instructions are given on the day.
You are so welcome and we’re glad you’ve found us this morning ☺

What about my children?

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service. During the second hymn, someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their activity group.

The children's activities include bible stories, music, craft and drama. They re-join the congregation near the end of the Service to describe what they have done at their group.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Wednesday Games afternoon

Craft group on Monday afternoons

Coffee morning on Wednesdays from 9.30am t0 noon

Saturday coffee mornings

Bible in a year 7.30pm

Mar 27

Apr 24

May 22

Jun 19

Jul 24

Aug 21

Sep 25

Oct 23

Nov 27

Dec 18

Serving and Volunteering

We are always looking for volunteers to :-
Help with the coffee shop on a Wednesday morning

Serve coffee after church on a Sunday

Join the flower rota

Join the reading rota

To be part of the welcome team on a Sunday morning on the door

If you feel called to serve God on our leadership team, think about becoming one of our stewards

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leader


Reverend Jenny Pathmarajah (Minister)
Leader Intro

We hope that you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

(Handwritten Signature)