Churches Together in Sudbury

Churches Together Open Forum

Four times a year, people from local churches gather for an “Open Forum” where we have a speaker on a topic of local, national or international importance and have an opportunity to ask questions. We also share news of our churches. Any essential business is usually very brief. The next takes place during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and is on Thursday 25th January 2024  at St John's Methodist.

The speaker will be  Rev Jim Stewart’s whose subject will be “God and the Climate”.

The talk will take up the question of what Christians bring to the table in discussions of climate change and report briefly on the way Christian Aid address the challenges. It will also touch on our own personal discipleship in a challenging world.

Everyone is welcome to the Forum so please join us at 7.00 for 7.30 pm in this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

These meetings are open to everyone: do please come along if you can, and encourage others from your church to do so.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2024

Theme: “You shall love the Lord your God… and your neighbour as yourself” (Luke 10:27). 

In Sudbury, we keep the eight days from Saturday 20 January to Saturday 27 January. 

Saturday 20 January: 8.00 am Prayer Breakfast at Salvation Army, Sudbury. 

Sunday 21 January: ...6.30 pm United Service at Suffolk Road Church, Sudbury. Speaker Andrew Dixey. Monday 22 January: 12.30 pm Service & light lunch at St Andrew’s, Great Cornard. 

Tuesday 23.January:. .12.30 pm Service & light lunch at Salvation Army, Sudbury. 

Wednesday 24 January: 12.30 pm Service & light lunch at St Mary’s, Boxford. 

Thursday 25 January: 7.30 pm Forum at St John's Methodist Church, Sudbury.  

Friday 26 January: 12.30 pm Service & light lunch at Our Lady and St. John Catholic Church. 

Saturday 27 January: 8.00 am Prayer Breakfast: St Peter & St Paul’s, Lavenham – in the village hall. Refreshments will be provided after most services. 

For more information, for those leading worship, and for those wishing to follow each day’s theme at home, the material for the eight days can be downloaded from https://ctbi.org.uk/week-ofprayer-for-christian-unity-2024/ . 

      Prayer Breakfasts

Do join us if you can. You will be most welcome, whether you have never been before, or have not been for a couple of years, or are a regular!

         The list can be seen at churchestogetherinsudbury.org.uk/activities/prayer-breakfasts .                                                                

Kettle and Fish 

The dates for the coming weeks are: 18, 25 January 2024 8, 15, 22 February 2024. Please do drop in and see us then. We will be serving the same delicious food and providing the same friendly welcome as always, 10am to 1.30pm at Suffolk Road Church, next to Aldi. As always, dates may occasionally change at short notice. Please ensure Kettle & Fish is publicised in your church – great food, an opportunity to chat, and always someone on hand for a conversation about the Christian faith or to pray with you.