Larkfield and East Malling
Methodist Church
Called to Love and Praise
Minister: Rev. Naomi Oates naomi.oates@methodist.org.uk
Services and Opportunities for Worship
Updated 25/4/25
Additional activities available on our Activities page
We welcome you to our worship this Sunday
and through the week.
If you are a visitor, we hope to see you again.
Tea, coffee and squash will be served in the church hall after the service.
Sunday 27th April
10am: Own Arrangements Service,
led by Laurel Townend
Steward: Tricia Arnold
Welcome Stewards: Jacky Trice
Brian Trice
Organist: Rob Wilding
Sunday 4th May 2025
9am Breakfast Church
with Rev. Naomi Oates
Steward: Alan Wood
Morning Worship at 10.30am
Holy Communion
Preacher: Rev. Naomi Oates
Steward: Tricia Arnold
Welcome Stewards: Peter and Margaret Cox
Bible Reader: John Thornewell
Intercessions: Sylvia Ratcliff
Organist: Rob Wilding
REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP
Breakfast Church
9:00 - 10:00 First Sunday of every month
Free bacon butties and delicious continental breakfast
Informal worship, stories and activities for all ages
Call Naomi on 01732 875072 for more details
(NOTE: No Breakfast Church in August)
Sunday Club
There will be Sunday Club (for under 18s) on the second and fourth Sundays
Children and young people are invited to join the 10am service at first, and then go out to Sunday Club.
Cafe Church
Cafe Church is at 3pm on the second Sunday of each month
A relaxing hour of songs, stories, activities, conversation, tea, coffee and cake!
Do come and join us and bring your friends. More information from Monica.
North Kent Methodist Circuit - Sunday online service
The on-line circuit service is on Sunday at 10.30am.
The link and service sheets can be found at: https://www.nkmethodists.org.uk/news/worship-from-home.html
Those without the Internet can now dial in from a landline or mobile and listen to the service, using these simple steps:
Step 1: Between 10.15 and 10.30, dial 020 3481 5237 from a mobile or landline - this number is charged at the standard national rate
Step 2: When requested, enter the meeting ID (742 958 8134) followed by #
You do not need a 'participant ID' - just press #.
Between 10.15 and 10.30 there will be an opportunity for those dialling in to chat; the lines will be muted at 10.30 so everyone can listen to the service.
November: Remembering Service
A joyful service with leaves and candles to remember people who helped to transform our lives.
Tuesday
Muffins & More group
Muffins & More meet in the Sycamore Hall on Tuesdays at 10.30am. If you wish to join with the group in prayer and quiet time, contact Gwen Bartley who will add your email address to her Muffins group.
(see Activities>Muffins page for latest, full details).
Online Bible study meeting - Every Tuesday between 8.30pm - 10pm.
If you have been missing out on Bible study during lockdown, you are most welcome to join our small group.
Join Zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86393041488
Meeting ID: 863 9304 1488 (no Passcode required)
Thursday
Dial-In Service
NOTE: These will now be at 10am, on the first Thursday of each month.
Step 1: At 10am dial 020 3481 5237 from a mobile or landline
Step 2: When requested, enter the Meeting ID 999 8764 3710 followed by #
Step 3: When requested, enter the Passcode 345080 followed by #
You do not need a 'Participant ID' - just press #
For those of you who have email, please note:
If you have a laptop, iPad or phone, you can also get into the service on these devices with just one click using the following link:
https://zoom.us/j/99987643710?pwd=bmhvSlh2Nk45QUZXS2JubXgxbElYdz09
(In case you need it, the Meeting ID is: 999 8764 3710 and Passcode: 345080
For more information contact Monica Wilding
Men's prayer group and Women's prayer group
In person at MADM Bookshop, 49 Church Street, Maidstone ME14 1DS
Thursdays between 6.30 - 8.00pm:
or join on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/260631405
Crossover
Crossover service with Zoom Thursdays at 7pm. — You are invited to come and share a time of worship, which includes a time of Sharing the Word. Over the last couple of months, the Word has been given by preachers from different parts of the UK, as well as having Pastors and lay preachers from, Brazil, Republic of Congo and Fiji. For those who would like to have the opportunity to discuss, or listen to others discussing, what has been said, and share in some spiritual conversation, a second session will follow straight afterwards.
Come and join us, you would be more than welcome to dip in and out of these times.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/260631405
Meeting ID: 260 631 405
For more details about Crossover see our Crossover page
Messy Church
see our Messy Church page or contact Monica for more information.
Praise before Lunch
Contact Valerie for details regarding our next Praise before Lunch.
Five drivers drove Praise Before Lunch folk around the Kent countryside on Thursday 28 August for their Summer Drive, visiting places such as Paddlesworth, Tudeley and old Burham churches, before enjoying a Cream Tea at Spadework.
Meditations
22/2/25
Taketime meditations
Taketime offer a wide range of 5, 10, 15 and 20-minute meditations, inviting listeners to enter into a Bible story and to spend time sitting with Jesus and listening for what he might have to say. You can find the full range of meditations here.