Sunday 28th March (Palm Sunday)
10.15 a.m Morning Worship - Mr J Parkin
6.00 p.m United Service at Hadley ( Moody
and Sanky Evening)
Sunday 4th April (Easter Sunday)
9.00 a.m Easter Breakfast
10.30 a.m Easter celebration for All Ages
with Holy Communion
Please bring a posy of spring flowers to
help decorate the Easter Cross
Please remember in your prayers the frail,
the elderly, housebound and those in care homes as well as the recently
bereaved.
Please
remember Ann Cotton
Joan
Edwards and family as her brother died on Wednesday (24th)
Churches
Together
Christian Aid Lunch, Tuesday
30th March 12.30 pm, Speaker 1.00 pm Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury Rt Rev Mark
Rylands
Donations after expenses
to Christian Aid
EASTER OFFERING 2010
Women's Network
As we are now
approaching Easter may I, as a member of our Women’s Network, draw attention to
the Easter Offering appeal. Envelopes
for your Gifts will be distributed on Palm Sunday and Easter Day. Please give
as generously as you are able to provide the necessary resources so that God’s
love may be shared in practical ways throughout the world.
All proceeds go to the
‘World Mission Fund’ this enables amongst others things, the following to be
funded -
Grants to partner
churches overseas
Training placement and
support of mission partners overseas
Special grants to
partner churches overseas
Scholarship &
Leadership training and
World church in Britain
programme
(If you are a U.K
taxpayer and would like the church to reclaim the tax on your Gift, please sign
the declaration on the envelope)
Thank you
Margaret Miles
Charity Concert
Music in memory
of Rex Hallam
On Sunday 18th
April at 2.30 p.m
Come and hear
Rex’s pupils and friends
Proceeds in Aid
of Wellington Cottage Care and Friends of Conakry School Guinea.
Piano ..Songs..
World music.. Instrumentalists Michael Davey… Malenka
Summer Holiday
Club 2010
Following the meeting
to think about the holiday club this year, it has been decided to hold it from
16th - 20th August. At present we haven't got enough people to run it, so
if you are able to help in any way PLEASE fill in a green form to be found at
the back of the church and return to Sue Clarke ASAP. Many thanks.
Ida Skelton
Formally of Dawley Road is now resident at Deansfield Residential Care Home
Kynnersley. For anyone wishing to visit her it is behind Kynnersley
Church. Ida would like to come to church but needs a lift.
Fizz Buzz……
Will be returning on Sunday 11th April at 5.00 p.m
Text Messages
Methodist Church is now offering free weekly prayer texts to help
Methodists join in prayer with hundreds of others on topical and personal
issues.
To receive the texts people simply send a text message reading
PRAYNOW to 82088, which will be charged at their standard network rate. All of
the prayer texts they receive will be free of charge.
Users of the pilot service were asked to text in their feedback and the
result was overwhelmingly positive. June M texted in to say, “I welcome those
prayertime texts, they make me stop & pray whatever I'm doing, where ever I
am. Thank you 4 a valued service”. Another user said, “Many thanks this service
is of great value and helps to encourage focusing on what is important during
what we consider to be our priorities.”
“I feel moved by the idea that people across the country are being
connected through the prayer text service,” said David Webster, the Church’s
Internet Communications Coordinator. “Although
many find the beeping of mobile phones annoying, for those signed up to PRAYNOW
it will remind them that they are part of a growing community of prayer,
whatever may be going on around them.”
Lunch time Organ Concerts - Series six
Friday 14th
May Michael Davey with Hadley Ladies Choir
Friday 11th
June Cathy Lamb Assistant Organist Lichfield Cathedral
Friday 9th
July Martin Schellenberg Concert Organist
Friday 6th
August NykkÖ - Mickaël Grégoire Telford’s new organist
Church open from
12.30 p.m Bring your own lunch. Tea, coffee and soft drinks available.
Admission Free - retiring collection
Lent – Hymns for Holy Week
REFLECTIONS
ON THE CROSS THROUGH HYMNS
Join us in the
sanctuary as we explore together some of the great hymns for Holy Week
Tuesday morning
10.30-11.30 pm 30th March
ALL WELCOME
Building of the new Church DVD
If anyone would like a DVD
showing stills of the demolition of the old chapel, and building the new, plus
video footage of the laying of the foundation stone ceremony, please see Ben
James.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHURCH LUNCH ON EASTER SUNDAY
On Saturday 10th April we will be welcoming a group from Rushden Methodist Church where
Shirley Baker is now a member, who are coming to look at our building. We shall
be serving lunch at 12.30 pm, soup and sandwiches followed by tea and coffee.
If you would like to join us then please sign your name on the list so that we
have some idea of numbers.
Women's Network meeting
The next
meeting will be held on Tuesday 6th April at 2.30 p.m. There will be no speaker
- it will be a special afternoon when members are invited to take part with
contributions of a reading, a prayer, a poem or a favourite hymn or even an
interesting story or event.
There will be
the usual Bring and Buy tea, biscuits etc.
Anyone is
Welcome to join us.
Thank You
Margaret Westwick would like to thank everyone at Church for the support
following recent surgery. She had actually “felt” and
had been “supported” by everyone's prayers -
they were most important. She is recovering slowly but surely. Thank you.
Annual Pat Testing
The annual
testing of electrical equipment will take place on 6th April 2010. Items to be tested should be brought to the
building by 8.30 am. You are reminded that under the terms of our insurance
ALL electrical
equipment to be used in the building MUST be tested
If you require any
further information then please contact the office or Harry.
Thank you Barbara
Murray
Programme for the Week
Sunday 28th March (Palm Sunday)
10.15 a.m Morning Worship - Mr J Parkin
6.00 p.m United Service at Hadley
Monday - Thursday Pre-school
Tuesday - Thursday Mind the Gap
Monday 29th March
6.00 p.m Brownies
7.30 p.m Banners
Tuesday 30th March
10.30 a.m - 11.30 a.m Lent Meeting
12.30 p.m Christian Aid Lunch
2.00 p.m Art Group
6.00 p.m Girls Brigade
Wednesday 31st March
10.00 a.m —12.00 Noon Sugarcraft
5.15 p.m Rainbows
6.00 p.m Guides
7.30 p.m Ladies Group – Lynne Prosser - Safety
Features in the Home & Town
Maundy Thursday 1st April
9.30 a. m Holy Communion
10 - 12 noon Coffee Morning
12.15—1.00 p.m Food for Thought
6.00 p.m Boys Brigade
7.30 p.m Holy Communion
Good Friday 2nd April
10.30 a.m Morning Worship - Rev Peter Clarke
Saturday 3rd April
10.00 a.m — 12.30 Coffee Morning - Craft and
Chat
Easter Sunday 4th April
9.00 a.m Easter Breakfast
10.30 a.m Easter Celebration for All Ages
(Don’t forget to bring a posy of Spring
Flowers to help decorate the Easter Cross)
WEA Art Course
The Workers’ Educational
Association will be putting on an Art Course for us starting on April 27th from 2.00-4.00 pm for ten weeks. This will be at the time of our usual
Art Group. It is part of their Active Retirement Programme for anyone over 50
and it is free. If you are under 50 and would like to attend then please
contact me. You are expected to have or buy your own art materials. If you are
interested then please let me have your name as soon as possible.
Barbara Murray
Art for Enjoyment
Our Art for Enjoyment group
have a new display in the hall. Please take the opportunity to have a look. We
would really welcome any new members.
WEA CRAFT COURSE .. SILK
PAINTING
Starting on Monday 26th April from 2.00-4.00 pm there will be a craft course organised by the
Workers’ Educational Association. The first five weeks will be silk painting
and then there will be opportunity to continue either with silk painting or a
different craft for another five weeks. This course is offered free under their
Active Retirement Programme. There will be a small weekly charge for materials
but this will be kept to a minimum as far as possible. We need a minimum number
of 8 people and the maximum number is 15. I expect the uptake for this to be
high so it will be on a first come first served basis. Please contact me as
soon as possible if you would like to attend.
Barbara Murray
Mid week Communion
In town for shopping or business? Why
not call at church for the mid - week communion service every Thursday at 9.30
am.
If you have items
for the newsletter you may leave them in the pocket in the hall or email them
to me on angela.sherratt@telfordmeth.org.uk
or telephone 250944
To contact Barbara
email: barbara@telfordmeth.org.uk
or telephone 250944
Many thanks Angela