Weekly Notices What's on Sunday 26th May Bishop’s Cleeve Methodist Church Bishop’s Close, Bishop’s Cleeve, GL52 8NT Minister: Revd Dr James Tebbutt tel: 01242 674776
Welcome
10.30am: We welcome Rev Ann Owen from St Mark's in Cheltenham to lead our worship. Welcome to you all, especially our visitors. Please stay for refreshments and fellowship in the hall if you can.
This week
Wednesday 29 May: 9am: The ecumenical service of Holy Communion here will be led by Rev Malc Allen, rector of St Michael's. A warm welcome awaits you to this time of worship with refreshments afterwards.
Further ahead
9 June Street Fair: We still need help to run the Methodist Church stall, which is an opportunity to reach out to the general community. If you could offer one hour of your time between 12noon and 4pm (a chair provided) please add your name to the list on our foyer notice board.
10 June: Ladies' lunch will be a week later than usual next month.
Other notices
Thank you to everyone who helped in any way when the Circuit Assembly met here last Sunday.
Please let Marie Chattell have any remaining Christian Aid envelopes today, please.
You will all be aware of our desperate situation for stewards from September. Could you help sometimes in one of the following areas without taking on the larger responsibility of becoming a full church steward? Vestry: could you sometimes help set up for services, look after the preacher, give out any announcements from the front and tidy up afterwards? Welcome: could you sometimes help set up for services, welcome worshippers at the door, keep an eye on the back of the church and tidy up afterwards? Advisory: we also need people to attend stewards' meetings to share the planning and decision making. If you think you could help with one or more of the above rôles, or want to know more, do please speak to one of the stewards or James as soon as possible.
Next Sunday: 2 June
10.30am: Our worship will be led by James and will include Holy Communion. After the service there will be a Bring and Share lunch followed by the annual church meeting. Please make every effort to attend this important meeting.
The anniversary booklets are still available. They are £2 each or at the special price of two for £3. Additional copies are then available at £1.50 each. David and Margaret Aldred
Items for inclusion next weeks' should be sent to David Aldred by end of Wednesday, either by email or phone .
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The Methodist Circuit of Gloucestershire, Circuit Office Address: Northgate Hall, St. John’s Lane, Gloucester, GL1 2AN Telephone: 01452 415769 Email: [email protected] Prayers We ask you to remember in your prayers this week the worship, work and witness of the congregation at Bream. Circuit Dates, Event & Place: In Brief (further details on each below)
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The Superintendent’s Lunch Club 12.30, generally held on a Thursday. All welcome to sit alongside, eat and chat
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News….
Area Lectionary Workshops (May 2019) Leaders of worship are cordially invited to join our first Area Lectionary Workshops during May. These will be the start of a series throughout 2019 to build fellowship and sharing, inspiring both quality and consistency as we take the opportunity to explore Bible themes and wider links together. We will be seeking feedback at each stage to drive refinement and increased engagement.
Initially trialled for us at a Forest Preacher’s meeting (West Area), we have now planned and will facilitate initial events for us all on 20, 21 and 22 May. Please come with any resources (e.g. bibles, hymn books, prayer guides) that you might use in preparation for leading worship or that you want to share.
Monday 20 May (Central) – Nick, Peter and Debbie @ Hucclecote MC from 7:30pm Tuesday 21 May (West) - Michelle and Arthur @ Drybrook MC from 11am Tuesday 21 May (South) - Karen and Jackie @ Stroud, St. Albans from 7:30pm Wednesday 22 May (North) - Naomi and Peter @ Bethesda MC from 7:30pm
As the Circuit Worship Taskforce developed the idea for these events, they felt the Holy Spirit guiding them as the ideas formed. They hope that this will be a time of both giving and receiving. We would invite you all to hold these meetings in your prayers. Thank you.
VSM Worship Taskforce: Karen Burridge, Nick Butler, Naomi Cooke, Michelle Ireland, Debbie Long, Jackie Morris and Peter Allsopp
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Eavestaff Piano – free to a good home The Circuit Office has been approached by Ian Holmes who inherited a piano from his late parents (they were both Methodists and his mother was an accomplished pianist) and who is now looking for this to go to a good home. Details of the piano can be found below:
Photos are shown in the attached document. If you are interested in the piano, please contact the Circuit Office who will arrange to pass on contact details for Ian Holmes. Please note: the piano must be collected by 10 June.
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Dates for the Diary….
Winchcombe Festival Thursday 23 – Monday 26 May Winchcombe Methodist Church and Hall Winchcombe Festival is a non-profit making organisation run by people in Winchcombe for people in Winchcombe, bringing live music and arts to Winchcombe. They showcase local talent as well as many wonderful performers and artists from further afield. Please see details below of events happening in the Methodist Church and Hall. More information can be found at https://winchcombefestival.co.uk/
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Bethesda at Six Sunday 26 May, 6pm Bethesda Methodist Church, Cheltenham Featuring husband and wife team Philippa Harrison and James Willshire. Music by Debussy, Faure, Schubert and Stravinski. Light refreshments will be served in the interval. Admission is free however donations will be invited for Christina Aid.
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Easter Offering Dedication Service Sunday 26 May, 6.30pm Lonsdale Rd Methodist Church This is the Dedication Service of the Easter Offering for the Gloucester area and will be led by Rev Jonathan Pye (Chairman of the Bristol District). The theme for the service is ‘Longer Tables - Lower Fences’.
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The Stuart Singers Summer Concert Saturday 8 June, 7.30pm Organised by Dursley Methodist Church, the concert is at Dursley Parish Church The Stuart Singers are a 62 strong choir with a wide and constantly changing repertoire which includes spirituals, theatre, sacred and secular, and classical and modern music. Although organized by the fundraising committee of Dursley Methodist Church, the concert will actually take place at Dursley Parish Church to better accommodate the entire choir along with their Junior Choir. The Parish church is on the Market Place very close to the Methodist Church. Tickets are on sale from Durcans hardware shop, Dursley or on the door - cost £9.00. Ice creams will be on sale during the interval
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Holy Habits Study Group Meeting every Monday from 10 June – 12 August, 7 – 8.30pm Stroud St Alban’s Methodist Church Holy Habits is an initiative to nurture Christian discipleship. It explores Luke’s model of church found in Acts 2:42-47, identifies ten habits and encourages a way of life forms by them. The study course has been developed to help churches explore the habits in a range of contexts and live them out in whole-life, missional discipleship.
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Model Railway Exhibition Saturday 15 June, 10am – 5pm Hucclecote Methodist Church This popular show returns to our church. It features layouts in a variety of scales, gauges and prototypes, plus sales stands and displays. Admission £5 - children free. Refreshments are available. More details are on www.hmcmrs.org.uk.
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Churches Together in Nailsworth - 3rd Comedy Night Thursday 20 June, 7.30pm Christ Church Nailsworth Starring Andy Kind, tickets are £7. For more information and tickets contact Rev Stuart Radford on 07889 138 311.
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Barn Service Monday 8 July 7.30 pm (music starts at 7pm) Hawling Methodist Chapel The speaker will be Revd Chris Cory and the chairperson will be Ms Karen Burridge. All Welcome. Please come and support our rural chapel. Tea/coffee and biscuits after the service.
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Events happening outside the circuit and in other churches....
Bristol District Testimony Service Thursday 23 May, 7pm St Peter’s Church, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4NZ You are invited to come and hear Deacon Corinne Brown sharing her faith journey as she goes forward for ordination. The preacher will be Rev Dr Jonathan Pye. Every is welcome.
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A Communion Service for Wesley Day Friday 24 May, 1pm The New Room, Bristol (John Wesley’s Chapel) Join us on Wesley Day for a celebration commemorating this important day for Methodism – Find out about Aldersgate Day and its significance with the new resources there.
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