Circuit/District News and Events
Safeguarding
Invitations to attend the Circuit training session entitled "Creating
Safer Space Foundation Module 2016", have now been sent out to
those people who are new to one of the specified roles or who
attended a session before 2012.These sessions are scheduled to
take place on Wednesday 3 May at 7 p.m. at Boston Spa and
Monday 15 May at 7 p.m. at Wetherby. People have been invited
individually but anybody is welcome to indicate that they would like
to attend. We hope that you will continue to work with us to keep
safeguarding as a high priority issue. A big "Thank you" to everyone
who has attended the recent Foundation Module Refresher 2016
session.
Jackie Marsden
Annual Church Meeting
Thank you to everyone who has sent me their reports for the
Annual Church Meeting Booklet. I really appreciate your prompt
replies. I am now ready to collate the booklet and have it printed in
good time for the meeting on 11 June 2017. Jackie Marsden
Sunday 7th May - Vocations Sunday
10.30 am:
Morning Service led by
Dr Alan Bell with Mrs Jean Walne
6 p.m.
Circuit Easter Offering Service at Wetherby
Led by Methodist Women in Britain
Church Stewards:
Barbara Hudson, Sheila Humphreys
Door Stewards:
Joan Dyer, Pauline O’Melia
Flowers:
Carmen Ashton
Coffee:
David & Barbara Parrott
Please pass information for Notices to Mrs Jean Walne, 33 Moor Side
(843900 or 07733214053) (email [email protected]) by Wednesday
evening.
Boston Spa
Methodist Church
LS23 6AA
Minister: Revd Steve Jakeman
Tel: 01937 842156
Mobile: 07756 698356
Sunday 30th April
170th Chapel Anniversary
10.30 am:
Circuit Morning Service led by
The Revd Roger Walton
President of the Methodist Conference 2016-17
and Revd Steve Jakeman
Church Stewards:
Door Stewards:
Heather Grant, Joan Dyer
Arthur & Jackie Faulkner
Flowers:
Barbara Parrott
Coffee:
Ursula Turner, Eva Mills
Bible readings:
Genesis 28:10-22 (MWB page 176: 7), read by Arthur Faulkner
Micah 6: 6-8 (MWB page 176), read by Jackie Faulkner
John 4 (MWB page 176:11), read by Pauline O’Melia
Prayer for Today
Lord we praise you that we have the freedom to worship you, the
freedom to pray to you and the freedom to share the good news of
your kingdom with others. We pray for those countries where
Christians have to worship in secret and pray privately due to the fear
if being arrested, and cannot openly share the love of God with
others. Amen.
Jean Whetham, local preacher, Falmouth and Gwennap Circuit
Programme for the coming week:
Spring Fair June 3rd in Wetherby Town Hall
Monday
We are holding a Spring Fair at Wetherby Town Hall this year to raise
funds for the church and for charity. This will run from 9.00 a.m. till
1.30 p.m.
3.15 p.m. Ping Pong Club
5 p.m.
Wednesday
Seniors’ Table Tennis
9.30 a.m. Busy Bees-Wesley & Epworth
1 p.m.
Upholstery
7 p.m.
Safeguarding Meeting - Epworth
Thursday
9. a.m.
Pilates
Friday
1.30 p.m. Crafternoon (please ring Jean on
07733214053 to check arrangements)
Saturday
10.30 a.m. Drop-in for Coffee
There will be a café serving morning refreshments and light lunches
and several stalls, including paperback books, cakes, crafts,
bric-a-brac, plants and also a tombola.
Items for these stalls will be gratefully received. Small items of
bric-a-brac can be left under the table next to the Wesley Room before
May 28th or will be collected if you ring 844951 or 844838.
Please sign the list in the Wesley Room if you can provide baking or
can help on the day.
Events in italics are outside bookings. All events are in the Wesley
Room unless otherwise stated.
Where do we go from here?
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
The concert is on Friday, 12th May at 1 p.m. Light lunches will
be served from noon, Concert Admission £5. John Wallis will
perform Songs and Humour from the days of Music Hall and
Variety.
John was in the Good Old Days at Leeds City Varieties in 2014.
Come and enjoy a very light-hearted and humorous entertainment.
Our building work is completed, we have more space, more flexibility,
better facilities. So, what’s next?
How can we best serve our local community?
How can we meet the needs of those looking to meet with God
in the 21st century?
What would you like to see this church provide?
Come Shwopping!
Wetherby Methodist Church will be hosting a shwopping event in
the church halls on Friday 5th May to help the young people with
their air fares to Nepal for our Tearfund trip.
For any of you who are not familiar with this idea, shwopping is
where you bring any number of good-as-new clothes, accessories
and jewellery that you no longer want/need and swap them for the
same number of items that you do want/need. You pay £5 for the
privilege of joining in and refreshments are included. The evening
will start at 7.00pm.
Tickets are available from Katherine Barlow, Heather Shipman or
Alan Bell
We want to know what ideas you have for taking this church,
both the building and the people, forward into the next 170 years.
We would therefore like to invite you to join us for coffee on Saturday
morning, 13th May from 10am until 2pm to look at ideas already
suggested, make comment and/or offer your suggestions.
Can’t make it on 13th May?
Then please pass on any suggestions by using the contact button on
our website: http://bostonspamethodistchurch.org.uk/