MERE EDGE METHODIST CHURCHES
SUNDAY 8th JUNE
This week’s Services:
Ellesmere at Chapel Lane
Chapel Lane at 11:00 am led by Rev. I. Hutchinson
Lee Bridges at 6:30 pm led by Rev.. F. Biseker HC
Welshampton at 9:30 am at Bettisfield led by Carys Woodley
Last week’s Ellesmere collection amounted to £65.
Next week’s Services:
Ellesmere at 11:00 am led by Mike Jackson
Chapel Lane at Ellesmere
Lee Bridges at Ellesmere
Welshampton at 10:00 am led by Ms. S. Crockett
This Week’s Notices
Saturday 14th June 10:00 am – noon Welshampton coffee morning in the Parish Hall, supporting the Nightingale House Hospice. Stalls and raffle. All welcome. £2 entrance to include coffee/tea.
Advance Notices
Friday 20th June at 4:00 pm at Ruthie’s. “Difficult Questions” Housegroup. Future dates will be 18th July, and 15th August. Everyone invited to this supportive fellowship group. Contact Rev. Julia for further information if required.
Saturday 21st June at 2:00 pm Forest Church meeting at Pant Methodist Church.
Saturday 28th June at 7:00 pm An Evening Concert by the Orthopaedic Male Voice Choir and St Martin’s School Choir at St. Martin’s School. Tickets £10 (donation for under 16s). Proceeds in aid of St Martin’s Methodist Church. See poster in lounge.
Sunday 13th July 12.30 for 1:00 pm. Mere Edge Churches Bring and Share Lunch at Frankton Cricket Club. See poster in lounge.
Saturday 9th August at 2:00 pm at Ellesmere “Simply Celebrate” A light, accessible service of relaxed worship and activity followed by refreshments welcoming people with limited ability and their carers. Everyone welcome. Further information from the organisers: Rev. Julia Skitt or Rev. Pat Hawkins 07726438365
Saturday 30th August A service for the joining of the two Districts (our own Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury with Birmingham Districts) will be held at Walsall Central Hall due to their merger on 1st September. There is a new website for the West Midlands Methodist District https://www.wmmethodists.org.uk The site allows you to sign up for notifications and half-hour communication zooms.
Other Notices
Ordination Ceremony. This year’s ordination of new ministers is being held in Shrewsbury on 29th June. Dilys Jones is coordinating provision of refreshments and is looking for volunteers to bake cakes. Please contact Dilys on dilys.jones42@gmail.com if you are able to help (to discuss flavours, numbers, delivery etc.).
Easter Envelope Offering. The collection for the Methodist World Mission fund taken last Sunday raised over £1300. We are grateful to Brenda Wilford for organising the collection and service.
Church Cleaning. In the absence of Julia, this week, thanks go to Tony and Joyce Williams for cleaning the church this weekend.
Hymn Books. Bishops Castle has sets of hymn books for disposal. Contact Sue Preston, Circuit Administrator, if you know how they could be useful.
Facebook. You can follow us on Facebook “Ellesmere Methodist Church“, “Shropshire and Marches” and for the mobile outreach trailer “Memo Shropshire”.
If anyone has any items to add to these notices, please contact Ruthie (email: alukundo@gmail.com) who will happily include them.
Please pass on the content of these notices to anyone who may be interested or who is unable to attend church.
Please note: These notices are emailed to the individual contacts for Chapel Lane, Welshampton and Lee Bridges who will distribute them among their members. Ruthe will email Ellesmere members who have this facility, and only make printed copies for others, unless requested.
Rev Julia Skitt 16 Wilfred Owen Avenue, Oswestry SY11 2NB
Tel: 01691 657349 and 07810360778 email: juliaskitt@mail.com
Deacon Carys Woodley Tel: 01939235504 email: deaconcarys@yahoo.com