ELLESMERE METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY 13th OCTOBER
This week’s service will be led by Mike Jackson.
The collection at last week’s Harvest Festival raised £90 which will be donated to Water Aid.
Next week’s service will be held at Lee Bridges at 2.30 pm and will be led by Rev. Biseker.
This week’s Notices
Wednesday 16th October at 6 pm An hour of peace, prayer and meditation for wholeness and well-being at Moors Lane Methodist Church. All welcome. Further information from Rev. Julia Skitt.
Friday 18th October at 9.30 am at Ruthie’s. Difficult Questions (see below).
Saturday 19th October at 2.00 pm. Forest church at the Moors chapel garden with Deacon Carys. The theme: ‘Leaves and Trees’.
Advance Notices
Sunday 20th October at 2.30 pm Prees Chapel 132nd Anniversary. Guest preacher Rev. Jane Stevenson including a piano solo by Christopher Jones. Refreshments to follow. All welcome.
Thursday 24th October Circuit Forum at 7 pm. Open to all in the Circuit, held on the Zoom platform. Discussion paper (with Zoom, meeting ID and passcode) on the noticeboard in the foyer. The conversation at this meeting will follow the conversation at the Extraordinary Circuit meeting which was held on 5th September. Feedback notes from the latter meeting are also on the noticeboard in the foyer.
Meditations with Carys Woodley on the last Monday of the month. These are for Christians and those of other or no faith and take place on the last Monday of the month. Join Zoom meeting on
https: //zoom.us/j/94394803571?pwd=YkNOUU5uUi95UEoxaGFCLzAOUE1WQT09
Meeting ID: 943 9480 3571 Passcode: 039007
Future Dates: 28th October, 25th November both at 6 pm.
Wednesday 30th October 11.00 am – 2.00 pm Autumn half-term Art & Craft in the MEMO trailer. Activities for all ages.
Tuesday, 5th November at 3.30 pm Church Council meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Other Notices
The amalgamation of congregations into one Church Council (see document on notice board).
Gill Cartwright would like to thank those from Ellesmere chapel who supported the coffee morning at Welshampton yesterday. Approximately £625 was made in support of the local Primary School.
Difficult Questions For the next few weeks we will be studying the film “The King’s Speech”. We meet at Ruthie’s on the third Friday of the month. The next dates are 13th Nov. and 13th Dec. It is an informal group, we all found that studying the last film (about Stephen Hawking’s life) was very fruitful and inspiring. Please contact Julia if you would like to join us.
Church cleaning. Many thanks to Jane Bozian who helped clean the church this weekend.
Ruthie has this year’s Christmas cards for sale (£3.99 for a pack of 10) in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK. They will be available to buy when we meet for refreshments following the morning services
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 item to add to these notices, please contact Ruthie (email: alukundo@gmail.com) who will happily include it. Please pass on these notices to anyone whom you think might like them or who is unable to attend church. Thank you. Please note: if you were not handed these notices to you personally, there are copies on the table in the foyer – please help yourself.
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