MERE’S EDGE METHODIST CHURCHES
SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER
This week’s Services:
All our Mere’s Edge churches will be united at Lee Bridges at 2:30 pm for their Harvest Festival led by Mrs. A. Threadgold.
Prees Methodist Church at 2:30 pm are celebrating their 133rd Anniversary, led by Dr John Woolley, followed by afternoon tea. All invited.
Next week’s Services:
Ellesmere at 11:00 am Holy Communion led by Mr. K. Edlington
Chapel Lane at 11:00 am led by Dr. J. Woolley
Welshampton at 10:00 am Holy Communion led by Rev. Julia Skitt
This Week’s Notices
Saturday 25th October 2:00 – 4:00 pm at Chirk Methodist church. “Dark is a way and light is a place” (Dylan Thomas). An afternoon of singing, music, gentle circle dancing and refreshments with Rev. Frances Biseker and Ms Sarah Crockett. All welcome. Further information from Frances (078 2 930 478) or Sarah (a_la_ronde@yahoo.co.uk)
Advance Notices
Monday 27th October 10:00 am – noon. An Activity Day with Deacon Carys at the Birch Meadow-Forest Church site. You are invited to join in a family day of nature, creativity and community. Build a bug hotel, treasure hunt, toast marshmallows. All welcome, including children accompanied by an adult. Further information from Carys.
Monday 27th October at 6:00 pm Meditation Group with Deacon Carys Woodley.
Join zoom on: https://zoom.us/j/94394803571?pwd=YkNOUU5uUi95UEox Meeting ID: 94394803571 Passcode: 039007 (Future date is 24th November)
Sunday 2nd November at 11:00 am will be Ellesmere’s Harvest Festival when there will be the welcome return to the pulpit of Mrs Joyce Williams. The Food Bank and Water Aid will benefit from offers of produce and gifts.
Friday 7th November 9:00 – 11:00 am Difficult Questions at Ruthie’s. We will be watching the 2019 film “Sorry We Missed You”, written by Pail Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. Further sessions will discuss points brought up by the film. Everyone is welcome,
Saturday 8th November 10:00 am – noon Welshampton coffee morning supporting Hope House.
Other Notices
Welshampton’s coffee morning. Gill Cartwright thanks all those who supported them yesterday. They raised £675 for the Lyneal-cum-Colemere WI, who are raising funds for a defibrillator at Colemere.
Forest Church This is held on the 3rd Saturday of the month led by Deacon Carys Woodley. Future dates are:
November 15th at Lee Bridges Methodist church. Theme: “Surrounded by fields”.
December 20th at Birch Meadow Welsh End Methodist. Theme: “Fire & Dark”
Calling all knitters. When we take the mobile outreach trailer to community events, we give out knitted angels, hearts or sheep made by church members. We give away hundreds of them and would appreciate the help of anyone who would like to help knit them for us (Please ask Julia if you would like patterns). We attach a small gift tag from the Methodist church and a prayer or Bible verse, and they are always extremely well received.
Online Church. Our Superintendent minister, Richard Hall has developed a new resource for worship. The web address is https://onlinechapel.uk. This provides a simple online service each week (hymns, prayers, readings, reflection) which can be used for Sunday worship, pastoral visitors, house groups etc. Further information from Rev Hall (email: superintendent2803@gmail.com)
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 Heather Shepherd, Gill Cartwright and Christine Howard for their churches who will then distribute them among their members. Ruthie 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