Welcome to
EMSWORTH
METHODIST CHURCH
Registered Charity No 1127747
Ministers:
Deacon Laura Evans
Revd Andrew de Ville
023 9247 9728
023 9237 6057
Church Office
01243 373773
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.emsworthmethodistchurch.org
Sunday 29th March
10.00am
Palm Sunday
All Age Worship
Led by
Deacon Laura Evans
followed by coffee and Traidcraft stall in IH
Why not visit the Traidcraft stall today for Easter Eggs!
and buy some Palm-Oil products on Palm Sunday!
Music group
before the service: StF 264 Make way, make way, for Christ the King;
H&P 162 Trotting, trotting, through Jerusalem;
StF 105 God said;
H&P 163 Children of Jerusalem
During the collection: H&P 163 Children of Jerusalem
After the service: StF 263 Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
6.30pm
Ecumenical Evening Service at Waterside URC
A Christians Together in Emsworth service
Andrew de Ville is at Wymering this morning and Portchester this evening
Janet Baker is at Trinity this morning
A serving and worshipping Christian church in the heart of Emsworth
working closely with other churches and with the local community
Monday 30th March
11.30am
Clifford Dyke’s Funeral Service at the Oaks Crematorium
2.30pm
A service of thanksgiving here at EMC for Clifford’s life and
work, followed by tea and cakes in IH
We are all invited to attend either or both of these services.
7.30pm
United Choir rehearsal of music for Good Friday - at St
James’ Church
Tuesday 31st March
6.00pm
Choice not chance an introduction to Lasting Powers of
Attorney with Belcher Frost, Solicitors, free admission and
open to all
in IH
(until 8.00pm)
Wednesday 1st April
6.15pm
Ecumenical Prayer Fellowship (Waterside URC Hall)
7.30pm
Olivet to Calvary: J H Maunder’s cantata will be sung by the
augmented choir of Drayton United Church, at Drayton
Maundy Thursday, 2nd April
10.00am
Thursday Stall in support of home & overseas missions.
7.30pm
United Holy Communion here at the Methodist Church,
led by Deacon Laura Evans with Revd Joel Ferreira from the
Baptist Church. Please support this ecumenical service
organised by Christians Together in Emsworth
Good Friday, 3rd April
The Pastoral Centre will be closed all day
9.30am
The Way of the Cross
The united procession of witness begins at
the Catholic Church, then to the Baptist
Church at 10.00am, St James’ at 10.30am,
Waterside URC at 11.00am, and ending at the
Methodist Church at 11.30am for a short service led by
Laura, followed by a soup & bread lunch in IH.
3.30pm
Music for Good Friday at St James’ Church
The augmented United Choir will sing movements from
Requiems by Gabriel Fauré and Karl Jenkins. Organ music
from Martin Hogben. Retiring collection for Freedom from
Torture.
Sunday 5th April
Easter Day
6.00am
United Easter Sunrise Service and
bonfire - on the foreshore beyond the western
end of Warblington Road
10.00am
Easter Morning Holy Communion
Led by Revd Geoffrey Senior
and Deacon Laura Evans
There will be no service on Easter Sunday evening
Andrew de Ville is at Horndean this morning and Drayton this evening
Janet Baker is at Stubbington this morning
 The Communion Bread at all our Communion services here is both
gluten-free and dairy-free.
 Geoffrey Webb’s funeral arrangements
Geoffrey’s funeral will be held on Monday 13th April. The committal
will be at the Oaks Crematorium at 12.15pm, and the family would be
happy for anyone who wishes to attend to join them. There will be a
service of thanksgiving for Geoffrey’s life here at Emsworth Methodist
Church at 2.00pm, followed by refreshments in IH.
 Friends will be saddened to hear of the death on Monday of Bill
Donovan, Dorothy Colverson’s son-in-law, following a battle with
cancer. Our thoughts, prayers and support are with the whole family at
this time: Gillian, Lindsey (and Kevin) and Gemma. And of course
especially Dorothy whom we remember with great affection. Dorothy
moved from Emsworth to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex a few years ago so that
she could be closer to her family.
 Circuit Mission Day
Doing and Dreaming – one year on
th
Saturday 18 April, 10.00am – 3.00pm at Fareham MC
Further details in the April Newssheet
 A New Poetry Group
o We are looking into the possibility of forming a poetry group. We
envisage that it would meet in an evening about once a month,
probably in the home of Peter and Jane Gregory, and every
month we’d look at poems on a different theme.
o This would not be restricted to religious poetry; we’d hope to
look at a wide range of (sometimes challenging) works. The
poems would be read, perhaps with some input about the writers
and their background, and then there would be time for
discussion
o If this is something that interests you, please contact Diana Harris
or Jane Gregory; then we’ll see if we can get started!
 Barn Dance June 2015
Peter and Jane Gregory are organising a Barn Dance on Saturday 27th
June 2015, in aid of Leukaemia Research. Many people enjoyed last
year’s dance, and we hope even more people will be able to come this
year. As before, the band will be Tom Gregory’s band iFolk, and the
caller will be Peter Gregory. The venue will again be Bedhampton
Social Hall, from 7.30–11.00pm. A bar will be available, and a light
buffet is included in the ticket price. We hope that people who feel
less able to dance will still come along, and enjoy listening to the
music, the song spots and the caller. Tickets will not be available on
the door, so please buy or reserve your tickets in advance. Tickets are
£15 each, available from Jane Gregory from 29th March. Please see
Jane about pricing for a family ticket for families with children. Please
support this event, so that we can send a good donation to Leukaemia
Research.
Peter and Jane
01243 370378
 Next Sunday’s notices will cover Sunday 12th April as well. Please note
an earlier deadline for copy (both to the folder and by e-mail to
[email protected]): midday on Wednesday 1st April