Sunday 19th October Sunday 26th October 10.30am Viv Marriott 10.30am Welcoming Stewards: June and Richard Stevens Reader: Gina Stacey Flowers: Brenda Green Welcoming Stewards: Brian McVann and Janet Hall Reader: Bill Jacks Flowers: Sybil Anderton Paul Miller Prayers For Concern You are invited to add names to the note book on the Foyer table of those you would like us to remember in our Prayers. Please indicate who they are and the nature of the concern, before 10.25am please. Church Council The Church Council will meet this Monday, 20th October, at 7.30pm. Church Council meetings are open to all who attend our church whether they are a member of the council or not, but only members may vote. So why not come along to this important meeting for our church, you will be most welcome. Church Circuit Magazine If you would like to write an article for the Church Circuit Magazine would you please give it to Val Taylor or one of the stewards by Sunday 16th November for the December addition of the magazine. Val has kindly agreed to act as coordinator for our church so please help to advertise the work and happenings of our church. January Jaunt To listen to the Glen Miller Orchestra. Sunday 11th January, 2.30pm, at the Philharmonic Hall. Coach pick up and drop off from Church. Cost to be confirmed. Please give your name to one of the Stewards if you are interested. Help to reduce our heating bill To help reduce the cost of heating the church premises everyone is urged to inform the Booking or Property Steward if any regular meetings are altered or cancelled, to avoid the heating operating with the building empty. Electric fan heaters are available for small one off meetings. Thank you. Brian Biglands Harvest Appeal Thank you for your support for this year's Harvest Appeal (Claire House Children's Hospice) Last Sunday we received £110 at the meal and £148 from envelopes. The appeal will remain open for a few more weeks and I will let you know the final amount. Anne Brown Many thanks from the stewards to all who worked, in many different ways, to make last Sunday's Harvest Festival Service and meal such a success. Thank you. MEETINGS THIS WEEK Monday 20th October 7.30pm Church Council Tuesday 21st October 9.30am Tuesday Drop In 10.00am Maghull Jigsaw Group 2.15pm Ladies Afternoon Fellowship 6.30pm Beavers 8.00pm Explorers Wednesday 22nd October 8.00pm Scouts Thursday 23rd October 9.30am ZUMBA Fitness 7.00pm Cub Scouts Friday 24th October Saturday 251th October 10.00am Coffee Morning 10.00am Helen O'Grady Drama Academy Modern Day Slavery Please take time to read the email received from Bill Esterson MP regarding the Modern Day Slavery Bill. Please pray that the Bill will successfully pass through and reach the Statute and will have a positive impact in relieving the suffering of many thousands of vulnerable people. Liverpool District Methodist Ladies Luncheon Club The next meeting is on Wednesday 22nd October. The speaker is Dame Lorna E F Muirhead, DBE, Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside. I think it should be a very interesting meeting. Please read the details on the notice board. Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes If you wish to be part of this year’s Operation Christmas Child shoe box appeal, leaflets are now available in the foyer. Traidcraft The Autumn/Christmas catalogue is now available – copies are dotted around the Holden Room. If you wish to order Christmas Cards, Calendars including The Real Advent Calendar, Christmas Gifts etc., please let Brian or Barbara have your order. If you wish to take a catalogue home with you for a more leisurely look, please do so, but we would be grateful if you would return it. Thanks. Hopefully yours, Barbara and Brian. Collection: 12th October £620.40 Notices for next week beginning 26th October should be with Ken Nayler by 10.00pm Wednesday 22nd October. Phone: 01695 421232 email: [email protected] Text: 07837 540188 Maghull Methodist Church Liverpool Road North, L31 2HP Liverpool North Circuit www.mclnc.co.uk Rev. Luke Smith (Circuit Superintendent) (0151 922 2836 Office) (0151 924 7998 Home) Sunday 19th October 2014 We warmly welcome all who will be worshipping in this Church today. To those visiting or with us for the first time, we give a special welcome, and we invite everyone for refreshments after the service. So they asked him,”What can we do in order to do what God wants us to do?” Jesus answered, “What God wants you to do is to believe in the one he sent.” John 6, v 28-29 There is a Loop system in the Church compatible with digital hearing aids.