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The Vine – October and November 2014
Welcome to this edition of The Vine.
During this edition of The Vine we will be holding our Harvest
Festival and welcoming new members, and then at the end of
November we start the season of Advent!
If you would like an article in the December/January edition of
The Vine the deadline is Friday 14th November. Please let
Lesley have your items, or you can send by email to the
Church Office [email protected] or they can be
taken to the church office, which is open on Fridays from 10.00
to 12 noon.
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Rev Stephen Dunn
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Dear Friends
So here we are, 12 months into life and ministry here in
Thornton! If I’d known then what I know now!!! On Sunday,
we looked at Psalm 23 thinking about David’s journey with
God, we looked at Zacchaeus, his transformation on meeting
Jesus and we committed ourselves afresh to God and His
Church – Thornton Methodist Church. The anniversary of my
arrival here in Thornton gives me the opportunity to reflect on
what’s been achieved in the last year, and also to pray about
and consider where God is leading us onto.
In many ways, it has been a tough year,
however, God is good! And so I give thanks for
the new group of 8 worship leaders going
through training, and the 4 people who have
begun preaching this year (this would be
considered a success for the circuit, never
mind just 1 church!). Other highlights across the year include
The Pancake Party, the starting of Brownies and Rainbows,
Preaching series and 24 hours of prayer on The Fruit of The
Spirit (Galatians 5), Holiday Club x2 and Church family socials
and so I could continue! It’s a good mix of Spiritual, and
Social, outreach and fellowship, old and young – which gives
me hope for the future that we are in a good place for God to
lead us forward.
God
is
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So what does the future hold? Well, God knows! And in Him
we must trust. My personal plans include development of the
foyer café as a place of fellowship and outreach.
Redevelopment of the toilets and kitchen by the hall – that we
have better facilities for the Church and as a resource to the
community. I hope to build on our network of housegroups and
invite the whole Church to join together and do 40 Days of
Purpose by Rick Warren. Again, I could continue, but I will
stop with those 3 major targets, always wanting to leave space
for the Holy Spirit! As well as continuing to do all that we are
already committed to and are doing so well.
So, we have come a long way, and equally the road stretches
out a long way in front of us too, as we journey on we must
keep our eyes on Jesus, and have our ear attentive to His
voice. Our commitment to God, seconded only by our
commitment to each other…as I wrote about last September in
my first letter to you, Jesus’s great commandment to us can be
condensed to Loving God, Loving People. In all we do let seek
to do just that.
We offer our deepest sympathy to the families of those
who have died recently, assuring them of our prayers. In
particular:
We pray for the family and friends of Winnie Holden
whose funeral took place at Thornton Methodist Church
on 25 July. We particularly remember her sons David,
Tom and Ken and their families, and Winnie’s church
family in our prayers.
We pray for the family and friends of Margaret Crear
whose funeral took place at Carleton Crematorium on 13
August. We particularly remember her husband Lawrence
and daughter Pauline and their families in our prayers.
Blessed are those who die in the Lord;
for they rest from their labours
Since the last magazine went to print we
have been blessed to witness two
christenings at Thornton Methodist Church:
Yours in Christ’s service
Stephen
Well done to Stephen, Grace and Liz Astbury for completing
the recent Fleetwood Triathlon, and thank you to everyone who
has sponsored them. If you have not sponsored them and would
like to do so, I am sure they will be very grateful.
Congratulation to Rita and
Derrick Crompton who will
be celebrating their
Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 2nd October.
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Michael Lewis Shotton was Christened on 10th
August and brought by her parents Donna and
Stuart Shotton
Taegan-Jade Heightley was
Christened on 14th September and
brought by her parents Wayne
Heightley & Claire Green
We will continue to support these parents as they seek to
nurture their children in the love of God.
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Sunday Worship
October and November Worship at TMC
At TMC it is part of our Vision that we cater for a variety of
worship preferences, which is why we hold two services on
Sunday mornings. Our 9.30 a.m. service is led by organ and
choir, whilst our 11 a.m. service is usually led by a Worship
Leader and one of our Worship Bands. At 10.30 a.m. between
services we all meet together for coffee/tea and fellowship.
Once a month we hold our Tent Service at 7.00 p.m. This is a
contemporary worship service led by either our Worship Band
or Youth Band and features testimony, prayer and teaching. If
you have never been to a tent service before, why not give it a
try? You would be made very welcome.
And on the third Sunday of the month there is an intercessory
prayer meeting at 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm. We pray, we teach one
another about prayer, we listen to God, we pray using scripture
and Spiritual gifts are encouraged.
Sunday 5th October - Harvest
10.30 a.m. United Service – Rev Stephen Dunn
7.00 p.m.
The Tent – Brian Robbins
Sunday 12th October
9.30 a.m.
Preacher - Rev Nick Moxon
Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Preacher - Rev Nick Moxon – All Age Worship
and Parade
Sunday 19th October – Compassion Sunday
9.30 a.m.
Preacher – Rev Stephen Dunn
11.00 a.m. Preacher – Rev Stephen Dunn –
Holy Communion
Sunday 26th October
9.30 a.m.
Preacher – Deacon Jo Critchley
11.00 a.m. Preacher - Rebekah Spinks
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Sunday 2nd November
9.30 a.m.
Preacher – Sylvia Clark
Worship Leader – Eileen Harper
11.00 a.m. Preacher – Rev Bill Davies
7.00 p.m.
The Tent – Rev Stephen Dunn
Sunday 9th November – Remembrance Sunday
9.30 a.m.
Preacher – Rev Stephen Dunn
Holy Communion
11.00 a.m. Preacher – Rev Stephen Dunn
All Age Worship and Parade
Sunday 16th November
9.30 a.m.
Preacher - Rev Stephen Dunn - Gideons
11.00 a.m. Preacher – Rev Stephen Dunn – Gideons
Holy Communion
Sunday 23rd November
9.30 a.m.
Preacher - Rev Paul Wilson
11.00 a.m. Preacher - Rev Paul Wilson
Sunday 30th November – Advent Sunday
9.30 a.m.
Preacher - Rev Stephen Dunn
Worship Leader – Eileen Harper
11.00 a.m. Preacher - Rev Stephen Dunn
Worship Leader – Christine Penson
Holding two and sometimes three services in a day requires a
lot of teamwork and support. If you feel you can help in any
way, perhaps welcoming, serving coffee, or with sound and
vision, please start off by talking to one of the stewards who
will be delighted to speak with you. Remember, the more
volunteers we have, the greater the spread of our tasks.
We particularly need more welcome stewards for the 11.00
service and a couple of people to make coffee on one Sunday
a month
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CIRCUIT MEETING
Circuit Stewards Eileen Harper has decided to withdraw from being a
circuit steward. Eileen has been the point of contact for the
maintenance of manses and has contributed to the pastoral aspect of
our work; we are grateful for her service.
Report from the recent Circuit Meeting Staff deployment
From September 2014, the circuit staffing has been reduced by one
presbyter so the staffing complement is now 4 full time presbyters and
1.6 full time equivalent deacons. Decisions about deployment have not
been easy but the staff and stewards feel that through prayerful
consideration of the circumstances of each church we have arrived at a
good position. Our strategy has been to recognise the distinction
between the Presbyter in Pastoral Charge of a Church and its Lead
Minister, ie the minister who will do most of the work in the local church.
In two churches (Pilling and Springfield Greenlands) the lead minster will
be a deacon. A consequence of this is that our deacons will not be able
to do as much as they did in other churches. Deployment will be:
Church
Presbyter in
Pastoral Charge
Lead minister
Diaconal
support
Anchorsholme
Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Cleveleys Park
Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Jo Critchley
Knott End (and Bethel
URC)
Paul Critchley
Paul Critchley
Jo Critchley
Pilling
Paul Critchley
Jo Critchley
Poulton-le-Fylde
Barrie Lees
Barrie Lees
Springfield
Greenlands
Paul Critchley
Maureen Spinks
Thornton
Stephen Dunn
Stephen Dunn
Trinity
Paul Critchley
Paul Critchley
Maureen Spinks
Maureen Spinks
The detail of how the Presbyter in Pastoral Charge and the Lead Minister
(where they are different) will be worked through in discussion, but the
Lead Minister will be the minister who does most preaching in the
church. Church Councils will be chaired by the Presbyter and the Lead
Minister.
Bispham and The Mount churches are being rented by Kings Church
and Emmanuel Church respectively, but are both on the market for sale.
Poulton Methodist Church is undergoing Development phase 2
development has five sub-phases:
 Development of the hall, removing the stage and replacing with
modular stage units, increasing activity space, flexibility and
accessible storage
 Enlarging and dividing the lounge to create safe, welcoming and
attractive spaces
 Redesigning the Upper Room, including spaces for our young
people and increasing its accessibility by installing a lift; this
sub-phase also includes renewing the stairway and improving
the office
 Enlarging the coffee shop kitchen and reconfiguring the toilets
 Replacing the scout hut with a two-level ‘youth centre’ extension.
The project will be phased. Decisions have been made to prioritise work
on the hall, upper room and extending the coffee shop kitchen. The
project is being steered by a development group responsible to Church
Council.
The total cost of the project will be about £430k including VAT, fees and
contingencies, but it will be implemented in stages over time. It is
expected that work on the hall will begin in the next few weeks,
assuming consent from district, and will be completed by the end of
January 2015 to mark the Church’s Golden Anniversary. This has been
made possible by a large grant from the Lancashire Environmental Fund
as well as generous giving.
A new circuit website will be launched very soon. The domain address is
www.northfyldemethodistcircuit.org.uk
Anchorsholme Methodist Church - May 2013 was the 75th anniversary
of the building of Anchorsholme Methodist Church and it was a
successful time of celebration. It also led into a time of seriously looking
at what God wanted of us as a congregation in the coming years. Almost
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from day one there has been water ingress into various parts of the
building and in recent years this has become a bigger problem with no
easy solution.
The heating of the worship area became an almost impossible task and
so over the winter we moved into the Community Hall for worship. This
has been successful and the Church Council, following consultation with
the wider Church Community, has asked an architect to look at the
viability of selling the Luton Road end of the site, containing the Worship
Area and developing the Community Hall end of the building into a
better equipped area for community and Church use with a new smaller
hall and better kitchen and toilet facilities. At the moment we are
investigating with the council outline planning permission for part of the
site to increase its saleable value to what is envisioned as being in the
region of the cost to do the alterations and improvements to the rest of
the site.
Knott End Methodist Church and Bethel United Reformed Church are
working closer together and now sharing two Sunday services a month
with Rev Paul Critchley assuming Ministerial oversight of the
congregation at Bethel URC. Eventually both churches will be closed, but
refurbishing or redeveloping the Knott End Methodist Church site, and
open, at some point in the future, as a new church.
BADMINTON
Whilst the hall at Poulton Methodist Church is being
refurbished, their Badminton group will be meeting at TMC on
Monday evening at 8.00pm. They welcome any members of
TMC to join them.
LANCASHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT
2015 will be the Year of Social Justice and the District Inspire
Conference will be on Saturday 7th March at Runshaw College
– please put this date in your diary.
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THANK YOU
David, Tom and Ken Holden and family would like to thank you
for your kind thoughts, prayers and messages of sympathy to
them during their sad loss of their mum, Winnie Holden. They
would particularly like to thank Rev Stephen Dunn for his many
visits to Winnie and for conducting the funeral service.
HARVEST
Harvest and receiving New Members
10:30am Sunday 5th October. A united
service at 10:30am to celebrate Harvest
followed by a shared lunch (please bring
food to share). As a double celebration we
will be welcoming new members into the
church family – if this is something you feel might be for you
please speak to Rev Stephen Dunn.
The Harvest Supper is on Saturday 4th October at 6.30 pm.
Hot Pot and Apple Pie with a vegetarian alternative. Tickets
£2.50 adults and £7.50 for family of 4 available from Pat
Gregory and Lesley Butterworth.
The church will be open on Saturday 4th October from 10.00
am to 12 noon if anyone would like to bring tins etc for
Streetlife or Comfort Zone then these will be displayed for the
Sunday, they can still be brought on the Sunday morning.
Drinks will be available on Saturday morning.
Alpha
Our Alpha course has just started, why not join them on
Thursdays at 7.15 to 9.15pm? All welcome. For catering
purposes please let Eileen (07979 648348) or Stephen
(855917) know.
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Monthly Giving: July and August 2014
July
6th
13th
20th
27th
£
£
£
£
470.24
676.79
346.91
464.28
Aug.
3rd
10th
17th
24th
31st
£
£
£
£
£
459.16
349.53
394.11
472.79
278.75
“In one single quiet time of prayer the soul will often
make more progress than in days of company with others.
It is in the desert that the eye gets the clearest, simplest
view of eternal certainties; it’s in his presence alone, it is
then that the soul gathers in wondrous refreshment and
power and energy.
And so it is also in this way that we become truly useful to
others. It is when coming out fresh from communion with
God that we go forth to do his work successfully.
Standing Orders:
£1,652.00
£1,620.00
Total:
£3,610.22
£3,574.34
Average weekly:
£ 902.55
£ 714.86
Total income: July: £ 6,206.10*
Total expenses: July: £ 5,241.74
*includes some Gift Day
Aug:
Aug:
PRAYER TIMES
£ 6,252.49
£ 5,957.54
The coffee morning in Aug raised £235
The coffee morning in Sept raised £208
FINANCE TEAM NEWSFLASH
I’m very pleased to report that we have achieved a small
surplus for the last financial year of just over £2000. This would
not have been possible with the Gift Day held at the end of
June which raised £3726 and shows that we are still very
dependent on such extra fund raising activities. Thanks to all
who contributed to this appeal.
The accounts are currently being audited and when this is
completed will be available to anyone who is interested.
The budget for next year has also been prepared and due to
continued increases in running costs it looks as if we shall just
about break even. Please review your current level of Giving to
see if you can increase this to help us – an average increase of
just 50p per week from each Member would make a huge
difference.
In nearness to God we get our vessels filled with blessing,
so that, when we come forth, we cannot contain it to
ourselves but must, as by a blessed necessity, pour it out
whithersoever we go”
Horatius Bonar
In the Aug/Sept “Vine”, we read some strong words of the Rev. Bonar
about our absolute need for more prayer – always, more prayer. His
words this time help to explain why.
In prayer and in prayerful reflection on scripture, we come into closest
contact with our God, with his power and his energy. In prayer we’re reenergized and re-empowered to reach out and to do the work he wants
us to do. In prayer we receive (or maybe we simply become more aware
of) his rich blessings poured out on us.
The same thoughts put into more contemporary language, lie at the heart
of this beautiful worship song:
Jesus, be the centre, be my source, be my light,
Jesus.
Jesus, be the centre, be my song, Jesus.
Be the fire in my heart, be the wind in my sails,
Be the reason that I live, Jesus, Jesus.
Jesus, be my vision, be my help, be my guide,
Jesus
© 1999 Vineyard Song
Brian Watkins
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Prayer Ministry
By the time you read this, there will be a number of people who will
have completed - either for the first time, or as a refresher course Prayer Ministry Training.
Over the four sessions of training, they will have reflected on:
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the work of the Holy Spirit among us
what scripture says about praying for one another
the practicalities of praying with one another
These Prayer Ministers will be available at each service - before and
after - to pray with you over any issue or need. To make it easier to spot
them, they will wear “Prayer Ministry” badges at each service.
There is already much prayer ministry in our church, so many people
praying for others; in their personal prayer, through our Prayer Chain,
our Intercessions Book and our Prayer Tree. And over the years we’ve
seen many of those prayers answered.
Face-to-face Prayer Ministry brings its own special blessings. Like all
prayer it’s an act of faith on the part of the one praying as well as the
one being prayed with. As Sandy Millar put it so succinctly on the
training video:‘The work is all God’s. We simply reach out and pray.’
But for all those who have already experienced being prayed with, it can
bring a great sense of the immediate presence of the Holy Spirit; and
when we are in the presence of the Spirit, great things happen.
Please do use our Prayer Ministers; they are there to serve us all in their
work.
24 HOURS OF PRAYER
6pm FRIDAY 17th - 6pm SATURDAY 18th
OCTOBER
The Lord’s Prayer
church open:
6pm – midnight on Friday
6am – 6pm on Saturday
Worship together:
Friday 7:30 – 8:30 pm
Saturday 5-6:00pm - informal communion
Children’s prayer activities
Saturday 10-10:55 a.m. & 11-11:55 a.m.
TUESDAY PRAYER MEETING
The half hour Tuesday prayer meeting has changed time and
now meets from 7.00 to 7.30 pm
OPERATION CHRISTMAS
CHILD SHOEBOX APPEAL
This year we will once again be
supporting this charity.
If you would like to fill a shoebox for a
child who would otherwise not receive
anything this Christmas please help yourself to a shoebox
and/or leaflet from the back of church. If you have any spare
shoeboxes these would be greatly appreciated.
For any who were unable to attend the recent training sessions, but feel
interested in, or intrigued by this ministry, there’ll be a further
opportunity to do the training in a single Saturday session - date to be
arranged.
You can bring completed boxes to church upto Sunday 16th
November.
If you are interested please contact Stephen or Brian Robbins.
Gail Carolan and Shirley Eade
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Many thanks for your support.
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FASHION SHOW
Forget the catwalks of Paris and Milan and the famous models,
TMC is where it’s at!
On Friday 12th September we had a fantastic evening watching
our own ‘Famous Models’ strut their stuff on the catwalk. The
outfits they modelled were provided by Paula of Noosa
Boutique of Poulton. After the fashion show all the lovely outfits
modelled, plus many more were available to buy along with
handbags and jewellery. Also there was an Avon stall, Raffle,
craft stall and a guess Teddy’s favourite drink game to empty
our purses!
There were plenty of nibbles and drinks
to keep us going through the evening. It
was a great night and BIG thank you’s
go out to all who helped set up and run
the evening and tidy up afterwards.
Also a big thank you to our lovely
models.
NIMBLE FINGERS
Thanks to the generous donations of wool and time, Nimble
Fingers have managed to complete 15 knee blankets and
donated them to the Conifers Care Home.
We are still knitting various items for charity and for the
Christmas Fair.
It amazes us just how we keep getting bags and bags of wool!
Only 2 weeks ago we discussed putting out an appeal for wool,
and that very same day 2 people came to offer us wool, we are
now stocked up again (God really moved fast on that request!)
Knitting is back in fashion, come and join us on Thursdays at
11.00 and we can teach you how to knit, or, if you are a knitter
bring your knitting along and have a natter.
I am not sure what we do most, knitting or nattering but it’s a
fun hour!
SOUL SURVIVOR TESTIMONIES
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
The amount raised from Action for Children Sunday on 12 th
July was £93.50, also a total of £157.50 was collected by
having an AFC stall at our monthly Saturday coffee mornings.
Thank you to everyone who donated money or goods to make
this possible.
If anyone would like a League of Light
collection box please see me.
Shirley Eade
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Sophie
Oh man, what to say? Jesus was there and so we all had a
truly amazing time.
There was a lot of freedom for me from things I’ve been
battling with for a while. Hallelujah indeed! The whole gang
were brilliant and relationships between us all have really
grown. And the food was amazing!
I’m going to miss Soul Survivor but I know my relationship with
Jesus has deepened immensely. Pretty groovy that.
Dougie
Grotty showers were made up for by the awesome worship
and fantastic youth leaders that stayed up late and cooked
beautiful food. Thank you.
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George H
I really enjoyed Soul Survivor, it was a great experience and
the worship was great. On day 3 I went to a seminar about
fear. I went in anxious with a lot of fear and came out feeling
refreshed and free from all of this.
Soul Survivor was great and I am definitely going next year.
Lizzie
This year was my first year at Soul Survivor and it was great.
The seminars were interesting and the main worships were
funny but still serious. I especially enjoyed the colour chaos
paint party. By the end I was covered in red paint. The only
bad thing was being squeezed into a tight space during the
main services. I really enjoyed myself and I will definitely be
going again next year.
Rececca
I’ve had a really amazing week and met really strongly with
God. Can’t wait for next year.
Amelia
I really enjoyed Soul Survivor and thought the worship was
really great. I particularly thought Beth Croft was awesome.
Overall it was a fabulous week!!!
AUTUMN STAY & PLAY
Friday 31st October
9.45am-11.30am
Parents & carers are invited to bring along toddlers & children
of all ages for a fun morning: Toys to play with; Craft to make;
Costs: £2 parent & toddler/child - includes tea/coffee/juice 50p
for each additional child Toast; Teacakes; Cakes to buy
GARDEN PARTY
Many thanks to all my friends who came to the garden party,
we had such a lovely afternoon together.
The weather was perfect, I didn’t think I would be handing out
sun hats, Andy looked real dapper in his Australian Akubra.
Your support never fails to amaze me, I couldn’t do any of it
without your help and contributions.
A grand total of £450 was raised for church funds, a credit to
all of you.
Thank you
Love Moira x
God Bless
COMFORT ZONE
Saturday 11th October from 1030 – 1230 we will be holding
our annual fair to raise funds for Comfort Zone.
There will be bacon/egg butties, tombola, home-bake stall,
jams, chutneys and so much more.
Cost of entry will be a donation of tins of minced beef, corned
beef or beans or packets of Smash.
Our funds and food stores are getting low so please come
along and help us to face the winter knowing we can continue
to feed our Comfort Zone Community.
Gwen
BIBLETRACK
Tuesday 14th October
Reading the Bible Part 2
Cost £2.00 including handout and coffee
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Two years on .... an update
Just over two years ago I was admitted to The Priory for 10
weeks with anorexia. I was in danger of sudden death. On
discharge I wrote an article in The Vine about mental health
illnesses and the stigma I felt was attached to them by many in
society. I felt also that a Christian should be immune from
mental health problems.
Two years on I thought I would write an update.
I did not realise then that recovery would take over two years
and even now, whilst I am nearly there, I'm working on weight
restoration. What I do know is that God's timing is not our
timing. I have been frustrated, despairing and have many times
questioned why healing hasn't been instantaneous. I also
questioned why I suffered in the first place. Notwithstanding
that I do not have the answer to those questions.
I now look back and see that God has been working in my life
during those two year.
He is changing me, refining me and healing me. I am a work in
progress. Something went wrong with the clay pot, so the
potter used the clay to make another pot the way He wanted it
to be.(Jeremiah 18:3). That sometimes can't happen overnight.
It is a process.
God is a God who heals, who can turn any situation around. I
now understand that healing may come in an instant, it may
not happen until eternity or it may happen like a hospital
healing antibiotic drip, drop by drop, little by little. God can do
suddenly but He also can do slowly.
me and showing me that Jesus loves, forgives, heals and
restores.
Mental health illnesses can affect anyone, Christian or not. It is
OK to say I am not OK . The real test is how we respond both
as individuals and as a church.
Acceptance, love and support are vital.. extending God's love
and yours too.. it can make such a difference... I know !
Gillian Mathews
CHRISTMAS FAIR
and
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES DAY
Saturday 6th December
10.00 am to 2.00 pm.
Various stalls Handicraft, Christmas Gifts, Books, Jewellery, Toys and
Christmas Decorations stalls
. Tombola, Raffle
Lots of activities for children
Father Christmas
Refreshments
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
What I do know is that I am not the same person I was two
years ago. I have been changed. I am so grateful to God who
did not give up on me, who loves me in my mess and who
forgives me for doubting His sovereignty. I am also grateful for
all those who have stood with me, accepting me, encouraging
The next Vine will contain a section for Christmas greetings.
You can use this to reach all your friends at Thornton
Methodist Church, instead of sending Christmas cards. Further
details will be in the weekly notices.
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LADIES FELLOWSHIP
The first session of the Ladies Fellowship is on Tuesday 7th
October at 2.00pm. The speaker is the Rev Stephen Dunn
and there will be a Faith Tea.
A very warm welcome awaits both "old friends" and any
newcomers.
The ladies meet every Tuesday, but if you can't attend every
week please don't worry, just come as you are able. We look
forward to seeing you.
Sylvia Clark
SERVICE FOR THE BEREAVED
Many of us have experienced the pain of losing someone
special, and we know that God understands that loss, He is
with us in everything we face and is the great comforter. At the
9.30am service on Sunday 9th November (Remembrance
Sunday) people will have the opportunity to light a candle in
memory of a loved one, and prayers will be said for the
bereaved. Maybe this is a service you would especially like to
come along to, or perhaps it would be just right for someone
you know…if so please do invite them! The prayer Chapel and
Prayer Ministry team will be available should people wish to
use them, and there will be refreshments in the church hall for
people to stay and chat. All welcome, hope to see you there
23rd October, 20th November and
18th December
Stephen
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Meeting Together: People to Contact
DATES
FOR
YOUR
DIARY
SUNDAY
Young Church
Mettle (Year
10+)
MONDAY
Quiet time of
Prayer
Saturday 4 Oct
Sunday 5 Oct
6.30 pm
10.30 am
Monday 6 Oct
Thursday 7 Oct
7.30 pm
2.00 pm
Saturday 11 Oct
10.30 am
Harvest Supper
Harvest Festival and
new members service
Worship Leader’s Training
Ladies Fellowship – Rev
Stephen Dunn - Faith Tea
Comfort Zone –
Coffee Morning
Church Council
Bibletrack
24 hours of prayer
Monthly Coffee Morning
Worship Leader’s Training
Monthly lunch
Leadership Team meeting
Monthly Coffee morning
Finance Team meeting
Monthly lunch
Trinity Hospice
Christmas Fair
Steward’s Team meeting
Trinity Hospice Concert
TMC Christmas Fair and
Children’s activities
Monday 13 Oct
7.30 pm
Tuesday 14 Oct
7.30 pm
Friday 17 Oct
6.00 pm
Saturday 18 Oct
10.00 am
Monday 20 Oct
7.30 pm
Thursday 23 Oct 12.30 pm
Tuesday 11 Nov
7.30 pm
Saturday 15 Nov 10.00 am
Wednesday 19 Nov 7.00 pm
Thursday 20 Nov 12.30 pm
Saturday 22 Nov 10.00 am
Monday 24 Nov
Saturday 29 Nov
Saturday 6 Dec
7.30 pm
10.00 am
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Scruffy Club
Cool Club for
Kids
TUESDAY
Ladies
Fellowship
11.00
Kristina Wilson
07974 152092
19.00
James & Kristina
Wilson
07967 044327
13.30Brian Robbins
15.30
873625
17.15
Kristina Wilson
07974 152092
18.15
Rachel Kearton
07763 065997
14.00
Sylvia Clark
857754
Prayer Meeting
19.00Brian Robbins
19.30
873625
WEDNESDAY
Ladies Bible
Study
THURSDAY
19.30
Jenny Whiteside
07525 346922
Café
09.30
Pat Gregory
823814
Nimble Fingers
11.00
Pat Gregory
823814
Choir Practice
11.00
Sylvia Clark
857754
Monthly Lunch
12.30
Jenny Whiteside
07525 346922
Board Mates
14.00
Pat Gregory
823814
09.45
Alison Stevenson
826931
19.00
Rebekah Spinks
07506 945400
08.00
Doug Harper
825871
FRIDAY
YOYO Parent &
Toddler
Youth Social
SATURDAY
Men’s Breakfast
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CHURCH OFFICE
07967 497617
(Open Fridays 10 am to 12 noon)
[email protected]
ALPHA COURSE
Eileen Harper
CHILDREN’S TEAM LEADER Kristina Wilson
07979 648348
John Byrne Dip. F.D.
John Byrne Jnr. Dip. F.D.
Angela Byrne
07974152092
CLEANING
Doreen Faragher
868712
FINANCE TEAM LEADER
Brian Watkins
851301
MEMORIAL BOOK
Margaret Daniel
826183
NOTICES/COMMUNICATIONS Lesley Butterworth
821957
(by 5pm Thursday)
[email protected]
NURTURE
Eileen Harper
07979 648348
PARENTING COURSES
Wendy Reeds
594335
PASTORAL
Sylvia Clark
857754
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Mansel Jones
886749
ROOM BOOKINGS
Lesley Butterworth 07927 912218
room bookings phone
[email protected]
SENIOR STEWARD
Sheena Hendrie
868635
WORSHIP
Rev Stephen Dunn
855917
PRAYER
Brian Robbins
873625
YOUTH TEAM LEADER
c/o Rev S Dunn
855917
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