St. John’s Regular Activities. Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday morning. Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month. Women’s Fellowship 2:30 p.m. fortnightly on Tuesdays. Leader Ellie Jones. OTT - Club for over 10s Carol Gough 01407-720088. Friendship Circle 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday. Jackie & Mike Heslop. Church open for Prayer 10 – 11 a.m. every Friday. Enter by the vestry door. Organiser Jean Owen. MethSoc for Students Rev. Chrissie Howe 01248-353140 email: [email protected] Events Diary November 2014 Sunday 16th: 3 p.m. Local Preachers’ Afternoon Tea, at the Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge. Monday 17th: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Circuit Quiet Day, Beechwood Court, leader Audrey Aspey. Tuesday 25th: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Open the Book Bilingual Training, Bishop’s Hall, Bangor. Saturday 29th: 2:30 p.m., MethSoc WWI remembrance event, Main Arts Lecture Theatre. “War Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow?” Speaker Rev. Inderjit Bhogal. Sunday 30th: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Inderjit Bhogal preaching at St. John’s. Sunday 30th: 7 p.m. Evening Service at St. John’s . December 2014 Tuesday 2nd: 7:30 p.m. Church Council in the church hall. Friday 12th: 4 p.m. Christmas Holiday Club Party for 4-11s. Sunday 14th: 6:30 p.m. Carol Service at St. John’s. Sunday 21st: 10:30 a.m. Nativity Service at St. John’s. Wednesday 24th: 11:30 p.m. Christmas Communion at St. John’s. Thursday 25th: 10 a.m. Christmas Morning Service at St. John’s. Provision for Children at St. John's If you have children with you at Church who would be happy to have a story and activity session just let us know during the preceding week and we will be happy to organise. Sue Eckersley and Angela Roe. Arrangements for Notices The next Notice Sheet, for November 16th will be prepared by Howard Jackson. Telephone 01248-810050, email [email protected] St. John’s Methodist Church. Welcome to Worship 10:30 a.m. November 9th Remembrance Service, led by Rev. Chrissie Howe. Please join us for tea/coffee in the hall afterwards. Fair Trade goods will be on sale, including Christmas items and TraidCraft Christmas cards. Note that last week’s special TraidCraft orders are now available. Please write prayer requests for today’s intercessions in the Prayer Request Book at the back of church. Next Sunday 16th November 10 30 a.m. Morning Worship, led by Dr. Jean Ware. All We Can news is available in the hall and at the back of church for you to read about the work that the Methodist Relief and Development Fund undertakes. St. John’s Methodist Church, Bangor Superintendent Minister: Rev. Chrissie Howe Tel. 01248-353140 Email: [email protected] Student Worker: Adam Hawker Email [email protected] Carol Service Choir Fashion Show We hope to have a choir for the Carol Service on Dec 14th and also an instrumental group. Please let me know ASAP if you are able/would like to sing/play in either or both of these groups and what instrument you would play. Margaret Moon (01248 722462, 07974790172 email [email protected] ,) Anna and two friends are holding a fashion show on 18th November at 7 p.m. at St. George’s Hotel in Llandudno. They have models of all ages and are using New Look, M & Co and some Bridal wear from Cancer UK. They have raffle prizes including a night at The Castle Hotel Conwy and a meal for two at Pen y Bryn. Tickets are £10 adults £7.50 OAPs and £5 children. Please book in advance by contacting Anna or I for tickets - 01492-573969. It should be an excellent evening it would be great if people can join us. Judith Holliman. Christmas Holiday Club Party A Christmas Holiday Club Party for 4s to 11s is happening on Friday 12th December 2014 at 4.00 p.m. We are planning crafts, games, music, drama and party food. Your help is needed, particularly with making and serving food. DBS checks are needed, but there is time to get them done if you volunteer early. Please contact Sue Eckersley and Angela Roe. Lamb and Mutton for Sale We now have meat on sale from our sheep flock. As last year we will be selling whole and half lambs as well as individual joints and packs of sausages and mince. There is a limited supply of mutton. For any sales to people from St Johns we will make a Gift Aided donation to the Redevelopment Fund. For more information, please contact us on 01248-600226 or [email protected] and we can discuss your requirements. John and Della Fazey. Cakes and biscuits needed! At the MethSoc-organised WWI Remembrance event on Saturday 29 th November in the Main Arts Lecture Theatre, I am co-ordinating refreshments and would appreciate offers of help to make cakes/biscuits and also to serve these with drinks after the talk by Rev. Inderjit Bhogal. Food will need to arrive plated and ready to serve. Please let me know if you can provide food and/or help on the day (01248-600226; email: [email protected]). Della Fazey. Urgent: Furniture Wanted! At Penmaenmawr Foodbank we have been helping a homeless man called Nicholas. Recently, Liz, who started the Foodbank, got him temporary housing in Llanrwst, which he has kept absolutely immaculate. They are prepared to offer him permanent accommodation on Monday if we can find him a bed, a microwave or oven, a chair or settee and a fridge. (We have already found a table) Can anyone help with any of these, please? Joan Warner. Circuit Quiet Day This year’s Circuit Quiet Day, led by Audrey Aspey, will be held on Monday 17th November at Beechwood Court, Conwy from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost for the day, which includes lunch and refreshments, is £18.50. Lunch Menus are available. If you would like to attend, please contact Audrey by today at the latest - phone 01407811243. Audrey Aspey. Women’s Fellowship Our warmest thanks to Allan and Margaret Jones for their lovely welcome for our meeting on Tuesday 4 th November, and for their beautifully illustrated talk on their Rhine cruise. Our next meeting will be at Stella’s in Rhosmeirch on Tuesday 18 th November (2 for 2.30 p.m.), when we will hear Jennifer Roberts (Jean’s daughter) talk about her new job as Children, Youth and Families Ministry Enabler in the local Church in Wales. For lifts see Jean and Ellie. Ellie Jones. Open the Book Training Opportunity A bilingual training session for new volunteers will be held in the Bishop's Hall, Cathedral Close, Bangor LL57 1RL, on Tuesday 25th November from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Please contact Kirsty M Williams, Children's, Youth, and Families Ministry Enabler for Anglesey, telephone 07971790669 or email [email protected] Via email from Kirsty Williams. Invitation We are invited to a Quaker Coffee Morning and Sale of Work in aid of Quaker Humanitarian Work on Saturday 15th November at the Quaker Meeting House Dean Street, Bangor LL57 1UR 10.30 a.m.–12 noon. Admission £1 including coffee. Home-made produce, cakes, crafts, Christmas gifts. Via email from Dr. Sarah Jackson.