The Methodist Church, Sandbach Wesley Avenue, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1DG Minister: Rev’d Kim Stilwell Telephone: 01270 762074 E-mail: [email protected] Online at: www.sandbachmethodist.org.uk SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 10:30am Mr Bryan Glassonbury. The Door Welcomers are Tom and Margaret Cooke, the Reader is Tim Walmsley, the Flowers have been given by Stan Hall and the Organist is Karen Foster. Please join us for Tea / Coffee after the service. This week, in our groups, meetings and homes, we pray for the people of Ethiopia: despite significant economic gains and improvements in services like health and education, millions continue to go without clean water and a healthy diet; Agri-Service Ethiopia, and its work with poor and marginalised communities; women’s self-help groups and microcredit schemes set up by Women Support Association, another of our Ethiopian partners. [From the Christian Aid Prayer Diary.] We pray also for John and Jean Eaton’s pastoral group: Edna Breathen; Ron Clayton; Mary Gorst; David and Sue Hulme; Madge Lea; Marna Llewellyn; Edna Mann; Roy Moseley; Dennis and Glenys Wilcox. Amen. Mon 17 Nov 6:30pm to 8:00pm Drop-In Cool Zone ~ for young people aged 7 to 12. Tue 18 Nov 1:30pm to 3:30pm Indoor Bowls. 7:45pm for 8:00pm Cell Group ~ at 3 Adlington Drive. Wed 19 Nov 2:00pm “Discipleship and the People Called Methodists” course. 7:30pm Start of Advent Course ~ at 16 Park House Drive (the home of Patrick and Deborah Darnes) ~ please see the poster. Thu 20 Nov 9:45am Midweek Morning Worship ~ led by Rev’d Kim Stilwell. Fri 21 Nov 10:00am to 2:00pm You are invited to Elspeth O’Dell’s At Home at 27 Chapel Lane, Rode Heath in aid of Claybourne (Methodist Homes) and Rainbow House (NSPCC). Please see the poster. 1:30pm to 2:45pm ‘Stepping Stones’ Mother & Toddler Group. 6:30pm Climate Change: are we having an impact? Come along and enjoy Fish and Chips before discussing whether the human race has impacted our climate. Please let Karen have your fish and chip order. In Room 1. Sat 22 Nov 9:30am Mission Area Prayer Meeting ~ here in Room 1. 10:00am to noon Coffee Morning. 7:30pm Concert with Sandbach Ladies Choir. Tickets £5 (includes refreshments) from Lu Burnand on 750377 or Valetta Cranmer on 765553. Please see the poster. From the rosters for the next week: Cleaning Tom and Glenys Fitzpatrick and Susan Hitchinson. Saturday coffee Andrew and Norma Stolworthy, Ann Horsfield and Gordon Wright. Next Sunday: Stewards George Wood (vestry) and Linda Jones (door). Organist Rob Glassonbury. Flowers Elizabeth Bayley. Door welcomers John and Marian Brain. Reader Peter Hitchinsoan. Offertory counters George Wood and Pam Clewlow. Coffee Ken and Margaret Beard and Peter and Pam Clewlow. SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 10:30am Rev’d Kim Stilwell with Worship Leader Karen Foster ~ Toy Service ~ in the Wesley Centre. Please bring new unwrapped toys – especially needed are gifts for babies and teenagers, for which there is always a shortfall. Toys will be donated to the Salvation Army in Crewe. Any cash donations will be used by the Salvation Army to buy vouchers for older teenagers. For more details see the Crewe press or Google the Salvation Army Toy appeal. The Salvation Army are always appreciative of contributions which they forward to local children in South Cheshire. 5:00pm Mr Tim Cooke and Rev’d Kim Stilwell ~ Jigsaw Service. Fri 5 Dec Sun 7 Dec 4:00pm to 7:00pm Churches Together in Sandbach will be having a stall at the Christmas Market (indoors). We shall be using it to advertise Churches Christmas Services (cards), Food Bank, Debt Advice, Christmas Lunch, plus there will be Christmas Story booklets and give-away Fair Trade chocolates. We need at least 2 volunteers for each hour at the stall – if you can help, please see Kim or Karen. Christmas Lunch ~ £12 ~ tickets now available from Sue and Peter Hitchinson at Sunday coffee ~ Melon – Turkey with seasonal vegetables – Home-made sweets – Cheese and biscuits – Tea/coffee/mints. Jean Eaton would like to thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes for her operation. Jean is pleased to say that up to now everything is progressing very well. I’m really delighted to inform you that, after visiting with the family last Saturday, I have been accepted for an appointment at Ludlow in the Shropshire and Marches Circuit. We are all very happy with this outcome. Many thanks for all your prayerful support. Kim. The current Sunday Coffee Rota runs out in the New Year and hopefully the present teams are all happy to continue. If you are not on the present rota and would like to offer help on the next one (which involves serving tea/coffee after the service about four times a year) could you please have a word with Barbara before she goes to print. Thanks in anticipation. Christmas Day Lunch: We will once again be holding a Christmas Day community lunch. Please help us to reach the people who will benefit most from this service by letting them know about it. Flyers will be available at coffee for you to take and share. There will also be a list of jobs for volunteers to sign up for. We will be very grateful for whatever help you can provide. Finally we need presents to the value of £5, wrapped and labelled whether for a man, lady or either. Please give these to Karen. Items for next week’s news sheet to Andrew Stolworthy by 7:00pm Friday please 12 Park House Drive, Sandbach CW11 1YW 01270 767660 [email protected]
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