Weekly Notices 25th May

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Members' Notices

CONGRATULATIONS to Becca who has just become engaged to David Lees.

Worrall Male Voice Choir are presenting ‘Spring into Summer’ here at Wisewood Methodist Church on Saturday 7th June at 7-30pm.

Tickets will be on sale after this morning’s service in the hall and after next Sunday’s service. All proceeds are going to our church funds so please come and join us for a good evening’s entertainment. Full tickets are £6 and £5 for concessions.

A Faith Lunch is being organised for Sunday June 8th after our Pentecost Covenant Service. Please sign up for this on the sheet on the reception desk indicating the type of food you will be bringing to share. It would be excellent if the whole church were to celebrate our commitment and also as individuals.

Victoria Hall Methodist Church is hosting the Sheffield Launch Night of The Biggest Birthday Party Ever on Thursday 29th May 7.30pm (please note this event may go on as late as 11pm). This is an evening of commissioning and celebration, a national focus on Pentecost, with worship led by contemporary artists from Worship Central, including Ben Cantelon, Tickets are FREE but you do need to register in advance -http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-biggest-birthday-party-ever-sheffield-tickets-11004002267. If you do not have internet access/email, please speak to Becca, who’s happy to order and print your ticket for you.

Next Chippy Church is on Friday 30th May.

The Gardens of Frogmore House on Wednesday 4th June will be opened to the public by the Queen. Proceeds from entrance fees (£6) go to the Leprosy Mission. If you would like to purchase any tickets, call TLM on 01733 370505. Details are on the notice board.

Sunday 8th June: deadline for all articles for the Summer Magazine to be emailed to s.craigen@mac.com.

Fairtrade Shop ‘Fairgrounds’ now open Tues-Sat 10.00am-5.00pm
195 Whitham Road S10 2SN Tel. 07815999946.

Exciting announcement

The long-awaited Wisewood Community Singers group will meet for the first time on Thursday 5th June, at church, 6:30-8:30pm. Please do invite people you think might be interested, and we will have some fun and music together!
Any questions, speak to Becca. 

Prayer Column

The prayer group meets every Saturday and Sunday morning at 9 o’clock.

We read from psalm 150—a psalm of praise. “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” We gave thanks for blessings received on all the recent church activities and for those who have worked to put on these events. May all who came and enjoyed them and shared fellowship be drawn to find out more about Jesus. We prayed fro those working and raising funds in the Christion Aid week and at our May Fayre and the coffee morning being held for Bluebell Wood Hospice. We prayed for its sick children, their families and staff that all may find comfort and hope.

We gave thanks for the miracles of modern science and prayed for the well-being of several people known to us who have received hospital treatments recently.

In Sudan a pregnant Christian woman who married a Christian man has accused of abandoning her Muslim faith. Sudan is governed by Islamic law and she has been sentenced to 100 lashes, suspended until she has given birth, then execution suspended for two years. May the ayatollahs realise that this action is not God’s way and release her.

Biblelands has been able to return to Vietnam with bibles in the local language. We gave thanks for the people who take God’s word into dangerous places.

Our prayers continued for the for the Nigerian girls still in captivity. May U.N. and other international intervention be successful in finding them and returning them to their families.

We prayed for those suffering as a result of national disasters—flooding in the Balkans and cyclone in India-and as a result of war or inter-faith turmoil ie. civil war in Sudan, unrest in Ukraine, Iraq and Palestine.

Help us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, put our trust in you and be constantly renewed by your Holy Spirit.