Weekly Notices 26th July

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Members' Notices

Betty Severns. It is with regret that we announce that Betty passed away in the early hours of Tuesday 21st July. We extend our deepest sympathy to all the family. Betty's funeral will be on Wednesday 5th August at 10:30am at Wisewood Church, followed by the committal at Grenoside Crematorium (South Chapel) at 11:30am. Afterwards, there will be refreshments back at Wisewood Church (catered for by Fairest). Donations will be for Wisewood and St. Luke's Hospice.

NO Chippy Church on Friday 31st July. Becca.

Notices / Prayer Group Notes. Please inform Stuart Ronson of any new info between 3rd-23rd August. Thanks.

Community Singers will NOT meet on Thursday 6th August.

Invitation to the Congregation. Annette & James Charlesworth would like to invite all of Wisewood Methodist Church congregation to the wedding ceremony and cutting of the cake on Saturday 8th August at 11:00am (to start at 11:15am) at Wisewood Methodist Church, to celebrate the marriage of Hannah & Chris. R.S.V.P.

Thank you for making my Ordination and my entry back into Circuit Ministry such an awesome and affirming time. Thank you also for all the many cards, presents and congratulations! I feel very blessed by everything I have received and they will all give me memories of a special time in my own ministry, from some very special people and churches. Thank you everyone! Love. Katie.

Methodist Prayer Handbook 2015/16 'Pilgrims on a Journey' will look at God's call to pilgrimage, both journey and destination, our companions on the way and the everyday realities of the road to heaven. If you would like to order a copy, speak to Dorothy Battye / Katie by Sunday 16th August. Copies will cost between £3.35-£3.75 depending on how many copies we order.

Cafe Church will be on Sunday 30th August at 10:30am and led by Katie Leonowicz.

Worship Meeting will be on Tuesday 1st September at 7:30pm.

Pastoral Committee Meeting on Wednesday 16th September (not 23rd) at 7:30pm.

Macmillan Coffee Morning on Saturday 19th September.

WMVC & WEG. Worrall Male Voice Choir is holding a concert on Friday 25th September at 7:30pm in the Chapel on Towngate Road, Worrall, to raise money for the Worrall Environmental Group, which works to maintain a good environment in the Worrall area. Tickets are £5, available from Bridget Manley (Secretary of the WEG), Donna Machin (Assistant secretary of the WEG), Ray Battye (Chairman of the WEG). Please support this event.

Action For Children gift envelopes are still available for donations in support of the vital work still being carried out in helping neglected/vulnerable children and young people. If you are a tax payer, gift aid your donation, please. This will provide an additional 25p for each £1 at no extra cost to ourselves. Thank you for your support - it will be most gratefully received. Stella.

Prayer Group Notes

We read from Luke chapter 11 Jesus' teaching on prayer, leading into the Lord's Prayer. How important it is to keep on praying and obeying God's word. We brought before God the people still suffering because of the horrors of wars and terrorist attacks past and present and prayed for peace. We gave thanks for all the agencies which help relieve suffering thinking especially of 'Embrace' doing fantastic work in the Middle East helping children and providing medical aid; 'Tearfund' working with 'Embrace' and in other places to help relieve suffering; 'Biblelands' translating the bible into hundreds of local dialects and languages. Thanks for all the ways God's love and His word are spread. May God's word reach many hearts.

Thanks too for the donations, love and prayers which help to keep the aid agencies viable and able to continue their work.

An agreement has finally been made with Iran regarding their nuclear power. May the consequent lifting of sanctions help towards peace in the area despite opposition to the agreement by Israel & Syria.

We prayed for world leaders meeting again to discuss climate change. Following his meeting with David Attenborough, President Obama committed the U.S. to reduce carbon output. May solutions be agreed by all the leaders.

We prayed for the families grieving following the devastating explosion at the wood processing plant in Cheshire.

We gave thanks for the young people and leaders who attended the recent District Weekend. May they build on their positive experience to get to know more about Jesus and spread the Good News.

In Ephesians we read: "I pray that you will be rooted in love..." May we be able to express in all our living the love of Jesus.