Sunday, October 2, 2016

The Pastoral Committee Meeting has been rearranged and is now taking place on Tuesday 4th October, at 7.30pm.

The David Battye House Group will meet on Wednesday 5th October at 2:30pm, at the usual venue.

Wisewood Wanderers will meet on Thursday 6th October, at 10:00am, at the Hillsborough Interchange. Enid & David.

Worrall Male Voice Choir is to perform at Worrall Chapel, Towngate Road, on Friday 7th October at 7:30pm, to help raise funds for Worrall Environmental Group. The charge is £5 including refreshments. Last year's concert was excellent and had many good reports. For tickets, see Bridget, Donna or Ray.

David Clover Festival Showcase musical evening will be on Saturday 8th October at 7:00pm at St. Andrews Church, Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 8YL. Tickets are £10 (concessions £8). If interested, speak to Joan W. / Marjorie C. / John G.

Help needed. Would anyone be willing to help Jenny serve refreshments after the morning service on Sunday 9th October, please?

Ladies' Guild will meet on Tuesday 11th October at 2:00pm, with topic: 'How the Tudors celebrated Christmas'. All are welcome.

Thank you to everyone at Wisewood for all that you did for our wedding: all your cleaning, hosting, refreshments, flowers, IT skills and hospitality. It wouldn't have been the same without you! Thanks also for your very generous gift. We are looking forward to spending everything, once we've decided what we need. We hope you are all well and enjoying the summer. Hope to visit soon, Becca & Dave.

Festival of Singing - 2017. Closing date for all entries is Saturday 26th November 2016. For more info, see www.davidclover-festivalofsinging.org.uk. Email dcfs@davidclover-estivalofsinging.org.uk.

Prayer Group Report

Last weekend we read again from Psalm 105 - 'Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice', then from Psalm 8 - 'Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!'. May we be lights for God's kingdom in all we say and do.

The Methodist Prayer Handbook asks us to pray for the islands of the Pacific - Tonga, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea etc. We gave thanks that the Methodist Church has a presence in these places and works alongside various administrations. A recent grant has been acquired to establish and supply a hospital in the area.

Many of the islands are still in fear of inundation as sea levels continue to rise as a result of global warming.

We prayed for the initiative being promoted by Tearfund (The big church switch) to encourage us to use only renewable energy sources.

We prayed for those mentioned in our Prayer Book and others in need giving thanks for answered prayer.

Thanks too for our abundant harvest and the fun enjoyed at our harvest supper.

Please remember in your prayers those living in desperate need of food and shelter, those in war-torn areas etc. We think especially of those suffering in Syria (and Aleppo in particular where bombing is ongoing and the water supply has been cut off), in Yemen, in the Democratic Republic of Congo etc...