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NOTICES FOR ‘CHRIST THE KING’ SUNDAY 22nd NOV. 2009 Ponteland Methodist Church Minister - Revd Ian Suttie, M.A. Tel 822057 Church Office Tel. 872297 Family Worker - Hannah Middleton 07503185854 Caretaker - John Forbister - 07871770219 Church website http://sites.google.com/site/pontelandmethodistchurch Boys’ Brigade website is www.1stpontelandboysbrigade.co.uk
Sunday 22nd 10.00am Brian Lumsden 6.30pm Revd Ian Suttie - Communion 8.00pm Youth Group Monday 23rd 8.00am Prayers for people, this week's activities, and next Sunday's preachers. Everyone is welcome to come or to let us have a prayer request. 1.30pm Carpet Bowls 2.00pm ‘The Open Door’ refreshments in the foyer. Tuesday 24th 2.30pm DOMUS bible study group at 10 Darras Road 6.00pm Boys’ Brigade - Anchor Boys 7.00pm Boys’ Brigade - Junior and Company Section 7.00pm First Christmas Choir Rehearsal Wed. 25th 12.30pm Luncheon Club 5.45pm Girls’ Brigade - Explorers 6.00pm Girls’ Brigade - Company Section Thurs. 26th 10.00am Church Art Group 7.30pm FORUM - Peter Warburton ‘A few stories of WW II women who made a difference’ Friday 27th 1.00pm Pushchair Club 7.30pm Carpet Bowls Sat. 28th 9.30am Meanders led by Revd Ian Suttie Sunday 29th 10.00am Revd Ian Suttie - Parade and Toy Service 6.30pm Revd Pat Brooks 8.00pm Youth Group
CHURCH STEWARDS (am) Rebecca Wiggins, Katherine Suttie, Pam Varley, and (pm) Val Michell, Lizzie Stewart,
PRAY for our preachers Brian Lumsden and Revd Ian Suttie. REMEMBER in your prayers too, Hannah Middleton, Family Worker and also Revd Ian Suttie preaching at Westerhope (am);.
LECTIONARY Daniel 7.9–10, 13–14; Ps. 93; Rev. 1.4b–8; John 18.33–37
MEN’S FORUM There is a change of programme for 26th November. It will now be ‘ A few stories of WW II women who made a difference’. The speaker is well known in the north east, Rotarian, Humanist and former Chief Probation Officer for County Durham, Peter Warburton.
CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2009 - WEST END REFUGEE SERVICE (W.E.R.S.) - W.E.R.S. is making a Christmas appeal for sweets and chocolates (no nuts please), also individual toiletries and small clothing items (socks, hats, gloves, underwear). There are labelled boxes in the Church foyer to receive gifts - before December 7th please. Thanks, Chris Cogan
CHRISTMAS FAYRE - Saturday 5th December at 10.00am. Stalls will include Produce, Preserves, Plants, Jewellery (by Jan Dunlop), Books, Videos, DVDs, CDs, Cards, Calendars, Pictures, Unused Presents, Cakes, Toys, Competitions, Tombola and a Christmas Raffle. Coffee, mince pies and other refreshments will be served throughout the Christmas Fayre. Contributions to stalls will be welcomed by Friday 4th December. (Cakes to Pat Turner on Saturday morning please) and Raffle Prizes to Margaret Cowan. Please help to make the event a success by providing items for the stalls and enjoying the morning attending, buying and having fellowship. Further details from Syd Cowan and members of the ‘Care and Share’ committee.
CHRISTMAS CARD BOARD: Some people like the opportunity to send one card or Christmas message to the whole church family rather than (or even as well as) multiple cards to individuals. Following on from some suggestions on this theme we are setting up a Christmas Card Board from Dec 6th. If you would like to use this then please just pin your card to the board. If you also wish to make a donation to charity there will be a donation box for Action for Children (formerly NCH) but this is entirely optional.
CARE AND SHARE COMMITTEE PRESENT - HEXHAM MALE VOICE CHOIR IN A CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER AT 7.00pm. TICKET £6
CHRISTMAS CHOIR. Rehearsals will be held at 7:00 pm on these dates: Tuesday 24th November; Wednesday 2nd December; Tuesday 8th December; Tuesday 15th December; and at 9:15 am on Saturday 19th December. All singers welcome!
PARADE AND TOY SERVICE – 29th November During the 10 o’clock morning service there will be an opportunity to donate toys (either new or used ones in good condition) or items that would make suitable Christmas presents for children. These gifts will be given to ‘Cornerstone’ in Benwell to be distributed at Christmas to worthy families in that area of Newcastle. (Phil Dexter of Cornerstone to be present)
THE CIRCUIT ADVENT SERVICE. - The Circuit Advent Service will take place on Monday 30th November at Blucher Methodist Church. The Service will be conducted by the Circuit Staff, and there will be contributions from the Circuit Choir. All are welcome! The friends at Blucher will be providing refreshments after the service.
ENVELOPES. Would people participating in the church envelope scheme please collect their envelopes for the period Dec 09 to Nov 10 from the rear of the church. Anyone wishing to join in giving to the church in this effective way, please contact David Penry—Tel 01661 823184
MESSY CHURCH on Saturday 5th Dec. 4pm – 6pm : ‘Born in a Stable’
EXCELLENT CHURCH DIARIES FOR 2010 (ONLY 50p) ARE AVAILABLE FROM CHURCH STEWARDS.
THE GIRLS’ BRIGADE AND BOYS’ BRIGADE CAROLS SERVICE is on Tuesday December 1st at 6.30pm.
WOMEN’S FOCUS CHRISTMAS OUTING to “ Sound of Music “ at Sunderland Empire on Thursday 3rd December. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DEPART FROM MEMORIAL HALL at 6.15 pm. - Chris Cogan and Jean Tweedie.
FAIRTRADE TEA CAMPAIGN: The Women's Institute and Traidcraft are currently running a campaign to encourage the major tea companies - Yorkshire Tea, Twinings, Tetley, Typhoo and PG Tips - to switch to Fairtrade. There are leaflets on the table under the pigeon holes with more information. If you would like to support this campaign, please pick up one of these leaflets, sign each of the pages after the first page, then post the leaflet (there is a gummed flap inside the back cover which folds round to the front) to the freepost address on the back. Thank you.
JOIN US CAROL SINGING with URC at Waitrose supermarket on Saturday 12th December 10.00am - 12noon
A GRANGE LEA CAROL SERVICE is at the Church at 3.00pm on Sunday 13th December (which will take the place of the evening service).
JOIN US CAROL SINGING ON THE GREEN on Wednesday 16th December at 7.00pm followed by refreshments in St Mary’s Church Hall (proceeds for the Christian Aid ‘Big Sing’ appeal)
THE NATIVITY SERVICE is on Sunday 20th December at 10.00am
THE CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE BY CANDLELIGHT is at 6.30pm on Sunday 20th December
THE CHRISTMAS EVE ECUMENICAL CAROL SERVICE takes place at 7.00pm at St. Mary’s
CHRISTMAS EVE HOLY COMMUNION takes place at 11.30pm
THE CHRISTMAS DAY FAMILY SERVICE is at 10.00am
OTHER EVENTS IN THE CIRCUIT Saturday November 28th 10.00am - Lemington - Coffee Morning to be opened by Marianne Foster of Radio Newcastle. Saturday November 28th 10.00am - Denton Burn Coffee Morning. Saturday November 28th 10.00 am - Milbourne Coffee Morning. Sat. December 5th 10.00am - Westerhope Coffee morning Tue. December 8th 7.30pm - Westerhope – Local Preachers' Meeting. Sat. December 12th 11.00am - 12.30pm - Lemington – Prayer Walk – to be followed by a Faith Lunch. Sat. December 12th 2.00pm Cowgate – Christmas Bazaar Tue. December 15th 7.30pm Denton Burn –Tuesday Fellowship’s Candlelight Service. Sat. December 19th 11.00am – Denton Burn – Prayer Walk followed by light refreshments. Sat. December 19th 10.00am - Westerhope – Carol singing round the tree at the front of the church, followed by mince pies in the hall. Would you please note the following corrections for the Alphabetical list in the 2009 circuit directory:- Mrs. Gillian Arthurs 36 Bolbec Road, Newcastle NE4 9EP, Tel: 0191 274 2982 Ms. Anne Thompson 4 Iris Place, Newcastle NE4 9QR Tel: 0191 241 3750 Mr. Graeme Lyall – Tel.No. 0191 264 9753
We give you a warm welcome to our services and meetings. Newcomers are invited to make themselves known to one of the stewards who will be pleased to provide further information and make introductions. You are most welcome to have coffee with us after morning service. A crèche is available each Sunday morning in the Stobert Room for children up to the age of 3 years. Wearers of hearing aids can tune into the loop system during all church services. A loop system is also installed in the upper room and in the hall but you need to ask a steward to make it operative. There is a valued informal atmosphere at our church though we do ask that conversations are held quietly before worship. If you have people (or other subjects of intercessory prayer) for whom you wish the church to pray, please obtain a prayer card from a door steward. When you have completed the card, please give it to the door steward at least 5 minutes before the start of the service.
Please send your notices to Alan Scott by next Wednesday by phone 820211; by post 29 Meadowfield Park NE20 9XF; or by e-mail meadowfield_29@hotmail.com
Notices for imminent events should be sent to Alan Scott rather than be submitted via the church pigeon hole system.
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