Notices - Last Week

 

Notices - This Week

NOTICES FOR SUNDAY 6th MAY 2012

Ponteland Methodist Church

Minister - Revd Ian Suttie, M.A. Tel 822057

email ian.suttie@methodist.org.uk Church Office Tel. 872297

Family Worker - Hannah Middleton 0191 2713556

Mobile no. 07503185854 email; middleton1btinternet.com

Caretaker - John Forbister - 07871770219

Church website http://sites.google.com/site/pontelandmethodistchurch

Boys Brigade website www.tynesidebb.org/1stponteland

Church Copyright Licence no. 6479


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Christian Aid

Sunday

10.00am


6-0pm



10.00am


2.30pm

6.00pm

7.00pm


12.30pm

5.45pm

6.00pm


10.00am

7.30pm

7.30pm


1.00pm


10.00am

10-00am

4-00pm


10.00am

6.00pm


Revd Ian Suttie - Communion . Baptism of Lily Lee

Steward’s Dedication Service.

Geoff Orrock


May Day Holiday.

District Walk starting from Brunswick


DOMUS bible study group at 10 Darras Road

Boys’ Brigade - Anchor Boys

Boys’ Brigade - Junior and Company Section


Luncheon Club

Girls’ Brigade - Explorers

Girls’ Brigade - Company Section


Church Art Group

FORUM. AGM

FOCUS - AGM - Followed by Faith Supper


Pushchair Club


Mini Meanders led by Ann and Bob Cooper.

Plant Sale

Messy Church ‘Strong Sampson’


Dennis Carss

At Westerhope - Easter Offering


Church Stewards

(am) Joyce Knowles, Geoff Lisle, E.Armstrong

(pm) Paul Braiden, Marianne Groves.

CHURCH LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING Willplease collect the Agenda and Minutes from the pigeon holes for the meeting on Monday, 14 May at 7.30 p.m. in the Church lounge



PRAY FOR OUR PREACHERS Revd Ian Suttie and Geoff Orrock. Remember in your prayers too, those of our number who today are preaching elsewhere: Revd Ian Suttie at Westerhope (pm); Revd David MacDonald at Blucher (pm) and Hannah Middleton, Family Worker at Milbourne (pm).


LECTIONARY Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:25-31, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8


THE EASTER OFFERING DEDICATION SERVICE to be held this year at Westerhope Methodist Church at 6.30pm on Sunday 13th May. The theme of this year’s service is ‘Entertaining Angels: Transforming Encounters in Mission’. The service will be led by Revd Maureen Lloyd and the speaker will be Revd Pat Brooks. All are invited,


THE 10th DISTRICT ANNUAL WALK will take place on Monday 7th May starting at Brunswick Methodist Church. Tea and Coffee will be served at 10am; the walk departing at 11am. This will be a circular walk of approx 5/6 miles - see notice board for details. Bring own lunch.


INBETWEENERS Quiz Night The next Inbetweens event is a quiz night to be held at The Badger, Ponteland on Friday 18th May starting at.00 p.m. The cost for food will be £8.00 for 2 courses and £10.00 for 3 courses. If you would like to join us I will need to have your menu choice and full payment no later than Saturday 12th May. Please book early as places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. For further details please contact Les Dodd 01661 872842 or hiddlestone@talktalk.net.


THURSDAY FOCUS SUMMER OUTING. 14th.June to WEARDALE.

Travelling via Chollerford for Coffee, stopping at Allendale for a look round and lunch (as required). On to Ireshopeburn to visit Weardale Museum and historic chapel. Finishing at Stanhope for a Methodist high tea. Total cost £20 includes transport, museum entry, high tea and gratuities. Further details from Chris Cogan or Jean Tweedie. Cheques should be payable to Jean Tweedie.

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LEMINGTON MALE VOICE CHOIR CONCERT with the help of THE PERFORMING ARTS GROUP of Sunderland University. People who enjoyed the Performing Arts Group performance at a recent Care and Share Event will be delighted to know that they will be back supporting the Lemington Male Voice Choir at a Concert organized by Ponteland Rotary Club in Ponteland Memorial Hall on Saturday 19th May 2012 at 7pm.Tickets £8 each from John Gill or Mackley and Steven Opticians 2/3

BIBLE STUDY GROUP AT OPEN DOOR - Starting on Monday 30.04, and

thereafter we will meetthe 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. 14.05 and 28.05 are our May dates. We plan on meeting between 2 and 3.00pm in the lounge, and willshare refreshments at Open Door. further info contact Chris Cogan or Rosemary Gray. All are welcome. 3/4


Mini Meaders Saturday May 12th.4 mile walk at Bellingham led by Ann & Bob Cooper. Meet at church at 10am – all welcome.

Beautiful wooded valley walk up to Hareshaw Lynn waterfall, path occasionally steep and rocky. Recommend boots, walking poles and packed lunch. Several nice cafes in Bellingham for post-walk refreshments, but propose cafe at old station heritage centre in refurbished train, recently opened by local girl. Phone 824347 for further information.


It’s a hard ride for easy chairs” As many of you are aware alterations to the church foyer are to be undertaken which will provide a moveable partition to the Stobert room.. In consequence refurbishment will be required. Peter Michell and John Orton have agreed that their present cycle ride could be used for sponsorship to partly achieve this. Further details are on display in the foyer or you can speak to Alan Groves.

Our intrepid cyclists have already reached The Shetland Isles, having cycled 297 miles in 5 stages, having climbed 10,620 feet and burned 15,180 calories each and only needed waterproofs once.



EVENTS IN THE CIRCUIT for MAY

Thurs 10th 7-30pm Lemington - Concert and Supper - entertainment by

AGAPE”. Tickets £4 in aid of Mission Work.

Fri 11th 7pm The Circuit Choir will give a concert at St. Mary’s Church

Throckley

Fri/Sat 11th & 12th Heddon - At Home Weekend- A weekend of teaching

worship and fellowship.

Sat 12th -10 - 11-30 am Westerhope - Coffee Morning plus stalls in aid of

Christian Aid.

Sat 12th 10 am - -Denton Burn Coffee Morning.

Sat 12th 4 pm - Denton Burn -Messy Church

Sat 12th 10-12noon - Lemington - Craft and Chat.

Sun 13th. 6pm - -Westerhope - Network Easter Offering Service.

Wed 16th. 10am - Staff Meeting.

Thurs 17th. - Cowgate - Circuit Ascension Day Service

Fri.18th. Family Party Fun Night at Blucher District Social Club at 7pm

proceeds for Christian Aid Week, tickets £5 from Mary Weatherall .

Sat.26th. 10 - 11..30am - Lemington - Coffee Morning plus stalls.

Sat 26th. 10 - 11-30am.- Westerhope - Messy Church Coffee Morning.

Sat 26th. Blucher - May Flower Festival.

Mon.28th. Bond - Circuit Leadership Meeting.

Thurs.31st. - Cullercoates - Ordinands Testimony Service.



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 Howard Knowles by next Wednesday

by phone 871684; by post 24, Hadrian Court, NE20 9JUF;

or by e-mail hknowles@hotmail.co.uk


Notices for imminent events should be sent to Howard Knowles

rather than be submitted via the church pigeon hole system.