06 JULY 2003

We give the assurance of our thoughts and prayers to all who are unwell, awaiting or undergoing treatment, or anxious or grieving for the loss of loved ones.

Quiet Space

The back downstairs room will be prepared as a “quiet area” for reflection before Sunday worship from today for all who wish to use it.

Chair Rota

David E has so far heard of 5 people offering to set out chairs for Sunday worship. Since one person is willing to be part of 2 teams, this gives a total of 3 pairings – somewhat short of what is required for a rota on a monthly (or longer) basis. If you are able to help in this, please contact David today or as soon as possible.

District Re-patterning Forms

If you have not collected your named form from the table, please do so. It would be helpful if completed forms could be returned to David E today or next Sunday please, as the District Unit Coordinators are waiting to undertake the next stage of this process.

The Children’s Group

The pattern of “going downstairs & coming upstairs” will be continuing today. From next Sunday to 20th August, preachers have been invited to think of worship suitable for all ages; there are also folders for the children to have whilst sitting with families or friends, as we all remain together upstairs. Downstairs activities will resume on Sunday 24th August. Please contact Margaret or Lorna to find out more or offer help.

News-sheet News

There will be a “combined” edition of the weekly news-sheet next Sunday covering up to 27th July; please let the editors have material for these weeks as soon as possible & before Thursday. Thanks!

Meetings this Week

Support other Organisations

Traidcraft Stall

Sales so far have raised the encouraging sum of £80. Margaret is happy to take orders – next stall most likely on Sunday 27th July.

NCH

During next Sunday morning’s worship, Jim Kelly will speak about his work with the new Fast Track Project in Dundee.

Christian Aid – Clean Water for Life

Imagine

• waking every morning and wondering how you will find water for your family
• living with the constant fear that the water you do find will make you ill
• not having enough water to cook food for your children

Did you know?

• over 1 billion people – 1 in 6 – of the world’s population do not have access to safe water
• a child dies every 15 seconds from diseases associated with lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene
• the average person in the UK uses 135 litres of water a day – enough for 14 people in the developing world.

Reality for Hawa Anadu, Accra, Ghana:

“The tiny compound Hawa’s family shares with 31 others has no mains water supply and the nearest source of drinking water is a mile away. To add to Hawa’s difficulties, the water is not provided free. Every day she hands over 40p, almost half the average daily wage in developing countries, for the most basic necessity for human life.”

Forthcoming events

Prayer Points for this week

• follow-up to Conference decisions and discussion;
• relationships with those of other traditions and faiths;
• Methodist Ministers’ widows living in Scotland;
• our Circuit’s Supernumerary Ministers and their families;
• local volunteers and activists in the UK (Christian Aid);
• the World-Wide Book Service, distributing second-hand books (FTM Prayer List);
• Bible Society work in the South Pacific;
• The Leprosy Mission’s supporters;
• we pray with and for the peoples of Kampuchea, Laos and Vietnam;
• we remember fellow Methodists in the Bloxwich and Willenhall Circuit (Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District), and in Partick (Glasgow Circuit).

• 29th June 2003
• 13th July 2003

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