LEXDEN METHODIST CHURCH

Notices for Week Commencing 3rd November 2019
Church Anniversary
160 Years

Introit ‘God of Almighty Love’ H&P 793 v1

A very warm welcome to you especially if you are a visitor or will be joining us during the week through the Recording Ministry and to Rachel Allen who is leading our worship this morning.

Please stay for refreshments afterwards in the Garling Room.

Recording Ministry – if you would like a DVD of our service today please speak to one of the stewards to obtain a copy.

PRAYER

Prayer Requests – Our dear friend May Walters passed away on 23rd October. Her funeral will be at the Crematorium on Thursday 14th November at 11am. Please keep her family in your prayers.

Please pray for our Circuit Ministers Rev Joe Adams, Rev Ken Chalmers and Rev Alan Jenkins.

Continue to pray for all others who are in any way troubled, lonely, unwell or bereaved and anyone else who needs our prayers.

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
(1 Thessalonians 5:17)

NOTICES

Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Child. We are collecting for this very important Christian outreach charity again this year. Don’t forget to take a leaflet and shoebox. If you are unable to fill a box please bring in what you can and we have envelopes for money donations as well. Please can these all be brought in by 10th November. Thank you

Communion Steward – from the start of next year we will need someone else to help hand out the bread and wine at our monthly Communion services. Please see Christine or Chrissie if you are able to volunteer. Thank you

The next walk is on Tuesday 12th November starting from the Coffee Shop behind Highwoods Tesco at 1:40pm. You can catch the number 65 bus from Lucy Lane.

DIARY OF SERVICES AND EVENTS

Tuesday 5th
2:00 – 4:00pm – Friendly Tea Club – Memory Box

Wednesday 6th
9:30 – 11:30am – Spanish Class using the Garling Room

Thursday 7th
9:30 – 9:50am – Morning Prayer
10.00 to 11.30am – Time for Tots

Friday 8th
10:00am – 12noon – Ukulele Group using the Church

Next Sunday 10th November
Remembrance Sunday
11:00am – Worship led by Anne Worker
Refreshments afterwards

Other Events

Quiz Night in aid of Tearfund here at Lexden on Saturday 16th November starting at 7pm. Come as a team of 4 or join a team after you arrive. Please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the notice board.

Contemporary Worship at The Ark on Sunday 24th November starting at 6:30pm.

Visitors
If you are visiting us for the first time please add your name to our Visitor’s Book which is on the bookcase in the entrance vestibule. Many thanks.

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Contacts – If you need prayer or help in any way please contact your pastoral visitor or you can call Rev Joe Adams on 331413 or Rev Alan Jenkins on 793888 or Rev Ken Chalmers on 545253.