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See here for details of February worship programme
Church Flowers for Sunday 12th February: Kay Moffatt
Collections for Sunday 5th February:
Methang Students will be providing lunch next Sunday 19th February.
Please stay for lunch and give a donation to their chosen charity for this year:
Devon Air Ambulance.
Were you ever taught how to be a ‘good citizen’, or (assuming you are one!) did you pick it up as you went along? Does good citizenship mean keeping an eye on our neighbours, staying within the speed limit and not joining a riot, or is it as something broader - and deeper - than that? Young people today are growing up in an increasingly complex world, and have very real concerns about their own future and that of their community, yet schools often fail to address this. Cathie Holden is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Exeter University, specialising in citizenship education. She will discuss with us the potential of this important new subject for addressing the concerns of young people around current global issues and preparing them as active citizens, aware of justice, equality and human rights.
Refreshments will be served in reception from 7.30. The meeting will take place in the Wesley Room, starting at 8.00. Further details from David Horn ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; tel. 01626 852815). All welcome!This year there will again be a series of ecumenical house groups running during Lent at various times and in various venues. The Mint has been asked if we could host an ecumenical house group at the Mint on a Thursday afternoon each week during Lent. There is a set of discussion materials (this year on Power) provided for all groups to use.
If you would be interested in joining such a group, please contact me today, as the central Churches need to confirm arrangements very soon. Please help if you can. Thanks.
Andrew Sails
DVDs of Carol Service:
If you missed the Carol Service on the 18th December, or if you came to it and wish it could happen all over again, DVDs of the service are available for a donation of £1.00 to church funds. Please see Jon Cordery or David Horn.
Flowers for 2012:
For various reasons we now have a few Sundays to cover pedestal flowers for this coming year. If anyone would like to make a contribution towards the cost of the pedestal flowers, perhaps in memory of a loved one, or an anniversary, please let me know. The dates free are: February 26th, June 3rd, August 26th, and October 21st
World Mission Boxes:
Would holders of World Mission Boxes please hand them in for emptying during this month. Thank You. Margaret Packham.
Theatre Visits:
Bookings are now being taken for the next group of Northcott theatre performances. A form showing dates and performances can be viewed in Reception. Please sign up for any tickets you wish to purchase. Janet Robb
if you have any sleeping bags (not new, but in reasonable condition) that you don’t use anymore, Gabriel House would be please to have them. Please leave them in Reception for Viv Davies or deliver them to Gabriel House.
Reducing the Debt:
The Reception area now houses a display showing the debt still outstanding on the redevelopment and how we are progressing in reducing it. This will be updated as and when reductions are made so that we can be encouraged in our giving and fundraising. The aim is to clear the debt by the end of 2013.
Project Petrock: Do you need any house or garden maintenance/improvement work
is a new faith sharing course designed to help individuals and congregations to talk about their faith journey. The course is made up of four sessions, run on Monday afternoons in the weeks prior to Easter, at Lympstone Methodist church, led by Rev Mark Gilborson, for the Exeter Coast and Country Circuit. It is also hoped that a further course will be run later in the year by Revd. David Easton.
- 5th March – Starting the Conversation – each of us has story to share
- 12th March – Conversation Stoppers – conversation can be hard
- 19th March – Conversations in Context – how our world can frame our conversations.
- 26th March – Living the Conversation – conversations are more than just words.
- Everyone from around the Circuit is welcome, please let Mark Gilborson (01393 256716 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) know you are coming so that the appropriate amount of course material is prepared.
Good Friday Walk of Witness, 6th April 2012:
Anyone interested in acting or helping behind the scenes should contact Andrew Brazier This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (07875587911). Auditions for casting are on Wednesday 1st February, 7.30pm at Riverside Church.
RECEPTION DUTY The Rota sheet for January is displayed in Reception. Please add your name to those of the vacant session slots where you can help, or phone Maureen Coleman (01626 853117) Thank you! |
| Monday 13th February | 9.30 – 6.00 6.00 – 9.30 |
Amanda Hough (Admin.) Alan Bullock |
| Tuesday 14th February | 9.30 – 2.00 2.00 – 10.00 |
VOLUNTEER NEEDED Amanda Hough (Admin.) |
| Wednesday 15th February | 9.30 – 6.00 6.00 – 10.00 |
Amanda Hough (Admin.) Maureen Stoolman (Admin.) |
| Thursday 16th February | 9.30 – 1.30 1.30 – 10.00 |
Ruth Jordan (Vol)Maureen Stoolman (Admin.) |
| Friday 17th February | 9.30 – 6.00 6.00 – 9.30 |
Maureen Stoolman (Admin)VOLUNTEER NEEDED |
Monday 13th February
12.30pmLunch Club
Tuesday 14th February
2.30pm Tuesday Fellowship. Speaker – Andrew Sails
Wednesday 15th February
9.45am – 10.15amPrayer Meeting
10.30am – 12 noonCoffee Morning
7.30pm Wednesdays at the Mint - Cathie Holden
Thursday 16th February
10.30am – 12 noonMint Knitters in Reception
7.30pm Dunsford Hill Fellowship (Ken Kite 01392 439408)
Contact Stephen or Bron lea 435204 for details
10.00pm – 1.00amMidnight Mint
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SUNDAY 19th FEBRUARY Sunday before Lent |
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10.30 a.m. |
Service of Holy Communion led Rev Andrew Sails |
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10.30 a.m. |
Korean Service - Rev Sungil Han (the Korean congregation join the English speaking congregation for Holy Communion) |
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6.30pm |
Service of Worship & Discussion led by Rev Andrew Sails |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers this week:
Those who mourn:
Sue and Peter Cordery and all the family following the death of her father Alan Gardener.
Derek and Ruth Boobier following the funeral of Jacqui Russell
Those who are unwell or need support:
Alex (Julia Fry's grandson), Joan Gill, Marjory Lloyd, Celia Ross, Bob Wootton
Those who have been unwell or who do not always find it easy to get out:
Joan Jewell, John and Lorna WestAlso please remember in prayer
In this Circuit: -Tedburn St Mary Methodist Church
In the World: - Christians in the Caribbean