TOKEN
Trinity and Knightthorpe News
June / July 2008
Contents
Token is the monthly magazine for Trinity and Knightthorpe Methodist churches, Loughborough. In this month's on-line issue:-
CALLED TO ORDINATION: A PERSONAL STATEMENT
During my 10 years of full time youth ministry, there have been many times when I have contemplated a call to Ordination. This was particularly highlighted every time I came to the end of a weekend retreat or camp with young people. I always felt the call to celebrate communion with them, yet not being ordained meant it was not possible.
In 2004 I came to the conclusion that God’s calling on my life was to focus on building God’s Kingdom through the church as a life long purpose. God has been growing me as a person, as a leader, as a preacher and fundamentally as a minister with young people and their families. I’ve fallen in love with God’s message of grace and hope through Jesus, and I yearn after the Holy Spirit’s gifting and passion. So I’m in it for the long haul. Yet not being ordained meant I felt like something was missing in what God had called me to be.
In entering into the Uniting Church’s transition to ordination process, I have experienced two points of sharp clarity. The first came through a Hope 08 sermon last year, when the preacher explored the Greek word dulos or servant, found in Paul’s opening lines from Romans 1:1. The preacher talked about the word also being translated as slave and went onto describe 1st century slavery and then Paul’s usage of the word. I found myself revisiting the ideas expressed in that sermon again and again, and have come to see my own sense of call to ordination as an expression of service to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
The second came through a friend sharing with me the alternative lines of commitment found in the Methodist covenant service also found in the Uniting Church’s ‘Uniting in Worship’. ‘I am no longer my own, but yours. Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will; put me to doing; put me to suffering’. These words gained deeper meaning in the context of my sense of call to ordination and Ministry of the Word. I sensed God’s calling on my life was about seeking after God’s will, seeking after God’s purposes and attempting with integrity to put aside my own desires and inclinations. My sense of call to ordination is not about negotiation with God or compromising with God but dwelling on his word and using experience, reason and tradition to discern God’s intentions for my and the church’s life.
These ideas coupled with the expressions of support from friends, family, colleagues and the church, lead me to the belief that God was calling me to be His ordained minister. My initial call in 1993 contained a strong vision of God’s calling to youth ministry and now God has renewed and widened that call to carry out this ministry as an ordained person of the church. I am really excited about what the future holds as I deepen my partnership with the church and its people. I look forward to continuing to share in ministry with you as we seek to be followers of Jesus.
KNIGHTTHORPE
KOREAN EVENING
28th JUNE 7.30pm
At Knightthorpe we are privileged to have two Korean visitors worshipping with us while they are studying at the university. Both these young people play a very active role in the life of the Church doing crafts and flowers of their home land. They will be preparing the food for our Korean evening.
This year Methodist Homes celebrates 65 years of providing care, housing and support for older people throughout Britain. With over 4,000 staff supported by more than 5,000 volunteers, MHA has touched the lives of many people in so many ways. MHA now serves 12,500 individuals nationwide in Care Homes, housing and the community, and has great plans to develop and serve even more older people. With a focus on the spiritual as well as physical well-being of each person, MHA is committed to high quality, person-centred care founded on compassion and respect for the dignity and personal choice of individuals.
Methodist Homes Sunday will be on 8th June, changing from November, and the theme “Milestones or Millstones” ties in with the 65th birthday celebrations. We are familiar with the various milestones of ageing and 65 years is a traditional milestone along the way but the more milestones we pass, the harder the journey can become. In a society dominated by a culture of “staying young”, ageist attitudes and stereotypes can turn milestones into millstones. So, on Methodist Homes Sunday we are invited to remember the work of MHA, and re-examine the millstones and celebrate the milestones of ageing.
Envelopes will be available for donations and if you can, please Gift Aid your gift.
Also, we shall be holding our Coffee Morning and Cake Stall on Saturday 7th June at Trinity from 10am - 12noon, so do come along. Offers of cakes, savouries, bread and preserves will be very welcome.
TRINITY FESTIVAL WEEKEND
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June
Saturday 21st June
10am - 12noon: Gift Day and Coffee Morning
6.30pm - 8.30pm: Joyce Grenfell Monologues
Sunday 22nd June
Worship
Bring Your Own Picnic: 12noon onwards at Radmoor Road Park
KNIGHTTHORPE COMMUNITY CRAFT CLUB
A VIEW FROM
KNIGHTTHORPE
Thursday mornings at Knightthorpe are very industrious. A group was set up a few years ago as a community project but the members of Knightthorpe church are the people who have benefited the most. The Council set up the project and provide a crèche and qualified instructors.
The mixed ages and abilities of the ladies and men add to the diversity of the group. There have been various subjects which in the past have included basic cookery and nutritional lessons. Other subjects have included glass painting and decorated gift boxes and crafts which proved to be very popular.
For the last few months we have been learning painting techniques. Rag rolling, sponging, stencilling, decoupage etc and we have some very talented artists in our midst. The stencilled furniture, footstool, wall units, bread bins, CD rack, chair and magazine rack make an admiral display. The room mood boards are a real talking point. It’s amazing what can be achieved while the tea and coffee are flowing.
Best of all are the friendships we have made. Most people in the group now attend Café Church and are always on hand to help at coffee mornings and other church events. There has even been a spin off group set up for people interested in needle crafts, cross stitch etc. on a Friday evening. Men as well as ladies are welcome at this group.
KNIGHTTHORPE FLOWER CIRCLE FLOWER CIRCLE: FROM SMALL ACORNS..........
When the Flower Circle was formed it was for all the ladies who said, “I can't arrange flowers.” Well believe me I'm so proud of these ladies because they have bitten the bullet and entered the Floral Competition at the Derbyshire Agricultural and Horticultural Show on the 22nd June.
The next open meeting is the 12th July and I have invited Mrs Maureen Mitchell, a tutor from the NAFAS Teachers Association, to do a workshop with us. Mrs Mitchell will supply me with a list of requirements which I will pass on in due course.
KNIGHTTHORPE THURSDAY NIGHTERS
A life as a Prison Officer was a recent talk given by George Shearer. George had come along to tell us about his career working in Borstals and Prisons around the country. It was an enlightening talk with its funny moments.
Our next meeting was our Mystery Trip and when we had all boarded the coach we were told that we were going to three different places. The first stop was at a garden centre in Nantwich for a welcome cuppa and a short look round. Then onto Llangollen for a lunch stop. It was a beautiful day and Wales was at its best; we were able to see for miles around. Our final destination was the Horseshoe Pass, before our homeward journey back to Loughborough. A lovely outing enjoyed by all.
At our next meeting we welcomed Sally Springthorpe who came along to help us play “Deal or no Deal.” Four members were able to challenge the banker, while the others had the thrill of opening their boxes. It was a happy and fun evening.
Forthcoming meetings:
29th May
Being a Policeman's Wife - Hazel Jaques
12th June
Gentle Touch Reflexology - Sue Ricks
26th June
Never on the shelf - Jane Berry
10th July
Summer Party
A warm welcome awaits any ladies who would like to join us; we meet on alternate Thursdays at 8pm.
I would be happy to speak to Methodist Ladies’ meetings about my time as secretary to Lt Col Sir Thomas Cook JP at Ladybook (grandson of Thomas Cook, founder of the travel company). I enjoyed my time with him – 2 years. However, Bernard was offered an upgrading and we were obliged to move.
"LORD... I'VE BEEN WONDERING...
Why do I say I
Why must I ask why?
Why is joy so close to pain?
Why do I feel transparent in the presence of a child?
Why am I often lonely in a crowd
Why am I so loud when I'm wrong?
or so fierce when I'm afraid?
Why is the human face most beautiful when it is looking up?
Why, in moments of crisis do people wither, curse or pray?
Why does prosperity drive us apart, and adversity bring us
together?
Why is it painful to celebrate alone?
Why does my ability to ask questions exceed my capacity to
receive answers?
Why am I a mystery even to myself?
Lord, give me the right questions and bless my growing"
If your group has prayer pointers that could be included in this monthly diary, please do mention these to Colin.
PUT YOUR DANCING SHOES ON FOR STRICTLY BIG BAND
If you haven’t been able to secure a ticket for the Safari Supper, or if you would prefer to dance (and listen to the sound of one of the best Big Bands around), then why not come along to The Polish Club on Saturday, 5th July?
The Ashby Big Band have kindly offered to do this gig to help raise funds to renovate the Ashby Hall. If you like Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, then you’ll love the Ashby Big Band. Tickets are a mere £6 if bought in advance, or £7 on the door.
There will also be a 20 minute auction and some items up for grabs are: A flower filled planter; a floral arrangement; a cake, a picture specially painted by a local artist; a poem to be written for a special occasion of your choice; a bottle of wine from Sir Cliff Richard’s vineyard in Portugal and more.
STRICTLY BIG BAND
THE POLISH CLUB
TRUE LOVERS WALK, LOUGHBOROUGH
Miller, Basie, Ellington, Dorsey, Kenton & a little rock 'n' roll
"Ashby Big Band"
A Night of Swing Music to Dance Along To
Date: Saturday 5th
July
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket Price £6 (advance),
£7 (on the door)
In aid of redevelopment of
The Ashby Hall
The Circuit Service Focus Team invites you to come and enjoy a mini world tour in and around Loughborough on Saturday 5 July beginning at 6.00pm.
The occasion is the World Church Circuit Safari Supper, the first we’ve had for several years. It’s a chance to catch glimpses of the church in four regions of the world, and to have a taste of these regions at the same time, so we visit four churches. We start at Christ Church, Shepshed at 6.00pm, then go on to Mountsorrel, Trinity and Barrow. In each place a different course. Enjoy the good fellowship both as you travel with friends (share cars where possible) and as we meet each other round the tables.
This promises to be a happy and interesting evening. Tickets £6 each, from your Church representative (see posters). Any profits will go the Methodist Fund for World Mission. For the sake of the catering teams, we have to limit admission to ticket holders, so get your ticket as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there.
The benefit of holidays......
The adventure of “somewhere else”.........
The welcome of things that are “different”.........
An invitation to praise and wonder.Thank you Lord for this possibility which is offered now:
The possibility of “taking” a time of holiday.
Thank you for giving it to me!
Not everyone can aspire to it.
May these days be a time of rest for body and soul!Lord Jesus, with these holidays give me the gift of time,
Time to wake up naturally, to get ready for the day,
to take breakfast at leisure;
Time to talk to myself, to take a stroll.......
This time that one cannot allow oneself to “take”.This time Lord, I offer to you!
Before anything else, I turn to you so that you will fill me with your grace.
Re-create me, make me stronger, more relaxed, above all more peaceable,
more welcoming to the unexpected, to meeting with others, to discovery.
A prayer originally from Abondance (Haute Savoie) found in the church at Azay-le-Rideau, France, August 2007
At the Trinity AGM in April, the report of the Worship Focus Group was presented verbally. Those present were asked to write the one thing they would like to see changed in the next year. These ideas were to be published in Token, with a request for comments to be made in writing to the next meeting of the Worship Focus Group. This meeting takes place on 1st July. Please review the ideas below and offer any comments to Pam Cox in advance of the meeting. Progress will be reviewed at next year’s AGM.
Worship
1: Follow a theme over a number of weeks, but not during the summer
2: Make Worship more challenging and varied
3: Wider use of material/speakers: e.g. Christian Aid, NCH, world issues
4: Honest appraisal of Service, Worship Leaders, Preachers, readers, intercessors, and audio system
5: Use of Methodist original model
6: ‘Proper’ Junior Church to run in parallel with morning worship.
7: Continue 10:15 All Age Worship
8: Sing more from Hymns and Psalms
9: Sing more from Hymns and Songs and new music
10: Balance styles of Worship inclusive of our community
11: Greater sense of awe in our services
Fresh Expressions in Worship
1: Do we need the organ at every Service?
2: Use Worship Bands and musical instruments when appropriate
3: Encourage preachers in AV and fresh expressions of Worship, involve congregation, drama, creative activity
4: Good to have children with flags and shakers
5: Involve teenagers in Worship preparation and presentation
6: Activities in Service often difficult for older members to hear or take part in.
7: New Expressions of Worship to share the Good news
8: Constructive use of contemplative silence
9: Train more people to use AV system
10: Encourage more young people to stay or join our congregations.
Time of Services
1: Weekly meditations and prayers: like the Friday mornings. *Requested by 4 people
2: A week’s meditation as at Lent at other times of the year e.g. Advent
3: Midweek planned Service to alternate with Home Church *3 requests
4: Evening Services to alternate with Knightthorpe
5: Review time of evening Service, i.e move forward an hour
6: Cease Sunday Evening Services (except Ichthus)
7: Do we need 3 Services? Is this proper use of our resources?
NOTES FROM THE TRINITY CHURCH COUNCIL
Held on 6th May 2008
Appointments
from 1st September –
These are as reported in the May edition of Token except that Pam
has retired as Worship Focus Group Officer and Granville has
taken on this role.
We need more Communion Stewards.
Fundraising
update –
We have now raised £210,000 excluding grants. Debra will put up
a display in the crush hall highlighting our current position.
Re-development up-date
–
Planning permission has now been given. Building Regulations are
with Charnwood and, hopefully, will be granted this month (May).
Finance
Focus Group report –
There will be a Gift Day for Church Funds during the Festival
weekend in June.
Our electricity bills could double as our 5 year fixed contract
comes to an end soon.
Income from property rentals will be less during the
redevelopment.
In common with most Circuit churches we are struggling to meet
the demands on our income – next year’s budget will be
fixed at an extra Church Council on 2nd July.
If we haven’t already done so we are encouraged to Gift Aid,
pay by standing order and re-consider our level of giving.
There will be no Charities Fair this year because of building
work. Granville will notify all regular stall holders.
Ecumenical Matters – Hope ’08 is going well.
Well done to Jan for her wonderful effort in the marathon - it probably seems like a distant dream (or nightmare) now. She is close to raising her magnificent target of £5000 for NCH. Thanks to all at Trinity who sponsored a foot print and raised £365.
There will be an NCH coffee morning on 12th July and NCH Sunday is 13th July.
We hope to continue enjoying social events (and raise funds at the same time!) throughout the Summer months in spite of any work that may be taking place. Gwen’s bacon butties were delicious. Thank you, Gwen.
Not all the following are fundraising, but may be of interest!
Dates for your diary:-
Thursday 5th
June
12.45pm Lunch at Trinity
Saturday 14th
June
3pm Carillon visit and picnic in the park
Saturday 14th
June
6pm Concert with a difference at Trinity
Saturday 21st/Sunday
22nd
June Festival Weekend
Saturday 28th
June
Open Garden – Donald and Elizabeth
Saturday 5th
July
Circuit World Church Safari Supper
Saturday 12th
July: 4pm-6pm
Tea with Sheila and Steve
Saturday 19th
July
Open Gardens - Allan and Pam, Rosemary and John, Sheila (Greta’s
friend)
Saturday 16th
August
6pm and 7.30pm Trinity Safari Supper
Sunday 12th
October Harvest Festival
Tuesday 11th
November
Curry Meal at a Bangladeshi Restaurant
Saturday 22nd
November
Chris Hill / David Borsada and friends concert
Jill and Mary are organising the Safari Supper. There will be tickets available for 24 people when details have been finalised.
As usual more information about all these events will be publicised at appropriate times. The times of the Open Gardens vary so please check Notices etc.
Please continue to enjoy the fellowship of our coffee mornings. If you have any produce etc to sell please bring it along.
The next meeting of the Group will be at 2.30pm on Friday 4th July.
Please come and join us or pass on your ideas to one of the group.
After almost 30 years, it was good to be back in Vienna, this wonderful city of music, history, art and architecture, theatres, coffee houses, gaiety and elegance. After Gudrun and I had met at Westbahnhof Railway Station on 17th March, we made our way on the underground trains to our hotel for the first of six nights in the Austrian capital. A seven-day ticket for unlimited travel in the city costs no more than £10 and proved to be excellent value.
The Innere Stadt (old city) was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2001 and seemed a well-deserved honour for an area that embraces Baroque palaces and churches, smart shops, stately buildings such as the National Theatre and Opera House, fine monuments and statues and narrow streets winding around the impressive Stephansdom (St Stephen’s Cathedral) with its 450ft gothic spire, one of the symbols of Vienna.
We enjoyed a visit to the Spanish Riding School in the Hofburg, the Imperial Palace of the Hapsburgs. We watched lovely white Lippizaner horses being put through their paces to the music of Strauss, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven.
A walk along the tree-lined Ringstrasse led to Stadtpark and the famous golden monument to Johann Strauss. His fellow Austrian composers Schubert and Bruckner were also seen commemorated in the park, Schubert rather grandly. From here we walked to the Museum of Fine Arts, with its splendid collection of European Art from the 16th-18th centuries.
On another day, we spent the whole morning walking in the beautiful gardens of Schönbrunn Palace, the summer residence of Hapsburg empress Maria Theresa, also a UNESCO world heritage site (1996). There was snow on the ground from the previous day and a few red squirrels were delighting visitors with their antics.
A further highlight was a ride on the Riesenrad (giant Ferris wheel) in Prater Park near the Danube canal. This was built in 1897 by English engineer Walter B Basset and provided excellent views of the city and the Wienerwald (Vienna woods), more distantly – and memories of Harry Lime in the film “The Third Man”.
We were fortunate indeed to have the chance of attending three memorable musical events – a Mozart concert in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein (famous for its new year concerts), Wagner’s sacred music drama “Parsifal” at the Opera House and Easter Sunday morning mass Haydn in the Hofburg Chapel at which the Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys Choir) were singing.
There were good opportunities to try some typical Vienesse cuisine such as authentic Wiener Schnitzel. I soon developed a taste for Sachertorte (chocolate cake with cream) while Gudrun tucked into Topfenstrudel (strudel with cream cheese and raisins).
We concluded our tour with two nights near Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland, not very far from the Hungarian border. This is an area rich in wildlife and we saw hares, pheasants, egrets, kestrels and harriers in good numbers and a pair of white storks nesting at the hotel.
After calling fairly briefly at this rather windy lake, we managed to fit in a visit to the Burgenland capital – Eisenstadt, where Haydn worked from 1761 as musical director for the Hungarian prince Paul Esterházy.
Have you ever considered being an Abbeyfield volunteer? May Mills House, the supportive care home on Forest Road, Loughborough is looking for at least two volunteers. If you would like to know more about this rewarding voluntary work, Marian would be delighted to hear from you.
MINUTES OF KNIGHTTHORPE METHODIST CHURCH
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HELD AT THE CHURCH ON SUNDAY, 20TH APRIL 2008 AT 11.45 A.M.
Adam welcomed everyone to the meeting and led the opening devotions.
There were 17 church members present, with three apologies. Adam welcomed Margaret Folwell, Circuit Steward, to the meeting.
The minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting, held on Sunday, 1st April 2007 had been circulated and read. They were agreed and signed as a true and correct record.
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE
MINUTES
Property: Blind for the kitchen window: (there had
been a very generous offer to pay for blinds for the kitchen.
Mike and Chas agreed to look into the measuring, purchase and
fitting of the blinds) Is the offer still there?
BUSINESS
Church Council Members for the coming year:
The following were willing to act as Church Stewards for
the next year:
Angela, Jenny, Brian, Senya.
Treasurer: Krystyna is happy to continue.
Secretary: Karen is happy to continue.
Church Council Members: Pam, Paul, Anne, Angela, Mike,
Joyce and Win (+ possibly Marion)
Circuit Meeting
Representatives:
Circuit Reps will be: Senya, Krystyna, Angela and Charles.
Financial
Report
There is an overspend on the General Fund account. There is
enough in the Development Fund to make the final payment in June.
Fundraising has been switched to General Fund for the time being,
although The Ashby Big Band night, which had been booked for a
while, will be specifically for the Ashby Hall.
Anyone incurring expenses, but were happy to forego them, was asked not to ‘just not claim them’, but to put in a claim then donate the amount which can then be ‘gift-aided’.
Krystyna said that the accounts are always available and can be viewed, if wished, at any time.
Worship
Matters
Café Church has taken on a slightly different format and is
still going well. Brian asked if we might have more visits from
Ministers in the Circuit. Adam agreed to bear this in mind and
look into it.
Brian also asked if we might have 5 minutes of silent prayer time before the morning service begins. Everyone was in agreement with this and there were suggestions that quiet music could be played and a candle lit.
Pam agreed to find out the ‘history’ of the 2 chairs beside the communion table.
Paul made an observation that Hymns and Psalms were being used more than Songs of Fellowship. This may be because Hymns & Psalms tends to be ‘more seasonal’ .
Anne confirmed that she sends in the returns for copyright purposes.
Syd said that sometimes words projected on the front wall were difficult to follow resulting in loss of meaning. Others agreed that projected words are not always conductive to worship. The possibility of using a permanently mounted projector was discussed.
Property
Brian reported that the fence was in need of repair and he is
attending to it. An appeal for members to offer to buy a panel
would be made.
Chas reported that 2 front sheets from the Notice Board have been lost and he is looking into finding replacements.
Brian reported finding 5 youths in the Church taking chocolate after a door had been left unlocked.
Brian and Mike will be completing an electric and fire check.
Ashby Hall
Renovations costs will be in the region of £170,000.
Brian is to have a meeting with the Manager of the Gorse Covert Community Centre as they are looking for premises to hire whilst theirs undergoes development work. He has also been asked by Charnwood Arts for Youth Zone to use the Hall 2 evenings a week. There is funding in place for this.
Any Other Business
Mondays: Mums and Toddlers is doing fine. There is a group of approximately 6 mums and toddlers. Margaret wished to express thanks to those who are running it. Girls Brigade and Boys Brigade are still doing well with approximately 20 attendees. The Coffee Morning on the 5th of May is to raise funds for the Brigades.
Tuesdays: Tuesday Fellowship meets on alternate weeks and has around 10 members. Prism continues to meet and has changed it’s format to include more than just dance and drama.
Wednesdays: Choir isn’t meeting at the moment, numbers are low, but it is hoped that Choir will continue shortly. Bible Study – the Lent Course was well attended. It is hoped to start fortnightly Bible Study meetings again soon. The Alpha Course is due to begin on the 30th April. Lynn is happy with her slimming club.
Thursdays: The morning group is still going really well. Thursday Nighters are very full with new members joining.
Fridays: The sewing group (Needles and Pins) continues to meet every Friday evening.
Saturdays: The Flower Circle is still doing well – some members will be entering exhibits in the Derbyshire Agricultural Show. Coffee, cakes and chat is also doing very well on the first Saturday of each month.
Jan thanked all the groups for their contribution to The Bigger Picture. She also thanked everyone for their support in her marathon run: over £3,000 in total was raised for NCH. Adam will now cycle for twice the time it took Jan to complete her marathon. Jan’s time was 6 hours, 50 minutes and 32 seconds.
The date for the next Church Council meeting is Wednesday, 1st October at 7.35pm. The date for the next Annual General Meeting will be Sunday, 29th March 2009 after morning worship.
On Saturday 9th August, I am holding an M.S. Cake Break Coffee Morning at Trinity; proceeds to go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. It would be lovely to see you there.
If you are able to make any cakes for the event that would also be great.
So far, your 50p's have raised towards £700 including Gift Aid, for the Development Scheme. Thank you to everyone who has filled or is filling their 'film canister'. The scheme is ongoing so if you missed out when we were distributing the containers and would like to take part now, just let us know. Containers can be refilled any number of times, there is no limit and please remember to Gift Aid if you are able.
.PRAYER, STUDY, FELLOWSHIP AND DISCUSSION AT KNIGHTTHORPE AND TRINITY
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at
Knightthorpe at 2.15 pm
Fellowship Meeting
Wednesday, 11th June at
2.30pm
Afternoon House Group
Alternative Mondays at
7.30pm
Bible Study
Trinity Homechurch
Groups
meet fortnightly on Monday evening, Tuesday afternoon,
Wednesday morning and evening, Thursday evening.
If you would like further
information, please consult the
noticeboard at the entrance to the Crush Hall, or speak
to one of the group leaders.
1st June
9.15am Revd Donald Wilkes (S)
10.45am Revd Donald Wilkes (S)
6.30pm Circuit Service
8th June
9.15am Revd David Blatherwick (S)
10.45am Revd Adam Wells
6.30pm Ichthus Service
15th June
9.15am Revd Adam Wells (S)
10.45am Revd Denis Gardiner
6.30pm Revd Dr Brian Greet (S)
22nd June
9.15am Revd Hedley Cousin (S)
10.45am Revd Hedley Cousin
6.30pm Revd Hedley Cousin
29th June
9.15am Revd Adam Wells (S)
10.45am Revd Adam Wells
6.30pm Revd Kim Goh
1st June
10.30am Mrs Christine Watkins
4.00pm Café Church
8th June
10.30am Revd Denis Gardiner
15th June
10.30am Revd Adam Wells (S)
22nd June
10.30am Dr Margaret Williams
29th June
10.30am Mr John Pipet
For July 2008 services, please see circuit plan when available.
JUNE
Thursday 5th June
12.45pm Lunch at Trinity
Saturday 7th June
10.00am Methodist Homes Coffee Morning & Cakes
Thursday 12th June
12.45pm Simple Lunch at Trinity in aid of Christian Aid
Saturday 14th June
6.00pm Concert with a difference at Trinity
Saturday 21st and
Sunday 22nd June
All weekend - Trinity Festival
Saturday 28th June
Afternoon - Open Garden
7.30pm Knightthorpe Korean Evening
Sunday 29th June
12.30pm Christian Aid Simple Lunch at Knightthorpe
JULY
Wednesday 2nd July
7.30pm Extra Trinity Church Council
Thursday 3rd July
12.45pm Lunch at Trinity
Saturday 5th July
6.00pm Circuit World Church Safari Supper
Evening - Strictly Big Band and Auction - Polish Club
Thursday 10th July
12.45pm Simple Lunch at Trinity in aid of Christian Aid
Saturday 12th July
10.00am NCH Coffee Morning at Trinity
4.00pm - 6.00pm Tea with Sheila and Steve
Saturday 19th July
Afternoon - Open Gardens
Sunday 27th July
12.30pm - Christian Aid Simple Lunch at the Good Shepherd
Monday 28th July
8am - 6pm Adam rides forth!
AD2000 - Praise and Worship Band
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