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Easter
Bonnet Competition
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Conference
update
The
Methodist Council has agreed that the Conference cannot meet as
planned in Telford in June and will look at ways for the
Conference to meet in an alternative form. The officers of the
Conference working together will now look at ways of bringing the
proposals for this alternative meeting to an additional meeting
of the Council.
The restrictions on groups meeting has meant that our Synod will
not be able to meet. Thus, full consideration to God in Love Unites
Us, cannot be given. The Council therefore also
agreed that the debate and voting on the provisional resolutions
will be deferred until the 2021 Conference. This also means that
any other business (eg memorials) relating to those resolutions
will not be considered this year. If you have some prepared send
them to me; or leave them till next year.
Please note that the conference office will be requesting the
pieces of information which enable them to produce the Conference
Agenda, which is being prepared in the usual way and to the usual
timescales.
Please find the
latest advice from the Methodist Church regarding services and
hirings can be found here:
https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/coronavirus-guidance/
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District
Policy Committee Secretary Post
The
post of District Policy Committee Secretary has become vacant
following Angela's completion of her term, for which we would
like to thank her for her years of dedication and hard work.
If you would be interested in finding out more about the post,
please contact Rachel at chair@wsmethodist.org.uk
or admin@wsmethodist.org.uk
to request an application form.
Please be aware that the District Office is not in use at the
moment and so please do not leave messages on the office phone as
we are not able to access messages remotely.
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Pioneer
Missioner Vacancy
Shaw
& Royston Circuit. Deadline 27th April.
The
Shaw & Royton Circuit of the Methodist Church are seeking to
appoint an enthusiastic and exciting team player to the fulltime
post of PIONEER MISSIONER Who will:
- lead the work of making new places for new people in a specific
area in Shaw, Oldham.(80%)
- enable and encourage existing congregations across the Circuit
to become places of mission (20%)
Annual Salary: £21345.60 pa. plus rent-free housing. Appointment
Start Date: 1 September 2020/earlier if possible Applications to
be received by: Noon 27 April 2020 Interviews in Shaw on 6 May
2020
Further details and application papers from https://www.shawroytonmethodist.org.uk/vacancies.html
or by email from adrian.burdon@methodist.org.uk
Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check
Thanks Adrian The Rev Dr Adrian Burdon Superintendent Minister
Shaw and Royton Circuit of the Methodist Church
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Thy
Kingdom Come Grants
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District
Children's Support Fund
As you
are aware we have had to close the District Children’s Holiday
Fund. The good news is there is still a substantial amount of
money left in the Holiday Account which needs to be used. It has
been agreed by The Resourcing Missions Committee that this money
is “ringfenced” for Churches in the District to apply to help
with costs in running projects benefiting disadvantaged children.
The maximum amount of any claim is £500 and a Church can apply at
any time using the attached form
and send it electronically to Tim Lorimer who will process your
application and give a decision within six weeks of receipt. The
application will need the support of the hosting Church and
circuit superintendent. Church’s cannot apply for retrospective funding.
We would hope that individuals and groups that have contributed
in the past to the Holiday Fund will still wish to do so knowing
that there money will still be used for Children’s Projects.
For more information please contact Tim Lorimer
on lorimertim@yahoo.co.uk
07971899084.
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