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New this week:
Christmas Greetings from the District
In
case you missed it:
Funeral details of Pat Locke
Free church choir festival
Wesley House Short Course
Amplify Youth Event
Youth, children and family worker post
Lay Worker for Older People required
Wolverhampton Fair Traid
Methodist Conference Volunteers
Discover Church at the Margins
Children's Support Fund (form updated)
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Christmas
Greetings from the District
This
year’s District Christmas card is a Rwandan nativity painted for
us by the Kigali-based artist Igiraneza David. Amidst all
the challenges and uncertainties of this year, we hope you will
find your gaze drawn to the Christ Child, just as Mary and Joseph
look lovingly upon their newborn son in this picture.
A longer reflection and Christmas greeting from the District
Chair can be found here:
https://youtu.be/lEbI5NlydNk
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Funeral
details of Pat Locke
It
is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the passing
of Patricia (Pat) Locke - RIP (living in Shropshire and
Marches).
Pat Locke, wife of Rev Eric Locke died on the 11th December
aged 88 years. The funeral service for Pat will be held at
St. Michael’s Church, Ewyas Harold, HR2 0TX on Thursday 23rd December
at 11.30am. Donations in memory of Pat are for:
‘Alzheimer's Research UK’ and can be sent c/o: Dawe
Brothers Funeral Directors, 113-115 Westfaling Street, Hereford,
HR4 0JE.
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Free
Church Choir Festival
Our
usual Free Church Choirs biennial Festival of Church Music had to
be postponed this year, and has been rescheduled to Saturday 21st
May 2022 in Lichfield Cathedral.
Over the years we have had very good response from
Methodist churches, choirs and individual singers.
Although the festival is organised by the UFC., it is open
to all denominations and we have had very good support from
Methodists in the past.
I’m attaching the flyer which has key information for anyone
wishing to either sing in the choir, or attend and be part of the
congregation.
Entrance is free, - there will be a collection to help defray
costs.
Your help in publishing this is greatly appreciated.
Please contact me if you need more information.
Many thanks,
Andrew Winton
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Wesley
House Short Course
I
wanted to bring to your attention a new short-course that is
being run by
The Revd Dr Paul W. Chilcote, Director of Global Wesleyan
Theology at Wesley House, throughout March 2022
Based
on Paul's book Active
Faith - that you receive e-access too - this four
week course helps participants learn how to resist the dangerous
ideologies and toxic forms of faith in our age that sap
energy and create barriers between God and people.
It
introduces four Wesleyan practices that help renew and restore
truth, joy, peace, and love to the soul.
Further details and registration can be found here:
https://bit.ly/3y9mxA3
Please
feel free to forward this email onto anyone you think might be
interested.
If
you have any queries don't hesitate to get in contact.
With
best wishes,
Dan
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Amplify
Youth Event
The
Birmingham and Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury districts are working
together to put on a residential event for our young people
called Amplify. Following the success of 2020's event, we are so
excited to get our young people back together again.
Held over the weekend of the 11th-13th March, young people will
gather, with their leaders, at the Pioneer Centre in Cleobury
Mortimer for outdoor activities, worship, games and Bible study
as well as informal times of fellowship to build friendships
around the Districts.
The cost has been subsidised by the Districts, costing £80 for
young people and £20 for leaders, to include all accommodation,
activities and food for the weekend.
In order to book on to this exciting event, leaders or parents
will need to use this eventbrite link to book. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amplify-2022-tickets-199680829737?ref=estw
In
using this system, the cost is taken up front, although
alternative arrangements will be put in place if this is not
possible, so please do encourage any young people in your
circuits to be involved.
If you want to be involved with the planning of the weekend, or
have people in your churches who are particularly passionate
about this work with young people, then please don't hesitate to
be in touch with Melody Jones (layworkermelody@hotmail.com)
- the more varied this group, the better!
Thank you so much
Melody
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Youth,
Children and Family Worker vacancy
Are you excited about growing God’s Kingdom among
children and young people?
If the answer is ‘YES!’ then you need to contact us.
Aldridge Methodist Church has a vacancy for a Youth, Children
& Families Worker and wants to build on the great work
undertaken in the past. We are passionate about bringing the
Christian faith to children and young people in our community. If
this is also your passion, then we want to hear from you.
This is a three year post, for 16 hours per week, including
evening and some weekends. Some flexible working will be
necessary. The salary is £9.50p/h
Closing date for applications is noon on 7th January
2022. Further information about the post and an application form
are available from the circuit administrator, walsallcircuit2804@gmail.com,
or by post to Rev Ndoho, 34 Elizabeth Road, Walsall WS5 3PF
There is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder
is a Christian. The post will be offered subject to an enhanced
DBS check and satisfactory references.
Aldridge Methodist Church, Anchor Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West
Midlands, WS9 8PT
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Part-time
Lay Worker for Older People required at Beckminster MC
Beckminster Methodist Church Wolverhampton is seeking to appoint a part-time Lay Worker for
Older People. The appointment will be for 15 hours per week.
Salary will be in the range of £19,760-£21,506 according to
experience pro rata to a 40 hour week. DBS(enhanced
disclosure)required. Further details and application form
available from the Church Administrator, Beckminster Methodist
Church, Tel 01902 344910, email info@beckminsterchurch.co.uk
Closing date: Monday January 10th 2022
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Wolverhampton
Fair Traid
Friends of Wolverhampton Fair Traid will be pleased to know that
we have opened a pop-up shop in the Mander Centre, Wolverhampton.
We will be open until Christmas Eve, 10.00am – 5.00pm, Mondays –
Saturdays and would love to see you!
We are in a very small unit on the ground floor, 2 doors away
from Bon Marche. We are well stocked with chocolates (several
vegan varieties) and socks as well as a variety of craft and gift
items.
Because we are in such a small space, we are not selling tea and
freeze-dried coffee there but do have a space at Beckminster
Methodist Church, WV3 7BQ and are open each Wednesday between now
and Christmas, 10.00am – 12.00 noon.
How about buying ethically sourced goods this week instead of
signing up to Black Friday!
Brenda Shuttleworth
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Telford
'22 Methodist Conference Volunteers Needed
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Discover Church at the Margins
A 90
mins online introductory session
When:
7-8.30pm on 1st February 2022
For: West Midlands
Learning Network region
Over the following ten months we are holding an introduction to
Church at the Margins in each learning network region. Open
to all.
Poverty across the UK is rising with a devastating impact on the
lives of individuals and communities. How should we respond? What
is God’s invitation to us? This webinar offers an
introduction to the vision and values of Church at the
economic margins with stories from local practitioners in urban
and rural contexts.
Hosted:
by Eunice Attwood, Church at the Margins Officer and Sarah Hulme,
Rural Officer.
Click on the link below to register
REGISTER NOW
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Children's
Support Fund
The above fund has been available to access for about 18 months
now and I would encourage more applicants to support the young
and disadvantaged children from our District. As we are now
coming out of the pandemic I am sure Churches are looking at what
new activities they might be able to run and this fund may be
able to help. There is a ceiling of £500 and applications need to
made on the attached form
and emailed to Tim Lorimer @ lorimertim@yahoo.co.uk.
Some examples of activities we have supported are:
Kingswinford. Purchase of Lego sets for their Full of Spirits
Project
St John's Bloxwich. Support for School meals
Fallings Park, Stationary bags to support prayer spaces for
Children
Stafford. Tablets to help in school work
Beckminster. Christingle Bags
Aldridge. Support for their ECO warriors project
Bourne Methodists. Support for newly formed Dads and
Children's Saturday club
Cole Street.. Working with Safer Families Charity providing
activities for Children
Should anyone want more details of these projects please send me
an email.
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