16th November 2014 - Prisons Sunday

All Saints
Methodist Church
Appleford Drive
Abingdon
http://www.allsaintsabingdon.org.uk
[email protected]
Minister: Revd. Ian Griffiths
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 01235 200924
Sunday 16th November
Prisons Sunday
Welcome to All Saints
All Saints
BUSY BAGS, for restless kids 2-12 years, are by the book trolley.
Methodist
Church
A baby
changing unit is available in the Ladies toilet
Appleford Drive
Abingdon
10:00am
Morning Worship
Please send notices to: [email protected]
Rev. Ian Griffiths
http://www.allsaintsabingdon.org.uk
6:30pm Holy Communion
[email protected]
Rev. Ian Griffiths
If you are a visitor and usually receive communion in your home church,
whatever denomination, please feel welcome to receive communion here.
If you prefer, you may come forward and receive a blessing
We pray especially today for:
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Presbyters and churches involved in stationing,
thinking especially of Peter & Chris Bennett
3Generate - the Methodist children & youth assembly
- taking place in Shropshire this weekend
The Church of England's General Synod which meets this week.
Key issues on the agenda include a discussion of the Anglican-Methodist
Covenant and the enactment of legislation allowing women bishops.
We join worshippers around the Circuit in praying for
the Circuit’s staff and their families
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Copies
the vestibule. Please take one if you are interested in the work of Christian Aid.
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Enoch are proud to announce the safe arrival of their youngest
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Sat 22nd
Nov
10am
to 2pm
there isThese
a District
Day
forofeveryone
involved
November.
Worship, Teaching and Leadership. The programme includes a diverse mixture of
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items to knowledge
be sent to Andrew
Lockley.
challenging
worship,
practical
theoretical
and reflection
and fun, with a
keynote session on Dementia. At Roade Methodist Church NN7 2NT. Lunch and drinks
included. Contact the District EDI Enablers at [email protected]
or Dave Warnock on 0116 260 7626 or [email protected]. PS: IT IS FREE!!!!
Sunday 23rd November
10:00am
Morning Worship
Peter Hemmings
6:30pm
Evening Worship
Michael Howlett
Duties next Sunday:
Flowers
Jenny Caddy
Welcome
JPB
Coffee
Sound
Laurel Symons
& Hilary Clements
Alistair Batey
Counters
Tony & Mary De Vere
Junior Church: Sue Butler Creche: Abigail Perrow
Stewards: am: Paul Williams & Alex MacIntosh
pm: David Perrow
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at Marston URC in Oxford. Places cost just £7:50 but must be booked by 22 Nov.,
from [email protected]. This comes highly recommended!
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Circuit Youth Music Group will be meeting again on Sun 30 Nov in Didcot.
There are already a few more young people who have confirmed they will be coming
along, so please pass the details on to anyone else who might be interested. Please
let James Garnett know if you are planning to be there, by calling 01491-836148.
The December meeting of the Abingdon PCN Group will be held on Tuesday, 2nd
December at 7.30pm in the Perry Room, The discussion will be based a topic taken
from the book by Tony Windross, A Thoughtful Guide to Faith. If you are
interested to learn more about this group and its open and progressive approach to
Christianity, contact Cliff Marshall at [email protected]
Carol Singing for Christian Aid at the Christmas Farmers' Market, Friday 19th
December. Just turn up and join in, outside the Java Coffee Shop at 10 am and sing
for about an hour. We hope to have some brass instrumentalists to boost our
tunefulness and our volume. The traders are looking forward to what has now
become a traditional part of this seasonal market. Proceeds from the collection will
go to the 2014 Christian Aid Christmas Appeal for which the Department for
International Development has promised to match the first £5 million raised.
Christian Aid New Year's Day Walk, Thursday 1st January 2015 will start at 10
am from All Saints and follow a route through Bayworth to Boar's Hill and back via
Sunningwell. Refreshments at 'Tall Trees', Boars Hill about halfway through the
6.5-7 miles of the walk. Walkers are asked to make a donation towards the Appeal
at the start or at the refreshment stop. Sponsor forms are available from the
Christian Aid reps in the churches or from Cliff Marshall (Ab. 530480,
[email protected])
Notices:
Looking further ahead:
Over the last 5 years, TrinityLearning has worked with 20 schools and helped over
3000 children through its small-group workshops. To celebrate its achievements,
we're holding a special Open Evening at Trinity at 7:30pm on Monday 24th Nov and
we do hope that all those who have been involved in the past, plus those who’d like to
know more, will be able to join us then.
The speakers for the next meeting of Men’s Group on 28th Nov at 7.30pm will be
Martin and Sylvia Wilson. The title of their talk is "The Survivor: Freedom from
Torture’. Our chef is Paul Williams to whom orders should be sent by 26th Nov. on
524654, email [email protected] All men very welcome.
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On 29 Nov., Roger Jones will be leading a practical day for church musicians
This month’s green tokens at Waitrose are for The Abingdon Bridge or 11th
Abingdon (All Saints) Scout Group – what a dilemma! We support both – please
allocate your tokens thoughtfully.
Items for the next Circuit newsletter are due by the end of Wed 12 Nov. If you
are planning a church event and want to publicise it to the wider area, or wish to
submit an article, please e-mail it to Andrew Lockley: [email protected]
Foodbank: thank you for your continuing support for the foodbank. The items which
are not coming in so readily are fruit squash, sugar, pasta sauce, jam, peanut butter,
Marmite or Nutella type spreads.