Ambergate Methodist Church Mid Derbyshire Circuit. Notices for June 2017

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1 Ambergate Methodist Church Mid Derbyshire Circuit Notices for June 2017 Devonshire Street, Ambergate, DE56 2GJ Minister: Rev Philip Taylor (Minister s day off Saturday) See Plan & Newsletter link for this noticesheet in pdf

2 Garden We thank Jan & Phil Horner who have volunteered to look after the Church garden. It has been suggested that we could have some ceramic pots at the front and side especially to replace the plastic ones, 20 will allow us to purchase a quality pot plus some money towards plants to put in them. If people would like to donate some money towards them please speak to Paul Garratt. PrayerNet PrayerNet: The idea is that people pray, in their own homes, for Ambergate and the surrounding areas. You are invited to do this at some point during the set 2 hours and so the whole village is covered in prayer. This is on the 3rd Monday of the month from 6-8pm. In June it is on Monday 19th June. If you have specific prayer requests for situations or people then please contact: Bridget Baty grantbridget@aol.com Take a Break Take a Break is the café, from 2-4 pm in the school rooms, on the second Wednesday of every month. Drop in any time for a drink and a chat and bring your friends and neighbours. Contact Bev Morris for more details. Farewell There is an error in the Diary Dates on the back page of the June to August 2017 plan: The Farewell Service for Revd Dick & Gill Styles and Revds Phil & Marian Taylor will be on Sunday 30th July at 4.00.pm. This is at West Hallam followed by a bring and share tea. Table Top Sale Request On Saturday 10th June a stall has been booked for Action for Children at Belper Central s Table Top Sale. Saleable items are urgently needed. Please contact Kenneth Cupit ( ).

3 June 2017 Sunday Church Services Sunday 4th 10:30 am Led by: Rev Phil Taylor Door Steward: Margaret Clark Flowers donated by: Ms H Piper Flowers distributed by: Margaret Gratton Church cleaned by: Phil & Jan Horner Sunday 11th 10:30 am Sunday Fellowship Flowers donated by: Sharon & Stephen Croucher Flowers distributed by: Margaret Clark / Bev Morris Church cleaned by: Mary-Anne & Bridget Sunday 18th 10:30 am Holy Communion Led by: Rev Marian Taylor Door Steward: Sharon Croucher Flowers donated by: Colin & Janet Picken Flowers distributed by: Marion Rodgers Church cleaned by: Bev Morris Sunday 25th 9:30 am United Service at St Anne s Church cleaned by: Paul & Margaret Garratt For more details please contact: Notices for future months: Mary-Anne Key , mary-anne@key.uk.com Tuesday Fellowship & Take a Break: Bev Morris Pastoral Prayer Meeting: Janet Picken

4 June 2017 Other Diary Dates Mon 5th 2:30 pm Pastoral Prayer Meeting Wed 14th 2 4 pm Take a Break Thu 15th 7:30 pm Tuesday June s Fellowship Mon 19th 6 8 pm Prayer Net Your own home! All meetings are at Ambergate Methodist church unless otherwise specified

5 * See Posters in church for more details of starred events: Safari Meal in aid of Action for Children Friday 2nd June Starters at Horsley Woodhouse 6.30pm, Main course at Belper Central 7.00pm, Sweets and a Singalong at Belper Congregational. Bookings for catering to Paul Garratt. *Pastoral Visitors Evening Wednesday 7th June, 7:30pm Mansfield Rd Methodist Church, Heanor *Brass Band Concert Saturday 10th June, 7:30pm Matlock Methodist & URC Church, Bank Road, Matlock *Poetry with Punch Wednesday 14th June, 7:30pm Codnor Methodist Church *Circuit Prayer Saturday 17th June, 12:00pm Dale Rd Methodist Church, Darley Dale Please come along and pray for the different aspects of our circuit. Bring and share lunch. Concert - New Opera Company, Derby Saturday 17th June, 7.30.pm Holbrook Moor Methodist Church A Summer's Evening of Music with Gresley Male Voice Choir and Soloist Karl Harper Saturday 17th June, 7.30pm, St Mary's Church Wirksworth Tickets 8 (includes light refreshments) available now from Joanne Flint on / In aid of The Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance and The Nightingale Macmillan Unit at The Royal Derby.

6 Dear Friends I have recently received a brochure from Leger Holidays about taking groups to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau in This play is world famous and performed in the village of Oberammergau only every 10 years. The village of Oberammergau is in Bavaria in the shadow of the Alps. In 1633 a plague descended on the area and many people died. The villagers made a solemn vow that, if their lives were spared the whole village would perform the play every 10 years, depicting the story of Christ's suffering, death and resurrection. Miraculously the plague did not claim any more lives and so true to their vows, the villages of Oberammergau enacted their first play in The tradition has continued without interruption every decade since, in spite of wars and other problems. In 2020 it will be the 42nd time it has been performed and it is expected that around half a million visitors will attend in 2020 (there are obviously a lot of performances!) If you would be interested in going, please would you contact me so that I can gauge whether or not it would be worth making further enquiries and looking to put a group booking together. Thank you Helen Penfold Helen.Penfold@methodist.org.uk