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1 8 th November 2015 Number 839 A warm welcome to everyone joining us for this Remembrance Sunday s worship 10:30 Remembrance Sunday Parade from Market Street and service at the War Memorial. 11:30ish Morning Worship Nigel Burns the church will be open during the parade for those unable to join the parade and service at the war memorial. Music provided by Ted Blackman. You were welcomed by Norman Pybus Books were given out by Rachel Horne Todays refreshments are provided by Elisabeth Pybus Readings by Naomi Squire and Norman Pybus Today s Steward is Sue Cheshire Joshua 4:1 9 Page 198 in the Old Testament section of the pew Bible Today s Readings 1 Corinthians 11:23 26 Page 165 in the New Testament section of the pew Bible Do join us for tea & coffee after the service this morning

2 TheComingWeeks Sunday 8 th November 10:30 Remembrance Sunday Parade from Market Street and service at the War Memorial. 11:30ish Morning Worship Nigel Burns the church will be open during the parade for those unable to join the parade and service at the war memorial. Monday 9 th November 2:00 Messy Church Planning Meeting Memorial Hall Tuesday 10 th November 10:00 Coffee Morning by Friends of Orthopaedic Hospital Memorial Hall 7:00 Circuit Musical Initial Meeting Wrexham Methodist Church Wednesday 11 th November 10:00 11:00 Prayer group meet in the vestry 7:30 Bible Study the home of Elias and Janet Storm: Penllwyn, Dinbren Road, Llangollen LL20 8ED transport will be available from the Memorial Hall leaving at 7:15 Friday 13 th November 9:30 Musicians practice Sunday 15 th November 11:00 All Age worship for Shoe Box Sunday Rev Neville Pugh Monday 16 th November 9:30 Stewards Meeting Buttered Crust 2:00 House Group 5 Gerdd y Bache Tuesday 17 th November 10:00 Coffee Morning by Messy Church Memorial Hall Wednesday 18 th November 10:00 11:00 Prayer group meet in the vestry 1:00 CytÛn Committee St Collen s Upper Room 1:30 Singing practice 6:00 9:00 Games & Activity Evening everyone welcome at the Memorial Hall

3 Shoe Boxes If you haven t got a box I can let you have one or ask at Edinburgh Woollen Mill. I have plenty of fillers which I have collected over the year mainly from coffee mornings. Also I have lots of scarves and hats knitted whilst watching the Rugby Matches! Rachel Circuit Musical Circuit Musical Initial Meeting at Wrexham Methodist Church on Tuesday November 10 th at 7:00 in the training room. Please bring along your ideas to share. Lisa 15 th November 22 nd November Door Elizabeth Roberts Nan Edwards Refreshments Jackson family Eileen Lomax Amanda Brookfield Books Eileen Lomax Elizabeth Roberts Readers Elias Storm Janet Storm Elisabeth Pybus Elizabeth Roberts Steward Jeanette Robinson Peter & Amanda Brookfield Church Musicians & Singers The practices for the Musicians and Singing Group until Christmas will be: Musicians Singers 9:30 11:00 1:30 3:00 Friday 30 th October Wednesday 4 th November Friday 13 th November Wednesday 18 th November Friday 27 th November Wednesday 2 nd December Friday 11 th December Wednesday 16 th December Musicians practices will start at 9:30 at Church (please come at 9:20 for tea and coffee before the practice). We will finish about 11:00. Singing Practices will start at 1:30 New people are very welcome. These practices are to be a fun time of fellowship as well as practicing for church music & singing Page 3

4 Our condolences to Clifford, Gareth, Dilwyn and all the family and friends of Winnie Jones following her promotion to glory on Friday evening Prayer warrior Good Morning Lord what a change it is To see You and speak to you face to face. All the pain has gone, my body all works as it should, And I am with always, to praise and worship and enjoy Your presence. How wonderful it is to enjoy your presence each and every day. But I wonder Who will pray for the ministers and the preachers? Who will remember the missionaries in this country and around the world? Who will pray each day for the stewards and all who work for you in the church? Sick people, housebound people, those in hospital, lonely people in their homes, Who will bring them to You for Your care and help each and every day? Who will lift up daily into Your care my family, children, grandchildren.? Who will there be to be a prayer warrior now I am with You enjoying your daily presence? Lord who is there to take on this daily prayer burden? As I gaze into His face I see and understand He has it all planned He has someone in mind. New prayer warriors will take up the task, Prayer will be made and their fragrance will ascend to Lord, And He will as always will answer and provide out of His abundant grace. Norman Pybus inspired by Winnie

5 Bible Study The new Bible Study group has now started, meeting at the home of Elias and Janet Storm: Penllwyn, Dinbren Road, Llangollen LL20 8ED ; starting at 7:30 (transport will be available from the Memorial Hall leaving at 7:15) Further sessions are planned for 11 th November, and 2 nd December and all are welcome. Muck Matters Tuesday 17 th November 2015 Gresford Methodist 7.30pm - All Welcome Local organic farmer Richard Tomlinson will share his thoughts on: Feeding a growing population in the 21st Century Growing healthy nutritious food How agriculture can contribute to reducing carbon emissions Producing sustainable energy from farm wastes Introduce Lower Park Farm Co-operative venture Following the talk there will be refreshments and Calon Wen organic cheese tasting. The editor s jottings! Singing Practice please note the change of day and time for singing practices. Musicians practice times and days are unchanged. Shoeboxes Sunday next week Bring your shoe boxes for the Teams4U charity in Wrexham founded by David Cooke. We will collect filled boxes and take them to the T4U Warehouse in Wrexham. There are some copies of the T4U leaflet if you need one. Norman

6 Prayer Today s Bible Study & Praise (from the Methodist Church Website) Matthew 12: but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. (v. 39) Psalm: Psalm 146 Background These verses open with the scribes and Pharisees asking Jesus for a sign, presumably to prove to them who Jesus was. Jesus reply suggests that it is worth having a read of the book of Jonah in consideration of this passage; it is only four chapters long. The book of Jonah has been seen as a reworking of the story of Noah in which the implacable destruction wrought by God is transformed into a desire for mercy by God in Jonah s story. Yet in the new story, that lack of mercy previously found in God is found in Jonah s desire for judgement on the Ninevites. When Jesus speaks of the evil and adulterous generation he is probably speaking of the hard-heartedness of his questioners, similar to that of Jonah. But also, we are reminded that the God of Jonah is no longer interested in destroying the whole world as he did in Noah s time but is instead interested in offering mercy to the whole world. This is Jesus mission too and there is no room for national pride or complacency. At the heart of this discussion is the very profound metaphor of going down and coming up again transformed. For Jonah this would be a descent into the watery abyss inside the giant fish before being unceremoniously spewed onto dry land (Jonah 1:17-2:20). For Jesus, this descent would be into the bowels of the earth before being raised from the dead. As Christians we believe that this is a metaphor for transformation in this life but also the hope of eternal life after death. Verses 43 and 44 are curious verses that use the imagery of waterless regions in contrast to Jonah s watery story. But what is Jesus talking about here? Minister:- Rev Philip Poole (01978) philpoole@btinternet.com

7 The departure of the unclean spirit and its subsequent return seems to be about the problem of compromise or half-hearted measures. The fact that the scribes and Pharisees continued to ask for a sign even when plenty had been performed already angered Jesus because to keep on asking for signs was to hedge your bets. It was time for a decision. To Ponder Is it ever okay to ask for a sign or should we just have faith? Why? Have there been times when you have gone down and risen up in this life? What effect did it have on you, if any? What does it mean to you to be completely committed to Christ today? Bible notes author: The Revd Jonathan Mead Some of the religious programmes on TV & Radio each week BBC1 16:15 Sunday 8 th November Songs of Praise Bill Turnbull presents a special Remembrance programme from the Imperial War Museum, including the story of soldier Martyn Compton who survived a Taliban rocket attack to become a racing driver. Prince William described him as inspirational.. Radio Wales 7:30 & 18:30 Sundays Celebration Radio 2 6:00 Sunday Morning The Sunday Hour Radio 2 7:00 Sunday Morning Good Morning Sunday with Clare Balding Radio 4 8:10 Sundays Sunday Worship Radio 4 (LW) 9:45 Monday to Thursday Mornings Daily Worship Radio 4 (LW) 9:45 Friday Mornings Act of Worship Information for Riverside Weekly should be sent to the editor, Page 7 Norman Pybus (01978) editor@llangollenmethodist.org.uk

8 Your Quiet Time with God I have treasured his words more than daily food. Job 23:12 Your quiet time with God is more than just a good idea, it s vital to your spiritual survival. It s also essential to your spiritual growth and maturity. You say, But I go to church every week. Can you imagine what would happen if you ate only once a week? The patriarch Job said, I have treasured his words more than daily food. Peter described the Scriptures as nourishing milk (1 Peter 2:2), and the writer to the Hebrews called the Word of God solid food (Hebrews 5:14). Your quiet time is also like a spiritual bath. Jesus said, Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you (John 15:3 KJV). You shower every day to stay clean and avoid body odours. It s not easy to be around someone who smells badly, and you run the risk of offending them by telling them so. But if you love them you ll do it. Jesus told Peter, Thou art an offence [odious] unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but Word for Today those that be of men (Matthew 16:23 KJV). Here s the bottom line. Unless you protect your quiet time with God: 1) you ll be cut off from your source of strength, guidance, and wisdom; 2) your usefulness to God will be limited; 3) you ll be inconsistent in your Christian life. You say, But I don t have time! You have the same 168 hours each week that everybody else has! And how you spend them is determined by what you think is most important. So if you think being in fellowship with God is important, begin to make time for it. Published by UCB, Stoke on Trent For free daily readings see Elisabeth or Norman