Priory Methodist Church Notices

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1 6 th March 2016 Priory Methodist Church Notices We welcome you to worship God with us today. We light the Peace Candle and pray for peace in the world. Call To Worship God our Father, your heart is: big enough to go on loving those who have hurt you; generous enough to forgive those who turn back to you; understanding enough to reason with those who feel hard done by. So we rejoice as we worship this morning, for we are those people, loved, forgiven and understood. Our Minister is the Reverend Glayne Worgan There are bibles available in some chair backs. If you have not got one to hand there are more available from the leaflet distributors in the welcome area. A special welcome to any visitors with us today We serve tea, coffee and soft drinks after the morning services in the small hall each week. Do stay and meet together with us.

2 Today s Morning Welcomers:- Norma Ayers and Steve Gordon and on leaflets: Kathy Lewis and Gordon Beeden H&P Hymns & Psalms, SfW Songs for Worship StF Singing the Faith, SoF Songs of Fellowship 10.30am TODAY S METHODIST WORSHIP Holy Communion Preacher: -Rev. Andrew Hollins Worship Steward: -Bill Knights Organist: -Keith Goddard Hymns:-All StF 103, 401, 403, 119 and 81 Readers: -Sue Butler and Roger Wood Readings: -Luke 15: 1-3 & and Luke 15: Intercessory prayer: Paddy Barrett Communion Stewards: -Jock Mackirdy and Lesley Wycherley On Sound Desk:-Mike Hurst 10.30am TODAY S CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP Preacher: -Local Arrangement, Eleanor Mackirdy & Marion Knights Songs & Hymns:-StF 72, StF 58, A Father had two sons, SoF 1646, StF 471 & StF 503 Readings: - On Sound Desk:-Tsatau 6.30pm TODAY S EVENING WORSHIP Preacher: -Rev. Glayne Worgan Welcomers:-Marlene Howker Worship Steward: -Les Exton Pianist: -Ian Tattersall Hymns:-All StF 28, 443, 553, 558 and 556 Readers: -Nick Guy and Rita Say Readings: -2 Corinthians 5: 16-21, Romans 5: 1-5 and 1 Corinthians 1: On Sound Desk:-Des Smith

3 Next Sunday 13 th March Passion Sunday Methodist Worship Rev. Glayne Worgan Contemporary Worship Mr John Ayers 6.30pm Rev. David Winwood - Why did Jesus die? Midweek Worship Date Led by Wednesdays 12.00pm in the Chapel 9 th March John Ayers 16 th March Glayne Worgan Church Flowers 6 th March Donor Arranger Distributor 13 th March Donor Arranger Distributor Marjorie Bolster and Brian Patterson-Rudd Viv Smith Marlene Howker Roz Butterworth Pat Powell Liz Little Soup Run We are always pleased to receive any unwanted cakes, sandwiches, etc. 6 th March John H., Norma and Beth 13 th March Tracey, Grant and Maxine Reverend Glayne Worgan Tel. No Glayne Worgan has Saturdays off. Please avoid contacting her for routine matters on that day. Church Office Tel. No , office@priorychurch.org.uk Please note office hours are Administrator works for The Pilgrim Partnership Church Website: Priory Facebook

4 Lenten Cross Liturgy Our liturgy this year comes from Nexus Methodist Church, a Christian Community in Bath where 2 Methodist churches have united, using one building as their main worship centre and both as community centres to serve the people of Bath. May the words and symbols help us as we travel through Lent. Leader: Leader: LENT LITURGY 2016 The fourth Sunday in Lent is Mothering Sunday. We place a Methodist Orb on the cross - a symbol that declares that the love of Christ reaches round the globe. It is for all. The orb is placed on the cross For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. [John 3: 16 & 17] All: Gracious God, help us to live as people who know that we are loved, not condemned. Amen Tuesday Fellowship Tuesday fellowship meeting on the 8th March at 2.30pm. Speaker is Carmen Rowe Topic 'Does God answer prayer?'. All are welcome. Thank you It was a lovely surprise to open my door to a smiling Kathy bearing a bunch of beautiful flowers. Thank you very much. I am pleased to say that my son-in-law is making an excellent recovery. Marlene Howker Many thanks for the lovely flowers I received from the Church on Monday following my recent operation. They were much appreciated. Also thanks to Kathy Lewis for delivering them to me and having time for a chat. I hope to be back with you soon and to be back to full fitness by the end of the month. Les Exton Easter Lilies It is proposed to decorate the church with lilies again on Easter Sunday morning. You are invited to dedicate one or more lilies in memory of loved ones at a cost of 3 each. The appropriate amount should be placed in an envelope, together with your name and the name(s) of those you wish to remember. Please leave the envelope in the 'B' pigeonhole marked for Sue Butler by 13th March at the latest. Donors will this year be invited to take their lilies home at the end of Easter morning service. Craft Club The Craft Club meets tomorrow evening in Room 3 at 7.30pm, when we will be making a bookmark with ribbon. It is 3.50 per evening which includes refreshments and materials. The Revd Reg Taylor It is with regret that we have heard of the death of Reg Taylor last week. Reg, a resident at Ladyslaude Court was taken into hospital following a stroke and died on the Tuesday evening. We offer our love and prayers to Ruth, his daughter, who fortunately was in the country from the USA and was with him when he died. Further details will be available later.

5 Baptism Glayne will be baptising Robert and Jenny Wood s grandson, Matthew, on Sunday 13th March in Methodist worship. He is the son of their son, Jonathan Wood, and his wife Paulette and sister Rebecca (8) and brother Stephen (5). Easter Breakfast - 27th March Please see the sign up sheet in the vestibule to sign up for Easter breakfast starting from 8:30am. Priory Annual Church Meeting Next Sunday 13th March pm A reminder of this important meeting at which Worship Stewards, Leadership Team and Church Council Congregational Representatives will be elected and confirmed. The meeting is open to all. Voting is restricted to Priory Church Members. If you are able to serve in any of these roles please contact Glayne or any of the "photo-faces" on the leadership team board in the vestibule. You can also "sign up" at the meeting. A collated set of reports from the ministry teams is available by request to the Church Council Secretary (awjdoctortony@gmail.com) and a limited number of hard copies will be available at the Annual meeting where you will have an opportunity to comment or ask questions - see Reports Announcement in the Notices today. The meeting is an important opportunity for anyone to ask questions or express views on any aspect of the life and work of the Church - please be there. One question for congregational feedback is the am timing of services. The last part of the meeting will be be a silent discussion on the Life of the Church ( large sheets of paper laid out for writing questions and comments) followed by open discussion. For further information please contact Tony Johnson, Church Council secretary. Any more Annual Reports? A set of reports for the Annual Church meeting has been prepared and is available from Tony Johnson, electronically or hard copy. Sections included are Finance, Property, Worship. Pastoral, Evangelism, Junior Church, GLT (Goldington Churches Together), Links to North Beds Circuit, Safeguarding. There are many other Groups and activities at Priory and some may wish an opportunity to contribute a short report (1/2 page max) for their group for the past year. Accordingly there will be a Supplement to the Church Meeting reports for this purpose. In the past there have been contributions from the Fellowship groups, House groups, Uniform groups, Outreach activities, International Charitable projects, Messy Church programme and others. Anyone interested in providing a report should contact Tony Johnson or send him a copy by . Invitation to Cabaret rehearsal As some of you are aware our daughter Janet has led some workshops in singing for fun and raised some money for our charities in the past. She also sings in various groups and will soon be doing a Cabaret act. In order not to get her pianist Simon to go to Portsmouth to rehearse (he lives in Hitchin) Janet has booked the chapel to have a 2 hour rehearsal on Saturday 12th March between 2-4 pm. As well as Simon there will be Matthew her husband on percussion. The style of music will be 30's Swing. Norma and I thought it would be an opportunity to raise some funds for the church. So we would like to invite you for tea/coffee and cake, come and go as you please. There will be no charge but donations will be welcome..john & Norma

6 Prayer Diary The Prayer Diary is published on the first Sunday of the month. Copies are available on the brochure stand in the Welcome Area for the month and also on the Prayer Board at the back of the Church. Suggestions for the Diary are welcome. MHA Annual Report - A Year in Our Life MHA has recently published our Annual Report, A Year in Our Life, which summarises how we use our fundraised income and what we aim to achieve over the next 10 years. The report can be downloaded from the MHA website at or take a look at the copy on the table in the welcome area. We continue to cherish the on-going relationship with the Methodist people and are grateful for support which is offered through volunteering, fundraising and prayer. We hope that the facts and figures in the Annual Report will help people better understand our work, which is now making a difference to the lives of over 16,000 older people in over 200 locations across the UK. Spring Concert at Priory : 30 th April 7.30pm. Last September I joined up with a saxophone group called Sax s Cool! More than a dozen sax s, a couple of guitars, a bass and now drums. They have kindly agreed to bring a concert to Priory for thousands facing poverty and sickness in Zimbabwe. The programme will include a wide variety of music arranged for sax ensemble, quite a number from pre-war period. Please reserve the date and come if you can. Tickets ( 5) will be available early in March. Zimbabwe s People - facing months of severe drought and famine, many will not survive. The April harvest has already been destroyed. UN say three million need food. The Government has no budget to buy in maize this year.. even though over half a million pounds has just been spent on celebrating the president s birthday! The UN and EU are giving some support. I hope that we may be able to provide a little help too. David Winwood. Support for Yarlswood Detention Centre As part of the Goldington Churches Together initiative to support the residents at Yarlswood, Priory will send 40 Easter cards written to the residents on Priory s behalf. Thanks to Hazel and her Crafts Group for doing this. There is still a great need for Bibles, so if you have any spare Bible in good condition, please give to Glayne before Palm Sunday so they can be sent too. There is no need for suitcases at present. SeedBeds Annual Lecture This is a save the date and advance notice of this year s SeedBeds Annual Lecture. This will take place on Monday 14 th March at from 6.30pm- 8.00pm, in the Gateway Building on Bedford Campus. The Guest speaker is Dr Atuallah Siddiqui from the Markfield Institute of Higher Education. I have asked Dr Siddique to take us forward from the Siddique Report of 2007 and to talk to us about the place and role of Muslim chaplains within Multi faith teams. I do hope you will all be able to be present and that you will encourage others from your networks to attend as well. Other publicity will be available shortly and will be distributed soon. Cass Howes, Chaplain SeedBeds, (Community and Faith Bedford) Posters On The Board In The Welcome Area - Updated weekly. Don t forget to take a look at the posters with all the details of events happening at Priory, within the circuit churches and in Bedford - see if any take your interest.

7 LENT & HOLY WEEK You are invited to worship together with friends from across the circuit in early All Welcome Wednesday 9th March, 7.30pm at Haynes Worship led by Rev. Graham Claydon-Knights Wednesday 16th March, 7.30pm at Henlow Worship led by Rev. Dave Haseldine Monday 21st March, drop in between 2pm and 9pm (provisional) Holy Week Labyrinth, with Deacon Jane Mills, at Putnoe Heights Tuesday 22nd March, drop in anytime between noon and 8pm Holy Week Garden, with Rev. Matt Fugill, at Kempston East Wednesday 23rd March, 7.30pm at Trinity Biggleswade Taizė-style Holy Week worship, led by Rev. Andrew Hollins Quiet morning and time of Prayer for the Easter Weekend Saturday 12th March 2016 Priory Methodist Church, Newnham Avenue 10.00am pm Hope in Bedfordshire, Priory Methodist Church and Churches Together in South Bedford are delighted to partner together to welcome Carl Brettle, CEO and Founder of 100m Bedford to encourage us as we look to deepen on prayer as well as share details of his new ministry to see more people come to faith. Carl will be speaking at Priory Methodist Church on Saturday 12th March. The FREE Lent morning programme is for the whole church across Bedford and the surrounding areas between 10.30am and 1.00pm. There will be a donation to cover Carl's expenses and also your opportunity to support Hope in Bedfordshire's ministry. The plan to is start with refreshments from 10.00am with a prompt start. The session will end with a time of prayer at 12.15pm for Hope in Bedfordshire's Easter weekend programme of events, including Good Friday Act of Witness and first Passion Play in town for 30 years! As CEO of newly launched, 100m, Carl has a very simple but LARGE vision 'to see 100m make a decision for Christ'. This will not be restricted to the UK and it may take several years, but Carl's aim is to continue until we see this figure reached. Before launching 100m, Carl was Director of Operations and also Director of Ministry at United Christian Broadcasters, responsible for all non-broadcast engagement for this national Christian ministry. 100m aims to work with Organisations, Denominations, Churches, Ministries and Individuals to bring resources to one place and help train and equip anyone that would like to join in the vision. Launching just this month, Carl has started 100m literally from the ground up with new systems and a blank canvas so to speak. One of the main 100m projects is an digital evangelism resource which Carl developed while he was at UCB, which they kindly allowed him to take with him when he left. You can find out more about Carl's remarkable story here:

8 You are invited to attend a Free Church Service in the Lady Chapel on the dates Mentioned below: Wednesday 6 th. April 2016 at 11a.m. Preacher: The Reverend David Ronco, Baptist Minister, Central Baptist Association. The service is followed by a Fellowship Lunch Wednesday 4 th. May 2016 at 11a.m. Preacher: Major Dr. John Read, The Salvation Army U.K. Ecumenical Officer. Service is followed by a Fellowship Lunch Special Services and Activities: Passiontide Sunday 13 th. March 2016 at 6-30pm. The fifth Sunday in Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide, a time in Which there is an increasing focus on the events leading to Jesus death. This service includes readings, prayers and music that help us to focus On the mystery of Christs suffering and death. Sung by the Abbey Girls Choir and men of the Cathedral Choir. Holy Week Monday Wednesday 21 st. 23 rd. March 2016 At 8pm. Address followed by Night Prayers. Preacher: The Very Reverend Keith Jones former Dean of York. Good Friday 25 th. March 2016 at 8pm. Unity at the Cross A reflective ecumenical service. Organized by Churches Together in St Albans. Easter Services Please view the Cathedral Website: All are Welcome Free Church Service Contact: Reverend Peter Hudson. peter.hudson@uwclub.net Phone: th April 20th April 27th April 4th May 11th May 18th May BELIEF SPRING COURSES Making Sense of Science and Christian Faith Science and Christianity: The myth of conflict Beauty and awe in an evolving cosmos What hope for the environment? Genes, genetics and playing God What makes you human? God and an imperfect world The Course has been compiled and will be delivered by The Revd Canon Dr Tim Bull, The Revd Dr John Weaver and Laurie Hawkins The Course will start at 8pm and will be held at St Andrews Church Kimbolton Road Bedford MK 40 2PF. 5 per session will be payable on the day (includes refreshments) Bishop Peter Doyle We are also pleased to share with you that Bishop Peter Doyle - Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Northampton will visit BELIEF on Saturday 4th June am to 12.30pm He will be speaking about his experiences as the representative of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales at the 2015 Synod on Marriage and Family Life held in Rome. At St Andrews Church Kimbolton Road Bedford. MK40 2PF 10 per person (including refreshments) payable on the day

9 Come and join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday 20 March, from pm at St John s Hospice in Moggerhanger. Treat your little ones to some tasty treats and register for St John s annual Easter Egg Hunt. There are four time slots for you to choose from and entry includes a Chocolate Egg. To book a slot or for more information please go to: or call We have lots on offer including games, craft and face painting. There s even games for the adults to enjoy, including a charity raffle and a good selection of cakes to indulge in. Keen baker? Why not enter our free Easter Cake Off competition, with two categories to choose from: Chocolate Easter Nest These can be made with cornflakes or Rice Krispies, it really doesn't matter what you use as long as they're smothered in chocolate and if you fancy, topped with something like a chick or mini eggs. These will be judged mainly on taste and texture however you can pick up a few extra points for decoration. Easter Cake show stopper Fancy creating an Easter masterpiece? Do you have attention to detail? Can you create something with the wow factor? This cake will be judged mainly on how it looks but you can score extra points for the taste and texture. Hop to it! * Children must be supervised at all times. * All children not participating in the Easter Egg Hunt will be charged the adult rate of 1. We look forward to seeing you there. Hinde Street Methodist Church Public Lectures. Glayne is going to these 2 lectures in London and wondered if anyone else want t o come. Travel by train, both start at 7:30pm and will last about 2 hours, so rush hour to get there and late night! But they sound really interesting. Please let Glayne know if interested. Tuesday 10th May Identity, Modernity and Faith Yasmin Alibhai-Brown - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown came to this country in 1972 from Uganda. She is a journalist who has written for The Guardian, Observer, The New York Times, and is now a regular columnist on The Independent. She is author of several books including, No Place Like Home an autobiographical account of a twice removed immigrant, and True Colours on the role of government on racial attitudes. She is a regular international public speaker. In 2001 she was appointed an MBE for services to journalism in the new year s honours list. In 2003 she returned her MBE as a protest against the new empire in Iraq and a growing republicanism. In 2005, she was voted the 10th most influential black/asian woman in the country in a poll and in another as one of the most powerful Asian media professionals in the UK. Tuesday 14 June Living as Christians in Multi-faith Britain and the Importance of Religious Literacy Michael Wakelin Religious Literacy is a new approach to interfaith understanding. It s a secular endeavour, not about more God but better talk about God. It s about understanding religion so that we can move beyond ignoring it which is dangerous, move beyond tolerance towards acceptance and understanding of people s beliefs and values so that true coexistence can be given a chance. As Christians we need to take the lead on this. I believe that for a safer world, we need a widespread recognition that religion matters to the vast majority of the world, and therefore needs to be treated with knowledge, fairness and respect. Maybe then religion can transform from the liability it so often is to the asset it can potentially become. Michael is a religion and media consultant, Executive Associate in Public Education for the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, Director of Coexist Programmes, and ExecProducer TBI Media, having previously been Head of Religion and Ethics at the BBC.

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