Dear Friends, Rev d Mike Redshaw

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1 Dear Friends, No one said the Christian life would be easy! I remember the day I decided that I would follow Jesus and I remember thinking how wonderful it all was. Life made sense, I felt I had direction and most importantly I had a friend (Jesus) that I was going to walk that life with. At 16 it was all sorted! Nothing would be a problem any more. I hadn t then fully appreciated the full extent of the story of the disciples in the boat on Galilee, as recounted in Matthew chapter 14:22ff. Like everyone else Have experienced a lot of storms in my life since making that decision to follow Jesus, and I dare say like everyone else there have been moments when I ve thought where is he? because I ve felt alone at various times in life. Then there have been times when I ve been able to look back and say yes, he was there, calming my personal storm. Perhaps the most poignant for me was on the birth of our first child who was born with a deformed leg which then had to be amputated at 18 months. That was traumatic, but as we look back both Alison and I can say that Jesus walked through the storm to meet us, calmed the fears of our hearts and brought us safely to the point of hope and expectation again. However, it is honest to say, that we didn t always feel so sure that he was there. I dare say some of us are feeling the same about the and the Circuit again and we need to be honest and realistic. Firstly we need to recognise the storm around us, the storm of not enough members in our Chapels, the storm of not enough preachers, the storm of not enough staff members for the coming year. We need to talk realistically about Chapel closures and the fact that we have too many services and not enough preachers; we need to be honest about our dependency upon the relative security of what we know (the boat) compared to the fear of walking on the water and doing things differently. Now, I ve said this before, but we can be an optimist, a pessimist or somewhere in between. By nature I m usually an optimist and activist; some are pessimists but that leads them to ask important clinical questions; many are somewhere in between and that can often lead to apathy or to the blaming of others for everything else. That is the group I fear most. In the boat there were probably the pessimists rowing against all the odds, fearing the worst, but doing their best. I suggest there were the optimists looking for coming of Jesus to save them, but there were the middle group also sitting doing nothing and saying we shouldn t have set out. Who missed out? That middle group wouldn t have had the same sense of surprise as the pessimists and how wonderful their surprise would be; they wouldn t have had the hope and expectation of the optimists and the joy it would bring them to see Jesus amongst them. Instead the middle group would have been saying either I told you so or about time too In this plan you ll see a number of LA s and I have no doubt that the middle group will look to blame everyone else. That is not a Christian response of graciousness and generosity. When Jesus got into the boat everyone was greeted by him. Some will see the LA s as opportunities to do differently and look for Gods direction. The pessimists will probably want to work harder but may begin to realise the need to row in a different direction. Where are you in the boat at the moment? My prayer is that you will hold a position of graciousness, not seeking to apportion blame, but seeking to row in Gods direction and seeking the hope only he can offer to us all. As we enter we look to the cross and it calls us to make s decision for Christ; yes, no and not bothered. It is this decision which should lead us forward and it is this decision which should make the difference to our lives. Pray, read scripture, have fellowship and be the blessing God wants us all to be. Rev d Mike 1002

2 0 Short Street St Thomas s Woodmill 1 st April 9am Sunday Holy Communion with Rev d Mike followed with Breakfast and service with John Jay at 10.30am Stepaside 10.30am 12.00noon (3 rd Thurs of every month); Teas on Tuesdays! 2.30pm 4.00pm (1 st Tuesday every month); Teas every Wednesday! 2.30pm 4.00pm; is open for prayer and personal reflection every Wednesday 9am 4pm Women s Fellowship 7.30pm on 2 nd & 4 th Thurs in each month; Adelphic Meeting 7.30pm 3 rd Thurs each month; Sun Family Club 9.30am each Sun (in term time); 20 th March 7.30pm Circuit Family Action Team Meeting; 29 th March Maundy Thursday 7.30pm with Rev d Phil Taylor; 30 th March Good Friday Walk of Witness around starting at 10.30am from St Helen s ; 1 st April Sunday at 8.30am with Rev d Jimi followed by Breakfast and service; Tues 1 st May 7pm 9.30pm Safeguarding Creating Safer Space Training; 30 th March at 10am Good Friday with Rev d Jimi Thursday Morning Coffee Morning 10.00am-12.00noon; 29 th March 7.30pm Maundy Thursday at Marston on Dove; 30 th March 7.30pm Good Friday with Rev d Phil Taylor; Thursday 24 th May 7.30pm Wesley Day Circuit with Rev d Mike ; Knit & Natter 9.30am (every Wednesday), followed by: Quilting Group 11.30am; Sat 24 th March 10am 12noon Spring Fayre; Monthly Fellowship 7.30pm first Tuesday at 22 Appleby Glade; Sunday 15 th April 3pm Anniversary; Sat 19 th May 10am 12noon Coffee Morning; Coffee Mornings 9.30am 11.00am (Every Tuesday); 30 th March - Good Friday Meditation Afternoon; Coffee Mornings 10.00am 11.30am (1 st Saturday every month); Wednesday Group 7.30pm 1 st & 3 rd Wednesday each month; Wed 11 th April 7pm 9.30pm Safeguarding Creating Safer Space Training; Sunday 27 th May at 2.30pm Chapel Anniversary with Holy Communion led by Rev d Marian Taylor Coffee Mornings 10.00am 12.00pm (Every Wed); Wed 28 th March 7pm 9.30pm Safeguarding Creating Safer Space Training; 29 th March Maundy Thursday 7.30pm with Rev d Jimi ; Mon 26 th February 2pm 4pm Safeguarding Creating Safer Space Training; Sun 29 th April at 3.00pm Circuit MWiB Offering ; Bible Study/Fellowship second Monday at 2.30pm at 30 Lightwood Road, Yoxall; Sat 31 st March 7.00pm Meditation, Thurs 10 th May 7.30pm Local Preachers & Worship Leaders Meeting; Mums & Toddlers Meetings (For further details contact Susan Laws ) Tuesday every week 1.30pm 3.00pm Pram Club at Hall Wednesday every week 10.00am 11.30am Mini Fun Factory at Thursday 1 st & 3 rd 10.30am 12.00noon Little Fingers at St Thomas s Friday 9.45am 11.45am Toddler Group at Short Street Julian Meetings (For further details contact Susan Laws ) 7.00pm Last Thursdays every month at various es around our Circuit! 22 nd March at Methodist, 26 th April at Methodist, 31 st May at Methodist

3 : Draycott in Short Street St Thomas s Woodmill Visiting Preachers for Preaching Plan March May 2018 Name: Contact Details: Name: Contact Details: Battelle Briggs Haywood Jackson Morris Mr Nick Battelle, sales@old20.com Rev d Chris Briggs Rev d David Haywood Contact Person: Julie Skinner , julie@skinnerfamily.co.uk Hymns: Paul Rimmer , pandarimmer@tiscali.co.uk Readings: Sheila Wilton Angela Shaw , farm@hoonhall.plus.com Marion Rowe , Wendy Smith , wendysmith76@btinternet.com Arthur Morley Hymns: Victor Benson Bryan Wild , biwild@hotmail.co.uk David Jackson / david@dandaj.plus.com Rev d Tim Morris tim.morris@methodist.org.uk Botten Hatchard Irons Tilley A Wood Alison Wood via Mike T Wood Whysall Andrew Whysall Additional Hymn Books:, SOF 1 Dove Valley Song Book; Mission Praise; Dove Valley Song Book SOF 1, SOF 1-4, SOF 1, 2 & 3, Dove Valley Song Book Mission Praise Comb d & Linda Cooper SOF 1 4 Bryan Hollins , bryanjeanhollins@gmail.com Christine Dunsby , christinedunsby@gmail.com Alan Thompson , thomo44@btopenworld.com Susanne Smith , susanne.e.smith@btinternet.com Ken Baxter , ken.baxter1@btinternet.com Linda Latham , hrhlatham@gmail.com Alan & Sheila Richardson , alshe70@btinternet.com Mission Praise Complete Mission Praise Comb d SOF 1, Mission Praise Comb d & Mission Praise Complete Jacqui Botten / jacquibotten@yahoo.co.uk Margaret Hatchard Shirley Irons Rev d david.leese@hotmail.com Mrs Teresa Tilley teresa.tilley@btinternet.com Rev d Prebendary Tony Wood /tonywood@preb.co.uk Please can all churches remember to give the Circuit Office postal addresses for all visiting preachers, so a thank you letter with a copy of our plan can be sent to them. Chair of the Nottingham & Derby District Rev d Loraine Mellor Rev d Jimione chair@methodist-nd.org.uk / jay.kay@gmx.co.uk marian.taylor@methodist.org.uk (*) Rev d Marian Taylor Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit Family Worker Miss Susan Laws Rev d Douglas R Allen Rev d Ann Bolas Mrs Elizabeth Holmes Mr Steve Dobson susanclaws@hotmail.com Rev d Mike Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit Ministers Rev d Dr Stella Mills Rev d Phil Taylor Superintendent Minister of Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit mike@revmike.co.uk stella.mills@glyndwr.ac.uk philip.taylor@methodist.org.uk Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit Administration Mrs Caroline Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit Supernumerary Ministers reverend.doulos@talktalk.net elizabethholmes14@hotmail.co.uk Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit Treasurer Mr Andrew Wooding Vic Appleby [1968] awooding35@gmail.com (*) requires transport and (**) means unavailable for appointments Rev d Derek Morton (**) Rev d Maurice Whittaker (AM) Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit Stewards Mrs Sue Nickson Mrs Denise Hancock Local Preachers for our Trent & Dove Methodist Circuit vicappleby@tiscali.co.uk (**) Emma Bluck [1948] Sue Cattermole [2008] office.trentanddove.circuit@gmail.com derekmorton1234@gmail.com srnickson@aol.com dah15@btinternet.com Oliver Ball [2002] / sue.cattermole49@btinternet.com (**) Betty Chadwick [1956] (**) Stan Coates [1995] John Cumpstone [1982] Steve Dobson [1983] / jcumpstone@btinternet.com / Anne Dobson [2009] Margaret Ellicock [2001] / / margaret.ellicock@btinternet.com Julie [2010] Denise Hancock [2006] Peggy Halton [2013] John Jay [1952] Susan Laws [2013] Adam McLoughlin [2014] / susanclaws@hotmail.com / adam.jo.mcloughlin@gmail.com (**) Robert Lockley [1955] Dr Philip Robinson [1985] Steve Ryan [1986] Carl Seager [1994] (**) Margaret Todd [1975] Vicky Twynham [2013] / carl.seager@virgin.net / maggietodd58@gmail.com / vatwynham@googl .com On Trial: Mark Davies dmark7439@gmail.com; Next Plan Deadline: Mon 26 th March dah15@btinternet.com Alan Richardson [1988] Pat Seager [1989] Mondays: Tuesdays: Fridays: Staff Rest Days Jimi & Susan Laws Mike Phil & Marian Taylor alshe70@btinternet.com / stephen_ryan29@hotmail.com (**) Annette Tresise [1963] Eunice Watson [2012]

4 Dates Lectionary es in Circuit DE13 8AF DE6 5AA DE65 5BB DE6 5HA DE65 6HX DE65 5DS DE65 5GG Short Street DE15 9LS St Thomas DE13 0RQ DE15 9TW DE13 0EA ST14 5HU ST14 7JQ DE15 0HU Woodmilll DE13 8PH Times rd Sun in 4 th Sun in Mothering Sun 5 th Sun in Palm Sunday Jay Jackson C Seager Ball Sunday 09:00 10:30 Jay 2 nd Sun of 3 rd Sun of 4 th Sun of 5 th Sun of 6 th Sun of Irons LA Briggs P Taylor CA Appleby Mills S Dobson Mills A Dobson Twynham A Dobson MS LA Mills Watson Haywood Mills 15:00@ 15:00@ 7 th Sun of US with Mills Pentecost & Aldersgate Sun CA All Age Worship Anniversary Trinity Sunday Style Davies CPV Commissioning of Pastoral Visitors LA Mills Whysall LA Local Arrangement C Seager Let's Praise Hatchard LA Mills Cattermole LA Watson MS Mothering Sunday 08:30 P Taylor Jay P Taylor Robinson MWiB Methodist Women in Appleby Cumpstone Mills Well D Irons CPV EO Britain Offering 15:00@ PG Praise Group Sunday Club Celebration SCC Laws US United LA Allen Ryan LA T Wood Davies P Seager Ball CA Allen SCC Irons WD Appleby Robinson P Taylor Laws LA P Taylor McLoughlin Tilley Botten M Taylor P Taylor Hancock LA Richardson Halton A Dobson Laws LA Irons Jay P Seager Laws 15:00 Cumpstone LA PG Laws T Wood Richardson VS Vocational Sunday S Dobson 15:00@ Please note there is no Let's Praise in April A Wood OM Laws MS Tilley FS C Seager LA Appleby Allen Cumpstone Ball M Taylor M Taylor M Taylor Dawson Hancock 14:00 P Taylor Briggs T Wood Well D Well Dressings Tilley LA McLoughlin P Taylor WD Woman's Day C Seager S Dobson LA Cumpstone Ryan Cattermole Robinson Lyfe at Langans 1 st & 3 rd Thursdays Messy around our Circuit Rainbow s 7.3 Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3: Mills Mills 10:30 US with CS Circuit Cattermole P Taylor S Dobson Appleby Laws & LA Cattermole Battelle FS Friendship Sunday P Taylor Seager Holy Communion McLoughlin Hancock MS P Seager Davies S Dobson T Wood March April May Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33; Mark 11:1-11; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 11:8:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18 Bolas Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2.2; John 20:19-31 Acts 3:12-19; Palm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48; Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18; Jackson Watson LA P Taylor P Seager McLoughlin Jay M Taylor Halton LA Morris 15:00@ Bolas 15:00 CS MWiB EO Robinson Cattermole LA Briggs US with St T's 14:30 M Taylor CA LA Cumpstone Jay Mills P Seager LA Halton Mills T Wood Mills Laws Hancock Halton Bolas 3 rd March 3 rd March 9 th March 11 th March 7 th April 7 th April 13 th April No Messy 5 th May 5 th May 11 th May 13 th May pm on 18 th April 2018 at Draycott Methodist - followed with Tea Acts 8:26--40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8; Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19; Acts 2:1-21; Pslm 104:24-34, 35b; Roms 8:22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15; Thursdays 1 st & 15 th March 2018 Thursdays 5 th & 19 th April 2018 Thursdays 3 rd & 17 th May pm on 28 th March 2018 at Draycott Methodist - followed with Tea Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17; Davies 2.00pm on 9 th May 2018 at Draycott Methodist - followed with Tea Key Circuit for MWiB Offering 3pm on Sunday 29th April Methodist Please note: MWiB Offering Envelopes will be given to all Treasurer by the beginning of April Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gilly MacKenzie, Sue Nickson and or the Circuit Wesley Day Led by Rev'd Mike Julian Meetings Thursday 22 nd March 2018 at 7.00pm Thursday 26 th April 2018 at 7.00pm Thursday 31st May 2018 at 7.00pm 7.30pm on Thursday 24th May See Susan Laws at Methodist at Methodist at Methodist at Methodist

5 Dates Lectionary es in Circuit DE13 8AF DE6 5AA DE65 5BB DE6 5HA DE65 6HX DE65 5DS DE65 5GG Short Street DE15 9LS St Thomas DE13 0RQ DE15 9TW DE13 0EA ST14 5HU ST14 7JQ DE15 0HU Woodmilll DE13 8PH Times rd Sun in 4 th Sun in Mothering Sun 5 th Sun in Palm Sunday Jay Jackson C Seager Ball Sunday 09:00 10:30 Jay 2 nd Sun of 3 rd Sun of 4 th Sun of 5 th Sun of 6 th Sun of Irons LA Briggs P Taylor CA Appleby Mills S Dobson Mills A Dobson Twynham A Dobson MS LA Mills Watson Haywood Mills 15:00@ 15:00@ 7 th Sun of US with Mills Pentecost & Aldersgate Sun CA All Age Worship Anniversary Trinity Sunday Style Davies CPV Commissioning of Pastoral Visitors LA Mills Whysall LA Local Arrangement C Seager Let's Praise Hatchard LA Mills Cattermole LA Watson MS Mothering Sunday 08:30 P Taylor Jay P Taylor Robinson MWiB Methodist Women in Appleby Cumpstone Mills Well D Irons CPV EO Britain Offering 15:00@ PG Praise Group Sunday Club Celebration SCC Laws US United LA Allen Ryan LA T Wood Davies P Seager Ball CA Allen SCC Irons WD Appleby Robinson P Taylor Laws LA P Taylor McLoughlin Tilley Botten M Taylor P Taylor Hancock LA Richardson Halton A Dobson Laws LA Irons Jay P Seager Laws 15:00 Cumpstone LA PG Laws T Wood Richardson VS Vocational Sunday S Dobson 15:00@ Please note there is no Let's Praise in April A Wood OM Laws MS Tilley FS C Seager LA Appleby Allen Cumpstone Ball M Taylor M Taylor M Taylor Dawson Hancock 14:00 P Taylor Briggs T Wood Well D Well Dressings Tilley LA McLoughlin P Taylor WD Woman's Day C Seager S Dobson LA Cumpstone Ryan Cattermole Robinson Lyfe at Langans 1 st & 3 rd Thursdays Messy around our Circuit Rainbow s 7.3 Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3: Mills Mills 10:30 US with CS Circuit Cattermole P Taylor S Dobson Appleby Laws & LA Cattermole Battelle FS Friendship Sunday P Taylor Seager Holy Communion McLoughlin Hancock MS P Seager Davies S Dobson T Wood March April May Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33; Mark 11:1-11; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 11:8:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18 Bolas Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2.2; John 20:19-31 Acts 3:12-19; Palm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48; Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18; Jackson Watson LA P Taylor P Seager McLoughlin Jay M Taylor Halton LA Morris 15:00@ Bolas 15:00 CS MWiB EO Robinson Cattermole LA Briggs US with St T's 14:30 M Taylor CA LA Cumpstone Jay Mills P Seager LA Halton Mills T Wood Mills Laws Hancock Halton Bolas 3 rd March 3 rd March 9 th March 11 th March 7 th April 7 th April 13 th April No Messy 5 th May 5 th May 11 th May 13 th May pm on 18 th April 2018 at Draycott Methodist - followed with Tea Acts 8:26--40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8; Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19; Acts 2:1-21; Pslm 104:24-34, 35b; Roms 8:22-27; John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15; Thursdays 1 st & 15 th March 2018 Thursdays 5 th & 19 th April 2018 Thursdays 3 rd & 17 th May pm on 28 th March 2018 at Draycott Methodist - followed with Tea Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17; Davies 2.00pm on 9 th May 2018 at Draycott Methodist - followed with Tea Key Circuit for MWiB Offering 3pm on Sunday 29th April Methodist Please note: MWiB Offering Envelopes will be given to all Treasurer by the beginning of April Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gilly MacKenzie, Sue Nickson and or the Circuit Wesley Day Led by Rev'd Mike Julian Meetings Thursday 22 nd March 2018 at 7.00pm Thursday 26 th April 2018 at 7.00pm Thursday 31st May 2018 at 7.00pm 7.30pm on Thursday 24th May See Susan Laws at Methodist at Methodist at Methodist at Methodist