WELCOME TO THE SERVICE

Please join us for coffee and tea in the Wesley Hall following the 10:30am service. Traidcraft goods and greetings cards will be on sale. If this is your first visit, we invite you to sign the Visitors’ Book and collect a Welcome Pack.

Creche facilities are available at the 10.30am service.

Please ask a steward for directions.

Sunday, 29th January 2012- Ordinary 4

Today’s Services

10.30am All Age Worship led by Rev Gary Homewood

Tapes and CDs of this service are available if you are, or know of someone, unable to make it to the service. Please ask one of the stewards if you wish to borrow one. Please return CDs and tapes after use.

6.30pm Circuit Healing Service led by Rev Gary Homewood

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 / Psalm 111 / 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 / Mark 1:21-28

God of heaven and earth,

whose power is made fully known

in your pardoning mercy:

ever fill us with your grace,

that, entering more fully into your promises,

we may come to share in the good things of heaven;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

	Stewards	Door Stewards	Music	Bible Reader
10.30am	Felicity Kendon Elijah Kommu	Margaret & Hugh Phoenix	Music Group
6.30pm	Felicity Kendon Elijah Kommu		Malcolm Galloway

Flowers are given by Hillary & John Simpson

Tuesday

o Toddlers 9.30am

· Brownies meet 6.15pm and Guides meet 7.00pm

Wednesday

· Friendship Hour meets 2.30pm in the Bromley Room

· Cubs 6.30pm in the Upson Room.

· Music Group meets 8.00pm in the Church. You are welcome to come along and join in.

Thursday

· High Street Art Workshop 10.00am – 12.30pm in the Bromley Room. Check beforehand with Liz on 625604.

· Lunchtime Communion 12.45pm in the Church

· Beavers meet 6.00pm

· Pastoral Committee meets 8.00pm in the Bromley Room

· Questors Bible Study Group meets 8.00pm at the new home of Lavinia and Elijah Kommu, 16 Redriff Close, Maidenhead SL6 4DJ. We would welcome new members. For more information ring Rosemary and Arthur on 633720.

Friday

· Church Open Morning 9.30am – 12.30pm

· Coffee 10.00am to 12 noon in the Wesley Hall – Iris Wright

· Scouts meet 7.30pm

· Choir practice 8.00pm in the Church

Saturday

· Church Open Morning 10.00am – 12.00pm – Susan Permane

· Coffee 10.00am to 12.00pm in the Wesley Hall – Ladies Evening Group

· FILM CLUB meets 8.00pm in the Wesley Hall, Open to all - Just turn up, no need to book

DATES FOR 2012 (See notice board for more details)

· Friday 3^rd February, 8.00pm – Action for Children presentation. Scouts are being sponsored to “sleep rough” for one night to raise money for Action for Children. This will be preceded by a presentation from an A4C representative at about 8.00pm. If anyone from the church would like to join the Scouts for the talk they would be very welcome.

· Tuesday 7^th February, 10.30am – Wesley Walkers meet at Burchetts Green School car park, Burchetts Green Road (OS Ref 838812) for a 3 mile walk around Hall Place and Prospect Hill. Due to limited space, car sharing is advised. Lunch after at Shire Horse, Littlewick Green. Contact Hugh & Margaret Phoenix 01628 627037.

· Thursday 9^th February, 7.45pm – Mission & Outreach Committee meeting in the Bromley Room

· Tuesday 14^th February, 2.00 – 4.00pm – Kids’ Film Club in the Wesley Hall. Open to all - Just turn up, no need to book.

· Wednesday 15^th February, 12.30pm – Ladies Evening Group meet for lunch at OTT, on the river at Bourne End. The lunch will cost £18.00 per head. To reserve your place, please contact Barbara on 636240 before next Wednesday, February 1^st.

· Saturday 25th February, 7.30pm - Reading Phoenix Choir will be returning to delight us.  Tickets priced £8.00 are available NOW and all seats are reservable. Contact Sid Barker (01628 625823) or email webmaster@methodistmaidenhead.org.uk

· Sunday 26^th February, 6.00pm – International Taizé Service at St Luke’s Church. Service will be followed by refreshments. All welcome.

· Thursday 28^th February, 7.45pm – Circuit Meeting at Ledgers Road Methodist Church. All welcome.

· Monday 5^th March – Daffodil Day at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. This is the largest Methodist meeting of the year and a coach has been booked from Burnham for those who wish to attend. To reserve your place please contact Jo Webb on 01628 603014. Tickets priced £10 inclusive are available now.

OTHER NOTICES

· TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS -The path between West Street and the Church is going to be closed from Monday 13 February to Friday 13 April. During this period users of West Street car park will need to come through the little alleyway opposite the Portland Arms.

· PUDDING CLUB hope to "meet" next Sunday after the morning Service.  Please either BRING or BUY (H.U.G.)

· CHURCH QUESTIONNAIRE – We will shortly be starting to collate responses, but are still hoping to get a few more questionnaires returned. The more questionnaires we receive, the more representative the results will be, so we would like to encourage anyone who has not yet completed a questionnaire to do so as soon as possible. Forms are available in the Church. YOUR views are important to us.

· ACTION FOR CHILDREN (NCH) – It is time for boxes to be returned for their annual opening. If you are unable to bring them to church, please contact Jean and Bill Barnett on 629675 to arrange collection. Thank you.

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN MAIDENHEAD

· Maidenhead Churches FoodSHARE (formerly Food Bank) - Gifts of dried and canned food and tea, coffee etc. can be placed in the basket at the front of the church, or handed to a Church Steward. Your continuing support for this project would be gratefully received. Many thanks.

YOUTH AND FAMILY NEWS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

MESSY CHURCH

We meet on a Sunday at 3.30-5.50 unless otherwise stated.  Messy Church is open to all ages for food, fellowship, art, crafts and worship.

Forward Dates

Sun 26^th Feb Fri 6^th April (Good Friday) Sun 27^th May

Sun 24^th June - BBQ at the Manse - Priesthaus East Road

Sun 16^th Sept Sun 14^th Oct Sun 25^th Nov

JUNIOR CHURCH

During January and February Junior Church will continue to follow the 'Roots' material.  Our theme this time is, 'Discipleship' and we will be exploring how to live our lives more like Jesus.

We will have our arts and crafts, stories, music, games, food, prayers and DVDs. New friends are always welcome to join us and there is something for all ages.

Sun 29^th Jan - there is no separate Junior Church today as we have an opportunity to be together in All Age Worship

School Holiday Activities

I would like to put together a team of people to help deliver school holiday activities. If this is something that you think you would be able to help with then I would love to hear from you - thank you, Vicky.

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

· At the completion of his radiotherapy treatment, Chris Maskell would like to thank all those in the congregation who have supported him with their prayers and concern and especially those who have taken time out to drive him to the Royal Marsden Hospital for his daily treatments.

Sunday, 5^th February 2012

9.00am Holy Communion led by Rev Gary Homewood

(with an additional collection for The Children’s Benevolent Fund)

10.30am Morning Worship led by Mr Alan Crowle

Stewards : David Herbert & Mary Stock

The Offerings for Sunday 22^nd January 2012 totalled £ 966.91

Items for the next Notices to Anne in the office by Friday 9.00am latest

Published by High Street Methodist Church Maidenhead

Minister: The Rev Gary Homewood Tel: 626668 e-mail gary.homewood@btinternet.com

Church Office: Tel: (01628) 628104 e-mail: office@highstmethodist.plus.com

Caretaker: Mobile: 07703 476 325

Website: www.methodistmaidenhead.org.uk

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