Newsletter for Week Beginning

PilgrimsPilgrims WayWay Congregational & Methodist Church

Minister: Rev Nicola Vidamour Telephone: 020 8548 4945 [email protected] Nicola’s day off each week is Friday. Church Office: 020 8552 5030 e-mail: [email protected] Visit our Website @ http://www.pilgrimsway.org Newsletter for week beginning 24th August 2014 Worship Today 10:30am Revd Nicola Vidamour 6.30pm Revd Ian Parker Dates for Your Diary Wed 27th August 10am-12 noon Coffee Morning and Nearly New Wed 27th August 11:00 am Prayer Meeting Wed 27th August 2:00pm Wednesday Fellowship – No meeting in August Thurs 28th August 7:00pm Choir Practice for Circuit Service Thurs 28th August 8:00pm Church Council Meeting in the Chapel Sun 31st August 4:30pm Choir Practice for Circuit service Pastoral Care If you know of anyone who would like a pastoral visit, please let Nicola, or one of the Elders or the church office know. See Nicola’s and the Church telephone numbers above. Prayer Requests The Elders are available to pray with you after the service today and also pray during the week for any needs and concerns which have been brought to them. Text for the Week He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters...... Psalm 23 v 2

After Worship, We are invited to place prayer requests TEA & COFFEE on the board near the main door. These in Myrtle Hall. Join us requests are taken to our Wednesday – it’s free morning prayer meeting.

We Welcome Andrew our Guest organist We are delighted to welcome Andrew Roberts as our organist this morning. Andrew lives in Ripon and is a Circuit Steward as well as a musician! Andrew is staying with Nicola this weekend. They used to sing together in the British Methodist Youth Choir. Inauguration of New Circuit Superintendent A Circuit service to mark the inauguration of Revd Nicola Vidamour as a superintendent will be held next Sunday, 31st August at 6:00pm here in Pilgrims Way with a reception to follow. All are welcome! Taize Service There will be Taize Service at Bryant Street Methodist church, on Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00pm. Spare Room to Rent Tom, an ex-member of Manor Park Methodist Church moved with his family to Cirencester some years ago but still works in an office in London. He is now in his early 50's, finding travelling increasingly difficult (leaving home at 5:30am) and is looking to rent a room three nights a week (Mon, Tues & Wed) in this area. He does not necessarily require meals to be provided. If anyone is able to offer Tom such accommodation, please contact Norman Stephens (8989 8489) in the first instance. Curry, Coffee and Cake Café – Next Saturday! The next Curry Café will be held on Saturday, August 30th. We ask more people to get involved and we welcome voluntary donations to buy ingredients - make a donation to Eric. Door open at 10am until 2pm. Own Arrangement Service There will be an own arrangement service on the morning of September 28. If you would like to be involved in the planning and leading of this service please sign the list on the notice-board. Biscuit Wrappers Please keep collecting the plastic biscuit wrappers (not paper or foil).

Weekly Offertory Total Offertory received from Envelopes and Loose offerings for last Sunday, 17th August was £320.56. Please give notices to Mary or e-mail her on: [email protected] All submissions to be received before Wednesday evening for inclusion in the next issue. Leave a message on or e-mail: [email protected]

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NEXT SUNDAY EVENING You are invited to a service to welcome REVD NICOLA VIDAMOUR as Circuit Superintendent and celebrate 25 years since she started preaching.

PRESIDING MINISTER - REVD GARETH POWELL Assistant Secretary of the Methodist Conference

PREACHER – JILL BAKER Former President of Methodist Women in Britain Local Preacher in the Thames Valley Circuit

SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 2014 6:00pm PILGRIMS WAY CHURCH

I hope many of you will be able to come to this Circuit Service which we are hosting here at Pilgrims Way next Sunday evening. I am very excited about it and am sure that it is going to be a splendid occasion! After the service we will be serving light refreshments in the hall. It would be much appreciated if you are able to being some plantain, peanuts, cake or other finger food! We are expecting about 100 people. I would also love it if you can wear traditional dress!

NICOLA VDAMOUR

Daily Bible Readings The Way to the Father Psalm Sun 24th Matthew 16 v 13-20 124 Mon 25th Luke 22 v 24-30 145 Tue 26th John 14 v 1-14 69 v 1-21 Wed 27th John 14 v 15-31 69 v 29-36 Thurs 28th John 15 v 1-17 72 Fri 29th Matthew 14 v 1-12 11 Sat 30th John 15 v 18-27 75 v 1-7

Sunday Worship Next Week 31st August 2014 10:30am John Andoh 6:00pm Circuit Service at Pilgrims Way

Rotas for next Week 31st August 2014 Vestry a.m. - Julian Vestry p.m. - Mary K Elder Christine Welcome - June Door/Books - Ernestine and Mario Flowers - Mary Coffee - Dorothy, Dave and Geoff Creche - Hayleigh Organ a.m. - ? Organ p.m. - Sue Readers - Beatrice and Fred Sunday Collection Cashiers - Olu and Joan

For Our Prayers Laud (Effie Caiquo's dad in Ghana) Has blood on his brain Patrick (Emmanuel’s uncle) Recovering from an illness Mac (Sarah McDonald) Has health and age-related problems Terence Baptist In his nineties and paralysed Sheena Dealing with anxiety and stress Nicky (Olu’s friend) Receiving treatment for cancer Barbara Dandy On long-term sick leave with a neck and back problem Anna (in Ghana) Suffering ill health/memory loss Rose Recovering from an illness

Unemployed people seeking work All those suffering from cancer All those who are housebound or in Care Homes Those receiving ongoing medical treatment or awaiting/receiving/recovering from surgery All those finding life stressful The situations in Iraq/Afghanistan/Syria/Israel/Gaza/Sudan/Nigeria Churches/Christians throughout the world.