Pastoral News New Eltham Methodist Church Prayer for the Week
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_____________________________________________________________ Pastoral News New Eltham Methodist Church Please remember in your prayers Church Notices Sunday 14th February 2021 Ian and Anne Bartlett, Sarah Bartlett, Muriel Bennett, Ray Ellis, Last Sunday after the Epiphany John and Ming Broomhead, Mary Charters and Jane and Stephen, Dave, the family of Gill Coutts including Janice and Sharon, Maureen Davison, Andrew Gardner and family, the family of Anne Gibbins, Rene Johnson, Prayer for the Week Joyce Jutson, Genevieve Manda, Laura MacBean, her Dad Jack and family, Heavenly Father, whose loving care extends over all things and over all Hilary Northwood, Peter Penney and Sarah, Rachel and Liz, Steve Offord, time, hear our prayer for those who have dedicated their lives to the Beverley, Linda, Leigh and Barbara Smith and family, Nicola Povey, Susan Tilbury, Edith Warner, Janet Webb, Geoff Wilkinson, Tony Wright service and care of others especially those of the NHS, caring Marianne Outteridge and Bethan and family, the family of Jean Whitehorn. professions and emergency services who, by tending those infected with the COVID virus have themselves fallen prone to the disease and died. Receive our sorrow, penitence and gratitude; comfort those who mourn; The New Eltham Churches Together strengthen, guide and protect those who continue to care for those who The New Eltham Churches Together met on 18th January 2021 on Zoom. All are sick and in need, as we commend the departed to your loving and the churches in New Eltham were represented including Rev Kuruvilla from the new St James Marthoma church in Avery Hill road which is due to eternal care; we make our prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. be consecrated in April 2021. Due to the current situation with Covid 19 It was decided not to do anything together for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity or Easter. New Eltham Methodist Church 437 Footscray Road Duncan attends as the Minister of NEMC and Pauline Lyons represents the Minister: Revd. Duncan MacBean membership of our church. There is a space for another representative so if London, anyone feels called to this service please contact Paul Tickell, our Senior SE9 3UL Tel: 07432 093 353 Steward, or Joanne, our administrator. www.newelthammethodist.org.uk Email: [email protected] _____________________________________________________________ Upcoming Sunday services (at 10.30am): Church office: Joanne Cummins [email protected] 21st February: Worship Leaders streamed via Zoom 020 8859 4932/07588 776136 (Answerphone out of hours) 28th February: R. Brandhorst streamed via Zoom Church Office open Thur-Fri 9.30am to 1.30m (term time only) Please submit weekly news by 10.00am on Thursday New Eltham Methodist Church Zimbabwe Fellowship. Please ‘like’ us ‘New Eltham Methodist Church’ There are normally Sunday services in SHONA at this Church (12.30 - 14.30) For more details on the current situation, contact 07707310098 or 07944881977 __________________________________________________ 10.30am Sunday 14th February 2021 Led by: Rev. Duncan MacBean From Pauline: New Eltham Churches Together (NECT) are having a Lent course on the ORDER OF SERVICE following dates at 19.30. They are on a Thursday evening. I think that together with our Circuit service, these offer alternative timings or you might Welcome even like to do both! Call to Worship Psalm 50: 1-6 25th February, The Environment, hosted by All Saints. Opening Prayer 4th March, Global Warming and Climate Change, hosted by Redeemed Christian Church of God-Victory Assembly. Hymn StF 86 Praise the Lord! You heavens, adore Him 11th March, The Age of Humans, hosted by the Methodists. 18th March, Coming out of Denial and Facing Crisis, Novar Christian Fellowship. Epistle reading: 25th March, Faith, Hope and Love, hosted by All Saints. 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6 Gospel reading Please email Joanne if you would like the Zoom log in details. Mark 9: 2-9 ___________________________________________________ Sermon Sunday services in our Church 2021 For the current situation, Church Council decided to temporarily suspend services open to be Hymn attended by in-person congregations. This will be StF 260: Swiftly pass the clouds of glory reviewed at least once a month by our Stewards. Please see the weekly email sent out by Joanne for further information. When limited numbers are permitted to attend a service in person and you would like Prayers of Intercession to do so, please book a place in advance with Joanne each week that The Lord’s Prayer you would like to attend using the email address or phone number below. It is our intention to continue streaming a service every week via Zoom and the circuit will continue providing written and video Hymn services. If you are not receiving details of these, please contact StF 331: King of Kings, Majesty! Joanne Cummins: [email protected] 020 8859 4932/07588 776136 (Answerphone out of hours) Closing Prayers _____________________________________________________________ .