The Newsletter of the Camelford and Week St. Mary Circuit 12/20
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Contacts Superintendent Minister – Rev Doreen Sparey-Delacassa 01566 781854 [email protected] Supernumerary Minister - Rev. Bryan Ede 01840 214818 [email protected] Deacon in Training - Jenny Parnell 01566 772609 Circuit Administrator – Sarah Russell [email protected] Safeguarding Officer – Naomi Sparey 01566 181854 [email protected] The Newsletter of the Camelford Tidings Editor – and Week St. Mary Circuit 12/20 Glenys Poorta 01566 781205 Bethel, Boscastle, Bossiney, Brockhill, Camelford, ‘The Swallows’, Canworthy Water PL15 8UW Canworthy Water, Delabole, Dimma, Eden, [email protected] Maxworthy, Rehoboth, St. Breward, St. Teath, Other contact details are to be found in the St. Tudy, Tintagel, Tremail, Tresparrett, Treveighan, Week St. Mary Camelford and Week St. Mary Circuit Plan All articles to be submitted by the 22th of the month please time she sold a cake and thought she was making in-roads into the mountains of cakes on the table someone else came with Hi everyone! another cake! Not only that, it was some one’s birthday on that Saturday and Another month and more good tidings – the work goes on! There we couldn’t let that pass us by, so, low and behold, a cake was IS a future, even although facing it may bring us challenge and produced with a rather interesting Birthday candle. For once change and all the things we would rather like to avoid. But Marie was speechless – Patricia thinks that is a first! So, we Christ calls us to follow Him. celebrated a Birthday as well as remembering a very good friend, I was just reading John Wesley’s instructions to his ministers. member of the church and of the local community. All in all, a Number 11 is this: 'You have nothing to do but to save souls. fitting way to remember Mary who in the past would have been Therefore spend and be spent in this work'. in the thick of it, but too, we raised £652 for the Hospice in memory of Mary. Thanks to all who supported this event, and Amen brother! Saving souls, making new Disciples for Jesus for the tremendous amount raised for Cornwall Hospice Care. Christ – that is what matters. That is ALL that matters. Sue Ede Let’s do it! God bless you all, As long as I can walk one step, Doreen I’ll walk dear Lord with you, As long as I can hear one word, I’ll listen Lord to you. As long as I can clasp my hands, May the wisdom of God – instruct us I’ll clasp them both in prayer, May the hand of God - protect us As long as I am here dear Lord, May the shield of God – defend us I’ll know that you are there. May the hosts of God – guard us BM Photograph courtesy of Adrian Jasper When the idea was mentioned at a recent Coffee Morning at the Methodist Church that we take part in ‘The Great Cornish Cake Bake Big Weekend’ in memory of Mary Scarrett, little did I know how big this would turn out to be. So, on Saturday 6th May, the Cake Stall was heaving with cakes plus jams and chutneys from Mrs. Val Cowen. Gwen & Jean were struggling to keep up on the raffle for which the prizes had been kindly donated by local businesses. And the table for Coffee needed to be seen to be believed. It had cakes galore plus Jam and Cream Splits – all for a donation in the bowl. The room was crowded, with friends from the Church and the local community who knew Mary, and that was at 10a.m. and although many came and went the hall never seemed to get any quieter or that there was less people. Sent in by Geoff Boswell A Walk of Witness on Good Friday began from Bossiney Methodist Church after a service there. Following a wooden Cross carried by volunteers the procession stopped at St Paul’s Catholic Church where Father Bryan Storey led in prayer a hymn sung and a scripture reading given. Moving onto Tintagel Methodist Church, David Cook gave a Bible reading from Mark chapter 15, Glenton Brown announced the hymn and Richard Uglow led in prayer. The procession concluded in the centre of the village at Trevena Square where the final hymn was sung, st Richard Uglow read the words of Jesus from John 14 and spoke The afternoon of Sunday May 21 was the celebration of Wesley on the verses before calling on Rev. Paul Spreadbridge to close Day at Trewint Cottage and a crowd of over one hundred from the service with prayer. Glenton Brown thanked everyone for all over Cornwall gathered in the glorious sunshine on the edge joining the procession. After, coffee and hot cross buns were of the Wesley Cottage Prayer Garden to hear Rev. Alistair Bolt served in the Methodist Schoolroom and trays of hot cross buns preaching from the porch where Wesley had addressed the local wrapped in serviettes with an Easter text on were taken and Cornish people three hundred years ago. For his theme he spoke given out in the street. on the fire of the Holy Spirit which had inspired John Wesley and which should inspire and encourage us in 2017. The An early start on Easter day saw a group gather on Condolden Chairman of the Cornwall District, Rev. Steve Wild led the Mound for a sunrise service. Stuart and Jenny Patterson led the service and we sang some of Charles Wesley’s wonderful worship as the new day dawned with the panoramic view from hymns, ably led by Mr. Mark Hawken the Mound becoming apparent. Travelling back to the Methodist on his accordion. Schoolroom a hearty breakfast of bacon, eggs and cereal awaited After the service there was a tea provided in Altarnun Church those who had come from around North Cornwall to attend the Hall followed by an Act of Worship in Altarnun Parish Church, service. led by Rev. Deryn Roberts and John Hogarth, the Curator at Wesley Cottage, where once again Rev. Alastair Bolt preached. The Easter morning family service at Tintagel Methodist Church Next May we shall have the incoming President of the Methodist was very well attended and visitors welcomed from Camborne, Conference, Rev. Loraine Mellor, preaching in the porch, so we Poole, Tavistock, Tunbridge, Washington DC, Laneast, all look forward to that occasion. Manchester, Bath, Brighton and Enfield. Mrs. Sue Ede from Delabole led the worship; Joyce Brown and Celia Hay were the stewards and Sheila Flower the organist. During the first We had a great time at Lanivet Methodist Church on Wednesday hymn the congregation formed a long procession to place 18th May when the guest speaker for our District Day was flowers in the wooden cross hanging by the pulpit, transforming Deacon Joan Cole, maybe known to many of you from her time it into a blaze of colour. Loretta Bowker read from Mathew in Truro. The previous day chapter 28 and Sue encouraged the children in the congregation was for those at the other to do some actions to the reading. Edwina Broad and Kathy end of the county and was Rowse gave a very amusing and meaningful monologue of two held at Helston. caterpillars chatting to each other! Sue Ede spoke about butterflies and their transformation from caterpillars into The theme of the two days beautiful creatures, illustrating her talk with pictures of the was ‘Sitting by the Well’ cocoon stages etc. With three lit candles depicting Jesus as one and this gave us time to of those on the Cross, and his words ‘I am the Light of the reflect on that Biblical World’ reminding us that he is with us all the time. During the recount of Jesus’ encounter last hymn Malcolm Prout carried the cross of flowers to hang with the Samaritan woman and our responses to it. The day outside of the Chapel for the Easter weekend as a reminder of the ended with Holy Communion led by Rev Steve Wild and was meaning of Easter. All the children in the congregation were followed by a Cream Tea. given an Easter egg which included a leaflet of the Easter story. As someone pointed out, ‘If you’re a Methodist and a woman, Last Sunday a beautiful sunny day, the second in Easter and you belong to MWiB’ and it would be lovely to see you at the St.Georges Day, Stuart Patterson led a Church Fellowship next District Day on September 19th when it will be a whole service. June Burnard was the organist and Christine Alexander District event at St. Agnes where the speaker will be Mrs. and Celia Hay the stewards. Happy Birthday was sung to Carolyn Lawrence. George Prowse visiting from Camborne. A card of thanks was Another happening to put in your diary is July 19th when the read from the family of the late Barbara Old and Christine was Christian Guild Hotel, Treloyhan Manor, at St Ives will be pleased to receive items for her planned trip to Kenya with the hosting a Cream Tea where the profits will be for President Girl Guides later in the year. The list of items she is collecting to Jenny Skinnard’s charity – the Farming Community Network. take is available in the Schoolroom. Stuart used the days Lectionary readings for the base of his service which included David’s Psalm 16; 1 Peter chapter 1, John 20 and Acts 2. Tea and coffee was shared in the schoolroom after. Coffee Mornings are held every Thursday in the Schoolroom and any children are invited to Messy Church held on the first Friday afternoon from 4pm of the month – Friday 5th May will be the next one.