"Methodist and United Reformed Church News in Darwen” CHURCH DIRECTORY Working together to learn, live, love and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. BOLTON ROAD Secretary: Nancy Briggs Phone 01254 775053 email [email protected] August and September 2019 CENTRAL: Secretary: Liz Rutherford Tel 01254 774715 Email: [email protected] Room Lettings: Janice Cowell Tel 01254 706379 BOLTON ROAD email:[email protected] NEW CHURCH CENTRAL Stewards: Valerie Gregory Tel 705314 Jean Fish, 8 Calder Ave, Darwen. Tel 773935 Karen Rowley, 2 Lyndhurst Road, Darwen. Tel 07941 881833 NEW CHURCH SPRING VALE Room Lettings: Marion Haslam, 4 Sunnyhurst Close, Darwen Tel: 773633 TRINITY SPRING VALE Stewards: Lilian Nicholson, 660 Bolton Road, Darwen Chris Allan, 2 Sudell Close, Darwen TOCKHOLES Irene Hindle Donna Boothman Julie Jones Room Lettings: David Foster, 4 Derby Close, Darwen Tel 703858 MINISTER email: [email protected] TRINITY, LOWER DARWEN Secretary: George Grime Tel 01254 54305 email: [email protected] Rev Louise Makin 2 Highercroft Road Lower Darwen, BB3 0QR (01254 678858) TOCKHOLES: Secretary: Kathleen Knowles. Tel 01254 706489 email: [email protected] CHURCH NEWS EDITOR Liz Rutherford 68 Barley Bank Street, Darwen Tel 774715 email: [email protected] FORMAL YOUTH ORGANISATIONS Spring Vale: Guides, Brownies, Rainbows; New Church: Brownies, Rainbows PARENT AND TODDLER GROUPS Central Website: www.centralurcdarwen.org.uk Weekday Groups at Central, Spring Vale, Trinity and New Church Methodist Website: www.wpmmethodist.co.uk ENQUIRIES: The Churches welcome all enquiries. For Baptisms, Marriages and Funerals please contact one of the Ministers before any other arrangements are made. Other enquiries may be made through the Ministers, Secretaries or Stewards. 28 1 WORSHIP FOR AUGUST BIBLE READINGS SUNDAY 4th AUGUST AUGUST SEPTEMBER Bolton Road 10.30am At Central Central 9.30am Rev Geoff Tolley: Communion 10.30am David Foster Beryl Slater 1 Luke 21.29-end 1 Luke 14.1,7-14 New Church 10.30am At Spring Vale 2 Luke 22.1-13 2 Acts 6 3 Luke 22.14-23 3 Acts 7.1-16 Spring Vale 10.45am Rev Louise Makin: Communion 4 Colossians 3.1-11 4 Acts 7.17-43 Trinity 10.30am Doreen Goodship: Communion 5 Luke 22.24-30 5 Acts 7.44-53 6 Luke 22.31-38 6 Acts 7.54-8.3 Tockholes 2.00pm John East 7 Luke 22.39-46 7 Acts 8.4-25 8 Luke 22.47-62 8 Luke 14.25-33 SUNDAY 11th AUGUST 9 Luke 22.63-end 9 Acts 8.26-end Bolton Road 10.30am John Bidwell 10 Luke 23.1-12 10 Acts 9.1-19a 11 Luke 12.32-40 11 Acts 9.19b-31 Central 10.30am Lena Talbot: Communion Lesley Barker 12 Luke 23.13-25 12 Acts 9.32-end New Church 10.30am Bryan Lamb 13 Luke 23.26-43 13 Acts 10.1-16 14 Luke 23.44-56 14 Acts 10.17-33 Spring Vale 10.45am Geraldine Simister 15 Luke 24.1-12 15 Luke 15 1-10 Trinity 10.30am Colin Garley 16 Luke 24.13-35 16 Acts 10.34-end 17 Luke 36-end 17 Acts 11.1-18 Tockholes 2.00pm Catherine Young 18 Luke 12.49-56 18 Acts 11.19-end 19 Acts 1.1-14 19 Acts 12.1-17 th SUNDAY 18 AUGUST 20 Acts 1.15-end 20 Acts 12.18-end Bolton Road 10.30am Colin Garley 21 Acts 2.1-21 21 Acts 13.1-12 Central 10.30am Barbara Duxbury Michael Kennedy 22 Acts 2.22-36 22 Luke 16.1-13 23 Acts 2.37-end 23 Acts 13.13-43 New Church 10.30am Steven Williams 24 Acts 3.1-10 24 Acts 13.44-14.7 Spring Vale 10.45am Jim Proctor 25 Luke 13.10-17 25 Acts 14.8-end Trinity 10.30am Rev Terry Young 26 Acts 3.11-end 26 Acts 15.1-21 27 Acts 4.1-12 27 Acts 15.22-35 Tockholes 2.00pm Doreen Goodship: Communion 28 Acts 4.13-31 28 Acts 15.36-16.5 29 Acts 4.32-5.11 29 Luke 16.19-end SUNDAY 25th AUGUST 30 Acts 5.12-26 30 Acts 16.6-24 Bolton Road 10.30am Barbara Duxbury 31 Acts 5.27-end Central 10.30am Rev Geoff Tolley Mary Irokansi New Church 10.30am Myles Sumner Answer to last Word Search—Jehoshapat Spring Vale 10.45am Local Arrangement Trinity 10.30am Rev Catherine Lewis-Smith: Baptism Deadline for October/November magazine—Sunday 22nd September Tockholes 2.00pm Catherine Young 2 27 GROUPS AT NEW CHURCH WORSHIP FOR SEPTEMBER Sunday 10.30 am Sunday Service with Junior Church SUNDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2nd Sunday in month All Age Worship Bolton Road 10.30am Doreen Goodship: Communion Monday 10 am to 12 noon Stroke Association Choir 1st Monday each month Central 9.30am Rev Geoff Tolley: Communion Monday Rainbows 10.30am Rev Terry Young Abiola Ajibola Monday Brownies New Church 10.30am TBC Tuesday 10.30 am to 11.30 am Tai Chi classes Spring Vale 10.45am TBC Trinity 10.30am Barbara Duxbury: Communion Tuesday 7.00 pm Unity Choir Tockholes 2.00pm Simon Huggill Wednesday 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm Trefoil Guild (once a month) SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER Wednesday 5.00pm to 7.00 pm Weight Watchers Bolton Road 10.30am Yemi Ajibola Thursday 9.00 am to 11.00 am Weight Watchers Central 10.30am John East: Communion Adebola Laditan Thursday 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm Home Group New Church 10.30am TBC Friday 9.30 am to 11 am Stay & Play—parents/carers, babies and toddlers. Spring Vale 10.45am TBC Friday 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm West Pennine Slings Group for parents/carers, Trinity 10.30am Rev Terry Young babies & toddlers (for parents/carers wishing Tockholes 2.00pm Derek Estill: Harvest Thanksgiving to know more about baby carriers and slings) SUNDAY 15th SEPTEMBER Friday 1.00 pm—3.00 pm All-Age Drop-In Group Bolton Road 10.30am George Grime Saturday 8.00 am to 10 am Weight Watchers Central 10.30am Simon Huggill David Yates Saturday 10.00 am to 3.30 pm Darwen Textile Group 2nd Sat each month New Church 10.30am TBC Spring Vale 10.45am TBC GROUPS AT SPRING VALE Trinity 10.30am Rev Geoff Tolley Sunday 10.45 am Sunday Service Tockholes 2.00pm George Grime: Communion SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER Monday 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm Rothwell Arts (dancing) Bolton Road 10.30am Catherine Young Tuesday 10.00 am to 11.00 am Adventure Babies (0-12 months) Central 10.30am Elders; Harvest Thanksgiving Tuesday 11.00 am to 12 noon Adventure Babies (6-24 months) New Church 10.30am TBC Tuesday 5.45 pm to 7.00 pm Rainbows Spring Vale 10.45am TBC Wednesday 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm Brownies Trinity 10.30am George Grime Tockholes 2.00pm Rev Geoff Tolley Wednesday 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm Guides SUNDAY 29th SEPTEMBER Thursday 10.30 am to 12 noon Stay and Play—Parents/Carers and Toddler Group Bolton Road 10.30am Barbara Duxbury Thursday 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm Rothwell Arts (dancing) Central 10.30am George Grime Maria Koujo New Church 10.30am TBC Friday 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm Walk this Way Choir Spring Vale 10.45am TBC Saturday 9.00 am to 12 noon Starlight Kids Dance and Stage School Trinity 10.30am Doreen Goodship: Harvest Thanksgiving Tockholes 2.00pm Sheila McNabb Saturday 10.00 am to 2.30 pm Rothwell Arts (dancing) 26 3 Minister’s letter Central Flower Rota August “Behold, behold, I make all things new, 4th ‘Memories’ Bill and Paula Chynoweth Beginning with you and starting today. 11th ‘In memory of Brenda’ Norman, Gareth and Ruth 18th ‘In memory of Diana’ (Wignall) Behold, behold, I make all things new, 25th ‘In memory’ Kathleen Knowles and family My promise is true, for I am Christ the way.” John Bell, © WGRG, Iona Community, 1995. September 1st Goodship family memories I was kneeling in the rose bed outside what was New Church, weeding beneath 8th Dorothy and Kevin Yates some very prickly roses when I was reminded of that verse. The sun was shining 15th Dennis and Margaret Oldham and around me other church members were bustling around, sweeping, remov- 22nd ‘In memory of loved ones’ Beryl Slater ing the cobwebs and giving things a deep clean ready for the start of what is 29th ‘In memory of family’ Doris and Ron Whalley proving to be a momentous year. Central Coffee Rota Gardening for me is a good time for reflection and prayer. Time to allow God to August speak in the midst of keeping my hands active; I didn’t need to think about what 4th Beryl Shaw, Annette Barker, Karen Narramore I was removing, everything apart from the roses was coming out. And the roses 11th Janice Cowell, Elsa Peacock, Margaret East were getting a prune. 18th Beryl Slater, Lynda Reay, Liz Rutherford 25th Kathleen Knowles, Doreen Bannister, Margaret Burns Gardeners will tell you that there are simple rules to pruning. The three D’s. First cut out the dead wood, it serves no purpose and prevents the light getting September to new growth. Then remove anything that is harbouring disease before it 1st Dorothy Yates, Mavis Aspinall, Barbara Duxbury spreads. Finally, cut out anything that is crossing, or rubbing against a stem or 8th Beryl Shaw, Annette Barker, Liz Rutherford is damaged.