St. John’s Regular Activities. Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday morning. Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month. Women’s Fellowship 2:30 p.m. fortnightly on Tuesdays. Leader Ellie Jones. Friendship Circle 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday. Jackie & Mike Heslop. Church open for Prayer 10 – 11 a.m. every Friday. Enter by the vestry door. Organiser Jean Owen. MethSoc for Students Rev. Chrissie Howe 01248-353140 email: chrissie.howe@methodist.org.uk Events Diary February 2015 Tuesday 17th: 10:30 a.m., M.U. Pancakes and Coffee Morning, Diocesan Centre. Sunday 22nd: 7 p.m. Evening Service at St. John’s, led by Ellie Jones. Wednesday 25th: 7:30 p.m. Local Preachers’ meeting at St. Paul’s. Thursday 26th: 2:30 p.m. Lent Group starts at St. John’s. March 2015 Sunday 1st:12 noon St. John’s Annual Church meeting. Friday 6th: 2 p.m. Women’s World Day of Prayer; Penrallt Baptist Church.. Tuesday 17th: 7:30 p.m. Circuit Meeting. Sunday 29th: 7 p.m. Evening Service at St. John’s. Arrangements for Notices The next Notice Sheet, for February 22nd 2015 will be produced by Howard Jackson. Telephone 01248-810050, email notices@bangormethodistchurch.org AGM Reports Could all the organisation group leaders please submit a concise (very brief) report on the activities of their group for the AGM on Sunday 1st March 2015. Please could these reports be emailed to: jackie.heslop3@btinternet.com no later than Sunday 22nd February 2015 in order for them to be collated for the following week. Many thanks Jackie Heslop. St. John’s Methodist Church. Sunday 15th February 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship led by Howard Jackson. Please join us for tea/coffee in the hall afterwards. There is a BRF bookstall with a focus on Lent. Fair Trade goods are on sale; Easter Eggs ordered and paid for one week will be available for collection from the Fair Trade Stall the following week. Order forms are in the Notice Sheet and on the Fair Trade stall. Please write prayer requests for today’s intercessions in the Prayer Request Book at the back of church. This Week: Tuesday 17th: 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon, MU Pancakes & Coffee Morning Diocesan Centre. Sunday 22nd February 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, led by Paul Eckersley. 7 p.m. Evening Service, led by Ellie Jones. St. John’s Methodist Church, Bangor Superintendent Minister: Rev. Chrissie Howe Tel. 01248-353140 Email: chrissie.howe@methodist.org.uk Student Worker: Adam Hawker Email adamjhawker@hotmail.co.uk Paul Williams This is to let you know that after many weeks of illness Paul passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning at the Care Home where he has been since October. Paul was a friend to many and a loving father and husband. He will be missed by us all but we are thankful that he is now with his Lord. With love, Elizabeth Williams. Women’s Fellowship The Women’s Fellowship enjoyed a warm welcome at the Catholic Chaplaincy on Tuesday 10th February to hear a talk by the Catholic Chaplain to the University, Monika Chmelova. She spoke to us about how God had spoken to her in her life, so that we might think about how he speaks to us in ours. A very inspiring afternoon with beautiful music. Our next meeting will be at Mary Bulmer’s on Tuesday 24 th February. All are very welcome. For lifts see Ellie. Ellie Jones. Women’s World Day of Prayer There will be a service for the Women’s World Day of Prayer at Penrallt Baptist chapel in Upper Bangor on Friday 6 th March at 2 p.m. This year’s service has been prepared by the women of the Bahamas for the people of the world. Anyone who would like to help by making paper flowers to decorate the venue (and the speakers!), or cakes for the refreshments, would be greatly appreciated. All are welcome, men women and children! Ellie Jones. Evening service 22nd February The evening service on 22nd will be an informal celebration of the Universal Day of Prayer for Students, focussing on students of all ages, and led by Adam, the student youth worker, MethSoc and myself. All are very welcome to come to give thanks for the privilege of learning. Ellie Jones Street Pastors’ Commissioning Service We would like to invite you all to a special service to commission five new Street Pastors. The service will be held at 8.00 p.m. on Friday 20th February in Our Lady & St James Church. All welcome. Please note Nan Bate from St. John’s is being commissioned on 20 th. From CYTÛN Bangor Churches Together, via email. BRF Bookstall On the BRF bookstall today, there is a choice of four different Lent books. They follow a similar format, with a different topic each week with four or five pages to read and think about each day. If that seems a bit demanding, have a look at “Moments of Grace; Reflections on meeting with God”, by Joy McCormick @ £6.99, which Val Peaden enjoyed and recommends. Alternatively, you may wish to start using the current dated daily Bible reading notes. There are four titles to choose from plus “Quiet Spaces”. If you are not ready to dip your toe in the water, then please feel free to take a copy of the free back-dated notes to see what is on offer. Anne Jackson, Volunteer BRF Rep. for N. Wales. Lent Study Group Rev. Chrissie Howe and Judith Holliman will be leading a Lent Study Group at St. John’s (probably vestry) every Thursday afternoon in Lent at 2:30 p.m., starting on 26th February. The group will be using this year’s CTBI study material, “Walking and praying with Christians of the Middle East". The topics are: Week 1: Syria - Into the wilderness. Week 2: Israel - Covenant with Abraham, Sarah and us. Week 3: Egypt - The Law revives us. Week 4: Iraq - Questioning, Rebellion, Redemption. Week 5: Lebanon - We wish to see Jesus. Week 6: Palestine - Entering Jerusalem. The material is downloadable by the week from the CTBI Web site http://www.ctbi.org.uk/688 Howard Jackson. ________________________________________________________ Orders for Fair Trade Real Easter Eggs I would like to order the following Real Easter Eggs:Real Easter Egg Dark Chocolate Real Easter Egg Special Peace Easter Egg Number at £3.99 at £5.50 at £9.99 Grand Total Total £ £ £ £ Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tel no. _ _ _ _ _ _ Pat Prince Pat Prince has now moved to Yr Eryri hospital in Caernarfon and expects to be there for several weeks’ physiotherapy. Visiting times are 1.30 - 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 - 7.30 p.m. Gyan Gunning. Date _ _ _ _ _