18 May 2025

TRINITY URC METHODIST CHURCH NOTICES

18 May 2025

This Sunday

Service at Trinity at 10.30am

led by Rev Mark Jason

Also, today, we will be holding our ‘TRINITY PRAISE’ Service at 4.00pm.

This will be an informal Circuit service led by Rev Mark.

Please note there is no longer a bring and share afterwards

as originally envisaged.

Next Sunday, our Service on 25th May will be led by Rev Mark.

The Worship Area Flowers for May are arranged by Avis Dent.

The flowers for June will be arranged by Gillian Conroy.

Today’s flowers are donated by Winifred Turner and Anne Tunstall; flowers for 25th of May will be donated by Stella Sharples.

Thank you all for your good wishes, cards and flowers for our 50th Wedding Anniversary. Jean and John.

Also, thanks for all your love and support I’ve had on my journey as a carer. Bless you all, Jean.

Polite notice. Please can we refrain from stacking chairs in the Central Room to a height that obscures the information on the display boards. Thank you, Nick.

FORTHCOMING DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

Monday 19th May – CLT on Zoom, 7.30pm.

Trinity Bible Study Group - Tuesday at 7pm. We will continue our study of Acts and the emerging Christian Church following the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus. All are welcome.         

Rev. Mark.

Afternoon Tea & Film at Rishton Methodist Church, Wednesday 21st May.

Our film is Little Women - a 2019 American coming-of-age period drama film, written and directed by Greta Gerwig, and is the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel by Louisa May Alcott, chronicling the lives of the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—in Concord, Massachusetts, during the 19th century.

An ensemble cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, and Chris Cooper.

Share tea and a chat with friends; children welcome with accompanying adult(s).

The film starts at 2pm and afternoon tea is served at about 4pm. Come for both or just for tea!

ECO Church Tip: Ditch tissues for handkerchiefs.

Rev Mark Jason. 07305 805930 Email mark.jason@methodist.org.uk

Chief Steward: John Ansell 01254-888741 jcansell@ntlworld.com

Gift Aid Secretary: Geoff Grundy,

Trinity Prayer Chain: Audrey Adams 01254-888224.

Room Bookings: Chris Talbot 01254883427 or 07505121210

TRINITY WEB PAGES https://www.trinitychurchgreatharwood.org/

Email address: ghtrinityenquiries@gmail.com

Trinity Facebook link http://www.facebook.com/trinityurcmethodist

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Information for this Notice Sheet to be given to Nick Schumann in writing or by email nickschumann1960@gmail.com by Thursday at 10.00am Thanks. 

A Thought for Today 

For in this space God meets us where we are, taking nothing for granted.

This is where God’s story and our story meet, where our stories mingle together and where change can happen.

Lord, prepare our hearts and minds as we bring our worship to you.

Creator God, how we marvel at the world you have made a world full of colour that feeds our imagination, full of texture that encourages our creativity,

full of tastes that reminds of meals shared with others, a world that shouts to you glory with every spectacular sunrise and lulls to sleep under a sky that sparkles with stars

as the moon keeps watch. Thank you for all that you have given us in this amazing planet.

Saviour God, how we long to know you better.

We read the gospels and are challenged as you heal the outcast, dine with the sinner

and ask a Samaritan woman for water.

Your actions encourage us to look beyond what we know and see God’s image in all people

and see God at work in the places we least expect.  

Spirit God, in us and around us, you know our deepest regrets and our hopeful dreams.

We come seeking forgiveness for the times when we have loved ourselves and forgotten our neighbour, when we have thought we were right and ignored the reasoned voice

when we have voiced words of judgement when they should have encouraged

when we have acted in haste and hurt others.

Forgive us and create in us a clean heart we pray.

Amen.

The Revd Catherine McFie