22 June 2025

TRINITY URC METHODIST CHURCH NOTICES

22 June 2025

Our Service today, Sunday 22nd June will be led by Rev. Mark and will include our Annual General Church Meeting immediately after the morning service.

All are encouraged to stay for this meeting.

Also today, we will be holding our ‘TRINITY PRAISE’ Service at 4.00pm led by Rev Mark. This will be an informal Circuit service.

PLEASE NOTE:

There will be no 10.30 service on Sunday 29th June.

Instead, our service will be at 2.30 in the afternoon.

It will be led by prospective URC minister, Reverend Nomaqhawe Marambi (Rev. Noma) as the final part of her ‘Preach with a View’ weekend. All are welcome.   Rev. Mark.

The Worship Area Flowers for today are arranged by Joyce Ross.

The flowers for July will be arranged by Pam Shore.

Today’s flowers are donated by Gaynor Bridge. Flowers for 29th June will be donated by Sandra Chadwick.

STREAMED SERVICES

Facebook is changing its policy on live videos. They will now only be available for 30 days. Any live videos older than this will be deleted. This applies to services we stream. Services will still appear live on our Facebook page on the Sunday morning. The direct link that, from today, will be in the contacts box of the notices each week will show videos for the previous four weeks only.                           Roy Pritchard.

NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR TRINITY PRAYER CHAIN: Audrey Adams – 07522 486223.

GRANT - The Stewards have received a grant of £4000 from the URC Synod towards the work of replacing the toilets that were ruined by dry rot. It is hoped that the work will begin next month.

Our thanks to the Synod.

FORTHCOMING DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

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

Rishton Church Table Top and Crafts Sale: Saturday 28th June, 10am - 2pm.  

If anyone would like to hire a table to sell goods tables are £10. 

If you require a table to sell goods, and the proceeds are for the Church the table will be free.

There will be a Cake Stall, Raffle, Light Lunches and Refreshments available.

For information and table bookings contact Sharon on tunstallsharon2@gmail.com or 07930930514.

All tables to be booked and paid in advance by cash or bank transfer by Friday 30th May.

Trinity Stewards Meeting – Monday 30th June at 7.00pm.

Sunday July 13th is ACTION FOR CHILDREN SUNDAY. Yes, it has come round again! Our box holders are always so generous so l don't need to remind you to give that box a final stuffing with anything you can (preferably money) If you would rather make out a cheque, please make it payable to Trinity URC Methodist Church. One of our 12 helpers will soon be coming to empty your box. In addition to our boxes Vivienne is organising a Craft stall, with some very innovative things for sale and we hope to have a cake stall in July to boost the giving. Giving has such a "feel-good" effect on us, so "Give and feel Good" is my motto this year! If you would like a collecting box, see me and l will arrange it.                     Eileen Bridge. X

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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 07522486223

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

Streamed services: https://www.greatharwoodmethodistcircuit.org/about-us/streamed-services

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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

Weaving the threads

Might we in the Church be grumpy and complain that there’s no one left, no one coming, no one willing to serve on the rotas, staff a Sunday school (if we’ve any kids to go to it), sort out the building, do the newsletter or welcome newcomers?  Might we be busy telling God how faithful we are (and imply few or no others are) yet not look to see who God is bringing to us?  Might we be seeking God in the pristine silence of a dying Church instead of looking for God in the movement, noise, and spectacle around us?  Might we be too limiting in our notions of what spirituality should be rather than seeing where God is meeting his lost people? Might our memory, of how glorious things were, be as faulty as our perceptions now?

Where might we find God, our rock, help, joy, and hope, at work in our world? Can we go and join in?

Affirmation of Faith

           We believe in God, our Rock, who defies our expectations and preconceptions,

           who reclothes us in our rightful minds when we’ve gone astray.

           We believe in God, Enfleshed Word who is our joy, hope, and help,

           and who is found in spectacle and silence, wind and water, fire and earth,

           and in unexpected people in unexpected places.

           We believe in God, Limitless Spirit, who opens our eyes to surprising truth,

           and moves us beyond the pristine silence of a dying church,

           to see the faithful beyond our walls and limitations.

           We believe in God, Eternal Trinity ever lifting our sights,

           ever stimulating our senses and ever moving us in mission.  Amen.

The Revd Andy Braunston, URC.

22nd June 2025.