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For details of Sunday Services,
click here: Services ***** General Notices Please remember in your prayers anyone who is going
through a time of sadness, anxiety
or undergoing medical treatment. April's hymn STF 308 On the journey to Emmaus
with our hearts cold as stone. The Evening Service arrangements will change from the end of May. From
June, there will only be one service a month, this will take place on the
last Sunday of each month. New Data Protection Regulation Would anyone be willing to assist
Joan Munden and Nick Keep in carrying out the work involved. Please contact Joan Munden if you are able
to help. Tel: 241217. Come and celebrate ministry during an Ordinands Testimony Service at Church on Thursday 24th May at 7.00pm. Preacher - Revd. Jongi
Zihle (London Chair) - Ordinand
our very own Revd. Charity Nzegwu. Refreshments will follow the service. Everyone welcome.
Kath Prime We are all so sad to lose our dear
friend Kath who gave up her courageous fight last Sunday. Please remember her
family Alison and Steve, Julian and Lydia and Kaths grandchildren, her
brother and sisters and all her many friends.
Kaths funeral will be held on Monday 30th April at Cambridge
Crematorium at 12 noon to which you are welcome to attend, this will be
followed by a Thanksgiving Service at Church at 2.00pm. Refreshments will be served after this
service. Alison and Julian would like to thank everyone for their support,
cards and kind messages over the past few months and especially for this past
week. Monday 7th May May Fayre in Priory
Gardens We will
need cakes and plants to sell on our stall.
We will also need helpers to set up the marquee before the start of
the Fayre and helpers to serve on the stall.
Please see Tess for details and look on the notice board for sign-up
sheet. This is an opportunity for our
Church to engage with the community and is always a happy event. This year
proceeds will be donated to the Royston Rotary Memory Cafι. Facebook we have a facebook page for the Church,
the link is facebook.com/roystonmethodist. If you are a facebook user, please go to
the page and click on the Like button on the main picture at the top of the
page. There is also a link from the
Church website. ***** Diary Dates Monday 16th April 3.30
5.00pm Monday Club Tuesday 17th April
11.00am Bible Appreciation Friday 20th April 9.15
to 11.15am First Friends Saturday 21st April
10.00am to 10.45am Andante Saturday 21st April
10.30am to 12noon Coffee Break Tuesday 24th April 7.00pm
Stewards Meeting in the Blue Room Tuesday 24th April
11.00am Bible Appreciation Thursday 26th April
7.30pm EldonThursday Please note change to
programme Thats Life - Bob Hayzen will be introducing an evening of music, poetry
and anecdotes featuring family and friends.
Our special guest will be JANCIS
HARVEY a well-known folk singer and song writer who has appeared on
radio, BBC TV and other TV stations on many occasions. Her songs can be heard
in schools, churches, concert halls and just about everywhere there is an
audience who appreciate her gentle playing style and singing voice. Please take a look at Jancis website www.jancis-harvey.co.uk Please
come along and support this event which will be held in Church. There is no charge for this
entertainment but a retiring collection will be held in aid of Home-Start
Royston & South Cambridgeshire. Friday 27th April 9.15
to 11.15am First Friends Saturday 28th April 7.30pm
- Concert with Cracked Voices a new classical song cycle from composer Jenni Pinnock and
writer Graham Palmer, ordinary people, extraordinary lives. Giving voice to forgotten local characters
and folklore from the lost Celtic goddess to WW2 POWs on Royston Heath. This concert will include the premiere of
Meridian Schools Cracked Objects.
Tickets from Sue Walter Tel: 01763 243815, priced at £8, £5
concessions. Monday 30th April 1.30
3.30pm Craft n Chat Tuesday 1st May 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Tuesday 1st May Ladies
Group Outing Friday 4th May 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Saturday 5th May 6.30pm
A District Celebration at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds, IP33
1LS with guest speaker Revd Loraine Mellor, President of the Methodist
Conference. This is a free event with refreshments included. If you would
like to go please contact Joan Germany. Come and share in a wonderful
celebration! Sunday
6th May at 12.15pm Sunday Lunch Tuesday 8th May 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Thursday 10th May 7.30pm
EldonThursday Hinduism by Prakash Sharma.
Hinduism as a religion is widely either not understood or it is
misunderstood by many, including Hindus who follow the religion. Tonight Kash will
try and shed some light on what Hinduism is and what it stands for, its
fundamental principles and its practices. Friday 11th May 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Saturday 12th May 7.30pm
- Concert An Enchanted Evening with Felici who will be performing a
wonderful selection of opera and operetta favourites in the first half and a
delightful selection of Musical Theatre hits in the second half of the
evening in the presence of the Town Mayor, Cllr. Vera Swallow. Tickets
at £10 (including refreshments) from Sue - Tel: 01763 243815 or email walter962@btinternet.com or www.ticketsource.co.uk/royston-methodist.church. Proceeds to be shared between the Methodist Church and
the Royston Town Mayors Community Trust Fund. Sunday 13th May
INFORM DEADLINE FOR JUNE ISSUE Please
e-mail items for inclusion in this issue to inform@royston-methodist.org.uk Monday 14th May
3.30-5.00pm Monday Club. Tuesday 15th May 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Friday 18th May 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Sunday 20th May 6.30pm
Circuit Easter Offering Service at Wesley. Monday 21st May
1.30-3.30pm Craft n Chat. Tuesday 22nd May 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Thursday 24th May 7.30pm
EldonThursday Home-Start. Friday 25th May 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Tuesday 29th May 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Friday 1st June 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Tuesday 5th June 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Tuesday 5th June Ladies
Group Walk and a meal. Friday 8th June 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Monday 11th June
3.30-5.00pm Monday Club. Tuesday 12th June
11.00am Bible Appreciation Thursday 12th June
7.30pm EldonThursday Andrew Reed and me with Pat Morritt. Friday 15th June 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Tuesday 19th June
11.00am Bible Appreciation Friday 22nd June 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Monday 25th June
1.30-3.30pm Craft n Chat. Tuesday 26th June
11.00am Bible Appreciation Thursday 28th June 7.00pm
EldonThursday BBQ with Dave and Tracy. Friday 29th June 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Tuesday 3rd July 11.00am
Bible Appreciation Tuesday 3rd July 7.30pm
Ladies Group AGM and Supper. Friday 6th July 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Monday 9th July
3.30-5.00pm Monday Club. Tuesday 10th July
11.00am Bible Appreciation Friday 13th July 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Tuesday 17th July
11.00am Bible Appreciation Thursday 19th July
7.00pm Worship Planning Meeting in the Eldon Room. Friday 20th July 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Tuesday 24th July
11.00am Bible Appreciation Friday 27th July 9.15 to
11.15am First Friends Monday 30th July
1.30-3.30pm Craft n Chat Tuesday 31st July
11.00am Bible Appreciation ********* Church
Stewards: Dave Aggett, Jeff Maddin, Audrey Hinnells
and Paul Harris Safeguarding Officer: Richard Elcock All Notices to Tracy Aggett by Monday
evening please.
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