Harvest Festival

A warm welcome to everyone who worships with us today, our Morning Worship at 11.00am  will be led by Rev Luke Smith,  and our 6.30pm Evening Praise will be led by Rev. Elizabeth Clark 11.00am Worship at Selby Street, will be led by Mrs. Diana Parkes.

Evening Praise

Welcome and Notices

Introit  

Call to Worship Ps 104 v1, 14&15

H.P. 363 Yes God is good

Opening prayers

Lord’s prayer

Food chain

H.P. 344 God whose farm is all creation

Anthem  Lord be with us as we praise

Reading John 6:1-15  read by Judith Edwards

Poem Let it happen  (One Bread)

H.P. 350 Praise and thanksgiving

Sermon

H.P. 342 For the fruits of his creation

Intercessions

Offering

H.P. 66 Great is thy faithfulness

Thanks to our Accompanists today, am Betty Wordsworth pm Inga Williams.

Dear friends.

Many local churches will have been going through the unofficial ritual of the Methodist New Year, that of sizing up the new minister.

Will Harrison gives a new slant on the practice:

     Lord, I have somewhat to say unto Thee concerning this ere minister you have sent us. You know Lord, or have we to keep on telling Thee, that we needed one who could lay the law down like Moses, for there be some queer folk in these parts.

Nar sithee Lord, what thou hast sent us... a man named Smith! You know Lord, what we needed was a strong man like Samson who slew a thousand men with the jaw of an ass. Nart sithee Lord, what thou hast sent us a man named Smith!

You know Lord we needed a fella like Elijah who could spend forty days and nights in prayer. Nar sithee Lord, what thou hast done sending us... a man named Smith! Thou knowest Lord that we needed a preacher like Gabriel who could speak to thousands in different places at the same time. Nar sithee Lord whom thou hast sent us...a man named Smith!

Nar Lord , I’d a thought Thee would have known that this ere place is lousy with Smiths already. I’ll tell thee, there’s ... Blacksmith Smith, Schoolmaster Smith, Tin-bottomed Smith, Farmer Smith, Ten –Acre Smith. Then there’s Peg-Leg Smith, he visits everybody Lord... all the misseses and bairns. Oh I almost forgot Lord, there’s me, I’m one of them too. Nar Lord we was all hoping that we could let this new minister do the jobs we’d all been a doing. After all, he is your servant Lord. Nar sithee Lord, what affine mess thou’s made on it by sending us a man named Smith. Look Lord what a fine mess we’ll soon be in if we’s all got to buckle to it again... if someone says: “It’s a Smith job” an all us Smith’s come running, everybody else will think that the place is on fire and they’ll come running too. O Lord what a fine mess you’ve made on it, sending us a man named Smith! Jesus said he would send the Holy Spirit, Nar that is what we need Lord and He said we were all children of thine, Lord.  Lord I’ve been hit with a hammer...O Lord, Lord what a mess I’ve been making of it all... if we are all yourn, that is, if we are all your children...Then your name must be Smith! Could be a miracle... Is it true Lord, that thou hast come thyself to this ere place as a man named Smith!     

Pastoral Committee Meeting  

Pastoral Visitors the next Pastoral committee meeting is on Monday 14^th December at 10.00am in the prayer Chapel

Lunchtime Service

On Wednesday 30th September we will have a service with traditional harvest hymns at 12.30pm.

Vision Day Follow Up Meeting

  Thursday 1^st October 7.30pm in the lounge, this is a follow up meeting to the meeting held earlier in the year, and all are welcome.

News of Members and Friends

Our wedding day will be the 30^th October at 3.00pm in Trinity Methodist Church on Newland Avenue. We warmly invite all to a service led by Rev. Wesley Loane. Please come as you are to celebrate with us. Thanks Mildred Olweny and Paul Myers.

Friendship Club

The Friendship Club are having an outing on Friday 23^rd October to Freeport, Hornsea; a hot meal at Sullivans Restaurant and then round to Sandhills Garden Centre at Preston.

We leave at 10.00am and hope to be back for 4.00pm. The inclusive cost is £15.00. If you would like to join us you would be very welcome.                                         Edna Newby

On the board

Re-Fresh leaders forum 26^th September 10 – 12noon New Life Church

RAFA Wings Appeal Concert 26^th September 7.00 for 7.30pm

An audience with Label of Love 29^th September community church 7.30pm

Embracing the covenant 3^rd October 10 – 3pm St Columba’s URC York

Women’s World day of prayer conference 2^nd November