Bulletin for Sunday 1st November 2009

A warm welcome to everyone who worships with us today

Our Service at 11.00am will be led by Rev. Luke Smith.

6.30 United Service at St Mary’s

11.00am Worship at Selby Street, will be led Deacon Peter Ogle.

Morning Worship

Family Service

Ruth 1v 16 Where you go, I will go, and where you stay I will stay

Welcome and Notices

Song Our God is a great big God

Prayers

Reading Ruth 1v1-18 read by Audrey Robinson

Song - I once was frightened of Spiders

Talk

Song Be bold be strong

Talk

Song What a friend we have in Jesus

Lords Prayer

Offering

Hymn HP 746 One more step

Blessing

Thanks to our Accompanists today, am David Stones

Please Note: next Sunday 8^th November being Remembrance Sunday the morning service will start at 10.55am.

Dear friends,

Last week Luke and I had a day out together. On a misty day we went to Harrogate to a meeting of the Methodist City Centre Network. The aims of this network are to promote and develop the role of the city centre ministry to recognize and encourage good practice in this ministry and support those engaged in this work. Luke and Peter attend these bi – annual meetings because of their great concern and passion for city centre work – and their job is often a very lonely one. Work at Central may be unique in Hull but not in the country and so we heard of work being done in Harrogate town centre. Harrogate is a town we regard as posh, yet loneliness, alienation, material and spiritual need are there in its heartland. Alongside this is the involvement  of the central chapel in the commercial and civic life of the city and the need to alter and adapt a nineteenth century building; and different denominations work together and complement one another in the work to care for God’s people.

This picture should sound familiar and it is to be seen in some three dozen Methodist churches in city centres. By meeting with and contacting people connected with these we can only benefit, as we look to our future. I am grateful for the chance to learn a little about the network and share it with you.

Judith

Christian Book Shop in the Bank

A Note to confirm a rumour you might have heard in connection with a Christian Book and Bible shop being set up in the building adjacent to Methodist Central Hall, King Edward Street, Hull.

It’s an exciting sequence of events that can only be of God that started July 08 which has brought us to within days of opening, which actual day we do not know, as we are still setting things in place.

Brenda   Coordinator

Home Mission Boxes

Sheila asks that your home mission boxes be brought in for emptying.

World Church

Please let me have your boxes for the 1^st Quarter for opening by no later than 22^nd of this month. I shall be away until the 15^th so you can leave them in the main office with Margaret. Thank you for your support. Roger

Cheques Made out for donations to World Church “Fund for World Mission” should now be made payable “The World Mission Fund”

Thank you to all who gave to the “Fund for World Mission 18/19^th October. By the feedback I think I can say “Tremendous!!!” We were able to donate £56.50 to the Ghana project presented by Mrs. Anne Augustyns. Giving to the

Fund for World Mission:

Sunday services and World Mission envelopes   £112.58

Sunday World Mission Lunch                               £  56.50

Monday World Mission Wesley Guild                   £  20.87

                                                          Total           £189.95

Thank You

 Roger, John, Gordon, Terry, and all who helped, in providing the World Church Lunch, where we shared good food and good fellowship together.

Welcome Club

The Welcome Club will meet on Tuesday November 3^rd at 10.15 for 10.30am.

The meeting will be led by Judith Edwards with Music from Leipzig. There will be a bring and buy table. All ladies are welcome to join us.

The Welcome Club are holding a Coffee Morning with Stalls at 10am on Saturday November 7^th. Please support and help us to boost our funds for the Jubilee Anniversary!