St. John`s Methodist Church.

St. John’s Regular Activities.
Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday morning.
Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month.
Women’s Fellowship
2:30 p.m. fortnightly on Tuesdays.
Leader Ellie Jones.
Friendship Circle
7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday.
Jackie & Mike Heslop.
Church open for Prayer
10 – 11 a.m. every Friday.
Enter by the vestry door.
Organiser Jean Owen.
MethSoc for Students
Rev. Chrissie Howe 01248-353140 email: chrissie.howe@methodist.org.uk
Events Diary
March 2015
Sunday 22nd: 12:30 p.m. Farewell lunch for Judith Holliman at St. John’s.
Sunday 29th: 7 p.m. Evening Service at St. John’s.
April 2015
Wednesday 1st: 4 p.m. Children’s Easter event at St. John’s.
Friday 3rd: 10 a.m. Good Friday service at .St. John’s.
Friday 3rd: 11 a.m. CYTÛN Walk of Witness starting from St. John’s.
Sunday 5th: 7 a.m. Easter Morning Worship on Roman Camp.
Sunday 5th: 10:30 a.m. Easter Communion at St. John’s.
May 2015
Sunday 10th –Saturday 16th: Christian Aid Week.
Monday 11th: 12:30 p.m. Frugal Lunch at Berea Newydd.
Friday 15th: 9 a.m. to 12 noon Street Collection in Bangor High Street.
Saturday 16th: QuizAid at Penrallt Baptist church.
March Evening Service
The evening service on March 29 th will take the form of a reflective
reading of the passion story from Mark's gospel (Mark Chapters 14
and 15), with accompanying hymns, music and prayers. This is an
opportunity to hear the whole of Mark's account of the passion and
reflect on its meaning. Jean Ware.
Arrangements for Notices
The next Notice Sheet, for March 29th 2015 will be produced by
Howard Jackson on Tuesday 24th. Telephone 01248-810050,
email notices@bangormethodistchurch.org
St. John’s Methodist Church.
Sunday 22nd March
Passion Sunday Service
led by Judith Holliman.
Please join us for tea/coffee in the hall afterwards.
Fair Trade goods are on sale; Easter Eggs ordered
and paid for one week will be available for collection
from the Fair Trade Stall the following week.
Order forms are on the Fair Trade stall.
Today - Farewell to Judith
Today will be Judith Holliman’s last preaching appointment at St
John’s. To show our gratitude to Judith and wish her well, there
will be a lunch following the service to which everyone is invited.
Please write prayer requests for today’s intercessions
in the Prayer Request Book at the back of church.
This Week:
Thursday 26th 2:30 p.m. Lent Study Group;
Week 5 - Lebanon. In St. John’s Vestry.
Sunday 29th March.
10:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Service,
led by Deacon Stephen Roe.
7 p.m. Evening Service led by Dr. Jean Ware.
St. John’s Methodist Church, Bangor
Superintendent Minister: Rev. Chrissie Howe
Tel. 01248-353140 Email: chrissie.howe@methodist.org.uk
Student Worker: Adam Hawker
Email adamjhawker@hotmail.co.uk
Women’s Fellowship
Marie Curie Coffee Morning
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 24 th March, when Judith Holliman
will talk to us about her call to the ministry, at Anne and Howard
Jackson’s in Llanddona. All are very welcome. For lifts see Ellie.
Ellie Jones.
Food Bank
There is still a need in our City of Bangor for our help in providing what
we can to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Anything we can
give in the box in the porch can make a difference however small.
Thank You. God Bless. Jeff Gough.
Refurbishment fundraising – lamb for sale!
Frozen whole or half lambs, individual joints, stewing meat, sausages
and mince are all available now. The lambs were all reared carefully
by us and grass-fed so the meat is good. At the end of the season we
donate a proportion of all St John’s sales to the refurbishment fund.
Last year this raised more than £180 with Gift Aid. If you would like
more details, please phone 01248 600226. John and Della Fazey.
Lent Study Group
Rev. Chrissie Howe and Judith Holliman are leading a Lent Study
Group at St. John’s in the vestry every Thursday afternoon in Lent at
2:30 p.m. The group is using this year’s CTBI study material, “Walking
and praying with Christians of the Middle East". The topics are:
March 26th: 5 Lebanon - We wish to see Jesus.
April 2nd: 6 Palestine - Entering Jerusalem.
Howard Jackson.
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Feedback from Circuit Meeting 17 March
Finance: The treasurer, Martyn Boyce reported that at the half-year
point, income was £1500 less than expenditure, but that the situation
would right itself by year-end.
Property: The Property Steward, Malcom Gilroy reported that the
annual returns were now being input on-line. Unfortunately, the
system cannot cope with a church that owns no property, like
Holyhead which pays rent for the use of St. David’s church. The
system changes are not scheduled until September.
Local Preachers: Dr. Ian Russell was accepted by the Circuit as an
Accredited Local Preacher, in accordance with the Local Preachers’
Meeting recommendation.
St. John’s Refurbishment: The Circuit agreed to remit £40,000 to St.
John’s Church from reserves towards the Refurbishment Project.
A Marie Curie Coffee Morning is to be held in the Church Hall on
Friday 27th March 10 a.m. – 12 noon with .Cake and craft stalls.
All proceeds will be toward the Marie Curie Foundation. Please see.
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/who/plans-reports-policies/visionstrategic-plan; ‘”history” and “who we are”. Anyone who would like to
help, please contact me. Sally Boyce
Birthday Celebrations
Audrey, Angela and Grace are celebrating their birthday (2nd April) on
Easter Sunday 5th April with a bring&share lunch after Church. Please
bring a food contribution. We plan to eat around 12 to 12.30ish. No
presents please; donations to the redevelopment fund. All are
welcome. Angela Roe.
St John's Holiday Break 3rd 7th August 2015
To be fair to the Thornleigh Hotel, who have reserved a number of
rooms for our Church, bookings will close on Sunday 22 nd March. The
Hotel can then let any rooms not taken by us, but currently reserved
on our behalf.
A deposit of £80.00 per person should be handed to Carol and Jeff by
the 25th March, for those who have booked or wish too. Your cheque
should be made payable to Highway Trust Ltd. Booking forms will be
ready for you to sign. Thank You. Jeff and Carol Gough.
Holy Week and Easter
April 1st at 4 p.m. Easter Holiday Club Party for 4s - 11s at St. John’s.
April 2nd 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday service with Communion.
April 3rd 10 a.m. Good Friday service at St. John’s.
11 a.m. CYTÛN Walk of Witness from St. John’s via the
Cathedral to Bangor Town Centre with hymns and readings en
route. Roger Borlace will give the Easter Message in the town
centre. Cards giving the times of Easter Services in the
CYTÛN churches will be distributed along with hot cross buns.
April 5th 7 a.m. CYTÛN Easter Morning Bilingual Service on Roman
Camp led by Rev. Chrissie Howe, followed by Easter Breakfast
at Penrallt Baptist Church.
10:30 a.m. Easter Communion at St. John’s including
decorating the cross with flowers. Please bring a flower with
you to this service.
Howard Jackson.