Do join us for any of our special events this Easter:
Monday 10th April: Intercessionary Prayers, 9.30am Tuesday 11th April: Reading the Gospel of Mark, 7pm Maundy Thursday, Thursday 13th April: Soup supper and Holy Communion, 7pm Good Friday, Friday 14th April: Walk of Witness, leaves Main St Community Church, 9.45am Easter Sunday, Sunday 16th April: Churches Together Easter Service, Frodsham Hill, 7pm, followed by breakfast in our Hall All-age Easter Service, 10am Service of Holy Communion, 6pm
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We are planning a lunch together at the Riverside Inn at Acton Bridge on Saturday 1st April, 12.30pm. If you are able to join us please sign the sheet in the Church Hall. I can arrange transport so indicate if you would like a lift. They have a 2 for 1 offer and I'll arrange for everyone to pay in pairs to get the benefit of this deal. We have had successful lunches in the past and it would be good to have as many people as possible. Ros (secretary@frodshammethodist.org)
There will be a Lent Study Group which will take place over four sessions at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings starting on Tuesday 14th March and on Wednesday afternoons starting at 1.30pm on Wednesday 15th March at Frodsham Methodist Church. Room to be confirmed. Please see Rev'd. Andrew Emison for more details. All welcome.
The Cheshire Churches Together Service for 2017 will take place in Frodsham. It will be celebrated at St. Laurence Parish Church on Sunday 22nd January at 3 pm. We are privelaged that the preacher will be Rev’d. Dr. Roger Walton, President of the Methodist Conference. The focus will be on reconciliation between our different Churches and promises to be a rewarding time. Dr. Walton is former Director of the Wesley Study Centre in Durham and the author of a number of books and articles. You are all most welcome and encouraged to come and share this time together. 'Rejoice Greatly' - Wesley Church Centre, Chester City Centre, Saturday 3rd December at 12.45pm - a celebration of church music with a seasonal flavour, with Rebecca Ramsey, Soprano.
All are welcome at this festive event--what a lovely way to start an afternoon of Christmas shopping. If you are not sure where Wesley is, check out the map below. Out Harvest Weekend is 24th/25th/26th September. Saturday: Harvest of Memories Come and join us for coffee/tea and cake or lunch and browse the memorabilia that we will have on display. There will also be entertainment throughout the day. This will be a day not to be missed. Sunday: The morning service will be at 10am, followed by a Harvest Brunch. Please join us for both of these. During the service we will be collecting tins, packet foods and donations of money, which will be distributed between Runcorn and Frodsham Foodbank, and Chester Aid for the Homeless. The evening service at 6pm will be a Harvest Songs of Praise service. Monday: Afternoon Harvest Praise followed by light refreshments. The Circuit Young Adults Group (aged 20-35) will be meeting on Sunday 7th August at Rowton Methodist Church from 6.30-8.00p.m. The group have decided to follow Brian D. McLaren's We Make the Road by Walking which is a year-long course. For more details please contact Christine Dutton (christine.dutton@methodist.org.uk). On 7th August we will be reflecting on the first 3 chapters - Awe and Wonder, Being Human and A World of Meaning, so a nice easy start!
Monday 22nd August, 2016
Cookery Club priced at £6 per child to pay for all equipment and items needed. Contact Andrea on 07749877823 or e-mail andrea.ellams@frodshammethodist.org for details. Tuesday 23rd August, 2016 Family Walk. Meeting at 2pm at Frodsham Methodist Church. Wednesday 24th August, 2016 Film Club in the Quiet Room at Frodsham Methodist Church. Starting at 2.pm, a film for children aged 7 and over. Starting at 7.pm, a film for Year 6 and above. At the last Third Sunday discussion, as part of a session for “taking up” things for Lent, the group discussed spending an evening in Holy Week reading the whole of St Mark’s Gospel as a continuous narrative of the life of Jesus, and as a way of giving thanks for the whole life and teaching of Jesus as prelude to the Easter weekend events following.
The Group invites you, therefore, to join them for a reading in the Quiet Room on Tuesday 22nd March 7.00pm to 9.00 pm Reading Chapters 1 to 14 of St Marks Gospel up to the point of the Last Supper. The evening would thus dovetail into the Maundy Thursday service currently being planned for later in the week which normally covers the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus. The intention is to treat the evening as a book reading following the continuous story as it unfolds, and enabling us to experience each section of the story in its context, and as part of the whole life and ministry of Jesus’ in the sequence that Mark records it. Two breaks in the reading would provide a short time for coffee and cakes. Preferably 14 readers would take a chapter each (or double up as necessary). Do come and join us and let John Holmes or Patricia Barnard know if you are willing to read a chapter (and if you eat cake!!). Monday afternoons 2.30 pm fortnightly, starting on Monday 4th January 2016.
You do not have to be able to knit. You do not need your own project. We did hats for refugees and have knitted blanket squares, for example. You do need to be able to enjoy a chat, or just listen! Everyone welcome. Come and Join the celebration on Wednesday 23rd December. Afternoon Tea and Messy Christingle at 3-3.45pm followed by a Christingle Service at 4pm. Feel free to drop in for either or both parts. All most welcome. Donations will be received for the Children’s Society. For queries about this or any of our work for young people and families, contact Andrea Ellams, Young Families Worker on andrea.ellams@frodshammergodist.org. This annual popular annual event will be taking place on Tuesday 22nd December 2015 at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 includes tea and mince pies. Proceeds will go to Church funds and local charities.
****** Tickets are now available (again it will be ticket only due to a high demand in the past we will not be selling on the door) contact Valarie or Frank Ball on (01928) 735922 or available from Dandelion Gifts on Church Street. Our next Lunch Club will be on Wednesday 2nd December. We hope you will come and enjoy a light lunch and a chat with us. Lunch will be served at 12.30pm prompt, with doors open from 12 noon. Transport can usually be arranged within the Frodsham area for those who need it. The suggested donation for lunch is £3 each. As usual, to aid catering, we do need numbers in advance, so please make sure you add your name to the Reservation List which is in the Church foyer on 29th November, or e-mail enquiries@frodshammethodist.org.
A small shoebox can have a big impact. What goes into the box is fun, but what comes out of it is eternal. At our Gift service on the 15th November 2015, we will be dedicating Christmas Shoe Boxes which will be transported to children around the world. Take a look on the Operation Christmas Child Samaritan's Purse website for details about what you can put in a shoe box. You can help in different ways:- 1) Finding a shoe box. 2) Collecting items to fill a box and either fill one yourself or bring items to Church to fill boxes together. 3) Use the knitting patterns on the website to make something for the boxes. 4) Donate £3. Each box needs £3 to help with transporting costs. 5) Come on Wednesday 4th November at 3.30pm and Thursday 12th November at 7pm to help decorate and fill boxes. |
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