Hi all,
Hope you are having a great week and enjoying the sun outside our windows. Strange times but the beauty of God’s creation is in full bloom all around us. If you have things from your week you’d like to share with the Church or you’d like us to pray for as a group do let me know.
We have had another busy week, although I did get some leave which has been great. We have finished our 300 foot cable run, and now have a CCTV system at fort Blackstone. Well it was something fun to occupy us all, even Beth has been helping with the install up the ladder.
I did here back from a few of you who are keen to pray together at the same time each week. I wondered if you’d like to give that a try this week. If we perhaps aim for 7pm and pray for 15 minutes. During this time we will lift up the church, the world and our friends and relations at this most difficult of times. Lets end those 15 minutes with the Lord’s prayer together. There is no pressure to join in but if you’d like to please do so and if you’d like to let me know you are taking part that would be wonderful.
Right, now to the remainder of our notices….
From Jean
AH YES, I REMEMBER IT WELL!
Hello, everyone, hope you are all well and coping fairly well with the present situation. A small
“Courier” will reach you soon, but we are looking to having a regular issue when things get more
normal. Before “lockdown” we were looking to have a feature for VE Day, but events overtook us.
We did though, have an interview with our two veterans, Ivor and Bill which were in the last
publication. We cannot let such an important anniversary pass without some sort of recognition. It is
therefore intended to go ahead with our original plan and we need your help. Please think about
letting us know these three things. On the day it was announced that the war was over 1) where you
were 2) what you were doing there 3) how you were told the news. There may not be many of you
who remember, but we would all love to hear your experiences of that special day. If you need help
with writing it we can arrange that. Please send, or contact Liz or myself with your contributions.
Keep safe, keep healthy, keep smiling and look forward to when we can be together again.
Jean
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From Brenda
Brenda has sent me to documents to share with you, and I’d like to do those by sharing scanned copies via our website. So please find those documents on the links below…
http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/Notices/Brenda3.png
http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/Notices/Brenda2.png
Services
You can find all our services on our Church website here….
http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/index.php/video-services
Re-opening the Building
Simon and the stewards have been in discussion around the question of re-opening our building for worship. Many of us are longing for the day when we will be able to do so, but equally appreciate the need for caution at these times. EMCC has decided that we do not think opening our building makes sense until September, at the earliest. Clearly we will continue to seek advice from government and the connexion.
This will doubtless be disappointing for many, but the decision is based on the need to protect all of those in our Church and community. I would emphasize our Church is not closed. In fact, our Church is fully active, but in new ways. We are still the Church of Christ, just a little dispersed.
Please do let me know if you know of others who would like to receive these notices or our on-line services. Equally please let us know also if folks are not receiving Simon’s weekly notes.
For now our building remains closed, except for the weekly maintenance visit and when it re-opens new procedures and processes will doubtless be needed.
The Lyrics to this week’s hymns can be found below…
Lord, the light of your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth you now bring us
Shine on me, shine on me
Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word, Lord, and let there be light
Lord, I come to your awesome presence
From the shadows into your radiance
By the blood I may enter your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me, shine on me
As we gaze on your kingly brightness
So our faces display your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story
Shine on me, shine on me
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made, what the Lord has made
We will rejoice, we will rejoice
And be glad in it, and be glad in it
This is the day that the Lord has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, this is the day
That the Lord has made.
This is the day, this is the day
When He rose again, when He rose again
We will rejoice, we will rejoice
And be glad in it, and be glad in it
This is the day when He rose again
We will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, this is the day
When He rose again.
This is the day, this is the day
When the Spirit came, when the Spirit came
We will rejoice, we will rejoice
And be glad in it, and be glad in it
This is the day when the Spirit came
We will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, this is the day
When the Spirit came
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord
We will wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord
Our God, You reign forever
Our hope, our Strong Deliverer
You are the everlasting God
The everlasting God
You do not faint
You won't grow weary
JAM & IMPACT
Please do remember these both take place via Zoom each Sunday at 10:30. Please contact me for joining details.
Getting Help
Rachel has shared with me the details of how you can get help from the NHS responders if you need to do so, here are the details...
NHS Responders can be contacted for shopping, collection of medicines and driving to hospital appointments. They can be contacted between 8am and 8pm on 08081963646 Find out more on Portal for NHS Volunteer Responders | Royal Voluntary Service
Thy Kingdom Come
In this week's service we made us of some of the Thy Kingdom Come resources. TKC suggests 5 activities Churches can do to pray. One of them is agreeing a time when we will all pray for a few minutes and optionally follow the guidance in the TKC document. If you think it's a good idea we could start one week day evening next week perhaps? Thoughts welcome.
Here is the website.
Coffee Mornings
Also do remember we have our coffee morning hosted by Denise, every Saturday at 10:30 am. So there is still lots going on at EMCC.
Performing Arts Mission
As mentioned in our service today you can find out more about the Performing Arts Mission here on the Facebook page ….
https://www.facebook.com/performingartsmission
We hope you will have a blessed and happy week, God bless you and fill you with his spirit of pure love.
Jon, Helen, Josh and Beth xx