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God
bless you
all
Stay
😁
Keep the Faith
Do the Little Things
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If you need, or you hear of any one else who needs
PASTORAL SUPPORT
please contact EILEEN ADAMS who in turn will inform the Minister and your own pastoral visitor
If you have COVID (or any other problem) contact Eileen or Sarah Shaw
and we can arrange help through our "Helping hands" group.
This is a group of very willing helpers so please don't struggle alone
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SUNDAY 26th October
Prayer Room open from 10.00
am
(The prayer room is at the end of the long corridor at the side of the worship area)
Worship will be led by
Sue Simpson
is available after the service.
1:30pm RCCG (Redeemed Christian Church of God) Covenant Rock
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Next Week
Sunday 2nd November
Worship will be a local arrangement
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Church Activities during the week-
Wed Oct 29th
Keep Fit 7.00 – 8.15 pm
Sat Nov 2nd
Grief Cafe 10.00 - 12.00.
For anyone who's dealing with any kind of loss, not just bereavement. We offer a safe and friendly environment where you will be listened to and everything said will be confidential. Please know that we can always be reached by email: halesowengriefcafe@gmail.com or tel: 0783520093
Saturday November 8th
10.00 am – 2.00 pm
COFFEE MORNING AND CRAFT FAYRE
Jacket potatoes available for lunch
Craft sales tables may be booked for £10. (setting up time from 9.00 am)
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COMING SOON
COFFEE MORNING AND CRAFT FAYRE
Saturday November 8th 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
Jacket potatoes available for lunch
Craft sales tables may be booked for £10. (setting up time from 9.00 am)
Saturday November 29th Shenstone Singers and Shenstone Roses 2.45 – 5.00pm
Saturday December 6th Christmas Tree Festival
Mince pies and Mulled "Wine"
+ Carol singing
Saturday December 13th Breakfast with Santa 9.30 – 11.30 am
Sunday 14th December - Circuit United Carol Service at Central 4.00 pm (note change of date)
SHORT CROSS
Tuesday October 21st
Afternoon Worship 2.00 pm
Saturday 15th November – Craft Fayre
Saturday 6th December – Choir Concert 2.00 pm
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Sat Nov 8th Cosy Cafe
10.00 a m - 12 noon Full Breakfasts
Sat Nov 22nd Cosy Cafe
10.00 a m - 12 noon Full Breakfasts
Sat Nov 29th
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAYRE
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
This will include Christmas songs by the Choir from Burnt Tree Primary School. (Time of singing to be confirmed )
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HIMLEY ROAD
Saturday 11 October at 6.30pm
Quiz Night
For those of you who are of a competitive nature or those who want to keep those little grey cells active, why not join us for our Take Your Pick quiz evening on Saturday 11th October starting at 6.30 pm. It’s up to 6 people in a team and if you don't have enough team members, we can slot you into a mix & match team. Light refreshments will be served and as usual donations will be gratefully received for the work of Youth for Christ.
Fri Nov 28th
Concert
It would be helpful (but not essential) to know numbers for refreshments so please message Anne Clark on 07792 403129 anuschkasedgley@hotmail.com
We have a large car park, good disabled access and comfortable chairs.
X10 platinum and 17 buses stop 2-3 minutes' walk from church and 27 stops about 5-6 minutes' walk away. Himley Road Methodist Church, Gornalwood, Dudley DY3 2TS
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FIVE WAYS CHURCH
5 Ruiton Street Gornal Dudley DY3 2EH
Our next ‘Together’ service takes place on the 21st September 6pm at Five Ways Methodist church which is a celebration of Harvest and thankfulness the Lord's provision throughout another year. The Rev Ben Haslam will be speaking and Gemma Smith will be leading the service for us. This service will be followed, as usual, by refreshments.
Just for your interest all our fresh produce goes to the Good Shepherd Centre in Wolverhampton who feed the homeless and tins/packets will be to the local food bank.
Toddlers meet at Hasbury on Thursday mornings, can anyone help with toddlers for a few hours, we are desperately in need of help, one of our regular helpers has had to leave and leaves us short handed. Any offers of help would be gratefully received.
Contact Karen
PASTORAL VISITORS
Following our recent meeting we would like to say that Membership cards are being distributed at the moment. We hope you’ll receive yours really soon. And we'd like to remind everyone that, should a problem arise either with you or another church member, please tell Eileen or Beth and we'll contact the Pastoral Visitor for that person and let the Minister know.
Thank You to Boys Brigade who hosted a skittles evening which was a lot of fun and raised £170 for church funds
Thank You to everyone who helped and supported the Flower Demonstration on Tuesday which raised a fantastic £1207. This was shared as follows - £807 for church funds, £200 to Wheels, £100 to Tear fund, £100 to Birmingham Children's Hospital
Eileen Scanlon will be in respite at Hilcroft Care Home 135 High Street Wordsley, from Nov 21st – Nov 10th If anyone could visit whilst she is there you would be very welcome
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WHEELS
CHRISTMAS IS COMING (all the garden centres say so, so it must be true). If you would like to contribute to making Christmas really special for the students at Wheels we're once again planning to give a cash donation. So could you please either put your donation in an envelope and put it in the offering or give it to me. Hoping we can together put joy into these young lives once again . Every blessing, Eileen
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Our Church at Hasbury are once again supporting Teams4U’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Leaflets and guidance notes, together with ‘self-assembly shoeboxes’ are available from the display in the foyer
The filled shoeboxes from Hasbury and others donated locally will be dedicated during Worship for All on Sunday 16 November
They will then be taken to Teams4U’s warehouse in Evesham for final checking before being loaded onto lorries and distributed in eastern Europe. This year we hope to once again get them to children in Romania, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine
If you take one of the ‘self-assembly shoeboxes’, would you please consider making a donation of 50p/box to cover the cost of providing it
For further information please see John Smith or Alan Cummings
CALENDARS Jackie Parkes is thinking of again producing a calendar with photos of church events and local views (proceeds for church funds). Please will you let her know if you would be interested in ordering a copy
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Update on Recycling.
We can no longer accept foil tablet strips or felt pens and biros. Sources are either too difficult to access or have stopped accepting them.
What we CAN recycle are ink cartridges, postage stamps, odd balls of wool, ribbons and beads( to decorate our twiddlemuffs) and old spectacles ( please note we DON’T want the cases)
And an update on TEDDY BEARS: Only the knitted ones go to children going into hospital ( contact me if you'd like a pattern). The bigger or toy ones go mostly to care homes. The ladies at Crafting for Communities dress them and they go mostly to dementia patients who love to have something to cuddle. They are extremely grateful for all the ones we've sent ( three bin bags full last time I went). THANK YOU for all your contributions.
Eileen Adams
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EXPLORING A CALLING
Now that we belong to the new Anchor Circuit , God may be asking you to consider how you are being called to respond to this fresh start.
Rev Stephen is hosting a meeting for anyone who senses a call to lead worship within the Circuit; specifically, those led towards Worship Leading or Local Preaching. If you believe that God may be seeking to use your gifts and talents in this way please do get in touch with Stephen or me.
The first get-together to discuss this is scheduled for Monday 10th November at 2:30pm at Stephen's manse in St. Kenelm’s Avenue, Halesowen. If you are unable to attend at this time, other meetings will follow. If you need more details please let us know.
Susan Simpson simpsonsusan215@gmail.com stephen.willey@live.co.uk / 07503 174402
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PRAYER FOR BIBLE SUNDAY
Gracious Father, bless us through the pages of Your word in the Bible. Speak to our hearts through the hymns we sing, and the prayers we offer Help us to understand the words we read and to put the guidance they give us into our daily lives – to take Your word into our words and actions Am
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