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BISHOP STREET METHODIST CHURCH
...serving people in Leicester City Centre (Reg. charity 1129068)
10a Bishop Street, Town Hall Square, Leicester, LE1 6AF.
Office tel. 0116 255 4111 E-mail: office@bishopstreetchurch.org.uk

Minister: Rev. Jill Marsh. Tel. 0116 270 5342
E-mail:jill.marsh51@btinternet.com

Sunday 25th July 2010

10.45 Morning Service

led by Peter Cooper

Join us for tea/coffee in the foyer after the services.

Rota for	Stewards		Welcomers	Coffee
25th July	Lameck Sithole & Mary Gill	Margaret Mackley  & Dorcas Owusu		Barbara Kolaczek & Volunteer

Organist: Martin Briers

Lectionary Readings for 25^th July
Genesis 18:20-32
Colossians 2:6-19
 Luke 11:1-13 (p.1042)

Flowers this week have been donated by Richard and Mary Gill and arranged by Mary.

Food Collection: As part of our church offering we are collecting basic food and toiletry items to pass on to the Red Cross each week. They distribute them to destitute asylum seekers. Thank you for all that was donated last week. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. A full list of suggested items is available in the foyer, or on the website.

Visit our website: www.bishopstreetchurch.org.uk

Next week’s notices will be printed on Friday, Please send any items by 10.30am on Friday to the Church office.  Tel. 0116 255 4111, Email office@bishopstreetchurch.org.uk

 

Rota for	Stewards	Welcomers	Coffee
1st August	Margaret Mackley  & Frank Agyemang	Anne Doblander & Dorcas Owusu	Gladys’s Pastoral Group

ROTA:  Nb There are still gaps in August with no-one down for Welcoming. Please add in any you can help with. Thank you.

 

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

OPEN CHURCH: Tuesday to Friday 11.30am-1.30pm. The church meets informally and has prayers at 1.00pm each day, sharing all sorts of ways of living out our faith together. Also includes: Wednesday letter-writing with Amnesty International and on Thursdays, Bible study, Bring and Buy, and Craft activities.

Friday Pop-in: Fridays 9.45–11.30am. Pop-in for a hot drink, and a chance to pick up a bargain from the stalls.

Oriental mums and babies group: 11.30-1.30 each Friday

ZA Leicester Drop-in: Run by the Zimbabwe Association, open to all interested in Zimbabwe. This is fortnightly on Friday afternoons. The next event is Friday August 6th at 2.00-4.00pm

Maitri drop-in: Mondays 10.30–4.00, Foyer open for a listening ear, run by a multi-faith group, for people of all faiths or none.

Churches Together in Leicester City Centre:First Thursday Prayers: Aug 5th, 12.30pm at All Saints’ Church, Highcross Street.

Monday Prayers: Celtic Daily Prayer, 1.00pm in the Church.

The Bridge: Soup and sandwiches for homeless people, in our foyer: Thurs evenings and Sunday afternoons. Tel 0116 221 8635.

HAPPY 98th BIRTHDAY: Phyllis Hitchcock will have her 98th Birthday on Monday 26th July. Greetings and congratulations from everyone at the church, and best wishes for a happy celebration.

GARDEN PARTY: Jill and Clive Marsh will be holding a Garden Party at the Manse (152 Victoria Park Road) on Saturday August 21^st,3.00-6.00pm. Cakes, Jam, wasps(!), Games, Books Plants, Scones Strawberries, Sunburn(!?)

Oadby Trinity August Meetings: Four Wednesday meetings looking at MORAL ISSUES, start 7.45pm at Oadby Trinity Methodist Church:-
Aug 4^th: Val White speaking on DIVORCE
Aug 11^th: Michael Green speaking on ABORTION
Aug 18^th: John Fowler speaking on EUTHANASIA
Aug 25^th: Ali Crocker on DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE

Forward Planning Meetings: There is no meeting in August or September. Next meeting: Thursday October 7th 2010.

Events for the autumn will include:

Saturday Sept 11^th, Heritage Open Day and Bike and Stride Day

Sunday Sept 26^th: Harvest Festival, ‘An African Harvest’

Sunday Oct 24^th: Church Anniversary

Sunday Nov 21^st: Town Hall Lights Switch-on (Foyer refreshments)

Saturday Nov 27^th: Christmas Crib Festival in the Church
Sunday Nov 28^th: Christmas Gift Service
Sunday Dec 5^th: Bible Sunday
Sunday Dec 12^th: Nativity service
Tuesday Dec 21^st: Sing Christmas, 7-8pm

Church Council: next meeting November 4th 2010 at 7.30pm

JAM JARS WANTED: I shall be sending a jams and chutneys stall to the Garden Party on August 21^st, but am running out of jam jars. If you have any with metal lids that you could bring in, I would be happy to take them. Thanks, Robin

Advance notice: Circuit ‘Away Afternoon’ at Launde Abbey on Sunday19^th June2011, Led by Revd Peter Hancock, Chair of the District, with a 5pm service. Book the date in your diary now.

Concert at Christchurch, Clarendon Park Road: One Sound (formerly MAYC orchestra and singers) evening concert at Christchurch on Saturday 30th October and Sunday morning service. To book advance tickets ring 2701725

Braid Women’s Group meets on Wednesdays at Sure Start St Matthews. It is an informal session where newly arrived women, including refugees and asylum seekers, meet to share and learn art and crafts skills and receive social support. Soft Touch works in partnership with Assist and Sure Start St Matthews to run the group. There is a crèche for children 6 month to 5 years old. For more information contact Tove at Soft Touch Arts Ltd tove@soft-touch.org.uk 0116 2702706. For venue details: St Matthews Sure Start Children’s Centre, 0116 242 6370

Visit our website: www.bishopstreetchurch.org.uk

Next week’s notices will be printed on Friday, Please send any items by 10.30am on Friday to the Church office. Tel. 0116 255 4111, Email office@bishopstreetchurch.org.uk

Practical support for refugees and asylum seekers: Food Collection

Leicester as a city provides a refuge for many refugees and asylum seekers and the Red Cross provides support for those who are refused leave to stay and find themselves destitute because they fear returning to their country.  Some people have no accommodation and are literally living on the street with no food or money, while others may be given shelter by community members but this may depend on contributions of food from time to time.  The Red Cross provides bags of food for those in most need but relies on contributions from ordinary people, particularly church members, to meet this demand.

Bishop Street Methodists have made many contributions to this in recent years. We would now like to revive it and Alison Skinner has volunteered to ensure that our offerings are transported to the Red Cross office on a regular basis.

The Red Cross encourage each group to give a minimum of one bag of food a week. If people who are interested could buy even one or two extra items in their shopping and bring them to church on Sunday, it would make a real difference to the lives of very vulnerable people.

The following items are the ones suggested by the Red Cross as being most helpful.

Dried  Provisions  Rice, cous-cous, maize mealie-meal or polenta. cooking oil, sugar, salt, porridge, flour (self raising), spices, mashed potato (Smash), tea, coffee, powdered milk, fruit juice, semolina, water.

Tinned Provisions   (best to supply easy opening tins which don’t need a tin opener if possible)  Baked beans, fish, meat, tomatoes, pulses (beans, peas, chick peas, sweetcorn), soup, fruit, rice pudding, sauces, vegetables.

Pre-prepared food  Dried fruit, cereal bars, chocolate, biscuits, nuts, crisps, pot noodles  (especial good for people without accommodation who can get water in cafes for them)

Baby items  Nappies (sizes 2,3,4) baby wipes, food, milk, lotion, talc, clothing

Toiletries  Toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shower gel, shampoo, hair conditioner, deodorant, moisturiser, toilet paper.

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