Wellington Methodist Church and Centre Sunday 10th February 2019

New Street, Wellington, Telford, TF1 1LU

U.K registered charity No. 1130091

Welcome to Wellington Methodist Church! At the top of New Street, the church seeks to serve town and people and offers good news for all. If you are here for the first time or just visiting the area you are welcome. Please feel at home and if you would like to know more about the work of the Church please ask, or fill in one of the contact leaflet sheets to join the mailing/email list. Do stay and join us for tea and coffee after the service.

Dear friends, Most of us like to think of ourselves as being generous people. Who, after all, would wish to be regarded as mean or tight-fisted? But, how is generosity meas-ured? Is one person more generous than another because they give away more? Jesus had something to say about generosity when he commented on the actions of a widow in the temple courts. He saw that she gave only two small-denomination coins: “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything - all she had to live on.” (Mark 12 vs. 43-44). I’m not suggesting that in order to be generous we are called to give away all we have to live on. However, when we make gifts to God, whether that is of money, time or skills, do we give just our left-overs, or do we give God first refusal? Generosity is not a matter of absolute amounts rather of proportion. The widow Jesus observed had very little, but her generosity was massive.

Many blessings

Diane

Contact Details:

www.wellingtonmethodist.org.uk

Office Tel No. 01952 250944

Ministers: Rev Molly Chitokwindo

Tel No. 01952 222739

Deacon Julie Morton

Tel No. 01952 640079

deaconjulie@telfordmeth.org.uk

Office: wmc.office@telfordmeth.org .uk

Office Hours : Mon - Fri 9.00 am - 1pm

WELLINGTON METHODIST CHURCH NEWSLETTER

‘Growing by sharing God’s Love’

Services for Sunday 10th February

9.00 am Holy Communion - Rev M Chitokwindo

10.15 am Morning Service - Rev M Chitokwindo

Mid week Services (Thursdays):

14th Feb - Prayers - Deacon J Morton

Services for Sunday 17th February

10.15 am Morning Service - Deacon J Morton

Marsh Green Services

10th Feb 6.30 pm Evening Service - Mr L Murray

17th Feb 6.30 pm Holy Communion - Rev D Lavender

Our prayers :Please hold in your prayers those who are lonely, ill or in mourning,

in particular we pray for David, Frank & his wife Joyce, Sue, Emily, Jim

and Brenda P, Brenda H, Shirley and Dave, Diana & Donavan, Sylvia,

Maddig, John and June H. and Mary.

NEWS, DIARY DATES & SPECIAL EVENTS

Ladies Coffee Evening Wed 13th Feb at 7.30 pm Our new session starts in March (more details later) but before that, we are having another coffee evening on Wed February 13th at 7.30 pm. Ladies, please come along to meet us and join an evening of friendship, fellowship and fun. Local Preachers Accreditation Service Sat 16th Feb at 3pm Please join us for a service of celebration and praise for the accreditation of Persi Lankapalli and Jo Kudlacik as Local Preachers at Horsehay Methodist Church this Saturday at 3pm. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments served after the service Fundraising Curry Night for CAP Sat 23rd February 7.00 pm Experience authentic Indian Cuisine and raise money for Christians Against Poverty Telford on Sat 23rd February at 7.00 pm at All Saints Church Parish Rooms, Wel-lington. Tickets £10 per person (Family Concessions available). You may bring your own alcoholic drinks. For tickets contact Rita Church on 01952 254194 or rita_church@sky.com, Bella Sohi 07861 425952 or All Saints Parish Office on 01952 248554 or St John’s Church, Muxton 01952 670033. Iona Service with Agape Meal Sun 24th February at 5.00 pm An evening of meditation using words and music from the Iona Community and this month there will be the opportunity to partake in an Agape Meal.

Courageous Day Out Sat 2nd March from 11 am - 7.00 pm You are invited to a day of courageous and exciting activities at Telford Innovation Campus, 111 Shifnal Road, Priorslee, TF2 9NN, from bush tucker trials to testimony building, as part of the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District's courageous-themed year. The Courageous Day Out will be packed full of fun, with courageous activities, speakers, silent disco, worship and workshops, planned and inspired by the young people of our District, for young people and adults of all ages! With special guests Michaela Youngson & Bala Gnanapragasam (President & Vice-President of Methodist Conference), Jasmine Yeboah (Methodist Youth President) and Michael Ipgrave (Bishop of Lichfield), comedy from award-winning comedian, Andy Kind, plus loads more...! To book your free tickets, visit Eventbrite.co.uk and search 'Courageous Day Out'. Group bookings are available, so if you don't have a computer to hand, ask a member of your church to book your place. Don’t miss out! For more information and FAQs go to: wsmethodist.org.uk/courageous-day-out Experience ….Easter, Harvest, Christmas Monday 11th March at 11 am We are looking for people to join the ecumenical team of volunteers who offer Expe-rience Easter, Experience Harvest and Experience Christmas in a number of schools around Telford. This involves setting up simple stations in either a church or a school and then being responsible for one of the stations, either on your own or with anoth-er volunteer. Primary School children come in classes to the Experience and you would talk to a group of 6 - 8 children at a time about your station using a prompt sheet which will contain all the information you need. Help with refreshments or pre-paring props is also needed. To find out more why not come along to an Easter Expe-rience planning meeting (without commitment) on Monday 11th March, 11am at Dawley Baptist Church, Park Road, Dawley Bank, Telford TF4 2ER Flower Display From February, there will be a monthly memorial display in the church. Our hope is that this will represent a loved one’s birthday or anniversary which falls during that particular month. An opportunity to make a donation in their memory will also be available. Self Denial Appeal Thank you to all who contributed so generously to the Self Denial Appeal this year. A total of £635.00 has been raised for World Church Funds. Barbara Murray. Home Missions If you are a holder of a Home Missions Box I would be grateful if you could let me have it as soon as possible so it can be emptied. Many thanks, Barbara Murray Boys Brigade Request Can you play chess, pool or table tennis? The Boys' Brigade would like to hear from anyone who would like to play or teach chess, pool or table tennis with our young people on a Thursday night. Contact Alastair on 07977 508723

Monday 11th Feb 9.00 - 1.00 pm Slimming World Hall 12.45 - 1.45 pm MSYoga Sanctuary 6.30 - 7.45 pm Brownies Community Room 7.30 - 9.30 pm Severn Harmony Fellowship Room Tuesday 12th Feb 10.30 - 12.30 pm Art Group (Tues am grp) Hall 1.30 - 3.30 pm Art Group (Tues pm grp) Hall 1.30 - 3.30 pm Macular Support Community 6.00 - 7.30 pm Girls’Brigade Hall and Community Room 7.00 - 8.00 pm Calm Minds Fellowship Room 7.30 - 9.00 pm Worship Consultation Sanctuary Wednesday 13th Feb 9.30 - 12.00 noon Here to listen Fellowship Room 10.00 - 12.00 noon Sugar Crafters Hall 5.15 - 6.10 pm Rainbows Community Room 6.00 - 7.30 pm Guides Community Room and Hall 7.30 - 9.00 pm Ladies Evening Coffee Evening Fellowship Room 7.30 - 9.30 pm Caledonian Society Hall Thursday 14th Feb 9.30 - 10.00 am Mid-week service Sanctuary 9.30 - 12.15 pm District Meeting am Fellowship Room 10.00 - 12.00 noon Coffee Morning Community Room 12.15 - 1.00 pm Food for Thought Fellowship Room 1.15 - 4.00 pm District Meeting pm Fellowship Room 1.30 - 3.30 pm Art Group (Thurs pm grp) Community Room 6.00 - 8.00 pm Boys’ Brigade Community Room and Hall 7.00 - 9.00 pm Play week Preparation Fellowship Room Friday 15th Feb Sat 16th Feb 10.00 - 12.00 noon Coffee Morning - Banners/Rose Hall

WEEKDAY PROGRAMME

Cards For many years now I have made a selection of cards for sale at church. I originally started doing this for the building fund but then gave any money raised to other funds which the church supports such as JMA and World Mission. Over the years this has raised more than £6000. I still have a good selection of cards available, please have a look and support the stall. Thank you, Barbara Murray. Poppy Appeal If you took part last year and want to start early, please think about either knitting or making felt poppies. This year we are hoping to extend the red cascade and make a new purple one. If you want to become a new “poppy maker” see Tina or a member of the banner group for details.