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LATEST NEWS and
FEATURES
July 2008
Minister's
latest bulletin
Theft
and Vandalism - The
church is appealing for members of the public to be its eyes and
ears following the theft of lead from the roof and vandalism to
the back fence. To read about this click
here
Silver
Jubilee - This year
sees the 25th anniversary of Operation New Look which
transformed the church into its present modern building. A
number of events are being lined-up to celebrate the landmark.
We started with a day of memories and reminiscences on 14th June
when people were invited to list those they remembered and
events from the past 25 years. We will be featuring all these as
a web project and building this up over the coming year. To read about coming events click
here, This web site will keep you up to date on all the news from this
special silver jubilee via a special celebration index page
which can be accessed by clicking
here.
Quiz
and Spuds and Plants - A
plant stall held outside Hethersett Methodist Church raised £190
for the Hope and Homes for Children charity from the sale and
donations. The Wiltshire-based charity helps orphaned, abandoned
and vulnerable children in central and Eastern Europe and
Africa. The sale was
organised by Hethersett’s Joan Green who works closely in
support of the charity. Their next event in the village is a
coffee morning with bring and buy and cake stalls and a raffle
at the home of Vera and Brian Frost in Mill Road on July 23rd.
Hethersett Methodist Church was the venue for a fun family quiz
and spud evening hosted by Mark and Jackie Miller with proceeds
going to the church’s ongoing work with young people and the
Vidiyal Trust’s work with children in India and Sri Lanka.
Reaching
Out - Hethersett
Methodist Church has been casting its help net far and wide in
recent weeks in order to help under-privileged children
throughout the world. Proceeds
from the church’s annual plant sale will go to the Hope and
Homes for Children charity which is based in Wiltshire and works
with orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children in central and
eastern Europe and Africa. In addition £160 was raised at a
shoppers coffee plus morning and this will be divided between
church funds and the Vidiyal Trust which helps children in India
and Sri Lanka. The next shoppers’ coffee plus event will be on
26th July. This Friday the church’s Singing
Fellowship will be holding a music and tea afternoon from 2.30
p.m until 4.15 p.m to which everyone is invited. There will be
music, readings, poems and home made cakes. The
church’s next ladies breakfast will be held on 7th
June when Jenny Smith will talk about her experiences teaching
in a township school in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Minister's
Letter - In his latest church letter, Derek talks about
exciting developments at the church. To read this and previous letters click
here. Derek also writes a weekly bulletin exclusive to this
web site in which he looks back at the past week and forward to
the coming week. To read the latest bulletin
click
here. To visit earlier bulletins click
here.
The
Role of Street Pastors - In a special article Martin
Nisbett looks at the work of street pastors in Norwich. A number
of members of our church are involved in this very worthwhile
scheme. To read Martin's article click
here.
In
the Fashion - A show
presented by Fernandez Fashions of
Wymondham at the church on Friday 11th April was attended by
over 50 people and raised over £160 for church funds and the
Vidyal Trust.
Street
Prayers - A "Praying for the Streets" scheme
is being launched by the church. Each week the residents of two
or three streets in the village will be prayed for. Special
cards are being drawn up to help with the scheme and will be
distributed throughout the village.
Music
and Tea Afternoon - Forty people attended a music and
tea afternoon with entertainment from the music group. To read a
report of this click here. A music
and tea afternnon is also being organised by the Singing
Fellowship on Friday 13th June from 2.30 until 4.15 p.m. The
event will include music, readings and poetry followed by tea
and home-made cakes.
Special
Youth Weekend - Nine
young people from the church went to North Walsham Methodist
Church for a weekend of fun, activities and fellowship. Read
about this by clicking here.
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Spice of Life - A
typical Indian meal was served at the church on 23rd February and
was followed by a heart-warming presentation by The Rev Canon Pat
Atkinson about her work with the Vidiyal Trust in Southern India
and Sri Lanka. For a full report on the evening click
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Healing
Ministry - The church
recently set-up a healing ministry. In his March newsletter
Derek discusses its success and talks about the power of prayer.
To read this and previous letters from the minister click
here.
Flower
Power - The church
has a band of people who are willing to arrange flowers in
church every week. It may be that there are others who would
like to take the opportunity to remember a loved one, an
anniversary, a birthday or some other special event in their
family but are daunted by the thought of doing the arrangement
themselves. There is a flower fund that people can contribute to
and dates are available on a list in the church hallway. If you
would like to reserve a slot just sign up and you will be
contacted.
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Flyers - Drs
Craig and Rae Oranmore-Brown (pictured opposite)
gave a talk to the Ladies Breakfast on 2nd February about
setting up a flying doctor service in Zambia. To read
about the talk and Mercy Flyers visit the ladies breakfast
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Latest
Photographs - We have taken a number of new photographs of both
the inside and outside of the church. These can be viewed in our
photographic gallery by clicking here.
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Prayer
Diary - A prayer cycle has been devised as a way of
making our church life richer in its worship of God. For each day of the month
you will find two topics - one is linked to an aspect of the life of the Church
in Hethersett and the other to the life of our wider community. To see the diary
click here.
What's
On - Want
to know what's going on at church? Click
here for a full list of coming services and events.
Bible
Study - The
Methodist Church has started a new daily online Bible Study
which can be accessed by clicking
here.
Helping
the Disabled - Three
car parking spaces at the front of the church have been
designated for the use of disabled drivers. All those attending
the church are asked to give preference at all times to cars
displaying the relevant Blue Badges.
Reminiscences
Required - Do
you have a special memory of the church or its people? We are
looking to collect reminiscences of the past to feature in a
special area of the site. We are particularly looking for old
photographs of anything to do with the church so that we can
make the past come alive. Over the next few months we would like
to build up an historic archive of the church. You can let us
have your memories by jotting them down and giving them to
either Derek Grimshaw or Peter Steward. They can also be
e-mailed by clicking
here. To read more about the history of the church click here.
Visit our calendar for coming church services and
events. Click here to read.
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