Albert Frokku Update
Bertie’s December news letter is now available in the church foyer. More recent news is that Bertie has been appointed as Coordinator for the Smile
work for Kosova. This will make him financially secure but Bertie was keen to pass on the message that without the support of Fellside he would not
have been able to start the work in Rahovec. This is still going to continue and Bertie is looking forward to continuing the work in partnership with Fellside Church.
Sunday 31 January 2010
Knitting for Kosova
Knitting for Kosova
The lorry containing shoeboxes and also our blankets arrived safely in Kosova just before Christmas and there is a picture on the board of Jean with
all the boxes of blankets in the temporary warehouse. After all the shoeboxes had been delivered priority then would be to get the blankets transported
to the Smile centre and distributed. There is a huge number of boxes of blankets but the message was that they could never have enough! Thank
you to all those people who are continuing knitting and also for those people buying up wool from charity shops. Another possibility ( and good for recycling!) would be to unpick, wash and reuse any good quality hand knitted garments. If you have anything like this please leave the garment in the vestibule. All the Smile shoeboxes contained a hat, gloves and scarf ( again -see picture on the notice board) and it may be that some people might like to turn their hand to knitting some of these for a change.( squares are still required!) There is pattern on the board and also an example of the finished
garments. Please help yourself to a pattern if you would like one, or use one or your own. Thank you again for all you are doing and please pass on these thanks to any other knitters you know.
The lorry containing shoeboxes and also our blankets arrived safely in Kosova just before Christmas and there is a picture on the board of Jean with
all the boxes of blankets in the temporary warehouse. After all the shoeboxes had been delivered priority then would be to get the blankets transported
to the Smile centre and distributed. There is a huge number of boxes of blankets but the message was that they could never have enough! Thank
you to all those people who are continuing knitting and also for those people buying up wool from charity shops. Another possibility ( and good for recycling!) would be to unpick, wash and reuse any good quality hand knitted garments. If you have anything like this please leave the garment in the vestibule. All the Smile shoeboxes contained a hat, gloves and scarf ( again -see picture on the notice board) and it may be that some people might like to turn their hand to knitting some of these for a change.( squares are still required!) There is pattern on the board and also an example of the finished
garments. Please help yourself to a pattern if you would like one, or use one or your own. Thank you again for all you are doing and please pass on these thanks to any other knitters you know.
Membership
Membership
Are you interested in becoming a member of Fellside Methodist Church, or want to find out more about what membership means? We will be running
membership preparation sessions soon, so if you are interested please have a word with Paul or Liz.
Are you interested in becoming a member of Fellside Methodist Church, or want to find out more about what membership means? We will be running
membership preparation sessions soon, so if you are interested please have a word with Paul or Liz.
Property Matters
Property Matters
The property committee have decided to bring back the system of reporting any faults via a book which will be placed on the table in the vestibule (the
book is silver so hopefully you won't miss it). If you find anything wrong with the premises, however large or small please put this in the book which will
be checked regularly. If it is urgent or the task can be completed easily we will endeavour to do this immediately. If it is a larger task it wil be taken to
the next property committee meeting and the task will be allocated. We will be meeting every 2 months so hopefully it will not be too long before it is repaired.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with the painting - The committee has decided that this should take place in the spring, when the
weather is better - so I will be in touch nearer to the time.
Finally it would be helpful if we had a few volunteers would could be available during the week to let tradesmen into the premises. This should not
happen very often but if you are able to help out on an occasional basis please give your name to Christine Graham.
The property committee have decided to bring back the system of reporting any faults via a book which will be placed on the table in the vestibule (the
book is silver so hopefully you won't miss it). If you find anything wrong with the premises, however large or small please put this in the book which will
be checked regularly. If it is urgent or the task can be completed easily we will endeavour to do this immediately. If it is a larger task it wil be taken to
the next property committee meeting and the task will be allocated. We will be meeting every 2 months so hopefully it will not be too long before it is repaired.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with the painting - The committee has decided that this should take place in the spring, when the
weather is better - so I will be in touch nearer to the time.
Finally it would be helpful if we had a few volunteers would could be available during the week to let tradesmen into the premises. This should not
happen very often but if you are able to help out on an occasional basis please give your name to Christine Graham.
Outreach Meeting
Outreach Meeting
A reminder to all those on the Outreach group that our next meeting is on
Monday February 8th at 7.30 at Liz's.
This group consists of people with a heart for reaching out into our community and working with, and supporting Liz and our 2 Stewards for Outreach,
Simon and Jean, in planning ways in which we as a Church can do this. If anyone feels they would like to be part of the group then why not speak to
Simon or Jean to find out more. The group tries to meet regularly but for not more than one hour.
A reminder to all those on the Outreach group that our next meeting is on
Monday February 8th at 7.30 at Liz's.
This group consists of people with a heart for reaching out into our community and working with, and supporting Liz and our 2 Stewards for Outreach,
Simon and Jean, in planning ways in which we as a Church can do this. If anyone feels they would like to be part of the group then why not speak to
Simon or Jean to find out more. The group tries to meet regularly but for not more than one hour.
Saturday 9 January 2010
The preaching from January until Lent 2010
The preaching from January until Lent 2010 will be based on The Healthy Churches Handbook by Robert Warren. Copies of the book have been purchased and each Steward will be reading it over the next couple of weeks. Books will then be made available to housegroup leaders along with suitable group material for use in fellowship groups. For Lent, we will be following The Big Read teaching on Luke's gospel- material by Bishop Tom Wright. It's going to be an exciting time: don't miss out!
Outreach Meeting - Wednesday January 13th 7.30 at Liz's- 29 Orchard Road
Outreach Meeting - Wednesday January 13th 7.30 at Liz's- 29 Orchard Road
A reminder to all those on the Outreach group that our next meeting is this Wednesday at 7.30. Please come with your thoughts about Christmas - things that went well and things we could have done differently. Also any ideas for the coming months up to and including Easter.
( If anyone would like to be part of our Outreach planning at Fellside, then why not speak to either Liz, Jean or Simon and come along to the meeting this week)
A reminder to all those on the Outreach group that our next meeting is this Wednesday at 7.30. Please come with your thoughts about Christmas - things that went well and things we could have done differently. Also any ideas for the coming months up to and including Easter.
( If anyone would like to be part of our Outreach planning at Fellside, then why not speak to either Liz, Jean or Simon and come along to the meeting this week)
Table Top Sale
Table Top Sale
If you, or someone you know, had been saving up bric a brac, toys and books to be sold at a Christmas Fayre, then please hang on to them for a little bit longer. Our FEAT group is organising a Table Top stall and Coffee morning on Saturday January 30th from 10 - 12noon and all contributions (plus any unwanted Christmas presents!) will be very welcome. These can be brought to Church from Sunday January 24th onwards. You never know, the famous Fellside Bacon Butties might be available too!
If you, or someone you know, had been saving up bric a brac, toys and books to be sold at a Christmas Fayre, then please hang on to them for a little bit longer. Our FEAT group is organising a Table Top stall and Coffee morning on Saturday January 30th from 10 - 12noon and all contributions (plus any unwanted Christmas presents!) will be very welcome. These can be brought to Church from Sunday January 24th onwards. You never know, the famous Fellside Bacon Butties might be available too!
ECG Conference, Llandudno, Easter 2010 - April 6th - 11th
ECG Conference, Llandudno, Easter 2010 - April 6th - 11th
During the last two years, a group from Fellside has attended this conference, and have been blessed and challenged by the experience! We already have a good group showing positive interest, and now is the time to think about going, if your name's not on the list already! Look out for the literature, and booking forms, and have a word with Roger Whitworth if you want more information. We shall be staying at the Chatsworth Hotel again, and travel by bus is available if required on the Easter Monday, 5th April
During the last two years, a group from Fellside has attended this conference, and have been blessed and challenged by the experience! We already have a good group showing positive interest, and now is the time to think about going, if your name's not on the list already! Look out for the literature, and booking forms, and have a word with Roger Whitworth if you want more information. We shall be staying at the Chatsworth Hotel again, and travel by bus is available if required on the Easter Monday, 5th April
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