Sandylands Methodist Church

10 - 10.15am :: prayer meeting in Sandridge for the life and ministry of the church
10.30am :: Rev Andrew Webb - all age worship
6.15pm :: prayers before worship
6.30pm :: Rev Andrew Webb - alternative worship

Monday

9.30am Totters

Thursday

10.00am Over 60s

Please pray for the holiday club which takes place this week.

• For all those involved in leading and helping, for patience and enthusiasm
• For all those who come along that they will experience the love of God for them and their families

• There is a Christian Aid meeting at Sandylands on 7 April at 7.30pm. The speaker is to be Laraine Earle. It would be good if as many Sandylands people as possible could support this meeting.

• We are in need of help with coordinating Christian Aid week. Laraine took this on last year as a temporary measure as no-one was available but she would like to work with someone else or pass it on to someone else. It involved organising the envelopes for the door to door collection and collecting and counting the money. The actual collecting is done by a group of committed volunteers.

  Please see Andrew or Laraine if you are interested in helping with the coordination. We usually raise around £1000 through this and it is part of our work for the Kingdom of God.

Celebrate Passover as Jesus did at the last Supper

Sandylands Methodist Church, Kendal
Sunday 20 April, 2008, 6.30pm
No cost - bring food to share

The Passover is essentially an extended family celebration at home, so we are keen for it to be a family occasion with young and old present. Singing, worshipping, chatting and enjoying a good meal are all interwoven.

The meal is very much part of the occasion. Each person or group is to bring enough food for a reasonable evening meal (first course and dessert) to share with others from a buffet. Traditional Passover recipes are available from Beth Dennis if you want to be adventurous! Some drinks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.

The event lasts about 3 hours but passes very quickly.

To book a place phone 01539 733929 by 13 April.

Sunday Club are looking for new leaders - one or preferably two. It is not an ‘every Sunday’ commitment: it would be 2 a month or fewer. If you think this is somewhere you could help out please see Jane or Alastair McNeill.

Please note that there is a ‘tree’ on the remembrance window to tie ribbons onto with the names of loved ones you want to remember.

Our Church Away Weekend is being held in September this year at Whithaugh Park, near Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders. Full details will be on the notice sheet after Easter, but if you would like to come on the weekend or want any information please see Elizabeth Stanbridge or Andrew.

This is advance notice of series of 4 study sessions on Tuesday evenings April 29th and May 6th, 13th and 20th. The sessions will be led by Andrew and based on a resource produced by the Methodist Church which has the title ‘Time to talk of God – recovering Christian Conversation as a way of nurturing discipleship.’ It would be good if as many people as possible were able to attend these sessions as we seek to move forward as a church in openness to God and talking about our faith.
More details in due course but please put the dates in your diary now!

6.00am Sunrise Service at the castle

8.00am Breakfast - Please sign list at back if coming for breakfast

9.00am Communion Service led by Rev A Webb

10-10.15am Prayer meeting in Sandridge
10.30am Mr C Marchment - Communion Service **

6.15pm Prayers before worship
6.30pm Easter Praise Service at Stricklandgate - no service at Sandylands

**Please bring a few flowers each to help decorate the Lenten Cross on Easter Sunday Morning