Circuit Bulletin: Sunday 11th October 2020
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ONLINE WORSHIP FOR SUNDAY 11th OCTOBER 2020
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2 x MORNING WORSHIP
10:30am and 11.00am
10.30am Traditional worship from Erdington with Rev Dr Alan Smithson
AND/OR
11am* with 'Gospel Central', Revd Dr Jimmy Dube and some of our young people
Please click here: Circuit's YouTube Channel.
*The 11am service may be a few minutes late.. as it will not begin until the 10.30 has finished.
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Junior Church 4pm - 4:30pm
This is a 'live and lively' half-hour of fun and worship over Zoom.
Please contact Revd Malcolm Oliver for log-in details.
Zoom details will also be published on the usual WhatsApp channels.
Please note that for Safeguarding reasons we can only allow children and their parents/carers to participate. Also, unrecognized names in the 'Waiting Room' will not be admitted.
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Circuit Evening Service 6:30pm - 7:30pm
We continue our pattern of weekly Circuit Evening Services. This evening's service is led by Hilary Jefferies from Stockland Green Methodist Church.
The Service will be broadcast from the Circuit's YouTube Channel.
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EDITORIAL - Revd Stephen Froggatt and Revd Malcolm Oliver
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This Week
As well as Connexional, District and Circuit news in our Bulletin this week we have tried to include other notices which we hope you will find interesting and relevant. Please click through to find out more in each case. In particular, we draw your attention to the fact that this week is Prisons Week, so we have a special notice about the Prison Fellowship Prayer Meeting over Zoom which is open to all.
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Where To Find COVID-19 Guidelines
The local and national pictures are changing often. Please keep up to date with the changes at source:
The Methodist Church Advice is updated regularly. See also the very latest edition of "Property Matters".
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WORSHIP AT HOME RESOURCES W/C 11th OCTOBER
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Methodist Service Sheets - 11th Oct
Each week the Methodist Church has been producing a Service Sheet for people to use at their own pace, in their own homes and at their own time. These also make an excellent resource for a form of midweek worship.
Regular and LARGE PRINT VERSION available.
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The Vine At Home - 11th Oct
Available in PDF or DOCX versions.
This week's Vine at Home reflection is written for us by Stephen Santry, Superintendent of Exeter Coast and Country circuit. He encourages us to picture ourselves in the gospel reading and reflect on which of the main characters we are most like.
Don't forget that The Vine at Home is live-streamed every Sunday Morning at 10.30am on Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth and Lympstone Methodist Churches Facebook page. It is then posted later in the day onto to The Worship Cloud Facebook page.
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Weekly News
Click here for the Methodist Connexion News for 8th October 2020.
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3Generate365
3Generate365 has started! Find out more about this Connexion-wide involvement of young people in prayer, worship, fellowship and social action.
Getting Involved
Our Circuit Youth Lead, Imogen Clarke, will be keen to hear from you. Please get in touch via email.
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October is Black History Month
A new area of the Methodist Church website has been launched to mark Black History Month. The page includes personal testimony and blogs from BAME members of the Church, prayers and information on events. Find out more here.
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Peter Holloway of the Christian Charity Prison Fellowship invites you to the National Zoom Prayer Day for Prisons on Thursday, as part of Prisons Week 11th-17th October.. The theme will be "You are not alone" - this year's Prison Fellowship theme. He will be joined by Emma Wells of the Community Chaplaincy Association.
Join the Zoom Meeting using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85684535348
Thursday 15th October 11am
Meeting ID: 856 8453 5348
Telephone access:
- +44 203 051 2874 United Kingdom
- +44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom
- +44 203 481 5240 United Kingdom
- +44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom
Watch and share the Prisons Week 2020 Video and download the Prayer Resources.
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Traidcraft
Many Churches in this Circuit are keen to support the Fair Trade work of Traidcraft. If you haven't seen it already, do read their October Newsletter.
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Riding Lights Theatre Company
Helen Clarke of Riding Lights Theatre Company writes: "Riding Lights is producing our acclaimed children’s show The Selfish Giant on film. Presented in three 15 minute episodes, The Selfish Giant on film can be used for a watch-along party with children’s groups, holiday clubs, primary schools or youth organisations tied to churches safely at home. As we look to an unusual Christmas after an extremely lonely and disorientating year for children, this film is a fantastic treat to give to the primary aged children and their families in the lead-up to Christmas."
More information and how to order the film can be found on their website.
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ACN: Aid to the Church in Need
While it may be too early to talk about Christmas (!) many folk like to starting buying Christmas Cards and Gifts. This year, why not consider the ACN Shop for your books, cards, CDs and other gifts? Your purchases will allow ACN to support the suffering Church around the world.
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Chaplains At Work Newsletter
Please find here the Autumn newsletter from the Churches and Industry Group Birmingham and Solihull (CIGB). As always it’s full of good things, with a great mix of articles, stories and news.
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Bible Society has recently recommended this video "The Widow's Last" - a 20 minute short from Reel Issues Films. Set in Ireland, during the third year of The Great Hunger, it tells the story of a hardened widow who fights to keep her young son alive during one of the darkest times in human history. Inspired by the story of Elijah and the widow in 1 Kings 17, it’s a profound story of forgiveness, sacrifice and redemption. Watch the film and spread the word.
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Birmingham District Safeguarding 'Online Safety' Seminar
Over recent months we've become more aware than ever of the opportunities and challenges of connecting online. The Birmingham District Safeguarding Group, in collaboration with the Learning Network West Midlands, invite you to join us for a Zoom Seminar on Online Safety led by independent e-safety expert, Karl Hopwood.
To enable as many people as possible to benefit from this session, we will be running it twice. The two options are Thursday 26th November 19:00-21:00 or Thursday 3rd December 9:30-11:30. The session on the 3rd December will cover the same material as the one on the 26th November, so please book in for one session only.
Please download the full details.
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David Powell, our Circuit MHA Rep, is keen to support all churches in their efforts to raise funds for MHA this year. Please read his letter to find out how you can get involved.
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In Memoriam
We are trying to maintain a page on our Circuit Website listing the names of all those members, adherents and friends from our Circuit who have died during these past months. Please visit the page and then let Revd Stephen Froggatt know of any necessary additions to the list.
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