GEORGETOWN METHODIST CHURCH

Georgetown Road, St Saviour,Jersey, Channel Islands JE2 7PH

 Office Tel: 01534 730914  Minister: 01534 722093

EM Office: georgetown@jerseymail.co.uk        EM Minister: revshalls@supanet.com

WEEKLY NOTICES

 ‘Les Conteurs Singers’ in St Martin’s Methodist Church oBirthday greetings this week to Kali Lewis (11 today!), and Peggy Marett!

 Circuit Ash Wednesday Service  22nd February 7.30pm  St Helier Methodist Centre - you are warmly invited to join us at this service as we mark the beginning of our journey through Lent.  The service will include the sharing of Communion and a traditional 'ashing' ceremony.

 Jersey Nyalkinyi Communities are holding a Pub Quiz at The Town House, New Street this Friday 24th February at 7.00pm.  Come along for a fun night (max 6 per team) and hear the news from their latest trip to Kenya.  For tickets (£12 to include food), please phone 721672.

 Lent Lunches - The first Lent lunch will be held this Saturday 25th February from 12 - 2 p.m.  A warm welcome to everyone to come and share soup, bread and cheese and all the proceeds are for Christian Aid.  Two further lunches will be held on Saturday 3rd March and Saturday 10th March.

 The programme for Fairtrade Fortnight is shaping up, with a couple of dates for your diary… (a full list of events is in the Foyer)

- Sunday February 26th 10.15am Fairtrade theme service, with Samares Methodist Church at the Eastern Good Companions Club

- Monday February 27th 7-9pm at St Pauls Centre, wine and chocolate tastings, raffle, quiz and presentation by Jacqui Mackay from Bananalink

- Saturday March 3rd 1.30-4.30pm Town Hall Fairtrade Fair

- Wednesday March 7th Fairtrade Dinner at Pomme d’Or (see Ed)

- Peace Dinner at Pomme d’Or (tel Tony Allchurch 767593)

 Please note that the venue for the ‘Women’s World Day of Prayer’ on Friday 2nd March has changed, and will now be held at the Salvation Army Centre, Minden Place (instead of at The Town Church), 12.30-1.30pm.  The speaker will be Rev Liz Hunter and light refreshments will be served.  Join us for as little or as long as you like.  

 Come and celebrate our Community with ‘Georgetown’s Got Talent’ on Saturday 3rd March….Singing – dancing – poems – children – adults…6pm Bring and share supper (bring something, anything to share); 6.30-8pm Celebrate the talents of our Georgetown Community!  100 tickets are available from the Church Office (free but there is a donation basket should you wish to contribute towards our fund raising project).  

 There will be a 4 week Lent Group starting on March 6th on Tuesdays at 1.15pm at Le Mistral.  It will look at ‘Decisions’ and will be based on a book by Nick Fawcett.  There will also be the group that meets on Thursday lunchtimes at St Clement Parish Church which will follow the York Course for 2012.

 For your diary…the first Thursday Night is Music Night Concert will be on Thursday March 8th at 8.00pm, when All Brass Souls (leader A Thompson) and a Ladies vocal trio TRE will be entertaining us.  Our programme for the year includes a full monthly quota of excellent music for you to enjoy: A Male Voice from Wales; a Brass Quintet from Canada; Jersey's Musical Originals before they leave to compete in the U SA; the Harmony Men; and a special night with Gabriella Cassidy and AAron Burrows.  

 As part of the Circuit's weekend with Rev. Paul Smith, there will be a Circuit meal at the Red Rose Restaurant in Trinity on Saturday 10th March (7.00 for 7.30 pm). This is a special opportunity as Paul is a gifted and entertaining preacher and he will speak for a short time after dinner in a way that will add to an enjoyable and cringe-free evening. The four-course menu will cost £20.95 per person (service at your discretion).  There will be 88 tickets available but in the spirit of Talking of God, we are asking that anyone reserving a ticket for themselves will also bring a guest who is not a regular church-attender. That means only 44 tickets for regular church-attenders!  As the demand for these tickets will be high, we are operating a telephone hotline for 'first-come, first-served' reservations. The line will open at 7.00 pm on Monday 27th February and remain open until all are sold. The number to call is 07829773505 and requests before the line opens will not be accepted.

 On Sunday March 11th, 10.30am at St Helier Methodist Church there will be a Circuit Service with Rev Paul Smith from Plymouth Central Hall as our guest preacher. He will be with us for the weekend.  The purpose of the service is ‘to gain confidence in speaking of our faith’. The Theme is ‘Talking of God’.  Please note the following message from Rev'd Graeme Halls "THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO ’NOT GO TO CHURCH’ TODAY. I AM ASKING EVERYONE WHO NORMALLY ATTENDS THEIR OWN CHURCH TO COME ALONG ON THE 11TH."  We hope that this will be a very good occasion. The Lieutenant Governor and his wife will be attending. He is very keen to fully participate in the faith life of the Island (he was baptised a Methodist) and we welcome them.

 St Martin’s Wednesday Group are hosting a Concert by Wednesday March 21st at 8pm.  Light refreshments will be available. Tickets £5 from Rosemary Perchard on 851942, or on the door.  

 St Paul’s Church are hosting ‘Plumbline’ a course presented by Béthanie Christian Ministries on Friday 23rd, Sat 24th and Sun 25th March. See poster and leaflets in Foyer for further information.