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December 2003
From the Manse
Dear friends,
I was visiting a Mental Health unit. When I entered I was told the patients
were making Christmas cards. My spirits rose. What a lovely occupation. What
a good way of bringing joy into their sometimes colourless lives. I went to
the table where they were hard at work and looked at the cards. The words
said "Seasons Greetings". There was plenty of glitter, some holly
and berries, but not a sign of anything to do with a baby born in a stable
in Bethlehem. My heart sank. This was a bad case of "X"mas - Christmas
without the Christ.
C.S.Lewis illustrated this in his tales of Narnia. When the wicked witch took over the land and banned Christmas. The children entering that land found it was always dark, always winter, but never Christmas. What a joyless place.
There are many in our modern secular society for whom Christmas is exactly that. A bleak, joyless festival. It is "X"mas. If you take the Christ out of Christmas what have you to celebrate? No love coming down to fill your home. No hope of Peace for this worn torn world. No light to enter the darkness of our lives, to drive away evil, to fill our homes with Joy. No heaven sent Saviour to deliver us from our sin, to open the way to God.
And for the children of such homes. Happy Xmas, what does that mean? No more the enchantment of that old, old story. The baby born in a stable, the angel's song filling the sky, the shepherds hurrying to see the infant Saviour, the wise men from the east, following the star to come and worship the new born King. All of that gone, to be replaced by ………… "X". A festival without a meaning.
For us Christians, Christmas is a festival full of joy and love, of hope and light, of awe and wonder. We celebrate the most profound truth of our Christian faith, that God himself became one of us, became a human being. The Word made flesh. Incarnation.
We tell that truth in the story of the angel coming to Mary, telling her that she will carry God's child. He will be "Emmanuel", God with us. He will be "Jesus", the Saviour. Mary is having God's baby. That profound truth is expressed in words and actions a child can understand. The baby born in a stable in Bethlehem is the Christ Child, the Son of God, our Saviour and King.
So let us celebrate. Celebrate with feasting and laughter, with songs of
joy, with gifts of love. Let us celebrate Christmas, the birthday of the Christ
Child.
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the new born King,
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic host proclaim:
'Christ is born in Bethlehem.'
Charles Wesley (H&P 106)
May your homes be filled with the Love and Joy and Peace that he alone can
bring,
Have a Joy filled Christmas,
God Bless,
Chris
Ashbourne - Patna Partnership
CONCERT BY THE DERBY CATHEDRAL CHOIR
Saturday 24th January 2004 at 7.30 pm
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Concert Hall
Tickets £8.00 ( £4.00 for children)
MISSION MATTERS
World Mission Consultation
On Saturday 8th November, Roger and I were able to attend this District morning
event. It was good to meet up with others and share news, events and enthusiasms.
Besides meeting interesting people and forming useful contacts we heard briefly
about the Phakamisa Educare project from Arnie Kells. We learnt about the
World Church visitors that were in Britain for the Wesley Tercentenary Celebrations,
Mission Links, Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF), Ecumenical issues
and Inter-Faith issues and a potential District link with Methodists in Japan
and Korea. If anyone would like to know more please ask Roger or Ruth. If
you are interested in attending the next District World Mission Consultation
in Stapleford with us it will be on Saturday morning, 3rd April 2004.
Ruth Mallard
Where does the money go?
Each year individual gifts from church members and our general church giving
helps to support the Fund for Home Mission and the Fund for World Mission.
You may wonder how the money is spent:
THE FUND FOR HOME MISSION provides grants for local churches and circuits,
evangelism training and resources including Share Jesus International. It
helps plant new congregations, support workplace chaplaincy and chaplaincy
in Further Education and Higher Education institutions. It assists mission
in rural areas, urban mission, creative arts in Methodism, media relations,
Cliff College and relations with people of other faiths. It also assists funding
with Mission Alongside the Poor, Resourcing Mission, Political and Parliamentary
Affairs and Support for Children's Work
THE FUND FOR WORLD MISSION gives block grants to partner churches enabling
them to take local initiatives. Other partnership includes: Mission Partners
serving throughout the world, World Church in Britain Partnership (lay people
and ministers from overseas, serving in Britain), Scholarship students, Experience
Exchange Programme, Nationals in Mission Appointments, Special Grants and
Special Projects, Ministry to Chinese communities, United College of the Ascension,
Inter Faith work.
Also money from JMA (Junior Mission for All) sources is allocated one fifth
to Home Mission and four fifths to the Fund for World Mission. The Methodist
Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) works collaboratively with the Fund for
World Mission.
All Methodist mission giving is concerned with sharing God's love and seeking
justice for people.
Ruth Mallard
Mission Aviation Fellowship
Thank you to everyone who supported this very interesting evening in October.
A gift of £96 was made to MAF from this event. There is a thank you
letter on the Mission Notice Board giving some examples of the kind of work
in Sudan, Kenya and Mongolia that your prayer and financial gifts are supporting.
Ruth Mallard
Forthcoming Circuit event
You are encouraged to start the New Year in a mission-minded way! Did you
know that 2004 has been declared "Year of the Bible" in the Middle
East? Come along to the Bible Society Evening. Thursday 8th January 2004 at
7.30 pm in the Century Hall. Mr Fred Winks will be sharing about the Bible
Society's work in Egypt with a talk and slides, followed by refreshments.
There will be an opportunity to support this work too. Come along and find
out what having the scriptures means to people in Egypt and learn more about
the tensions for Christians in Egypt due to the Iraq war situation.
Ruth Mallard
News from Brailsford
Since the last newsletter, the holiday club has been and gone, and this was
rounded off with a sharing of some of the activities that we had been doing
in our United Morning Worship with the Anglican Church.
We continue to work towards the major refurbishment. Our coffee morning on
15th November raised just over £250.00, and more importantly brought
people into the Church building.
At our Church Council, we agreed to continue our programme of holiday clubs
during 2004, during each of the school holidays, since then, we have been
contacted by All Saints Church who are keen to join with this. We also agreed
to pray about starting an Alpha course in 2004. Rev Eddy will be leading a
series of Bible Study and prayer evenings in the new year.
Alive @ 9 continues with enthusiasm on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.
As we enter the season of Advent, let's prepare ourselves again to receive
the good news of reconciliation with God through the birth, life and death
of our Saviour, Jesus Christ, and to share this good news in a needy world.
Jane Baker
Membership? Confirmation?
If you have never been "Confirmed" or have never been "Received
into Membership", this is for you.
We will be starting membership/confirmation classes after Christmas. Please
contact Rev Chris Eddy if you are interested or just want further information.
Methodist Conference 2004
The 2004 Methodist Conference will be taking place in Loughborough from the
24th June to the 2nd July. The conference is open for anyone to attend, and
some of the events are outlined below:
Representative Sessions will take place from Monday to Friday and will have
four sessions each day. The business to be transacted each day will not be
known until much nearer the time. These are open to anyone to attend and there
will be seating provided within the Hall where visitors will be able to come
and go as they please.
The opening of Conference takes place on the Saturday afternoon to which civic
guests are invited and is when the new President will be installed. Seats
will be ticketed but there should be a reasonable number available for local
people as the hall will accommodate around 2000 people.
The Conference Worship Service takes place on the Sunday morning. Again seats
will be ticketed but there should also be a reasonable number available for
local people.
The reception into Full Connexion takes place on the Sunday afternoon and
is when Ordinands are presented to Conference and to which ecumenical guests
are invited. The event is ticketed and normally oversubscribed so it cannot
be guaranteed that there will be tickets available for those other than representatives
of the Conference or families and invited guests of the Ordinands. However,
with 2000 seats it is hoped that there will be space for local people.
Ordination Services will take place on the Sunday evening at nine locations
in Beeston, Burton, Derby, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and West Bridgford.
Again these events are ticketed for which there is a great demand but, again,
it is hoped that there will be a number of tickets available for local people.
A number of fringe events will be held by the various organisations of Methodism
and details of these will be available in due course. With one or two exceptions,
where there are invited guests only, these are open to anyone to attend.
More information about the Conference will be available nearer to the time.
Cliff Lewer
Tissington
A well attended Harvest Festival with Mr Lowe. We especially liked joining
in with spiritual songs on his guitar. Refreshments were enjoyed afterwards.
The November service fell on Remembrance Day and the minister gave us an appropriate
and dignified service to remember those who died in all the wars and conflicts
since 1914, thinking especially of those recently lost in Iraq.
Mrs Jean Bailey is making steady progress in St Oswalds. She originally went
in for respite care back in September but her stay turned out to be rather
longer than intended, having been transferred to the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
for 16 days. However, we are pleased she is back in Ashbourne and hope it
won't be too long before she can come home.
We are sad to hear of the death of Mr Graham Hulland of Bakewell. Graham,
along with his father, was a regular attendee at Tissington for many years
despite being in poor health. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family.
Sandra Alcock
The Gateway Centre
Below are the names of all of the groups staying in the Gateway Centre during
December. If you are able to help with any of the changeovers, please let
me know.
5th - 7th Reunion of Friends
12th - 14th 1st Breadsall Cub Scouts
19th - 21st 11th West Bromwich Brownies
27th - 30th Family Group, Stevenage
Thankyou
Rachel Walker
Kirk Ireton
Looking back at the Harvest Thanksgiving service, it may well have been one
of the glorious festivals of its kind in the history of the Chapel. The majority
of gifts were anonymous, quietly brought and left to the glory of God.
We do praise and thank God for the service of worship and praise offered to
Him by thankful hearts.
The income received during the year has exceeded expenditure by £17
which was wonderful news, from services held on 10 occasions held during the
last year.
Thank you for your support and a special thanks to David and Mary Dorman and
family for their gifts shared so freely over the year. We look forward to
the carol service on 14th December please come and share with us at 6.30pm
on that evening.
Finally on 10th December, the Women's Fellowship will hold their annual carol
service and we are anticipating the service with expectation and joy.
Sister Merle
If
If they can see God when the world sees him not,
Through the grime of the day, the decay and the rot,
If they can see good where there is so much bad,
and find perfect peace among the weak and the sad.
For those who will leave their blanket of ease,
and work with the poor and the sick with disease.
For those who have seen such atrocious things done,
and will still see Jesus as God's only son.
And cling to the faith with no shadow of doubt,
and be of good cheer both within and without.
If they can help others and won't pass one by,
If they can believe, then I think so can I.
Wilf Ward, Stanton
Book Review - The Heavenly Man
THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF CHINESE CHRISTIAN BROTHER YAN
WITH PAUL HATTAWAY
I first saw this book advertised in a New Wine Magazine and heard it recommended
by other Christian friends. It then immediately caught my eye at the lending
library and proved to be a book I just couldn't put down!
This book is "an inspirational and heroic story of a radical Christian
in the house churches of China." It is "like reading a modern-day
version of the Book of Acts. Prepare to be deeply encouraged as well as rudely
awakened. An absolute must for the sleeping churches of the West." (Rev.
Dr Mark Stibbe)
At Christmas time, when we think of families, possessions and presents, this
book jolts the reader to consider what is really important when all security
is removed. It's near impossible to read the Book of Acts again without realising
that the same God then, leads and guides His people through suffering, even
now in the 21st Century, to achieve His purpose of leading other people to
Jesus.
"Instead of focusing on the many miracles or experiences of suffering,
however, Yun prefers to emphasize the character and beauty of Jesus."
The importance of having memorized the Word of God, cannot be overemphasised,
as Yun found the Words both sustained him, enabled him to encourage other
believers and to teach new Christians whilst in prison.
"This astonishing book will form a watershed in your spiritual life."
Review by Chris Morris (Mrs)
Published by Monarch Books, Available in Ashbourne Church Lending Library.
Kniveton
The congregation is, at present quite small numerically. In reality, it has
a very strong Christian presence, sharing the love of Jesus and building up
a witness of Christian faith through many very different channels.
Miss Diana Whitmill led both Harvest Festival services. The teachers from
the village school with some children and parents came to the afternoon service,
and we all felt that it was a 'perfect service'. Many of our visitors had
never before attended a 'chapel' service and were immediately at ease and
at home. Thank you Diana.
From the collection and harvest gifts we have been able to send:
£100 to the Mission Aviation Fellowship
£150 to the Village School (Towards their fund for musical instruments)
£300 to the Methodist Relief and Development Fund
£100 to Release International
Finally, the congregation wish to express their gratitude to the band of organists
who come to willingly lead the music side of worship. Appreciation is very
hard to express, but thank-you!
Sister Merle
Ashbourne Family News
It has been good to see Shirley Hill at church and we are pleased that she
is able to be at home.
Our thoughts are with all those who are unwell at the moment. We pray for
Joy Pegg, Barbara Dadge and Mrs D Allcock. We also pray for all those who
are unable to get out and about, especially as we approach Christmas.
We also pray for those who have been undergoing treatment or surgery and we
pray for recovery for them, thinking especially of Angela Smith and June Shaw.
Our thoughts and prayers also go to those who have recently experienced a
family bereavement, and we think of Elizabeth Heap, Olive Harrison, the Mawdsleys
and their families.
Late Night Shopping
Please come along on Friday 12th December to join in Ashbourne's Late Night
Shopping evening. Soup & Hotdogs will be on sale outside Church. Tea &
Coffee will be available in the Century Hall along with our Annual Christmas
Fair, selling high-quality crafts, trinkets, cakes, chocolates and fair-trade
gifts.
The Choir will entertain us with British carols and international songs.
Ashbourne - Patna Partnership
Ashbourne Churches Together established the Partnership with the Diocese of
Patna, Church of North India in 2000 after the Bishop of Patna had visited
the area in the previous year. The Church of North India is an ecumenical
partnership. It was formed by existing Churches, including Anglican and Methodist,
coming together to form a new Church.
In October 2001 ACT decided to establish a fund to pay for the replacement
of the roof of St. Luke's Hospital, Hiranpur, which is in the Diocese of Patna.
We aimed to raise £12000 within 5 years with the money being sent in
three equal instalments as the work progressed. By October of this year, three
years early, the target had been reached. £8000 has already been sent
and we have received photographs showing the work in progress. We are very
grateful for all the contributions that we have received.
The Bishop visited us again in 2002 when he was in Britain for the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland. On that occasion he preached at a United
Service in the Ashbourne Methodist Church, visited both the Methodist and
Anglican Churches in Kniveton and there was a farewell Service in Hulland
Parish Church.
As the next stage in our Partnership an invitation for a group of five people
to visit us in Ashbourne between 17th and 31st May 2004 has been sent to the
Diocese of Patna. This has been accepted and the party will be led by Bishop
Philip Marandih who will preach at the Tissington Well Dressing Service on
Ascension Day. It is hoped that our guests will stay for one week with people
in Ashbourne and for the second week with hosts in the surrounding villages.
We are still looking for people to act as hosts especially for the second
week. The visitors will have a full programme during their stay so the main
responsibility of the hosts will be to provide bed and breakfast and possibly
some transport. Many of the visitors' other meals will be taken as part of
their programme of activities. This programme is still being developed and
will be tailored to their needs. However it is hoped they will be able to
visit you in your local chapel or church or in any activities that you are
planning at that time.
There is an enormous difference in the level of wages between India and the
UK. It will be necessary for ACT to pay the bulk of their travelling costs.
To help with this, two fund raising events will be held. The first is to be
a concert given by Derby Cathedral Choir in QEGS Concert Hall at 7.30 pm on
Saturday 24th January, 2004. The programme will include Fauré's Requim
and Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols. Tickets £8 (£4 for
children) will be available from Elizabeth and John Hurfurt and also from
Natural Choice. The second event is a Barn Dance to be held in Hulland Ward
Millennium Hall on Saturday 7th February 2004. Tickets also from Elizabeth
and John.
Elizabeth and John Hurfurt
Saturday Night Live
It is 12 months since this was started and very soon a few of us will be sitting
down to discuss 'where next', format of the evening etc. Following a recent
discussion that included Saturday Night Live (SNL), there were clearly mixed
signals that muddied the waters. One thing is for certain, you cannot please
everyone.
If you have any comments you would like to make, about what you have experienced,
would like to see happen, something you did not like or if you have your own
ideas as to where to you think SNL should be going I would be pleased to hear
from you. If it is possible for you to put something down on paper or by e-mail,
I would be grateful. Your contributions will be appreciated and will be helpful
to us as we work out what next!?
Roger Mallard
Sixteen Books of the Bible
I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible (merely by fluke).
It kept people looking so hard for the facts and for others it was a revelation.
Some were in a jam especially since the names of the books were not Capitalised.
But then the truth finally struck home to various numbers of readers. To others
it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you.
Yes, there will be some really difficult ones to spot. Others may require
judges to help them. I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find
one of them. There will be loud lamentations when one is found. A little lady
says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you
can compete. Relax now, for there really are sixteen books of the Bible hidden
in this paragraph. The preacher found fifteen books in twenty minutes, but
it took him three hours to find the sixteenth one.
A prize for the first sixteen!
By Chris Morris (Mrs) - With permission from our church in Ware.
A Thank-You
On the Circuit Plan for this quarter, I have been able to join in worship
as a member of a congregation. Sunday by Sunday, without fail, the preacher
has come to us surrounded by the 'apartness' of someone who has been preparing
within the power of the Holy Spirit.
And from the mystery of the Divine Love we have been challenged, rebuked and
made aware of the depth of the Father's suffering love and mercy towards us.
Thank you, preachers, for your hidden toil which brings to us light and health
and gladness.
Sister Merle
Prayers
We continue to ask for you to especially remember the following
things in your prayers this month:
30th November Those unable to be at church through illness
1st December All those who suffer from HIV/AIDS
2nd December Youth Club members
3rd December Those who are unwell at the moment
4th December Pastoral visitors
5th December People working in Cornerstone
6th December Young People coming into The Venue
7th December JMA Members and supporters
8th December Parwich Youth Club
9th December Those involved in the Toddlers & Parents Service
10th December Friends at Brailsford
11th December The Church of North India
12th December The witness of Ashbourne Church during Late Night Shopping
13th December Young people at Saturday Night Live!
14th December Friends at Parwich
15th December The work of Methodist Homes
16th December Friends at Tissington
17th December Local farmers
18th December Friends in other churches
19th December Friends at Kirk Ireton
20th December NCH
21st December Friends at Ashbourne
22nd December The homeless of Derby this Christmas
23rd December All those who have visited Milldale Chapel this year
24th December Those receiving Operation Christmas Child shoe-boxes
25th December Friends at Stanton
26th December Those in Ashbourne without family this Christmas
27th December Friends at Hulland
Free to a good home
We have 1 grey metal cupboard (office type), 1 office type desk and 1 wooden
2 drawer filing cabinet that we no longer required. If anyone can use them,
please get in touch.
Rosemary Webb
One World Week
One World Week this year was rounded off with a great evening learning about
Moving Stories from around the world. If you missed out on the event, the
following report is reproduced from the Ashbourne News Telegraph and gives
you a good taste of the evening. We hope you'll be able to join the One World
Group at future events!
"Over 40 people attended the Ashbourne One World Group meeting "Moving
Stories" on Thursday 30 October in St Oswald's Church Hall. The meeting
celebrated the 25th anniversary of One World Week and had been preceded by
a photo-quiz published in the Ashbourne News Telegraph. The One World Group
is grateful to all the local shops and businesses that supported the quiz
by displaying the photographs and also to the Ashbourne News Telegraph. The
winners of the quiz were Mrs Kathleen Brown in the adult section and Ezra
Morris in the under 16 class. They were presented with their prizes by the
Mayor of Ashbourne, Mr Kevin Stone, at the meeting.
"The theme of One World Week this year was "Moving Stories",
stories about people moving, stories with the power to move us and hopefully
stories to motivate us to do something about these and similar situations.
The Revd. Chris Eddy spoke and showed slides about his time in Sierra Leone.
He was there during the civil war and rebellion and many of his church members
fled to the refugee camps in Guinea. Chris told the meeting about conditions
in Sierra Leone and his work in finding his church members in the refugee
camps. Paul Rimmer then spoke about the Chernobyl Children's Life Line. He
spoke about the situation in Belarus and the work of the Life Line in bringing
children to this country and in particular to Ashbourne for a holiday and
recuperation which was so beneficial that it could add two or three years
to their life expectancy. Paul's wife Ann was at the time in Belarus with
the Convoy of Hope trip which was taking aid to Belarus, including the dried
food raised by the Ashbourne Churches Together Harvest appeal Finally Jean
Humphries introduced a video about the work of the Centre for the Rehabilitation
of the Paralysed in Bangladesh. Jean and her husband Gerald had worked at
CRP for three months a few years ago and spoke highly of its work both with
accident victims and with children with cerebral palsy.
"After the talks and questions the audience enjoyed a light snack of
food from the three continents represented by the talks. Special attention
was given to a cake baked to an authentic Belarussian recipe by Alesia Tabone,
a Belarussian lady staying in the area."
Stuart Green
Week of Prayer For Christian Unity
18TH - 25TH JANUARY 2004
The theme will be "My Peace I Give To You" chosen by the Christian
Churches of the City of Aleppo in Syria.
Tuesday 20th January - Joint Service, 7.30 pm St Oswald's Parish Church
Prayer at Noon on:
Wednesday 21st All Saints' Catholic Church Belle Vue Rd.
Thursday 22nd Methodist Church, Church Street
Friday 23rd Elim Pentecostal Church, South Street
Please make every effort to join your fellow Christians in prayer.
Women's Network
CHRISTMAS SERVICE FOR TODDLERS
A service for Toddlers and Parents will be held at Ashbourne on Tuesday 9th
December at 10.45am, followed by refreshments. Have you an under-5 or a grandchild
in this age group? Why not come along and join us? Join us anyway!
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
On Saturday 13th March there will be a supper evening at The Elms, Snelston.
This is in aid of the District Presidential Appeal for MHA.
On Wednesday 10th March there will be a District Day at Carlton. The speaker
will be Sue Richardson of Christian Aid. Sue came to Ashbourne recently to
a One World Event at St Oswald's Hall.
Ashbourne Youth Fellowship
Rev Wilele Sigabi, who recently visited Ashbourne with Royce Warner, runs
a project at Mooiplaas supported by the Methodist Church in South Africa,
which aims to encourage sustainable rural development.
The members of Youth Fellowship want to support Mooiplaas in prayer, time
and money. Several members intend to visit on a serv-fari next year, and they
would like to take a gift from our Church family.
We aim to raise a total of £1500 by August 2004, part of which will
be sent directly to Mooiplaas and part of which will be a contribution towards
flights for members of Youth Fellowship to visit Mooiplaas to work.
Our first event was a Quiz Night, held on 21st November, attended by 60 people.
We raised just over £260 - a great start to our fundraising. Since then,
Youth Fellowship members have themselves donated a further £50 towards
the funds - putting their money where their mouth is!
We will have a stall at the Late Night Shopping to continue with our fundraising,
and look out for further events in the New Year.
Dates for your Diary
NOVEMBER
Sat 29th 8pm Saturday Night Live Waterside
DECEMBER
Mon 1st World AIDS Day
Tues 9th 10.45am Toddlers & Parents Service Ashbourne
Sat 13th 8pm Saturday Night Live Waterside
Sun 14th 10.30am Ashbourne Explorers Nativity Service Ashbourne
Sun 14th 2.30pm Tissington Carol Service Tissington
Sun 14th 2.30pm Parwich Carol Service Parwich
Sun 14th 6.30pm Kirk Ireton Carol Service Kirk Ireton
Tues 16th 12.30pm Ashbourne Church Lunch Ashbourne
Sun 21st 2.30pm Stanton Carol Service Stanton
Sun 21st 6.30pm Kniveton Carol Service Kniveton
Sun 21st 6.30pm Hulland Carol Service Hulland
Sun 21st 6.30pm Ashbourne Carol Service Ashbourne
Sun 21st 6.30pm Brailsford Carol Service Brailsford
Wed 24th 4pm Christmas Service Milldale
Wed 24th 11.15pm Christmas Eve Communion Ashbourne
Thurs 25th 10am Circuit Service Ashbourne
Sun 28th 9am Alive@9 Brailsford
Sun 28th 3pm Circuit Service Hulland
Wed 31st 8.00pm New Year Social Century Hall
Wed 31st 11.15pm Circuit Watchnight Service Ashbourne
JANUARY
Thurs 8th 7.30pm Bible Society Talk Century Hall
18th-25th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ashbourne
Tues 20th 7.30pm Joint Service for Christian Unity St Oswald's
Weds 21st 12noon Prayer for Christian Unity All Saints'
Thurs 22nd 12noon Prayer for Christian Unity Methodist
Fri 23rd 12noon Prayer for Christian Unity Elim Pentecostal
Sat 24th 7.30pm Concert in Aid of Patna Partnership QEGS Concert Hall
If you would like to contribute an article for the magazine, I will be happy
to publish it.
Items for the February Ashbourne Church Magazine to me by 9pm on Wednesday
14th January