
Methodist Church
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Minister: |
Rev. Phil Poole |
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Services |
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Sunday 10.00 am: |
Sunday School (new children always welcome). Please contact Mrs Beryl House (tel: 813516) for details. |
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Sunday 10.30 am: |
Morning service |
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Wednesday 2.30 pm: |
Ladies' Meeting |
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2nd Wednesday 10.30 am: |
Midweek informal meeting, renamed "Oasis". Time for reflection, discussion, conversation. Creche available. All welcome. |
The schoolroom is extensively used by village organisations, and can be booked for events like children's parties by contacting Jane Millward. Tel.813015.
Services at Rolleston Methodist Church during July and August all at 10.30am
| 4th July | Miss Susan Laws At 6 p.m. A Circuit service at Winshill, with a speaker from Korea. |
| 11th | Mr. John Jay |
| 18th | A service of hymns and readings |
| 25th | Mr. Geoff Tipp |
| 1st August | Rev. Phil Poole Communion |
| 8th | Mr. Bob Lockley |
| 15th | Rev. Maurice Whittaker (from Uttoxeter) |
| 22nd | Mr. Carl Seager |
| 29th | Mr. Alan Richardson |
For further details of services at the Methodist church please consult the notice board outside the church.
Holiday Club
Another Holiday Club for children between the ages of five and eleven will be run by members of both churches in Rolleston at the Alderbrook site of the John of Rolleston Primary school from July 26th. to July 30th, between 10 a.m. and 12 noon. It is called "Starship Discovery", and will include singing, games, drama, craft, jokes, Bible stories and a great deal of fun. There will also be an evening session on the Thursday at which parents will be most welcome. To book a place contact Karen Pott, tel.530502. Anybody who could help at any of the sessions should contact Rev. Phil Poole Tel 563096.
Methodist News (Pause for Thought)
There was a gasp as the ball narrowly missed the goalpost. Then, a change of viewpoint unexpectedly showed a gap of several feet. Relief!
Sometimes all we see are reports of dreadful events in our world: soldiers dying, oil slicks ruining marine life, shootings in Cumbria, murder in Burton, for example. It is easy to allow such news to cloud and darken our thoughts. Indeed, it is a real part of human life, not to be thoughtlessly tossed aside, often the result of wrong, carelessness or greed, spoiling our world.
But change the viewpoint. We believe in a creator God who made a good world. At this time of year, with long days, abundant life in fields and gardens, and, perhaps, the chance to spend time in places that delight us, we have plenty to encourage us to praise him.
In the words of the creed, he created "all things, seen and unseen," and in our Communion service we join with unseen angels and archangels and all the heavenly choir in an unending hymn of praise: "Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest."
I often say this prayer with my eyes open, and it never fails to lift my heart and soul, sending me on my way singing hosannas, aware of God's glory wherever I look.
Joyce Lockley
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Last updated: 10 July 2010