Methodist Church
Chapel Lane, Rolleston-on-Dove

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 February all at 10.30am

For further details of services at the Methodist church please consult the notice board outside the church.

Snowdrop Tea

On Saturday 6th. February we will hold a Snowdrop Tea. (We hope the weather obliges with the snowdrops.) This will take place between 3 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. There will be a Cake Stall, a Food Bring and Buy and a raffle. Tea and cake will cost £1. Please come along and support this event.

Tickets will be available from church members or at the door.

Methodist News (Pause for Thought)

The human race seems to be programmed for social contact. Even very shy or reserved people occasionally need others, often gaining a great deal from being in a group, while some more gregarious folk just revel in being part of a gathering.

Young people use modern technology to achieve this, wherever they are. Crossing the road, they converse on their mobile phones about everything , they fade out of conversation as they reply to a text message. Recently, much has been written about their devotion to virtual communication as they write their feelings and ideas on the "web"

Maybe this increases self-confidence, to know they have so many friends out there in space. There can be no harm in that. What seems sad is if they refer to their many friends, and spend much time with them, when these are people they have never met, never shared an event with, never interacted with face to face.

Nothing replaces real contact with like-minded people. Have you ever had to fill in one of those forms that asks:"What is your religion?" I'm sure many people put in the convenient name of a denomination nominally theirs although they have no real contact with others who belong to it, perhaps have little idea what it stands for. It's their virtual religion.

Sadder still are those who, asked in a questionnaire: "Do you believe in God?" reply "Yes," but have no real contact with him on a daily basis, don't talk to him, listen to him or enjoy his company in life.

There is no better way forward than to cultivate our living relationships with him, and with others who believe In him too.

Joyce Lockley

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