Goffs Oak Methodist Church

This is the Notice Board for Goffs Oak Methodist Church

This Church supports a range of activities and to advertise the functions the Notice Board is available for Church and organisations that use the church hall. The whole community is welcome to Goffs Oak Methodist Church and all activities that widen the use of the church. The Goffs Oak Methodist Church makes the premises available to all people .

The Notice Board can be added to and all that is needed is the information to be passed onto the Web Editor. This page will cover many activities that are available to the church and public.

Please notify the Web Editor and pass on  your details, times and location of the Notice that needs to be posted.  The Goffs Oak Methodist Congregation are all very welcome to use this page

The Sunday Club are making a Church Family Christmas Card again this year, for us to sign and send greetings to each other. The money saved on individual cards and

postage can be donated to NCH Action for Children. This card rack will also be available for those wishing to send individual \cards.

Jenny Robinson has produced some hand made cards

to raise cards to raise money for JMA. These will be available

at the rear of the Church as often as possible. If you would like a card personalised, or want something that is not there, please see Jenny.

Christmas Choir

Due to lack of rehearsal time, the Choir is unable to entertain the Horticultural Society after all, However , Frances, will

start rehearsals at 11.45 am on Sunday 20th November

, and then every Sunday, to produce for our Christmas

Carol Service on the 18th December, when the Choir

will sing a few items.

The more voices we have, the better it will sound,

so please do join us.

So as to keep everyone informed about what goes on in

around our Church, I thought I would update you with

the latest from our "Natty Knickers"

(Previously Mother Teresa Support Group)

There are now four members. who are still busy

knitting hats, scarves, and mittens to put into

Christmas parcels for the homeless in London.

Technical Problems have caused the Autumn Edition to be cancelled but there will

be a bumper Winter Edition. See Acorns below for full details.

Isabel and Michael King

Isabel and Michael would like to thank everyone for their kindness

last Sunday and say that they are finally now in their new home (as of Friday 21st October).

After our efforts at the village this year we have been asked to

provide the entertainment at the Horticultural Society's Christmas meeting here on Wednesday 7th December, Frances will start rehearsals at 11.45 am on Sunday 30th October.

The Sunday Club have been able to make up and send 14 shoe boxes. Many thanks for everyone's generosity.

We will be later where  they have sent, so watch this space.

At the Harvest Service , Inez suggested that the Sunday Club make up gift filled shoeboxes for "Operation Christmas Child" to be given to needy Children around the world. If anyone would like to help by providing a shoe box sized 30 cm by 18cm wide and 13cm deep with a separate lid, or any gift to go inside (see list below) please see any of the Sunday Club leaders.

Toys

Educational supplies - pencils, books, calculator, etc.

Hygiene items - comb, brush, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.

Sports items _ especially Olympic 2012 items,

Sweets with best before date at least March 2012 (not chocolate)

Gloves, hats, necklaces, etc.

Also, gifts of money as it costs £2.50 per box for transporting

Boxes must be made up and delivered before 18/11/2011.

                           On the table in the Church vestibule there is a list where you can write your prayer requests, which will then be prayed for during the Sunday services.

School Vouchers from Super markets.

On behalf of the Staff at Acorn's , I would like to express my regret that, due to technical

reasons, the Autumn edition will not be hitting the news-stands of the world.

However , everyone at Acorns Towers will be working Hard to produce a bumper Winter

edition. To this end, we ask all of you to consider submitting material - articles, pictures, poems,

, prayers - indeed anything that you might feel might be of interest to our world-wide readership.

Please bear in that we would like contributions by Sunday, 4th December, which leaves plenty of time. Please contact me at eyetiss@aol.com or hand them to me at church.

At 10.30 am on 2011 Women's World Day of Prayer Service was held at St. Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Church in Cuffley.

The Service this year was prepared by the Christian women of Chile, entitled " How many loaves have You?"

This was an enjoyable and moving service , and was one which gathers our six local churches of Goffs Oak, Cuffley and Northaw together ecumenically, and the readings were shared between  members of those Churches.

It was amazing thought that when we woke up on 4th March the same service will have been celebrated in the country after country

as we slept. When our own service ended, the same words were said and sung in another town or country, and when we switched off our lights that night, somewhere in the world the service is still being celebrated!

People came and were part of it.

Everyone who attended were most welcome (not just women).

On Saturday 16th April, the Circuit held a Table Sale and Coffee Morning at Trinity Methodist Church, in aid of Action for Children for Children. If you would like a table, they're £10 each. Good quality bric-a-brac , e.g. unwanted gifts , collectables and jewellery will be needed for Action for Children's own stall , and help will be needed to man the stall and the coffee bar. To book a table , offer  to help or more details, please ring Kathy Webb (02088820717) or Jackie Thompson (02083674348).

We were asked to write Chapters 33 and 34 of Ezekiel as the Enfield circuit .

If anyone has a toy remote controlled car that they would be willing to lend to the Holiday Club, the leaders would be really grateful. Please see one of the Sunday Club leaders.

Also needed - large cardboard boxes ( TV set size or larger).

The Circuit website has been updated, and we are urged to take a look at , www.enfieldcircuit.com

Any feedback, amendments, notices and news for inclusion, should be sent to Joan Drummond at joan_drummond@lineone.net.

Any enquiries to the website will be routed to the Circuit office, for passing on to the appropriate person.

Hifi system required

When the Sunday Club came to put on a CD at the Christmas Party, they found that the player was broken. If anyone has a decent HiFi they want rid of, particularly if they've had a new one for Christmas, we would be very pleased to take it off their hands!

Is anyone available and or interested in taking over from Frances as Lettings Steward. She is having to stand down by the end of summer due to too many other commitments. It's a wonderful way to meet the local community, but you do not need to be local, or within easy reach of the Church. Frances would work with the new steward to make the handover easier. Please see her for details.

Purple Sacks

We are running low on our supply of purple sacks. Donations of any spares you may have will be greatly appreciated.

Steward Vacancies

There are four willing stewards in our ves-ter-y.

Then one come off, which has left us only three.

So, if you feel you would like to be; speak with Isabel, Hia or Stella.

There is no limit, as you will see, the more there are, the easier it will be.

So, again, please do consider coming forward to join us!

Handy-person required

If there is anyone who is "into' woodwork and who could make a new manger for the Church, would they please see Jacqui Seaman. Unfortunately, the one we have been using for some years now has woodworm, and must be destroyed.

This was held at St. Andrew's Church in Cuffley at 10.30 am.

This service this year has been prepared by the Christian women  of the Republic of Cameroon in Africa, and is entitled " Let Everything that has breath, Praise God".

This has always an enjoyable and moving service, and is one which gathers our six local churches of Goffs Oak, Cuffley and Northaw together ecumenically, and the readings are shared between members of these churches.

It is an amazing thought that when we wake up on 5th March this same service will have been celebrated in country after country as we slept. When our own service ends, the same words will be said and sung in another town or country , and when we switch off our lights that night, somewhere in the world the service is still being celebrated!

Come and be part of it.

Everyone is most welcome (not just women!)

Church and Club Reports

Will all those who have a report to submit for the Church AGM,

please make sure Linda Harrod has them by the end of the month,

preferably via e-mail to linda.harrod@ntlworld.com.

The Sunday Club do not need any more yogurt pots for the time being, but thank everyone for their response. Thanks

Methodist Prayer Handbook

Pam is looking for one or two people to join the folk who make coffee, following the Sunday morning service.

If anyone could help with making these 'welcome cuppa's' , say once every six weeks, Pam would be really pleased to hear from you.

Church and Club reports

Will all those who have reports to submit for the Church AGM , please let Linda have them as soon as possible. E-mail: linda.harrod@ ntlworld.com

Please could anyone who drives to Church on Sunday mornings consider joining the rota to pick up two members of our congregation about once a month. One of our drivers has now retired.

Action for Children has looked very seriously at revisiting its mission and core values.

The agreed platform for our future work and messages to supporters is;

 ' ALWAYS THERE FOR CHILDREN'

The Methodists have a special relationship with the NCH when it was founded in 1869 by a group of Methodists. It has grown and developed in many ways for caring for children and young people. Today Methodist make up 50% of the Trustees. The values held by the people working for the NCH are values which come from Methodism. They go in the heart of what we do and continue to do to provide the foundation and reason for being for work of the NCH. The Methodist are giving a Vision of a world where children and young people have a sense of belonging, and are loved and valued. A world where they can fulfil their potential, shape their destiny and experience for the joy of life.

Thank you to everyone for their contributions.

There may be further making sessions in the Church hall. All this hard work will produce another . When the quilt is finished the Prayer Knots on the Quilt will be tied on a SUNDAY.

  Everyone is still welcome and we were so thankful for there skilled help and assistance. A means another special which will be made for another needy person. Thank you.

We now have more Church members needing a lift to morning services than we can accommodate in one car. Could any drivers amongst us, please speak to Bob to see how you can help.

We need a new Church Council Secretary. If anyone is able to help take minutes at these meetings 3 or 4 times a year, please see our minister or one of the stewards.

GRAPEVINE:  Grapevine organises interesting social events and is supported by Cuffley and Goffs Oak Churches.  For further details about Grapevine contact grapevinecuff@aol.com

We have a Weekly Open Church Coffee Morning every Tuesday between 10am and 12.00pm at Goffs Oak Methodist Church . Do drop in for a chat, meet your friends and enjoy the refreshments .

The Family and Fellowship Nights

Due to falling numbers, the Family Fun Night will no longer be held. There will therefore not be a Family Fun Night on Fridays and dates beyond . That you for all your support over the past years.

Staff of ACORNS are eagerly awaiting your material( articles, pictures, poems , prayers, or anything of interest to our readership). for a bumper Winter edition of Acorns.

Contributions on Sunday please .

Please send contributions for Spring edition editions of Acorns to me at eye@aol.com by Sunday, 4th December, or give them to me at the church by that date. Thank you - Brian King. Editor.

Please send them to me at the e-mail address below.

  For Contributions then e-mail to eyetiss@aol.com or hand to Bryan King at Goffs Oak Methodist Church. Thank you.

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