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 Rev. Bob Richards

 Rev. Bob Richards retires from the ministry this summer. For 11 of his 13 years in the circuit he has been the Superintendent Minister. It is planned to present him with a monetary gift at his farewell service at Trinity at 6.30pm. on Sunday 19th July.

Should you wish to be associated with this gift, please hand your donation to our Treasurer, Richard, by 12th 2009.

Newssheet

Please note that next week's Newssheet will cover three weeks, from Sunday 7th to Saturday 27th June. Any notices required to appear should be forwarded by 7.00pm on Thursday 4th June.

Many Thanks.

Thank you to all who supported Christian Aid Week

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.

Village Fete

For those who missed the announcement last week, the Village Fete

has been cancelled.

Our Minister George would like the choir to continue.

This would be on ad hoc basis, for special occasions, with 2- 3 weeks practice for half an hour or so after Sunday morning services leading up to the event. Anyone interested in going on a list, lease see Frances.

Music in Grange Park Methodist Church

During the summer months, Grange Park Methodist Church have planned some Saturday coffee mornings with music recitals. Please see the notice on the board in the vestibule for more information. All are welcome.

Action for Children - Home Collection Boxes

Please hand to Maureen by today. Thank You.

The 2009 Women's World Day of Prayer Service was held at St. James Church, Goff's Oak on Friday 6th March 2009.

We urgently require more vestry stewards. Please think about joining us, If you want to know more

, we will welcome and answer your questions. See Stella , or Fitz, .

During the summer months, Grange Park Methodist Church have planned some Saturday coffee mornings with music recitals. Please see the notice on the board in the vestibule for more information. All are welcome.

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.

It has been 140 years since the founding of Goffs Oak Methodist Church in Newgatestreet Road, Goffs Oak. We celebrated this on Sunday 19th October 2008 with Rev. Alistair Jones. If you are interested in the details see the HISTORY PAGE on this Website. Congratulations for Goffs Oak Methodist Church.

Kitchen Refurbishment

My sincere thanks also from everyone, to Don and Hazel, and everyone who helped them with the kitchen refurbishment.

We are all extremely grateful.

The new Prayer Handbook is now available from Isabel.

During the last eighteen months NCH

(now 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.

Holiday Club staff are looking for anyone willing to be interviewed for a couple of minutes, on one of the five days of the Holiday Club, about following Jesus, focusing on the theme for each day.

It gives an opportunity for the children to discover how the Bible,s teaching relates to everyday life for those who follow Jesus.

Kitchen roll tubes

Please save your kitchen roll tubes for craft work during Holiday Club week, the last week in July. Many thanks.

  The information is on the Internet so log on to www.pentecostfestival.co.uk.

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.

There will various event throughout the year to raise money for the new church kitchen.

The Tuesday Circle Fund raising money for the new church kitchen.

There was cakes on sale after Sunday 13th April morning service and the proceeds went towards the kitchen refurbishment fund.

Annual Church Report

Home Collecting Boxes - money raised 2008/9 - £413.10. Thank you to all box holders.

A big thank you to everyone.

There has been a Change of Email Address

for Lesley.

The new email address is : lesley@belfryassociates.name

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

Everybody is welcome to attend . We have table tennis and other activities and refreshments are provided free. The next meeting is on Friday in 12th June 2009.

Your editor apologises profusely for the absence of Acorns on your news stands. Due to printing difficulties at Acorns' state of the art complex at Hatton Plaza, the Spring edition of your favourite journal will not appear until after the Easter holidays . He trusts the readers will not be too inconvenienced by this.

Your editor would be most grateful to receive contributions for the Spring Edition of ACORNS TODAY. He is interested in stories, accounts, photographs, letters, poems, prayers and, indeed, anything which you feel might be of interest to our readers. Please email your contributions to Bryan at eyetiss@aol.com.

It won't be long before the next Acorns ( Spring) appears on the news-stands. (well ours).

Your editor would be most grateful to receive contributions (seasonal or otherwise) as early as always.

  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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