Newsletter December 2024
Services for December
1st December: Revd. Deborah Cornish. 1st Sunday in Advent, Holy Communion and Reception into Membership.
8th December: Miss Elizabeth Ward
15th December: Revd. R. Gisborne
22nd December: Revd. Deborah Cornish. 4p.m. Carol Service preceded by tea at 3p.m. N.B. There will be no 10.30a.m. service that morning.
25th December Christmas Day: Revd. Deborah Cornish 10a.m.
29th December: Mrs Diana Middleditch
A Methodist Way of Life
Session 5, entitled Learn, will be held on Thursday12th December at 12.30pmin the Fielding Room. Bring your packed lunch; tea and coffee will be provided.
Christmas Celebration – Monday 23rd December
We will be holding our 'Christmas Celebration' on Monday 23rd December commencing at 2.00 pm. This is an afternoon of fun for all ages to include tea and finishing at 4.00 pm. Several of you have attended our 'Celebrations' on previous occasions and we would encourage you to come and share this with us and see the outreach that is going on in our Church. Jan and Joy
Editor's note:So much hard work goes into the preparation of these events and it's a joy to see so many parents and children gathering to learn more about our faith and see it in action. Come and see for yourselves!
WORLD CHURCH
A big 'Thank You' to all who were able to attend our recent concert by the Bourne2sing choir and I'm pretty sure you were glad that you got there, for such an enjoyable evening!
I'm sure also that you will be pleased to know that the concert raised a marvellous £1241 for FUTURE PILLARS ZAMBIA, including 'Gift Aid' contributions.
Similarly, you will be pleased to know that following our World Church Sunday when Sheila Norris was the visiting speaker, our gifts to the Methodist World Mission Fund have raised a further £655 for special initiatives through our sister churches worldwide. Thank you to everyone for your generous support to both of these worthy causes.
Along with that, and indeed just as important, we continue in prayerful support for the wider church, prompted and guided by the annual Methodist Prayer Handbook. It is encouraging that twenty-four of our members have bought a copy of the new edition – which I trust you are finding both interesting and inspiring!
David Vincent
Cup Cake Coffee Morning
I would like to say a huge thank you to all who provided 168 cup cakes and to everyone who came and so generously gave donations.
Also, I am very grateful to Angela Thorn who cheerily greeted everyone and to Kate Gillingham and Mary Wyatt, who made and served coffee all morning and donated the proceeds of £160 to boost the takings of the event, helping us achieve the amazing total of £530 towards the upkeep of the church defibrillator.
Thank you all so much for your support and generosity.
Di Browning.
Church Christmas Card
As usual there will be a large Christmas Card in which to send your Christmas greetings to others in the church family. This is an environmentally friendly way to send your good wishes whist at the same time donating to Action for Children, our Methodist Children's charity. The card will be available for signing from December 8th.
COLEHILL METHODIST CHURCH Lonnen Road, COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 7th December 10.00 – 12.00
HOME MADE CAKES, TOMBOLA ETC.
Everyone very welcome, come along and enjoy friendship & Christmas music from The Jukebox Ukes
Christian Aid Lunch
A Christian Aid lunch has been held in Wimborne on Christmas Eve for the past 30 years. Please come along to church onTuesday, 24th December, 12.00noon – 1.30pm to enjoy a simple meal of homemade soup and bread.
This year we will be remembering especially the peoples of Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon and South Sudan. If you can't join this simple meal why not lay an additional place at your Christmas Day table for the uninvited guest? Imagine that she or he comes from Gaza, the occupied Palestinian territories, Lebanon or South Sudan. You could also consider making a donation to the Wimborne Christian Aid Bank Account: account name – Christian Aid Wimborne Area, account number 67340826, sort code 089299 or use one of the Christian Aid Emergency envelopes in the Minster, by the verger's desk opposite the main entrance.
The Autumn lunches raised £1,100. Many thanks,
Wimborne Christian Aid team.
Editor's note: There are numerous Christmas events by outside organisations which we have been asked to publicise and these are mentioned below in date order. Some are on our premises, others elsewhere. Posters for some are displayed on our notice board.
New Life Community Church – Unwrapping Christmas
This will be taking place onSunday 1 December at 7 pm at the URC church in Chapel Lane. 'A moment to come together and worship, exploring the beautiful truth of this season through song and scripture'.
Christmas Wreath Making Workshops – Thursday 5th December, Wesley Hall
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care are holding two wreath making workshops in the Wesley Hall on Thursday 5th December to raise funds for this worthwhile charity. Either 2 – 4.30 pm (this session is almost full) or 6.30pm – 9 pm. The cost is £40 per person which includes all your materials and refreshments.
Advance booking only at: www.lewis-manning.org.uk/wreath-making-workshops
Advent Carol Concert at the Minster
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus presents Nowell! A journey to Christmas.
Bournemouth Symphony Youth Chorus & Children's Choir Sam Hanson – organ Gavin Carr – conductor.Saturday 7th December 7.30pm Tickets from £12 Including after concert coffee & mince pies
From www.bschorus.co.uk or Square Records, Wimborne
Carols for Christmas – Monday 9th December
Dorset Chamber Choir are holding their Christmas Concert in ourSanctuary on Monday 9th December at 7pm.There will be carols for the choir and carols for the audience. The programme will include Benjamin Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols'. Tickets are £15 which can be purchased on their website or at the door.
Christmas Concert – Thursday 12th December
Cantilena Voices are holding a Christmas Concert in ourSanctuary on Thursday 12th December at 7.30 pm. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the local bereavement charity MOSAIC. Tickets are £8 and can be purchased on their website or at the door.
Quarterly update from Wimborne Food Bank
Good afternoon, Supporters,
We have been busy processing Harvest donations so a huge thank you to everyone that has supported us with these. We really appreciate it & they will be a big help as we are running up to our busiest time of year by far. We have served over 2200 adults & children so far this year & we could not do this without your support.
We held a cooking session today with the Friendly Food Club as it half term & 35 adults & children came along & made Vegetable Chow Mein which they then enjoyed for lunch & they decorated Autumnal Cup Cakes to take home. It was a great event & lovely to see so many children enjoying chopping vegetables & decorating some very cute cupcakes.
We are hoping to be able to give every person coming into the food bank over the Christmas period a chocolate selection pack, some Christmas food / treats & a Christmas present.
Sadly, the annual funding that we normally receive for our Christmas Hampers is not available this year so you might see some additional Christmas items on our shopping lists, any support with these would be very much appreciated & will help make sure we can put together as many hampers as normal for people who are really struggling to get by this Christmas.
We would love any new / unused / unwanted presents to give out to families this Christmas. We need presents for young children right the way through to pensioners. We tend to get a lot less present donations for men & teenagers so any specifically for those would be very much appreciated.
We will be issuing our school holiday vouchers to our local schools in early December where pupil premium families will receive two vouchers to use from the 11th December as we are trying to spread these out so that the numbers of people coming to the food banks the two weeks before Christmas is more manageable.
Thank you all so much for your support & help with initiatives, we cannot thank you enough & it makes a huge difference to people in crisis in our community.
Kind Regards, Sharon Keenan Wimborne Food Bank Manager
With blessings for the Advent season,
Linda Bennett on behalf of the Stewards
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November Newsletter 2024
Sunday Services for November
3rd November: Local Arrangement
10th November: Revd. Deborah Cornish – Holy Communion – Remembrance Sunday
17th November: Revd. David Vincent – Café Church
24th November: Revd. Deborah Cornish – Sunday before Advent
October Reminders
This Friday 25th October – Film Night 7pm. In tribute to Dame Maggie Smith we will be showing 'Quartet' – Maggie Smith plays Jean Horton, a retired opera singer and Reg's ex-wife, in Quartet, a 2012 British comedy-drama film directed by Dustin Hoffman. She reunites with her former colleagues to perform a famous quartet from Rigoletto for a Verdi gala concert.
Light Celebration Monday 28th October 2pm-4pm
Everyone is welcome at our Light Celebration, an alternative to Halloween. Join in a range of craft activities and singing, hear an all-age message from Deborah and enjoy tea afterwards. Celebrate that Jesus is the light of the world. Come and see the outreach our church is offering to all and share in the fun.
On behalf of Jan and Joy
Two November events
Friday 8th November 7.30pm Charity Concert for Future Pillars Zambia
Aspects of Spirituality. A series of talks taking place in the Minster each Monday in November 7pm for 7.30pm
David Vincent
Defibrillator Cup Cake Coffee Morning 15th November
We will be holding a Cup Cake Coffee Morning on Friday 15th November from 10am to 12noon. All proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the Defibrillator which was recently installed on the outside wall of our church.
Donations of cupcakes would be very much appreciated. Flavour and design of your own choice. Please let Di Browning know if you are able to provide some cupcakes. They can be brought to the coffee lounge from Wednesday 13th November.
We hope as many of you as possible will come along and support this good cause.
If you have any questions please contact Di Browning.
Christmas presents for prisoners' children
One of our congregation volunteers with the Prison Fellowship, which also supports the Angel Tree Project. This is a project that uses monies raised to enable children whose parents are in prison to receive a Christmas present from them. A stewardship page has been set up for this year's donations for HMP Guy Marsh, by clicking this link: https://www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/GuysMarshAT24 If anyone felt able to donate, no matter how small an amount, it will all help to ensure that the children of those in prison receive something from their parent.
Revd. Deborah Cornish
Early notice -Christmas Wreath Making Workshops
Thursday 5th Dec 2pm-4.30pm OR 6.30pm-9pm
in aid of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in the Wesley Hall. Cost: £40 per person, including all materials and refreshments.
Book today: www.lewis-manning.org.uk/wreath-making-workshops
Southampton Eco District Webinars:- Creation Mondays 7.30 -9 pm
Helping our District reach Net Zero by 2030
The next Webinar is on December 16, 2024 entitled Action for Hope: How can we become net zero by 2030? € Hamish Leese, Action for Hope Implementation Officer
To register: -
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/action-for-hope-with-hamishleese-registration-1005200049407?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
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With blessings,
Linda Bennett on behalf of the Stewards
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Newsletter October 2024
Services for October
6th October: Revd Deborah Cornish and Sheila Norris (Connexion Team) World Church Day
13th October: Mrs Joyce Wild
20th October: Revd Andrew Pottage, Circuit Superintendent – Holy Communion
27th October: Revd Deborah Cornish
WORLD CHURCH SUNDAY, 6th October
Our Guest Speaker this year will be Sheila Norris, a member of the Connexional Global Relationships Team at Church House – so she is well placed to bring us up-to-date news of our sister churches around the world.
She will be preaching during our 10.30am service, and then after lunch will give more detailed news during an informal session, with opportunity for questions, concluding by 3.00pm.
I'm sure that this Sunday will once again be both interesting and encouraging – not to be missed!
The lunch will be: Cornish Pasties followed by trifle, but please SIGN-UP FOR THE LUNCH, using the sheet in our Coffee Lounge (or else ring: 01202 883061)
Revd. David Vincent
A Methodist Way of Life
The October session will be held on October 17th at 12.30pm. The theme is 'Notice'
Bring a packed lunch and drinks will be served.
Light Celebration
We will be holding our fifth 'Light Celebration' on Monday 28th October between 2 – 4 pm. This is an alternative to Halloween where we aim to show that Jesus is the Light of the World. It will be an afternoon of fun for all ages and we would encourage all to come and share this with us to see the outreach that is going on in our Church.
Jan and Joy
Wimborne Christian Aid invite you to two lunches in October celebrating Harvest and Creationtide, here at Wimborne Methodist Church, starting at 12.30pm. There will be short talks at both on the theme Food and Farming. On Tuesday 8th, the food will be bread, butter/spread, cheese (or alternative) and fruit, and on Tuesday 22nd a hot meal will be served, sourced from local gardens and allotments. We hope you will be able to join us. For further details contact Mike Lunt, 889487.
Christopher Howell
CHARITY CHOIR CONCERT – will be held in aid of 'Future Pillars Zambia' on
Friday 8th November, 7.30pm at our church.
An evening of popular songs for easy listening
featuring 'Bourne2Sing' Male Voice Choir.
ENTRY IS FREE – no tickets required. ALL DONATIONS GO TO FPZ
Refreshments will be served during the Interval. www.futurepillarszambia.org.uk
Robert and Christine McBainsend their greetings, and wish to thank friends for sending the many cards and messages of care and encouragement during Robert's recent period in hospital. We are now very much looking forward to seeing everyone again and returning to church before too long.
Barton concert
Barton is hosting another in the series of band concerts by the Christchurch and District Band, on Friday 11 Oct 2024 at 7.30pm – Doors open 7.15pm
Ticket prices are held at the usual price of £5.50 each for advance bookings and £6 each for tickets on the door.
These concerts have proved to be very popular, with the church nearly full to capacity. The musical director and conductor is Michael White, the son of our Circuit Administrator, Rob White. Further details can be found on the circuit website at https://www.candwmc.org.uk/news/band-concert-at-barton-methodist-church-friday-11.html
Film night at our church
The next film night will be on Friday 25th October. Details of the film to be shown will be sent out later.
With Blessings,
Linda Bennett on behalf of the Stewards
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