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Many things canlet us down –but we can trulydepend on GodDEAR Friends,How dependent are you on things that aren’t really allthat important?

In the last few months we have been having prob-lems with our phone and broadband at home, whichhas left us for days at a time without these connectionsthat we consider to be vital.

The final straw was that we arrived home from hol-iday on 2nd January to discover that we were discon-nected again. When I phoned the provider I was toldthat major work was being carried out in the area andwe would not have either broadband or telephoneuntil 10th January!

I did plenty of ranting at the time and it has beeninconvenient not to be able to have contacts in theusual way and for this to be an added complication toworking life when we have become so used to havingthese available 24/7. And catch-up TV doesn’t work,either!

It is important, and it does matter, and we are thank-ful that we have mobile phones that allow us to keepin contact with the family, and that we can still see andrespond to e-mails, even if only in a limited way. Butit does make we wonder whether we have become toodependent on these means of communication.

Perhaps, in our current climate, there are many otherthings that we have become too dependent on.

Those of us who have cars expect them to start at theturn of a key (or press of a button) and we get frustrat-ed when they don’t. Gadgets and white goods aroundthe house that make life easier throw us into chaoswhen they break down. The list could go on.

At the beginning of this new year (while we haven’tgot internet and telephones) it makes we wonderwhether we should be trying harder to be less depend-ent on these things. Then, perhaps, we will becomemore dependent on each other, on our human relation-ships, and we might also reflect on our relationshipwith God.

During the season of Lent we reflect on Jesus’ timein the wilderness, when he put aside everything else tospend time alone, fasting and praying and seekingGod’s guidance for his ministry.

Many of the things we are dependent on today haveactually become distractions. How many times do wewalk into a room (public or otherwise) and almosteveryone is sitting, head down, staring at a screen.

That isn’t necessarily all bad, but what conversa-tions could be had if we engaged with each other faceto face; how could our lives be enriched by focusingon the people around us; how could we grow spiritu-ally if we were less dependent on ‘things’ and moredependent on God?

In this season of Lent can we find ways to be a littleless dependent - putting down some of our gadgets -and fasting from these so that we may create a spacethrough which God may enter more deeply into ourlives and we will recognise our true dependence onthe one who creates us, and, through his son, redeemsthe world.With best wishes,Mick

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‘A great nightof inspirationalspeaking andChristian music’ ON Sunday, March 15, at 6.30pm, the BarnsleyMethodist Circuit will be hosting an event called‘Honesty Over Silence’, which is touring the UK.

The event is based around the book ‘Honesty OverSilence’, written by Patrick Regan OBE, who willbe exploring themes from his book, accompaniedby a number of musicians, including Joanne Hoggand Natasha Petrovic de Maio.

Organised by Kirstie Hall and Ian Wragg, it ishoped that the event will attract people from withinthe church and external organisations involved incommunity mental health work.

Said Ian: “We have been very blessed in gettingthe ‘Honesty Over Silence’ tour to Barnsley. I heardPatrick speak at an event I attended last year andwas inspired to try to get him to Barnsley. He is sogood at opening up conversations around topics thatmany find difficult, such as trusting in God whenlife is painful, dealing with anxiety and depression,learning to look after ourselves.

“I think we are going to be in for a great night ofinspirational speaking and some of the best currentChristian music. I hope everyone in the circuit willsupport us at what promises to be an inspirationalevent.”

Patrick is the founder of a charity called KintsugiHope and previously founded the urban youth workcharity XLP. He has worked with some of the poor-est communities around the world and regularlycontributes to radio and TV on issues of poverty andjustice.

He received the Mayor of London’s Peace Awardand is an honorary fellow of the London SouthBank University and the Centre for Social Justice.He has written five books, Honesty Over Silencebeing the most recent.

Joanne Hogg is a Northern Irish singer-song-writer, who is best known for her work as the leadsinger and songwriter with Iona, the CelticChristian progressive rock and pop band. Iona havebeen making records since 1989 and have beendescribed as being amongst the most skillful musi-cians in Christian music, if not the entire musicbusiness.

Jo will be performing songs around the theme ofhonesty, faith and hope.

Nineteen-years-old Natasha Petrovic de Maio –better known as Tashi – started playing the violin atthe age of four and by the age of six had alreadycompleted her grade four and participated as theyoungest performer at the Edinburgh Festival thatyear. In September 2008 she was granted a fullscholarship into the Yehudi Menuhin School.

She has performed both nationally and interna-tionally, including solo and orchestral tours aroundEngland, Scotland, Belgium, Spain andSwitzerland, and has also played at a number ofChristian festivals and conferences.

The event will be at Emmanuel Methodist Churchand there will be a cover charge of £5, includingrefreshments. Tickets can be obtained from JayneWragg at the circuit office (01226321522) or Ian07974649958. If you can, please support thisunique alternative worship opportunity.

‘Honesty Over Silence is an eveningof live music and talks, seeking toopen up conversations around diffi-cult topics, such as trusting in Godwhen life is painful, and dealing withanxiety and depression’.

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Another Brierley family weekend in MarchTHE ever-popular Brierley Methodist Church FamilyFellowship Weekend at the Cober Hill Guest House,Cloughton, Scarborough, is to be held on the weekendof March 6-8 in 2020.

Two days packed with fun, entertainment, games,competitions, good food and worship starts with abuffet supper on the Friday evening when guests canbegin to renew old friendships and start to forge newones after their afternoon arrival.

On the Saturday there will be a buffet-style break-fast, followed by assembly and coffee, before worshipand welcome in the theatre, followed by a beetle drivein the conservatory, and lunch.

There will then be free time until afternoon tea,which will be followed by competitions, dinner, enter-tainment and evening prayers.

Breakfast on Sunday precedes family worship,including an offering for a chosen charity, morningcoffee, a walk (or free time) and then lunch, afterwhich there will be competition finals, presentationsand closing prayers, followed by afternoon tea.

Throughout the weekend there will be competitionsin table tennis, carpet bowls, target tiddlywinks andindoor golf.

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A Mission to fulfilJan andBarryEldredandRachelMarsdenready tobravetheSleepOut

NOVEMBER was wet! Wet and cold! The floodswere all around us in South Yorkshire. Three of usmet up in the dark; we watched the rain bouncing offguttering and checked the weather forecast: tempera-tures were falling. We looked at each other – were wemad? Should we go home now?

But we had come so far and there was no turningback; we had a mission to fulfill that night and peoplewere relying on us. We encouraged each other,stamped our feet and rubbed our hands, pulling ourjacket zips up to our chins and our hats over our ears.

We found a shelter, where the concrete was dry, andalthough the wind was whistling around us, the rainwas not blowing in our direction. We put down ourbags so that we could jump around and move morefreely.

More people joined us, asking: “Do you think wecan do it?” We reassured each other that this missionwas important for so many people and, in spite of theweather, we should carry on.

Kind people were there, offering us cups of hot teaand coffee and the luxury of hot chocolate; othersoffered us food. In difficult situations there is alwayssomeone who extends generous, practical support;they would help us get through the night and completethe task ahead. Someone produced a football and wetapped it between us – another way of keeping warmand passing the time, whilst we waited for the missionto start.

As the temperatures dropped further, around10.30pm, we were ready to begin; we unpacked ourbags, checking that the rain wouldn’t reach us and try-ing to find a spot where the effects of the cold windwere minimized. Our mission kit was laid out; card-board, aluminium, blankets, sleeping bags and someemergency high energy snacks. We were ready; at11.00pm we began.

Our mission was taking part (again) in the SleepOutfor Centrepoint Barnsley, designed to raise awarenessof, and funding for the wonderful work ofCenterpoint, in our town, with young people 16- 25years.

The evening was full of camaraderie, shared withapproaching 100 like-minded people. We slept under-neath the East Stand at Barnsley Football Club and,yes, it was wet, windy and cold. The concrete wasfreezing and the cold rose up through the layers but,totally submerged in our bags, we stayed pretty warmand managed to snatch a few hours of slumber.

Was this like sleeping rough? In some ways, yes: wefound a bit of shelter; we slept on the ground insideour sleeping bags; strangers offered us food and drink;we woke up feeling stiff and as soon as we wriggledout of our bags the cold hit us. People sat, in theirsleeping bags, leaning against a wall looking dazedand sleepy; images with which we are familiar on thestreets of Barnsley.

In many other ways, no: we were safe; we knew itwas only one night; we had homes to which we wouldreturn; we knew where to find our next meal; we knewwhere to go for a warm shower; we knew what we hadplanned for the following day was likely to happen.

As we drove away, we wondered what a roughsleeper would be doing in the rain, (yes it was stillraining); where they would go to be dry and warm,find drinks and food, let alone how they could face afuture of the same.

Fundraising is used in Barnsley to support over 60young people (16-25 years), with accommodation,supported living in the community and education andtraining.

Importantly Centrepoint works with young people,for as long as it takes. Support is individual; sensitive;small steps; suffers set-backs and deals with complex-ity, but 86% of all the young people experience posi-tive outcomes.

We slept out for one night in the hope that youngpeople in Barnsley may never have to. Between us weraised over £1700; a huge thank you to those whodonated. We hope and pray that one day, together, wecan fulfill that mission. Join us next year?Jan and Barry Eldred and Rachel Marsden

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James Campbell, Chief Executive, Blythswood CareDear friends of Barnsley Methodist Circuit

Thank you so much for being an important part ofBlythswood Care’s 2019 Shoe Box Appeal. Yourinvolvement has made a difference.

For 26 years, the kindness of people like you hasallowed shoebox gifts to reach people of differentages, with different backgrounds and different storiesto tell.

Our Shoe Box Appeal started in 1993 with 300boxes being given to people in Romania. Last year,more than 107,000 shoeboxes were given to people inneed of care and support across Eastern Europe.

This winter, our shoeboxes are being deliveredacross eastern Europe and Pakistan.

People like you have been filling gift-wrapped shoe-boxes with items carefully chosen to show you care.Every gift in every shoebox makes a difference. It canprovide practical support, but, more than this, it letssomebody know that they’ve been thought about, thatthey are valuable, that they are loved – what an amaz-ing gift to give and receive! The impact can last longerthan the festive season; it can bring a smile, it cantransform a life.

I’m pleased to enclose a certificate of appreciationthat you can display. This is a small thing to showappreciation for your kindness and generosity. Thankyou on behalf of Blythswood Care and especially onbehalf of those you won’t meet, but whose livesyou’re helping make better with your great support.

Thank you for bringing a smile this Christmas.Wishing you every blessing for 2020.

‘Thank you forbringinga smile at Christmas’

Ignite team going from strength to strength

IN 2014 the Methodist Church in Barnsley decided tobegin working with primary and secondary schoolsacross the area.

After some conversations with schools it becameapparent that the help schools wanted was in improv-ing mental well-being and promoting positive mentalhealth. In response we developed, and now deliver.early intervention workshops for both primary andsecondary age children which are interactive, ageappropriate and engaging for all children and youngpeople.

Since then, we have gone from strength to strength,so much so that in 2019 the North Area Council gaveus a grant to deliver our workshops in some of the pri-mary and secondary schools across the North ofBarnsley.

Last year was the busiest year yet for the IgniteBarnsley team, working with sixteen primary schools,five secondary schools and one group of young peoplefrom the Smithies Caravan site.

Through all the projects we offer to schools and thecommunity we have seen over 650 children and youngpeople in the name of Christ and His church.

All the projects offered help children and young peo-ple to understand what it is to have positive mentalhealth, along with a range of positive coping mecha-nisms to reduce stress, help with well-being and thepromotion of positive mental health.

We also hope to help prevent over escalation of emo-tional issues, improve communication skills throughpromoting good self-esteem and self-awareness,improve attendance and help to reduce pressuresencountered in schools and life.

Over the next year we hope to work with even morechildren and young people across Barnsley.

If you would like any more information about theproject please contact Kirstie Hall at [email protected].

Kirstie Hall

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Thy kingdom come - with a cup of tea!Louise Dawson focuses on Fairtrade fortnightOCTOBER 2019 marked the 25th anniversary of theFairtrade foundation, the UK arm of an internationalmovement which tries to ensure that the people whowork to grow crops such as cotton, tea, coffee, choco-late, bananas and sugar are paid a fair price.

Back in 1979 a group of radical Christians set upTraidcraft and I became one of their earliest volunteerrepresentatives, selling fairly-traded tea, coffee andcraft goods to family and friends and at church events.

Then it was impossible to buy Fairtrade goods inshops and supermarkets, but gradually things havechanged and now we can find many kinds of goodsbearing the Fairtrade mark, which ensures that theproducers have been paid a fair price. The FairtradeFoundation also pays producers a premium whichsupports local social, economic or environmentalprojects.

Today one in three bananas sold in the UK isFairtrade and the UK is one of the world’s leadingFairtrade markets. The Fairtrade Foundation websitehas lots of information about fairly-traded goods andwhere to buy them.

I joined Traidcraft because, as a Christian, I wanted

to do something to address the poverty of so much ofthe world and the inequalities of international trade.Now I am a member of our Methodist DistrictFairtrade Group and we have our own banner with aquotation from the prophet, Amos: “Let justice flowlike a river.”

We hope that churches will continue to promoteFairtrade and encourage people to buy fairly-tradedgoods wherever possible.

Fairtrade Fortnight, which is the last week ofFebruary and the first week of March, is an excellentfocus for this and I hope that all our churches might beable to have a Fairtrade stall or simply promoteFairtrade goods at a regular coffee morning duringthat period, or close to it.

You might think that changing to buying Fairtradetea is not going to have much impact in building amore just world. I disagree. Jesus often spoke aboutthe way in which God’s kingdom comes throughsmall things, small people, small steps. We can allcontribute to that kingdom of justice and love, eventhrough a cup of tea.

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‘The Greatest Showman’ comes to BarnsleyDURING Advent a group of people in the BarnsleyNorth East Church met to look at the film ‘TheGreatest Showman’. As they watched the film, sectionby section, over four weeks, Rev Claire Rawlinson ledreflections on some of the themes linked to ourChristian journey.

At the start of the film, the lead character, Barnum,has a dream of becoming a success, and we thoughtabout what dreams we have had over our lives andwhether we achieved them, comparing this to thedreams and expectations we see in the bible about thecoming Messiah.

The story continues with Barnum starting a showfeaturing all sorts of misfits. This prompted consider-ation of how welcoming the church is to those whosociety rejects.

After achieving success, Barnum, who has seemedto chase success without caring for those around him,suddenly loses everything. We were asked how wecope when things come crashing down. Where do wefind support?

We also considered what our priorities are and whatit means to be successful.

The group found this an interesting way to look at

some issues that face us all.At the end we had a wonderful bring and share

Christmas party and watched the whole film through.There were some who even joined in with the singing!Heather Hague

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Ninety-plus and still reaching for the stars

A Christmas reflectionDear Friends,IT was one morning before Christmas. House-workdone, I thought ‘okay, Betty, time for elevenses’.Which means, of course, a welcome cup of tea!

The radio was on, and a song was playing whichbrought back happy memories – ‘Catch a falling starand put it in your pocket, never let it fade away’. Mygrandad used to play it and sing it, and he taught methe words. He also did his best to teach me to play hisconcertina, but without success.

There is another song which says ‘When you wishupon a star’. How many of us, especially in our teens,have done just that, and even in later years we stillhave hopes and dreams, don’t we?

On another occasion I was watching a film starringBing Crosby and Danny Kaye, all about folk whowere wishing for snow, and it opened with Bingsinging ‘I’m dreaming of a White Christmas’ – a love-ly, magical song that outlives most of the tunes oftoday.

It’s the same with Elvis Presley. It is 42 years sincehis death, yet he still appears in the musical chartswith songs like ‘Are you lonesome tonight.’

It reminds me that we know, when we accept Jesusinto our lives, we no longer have to be ‘lonesometonight’ – or any other night for that matter. For he isalways with us.

For example, we can find him at Christmas bazaars.Unfortunately, I could not attend Monk Bretton’sevent in 2019, but I’m told everyone had a cracker ofa time, with the bacon butties going down a treat asusual.

We can also find Jesus when listening to brass bands- such as the Salvation Army - playing carols in ourbusy streets and supermarkets and enjoying thoselovely nativity plays, with many parents having sortedout tea towels and sheets to make costumes for thechildren. How we clap at the end!

As children we all loved that magical man, FatherChristmas. When we were very young, my brotherand I shared a bedroom and one year, while lookingthrough our stockings, I came across the book, ‘Alicein Wonderland’. Inside was written: “To Elizabeth,known as Betty, enjoy all the words. Much love,Father Christmas.”

I turned to my brother and said: “Well, I never! Ourdad must be Father Christmas, because this is hishandwriting!”

And what about pantomimes? They have become abig part of the English Christmas scene, telling their

stories in a mixture of song, words and dance. I canrecall one in which our Editor, Keith, appeared, alongwith sister Sheila. (“Oh, no, he didn’t!” “Oh, yes, hedid!”) And we all shouted: “He’s behind you!”

Christmas is a time of giving, so there are all thosepresents to buy. Some people, like my dear friend, thelate Tina Roper, start buying them in January. Othersenjoy the last-minute excitement of rushing round onChristmas Eve. Most of us fall somewhere inbetween.

All the shops entice us to spend, eat and drink toexcess in celebration. But celebration of what? Thereal reason to celebrate is all too often pushed to oneside.

In the Nativity story we read that Joseph, along withMary, had to go to his birth town to register his nameat a census, and I found it ironic that Advent timefound us having to register our names on votingpapers in the General Election. People wondered whatto do. Politicians themselves were in a muddle, andtheir behaviour made one wonder if any were fit torule this country.

But there is always a light in the darkness for thosewho follow Jesus and as I was having these negativethoughts I heard Perry Como on the radio singing‘Magic Moments; moments we’ve been sharing’.

May we continue to share magic moments, like theones I’ve mentioned, as we continue our journeythrough 2020.

May the New Year be for you a star-studded one. Ayear when you ‘wish upon a star’. A year when you‘catch a falling star’ and find that ‘pocketful ofstarlight’. A year when that Bethlehem star continuesto shine brightly in your night sky, leading you, infaith, to that baby in the stable, our Lord and SaviourJesus Christ. God made man. Emmanuel.Bless you for reading this,

Betty Fawcett

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WE’VE done it again!Many of you will know that over the last two years

the Barnsley Christian Aid group have been fund-rais-ing towards a £5K project. This is when a localChristian Aid group commits to raise £5000 in twoyears and then the EU match-fund three times theamount raised, securing £20,000 for a Christian Aidproject in the developing world.

This, our third time of achieving this total, has beenby hosting a project in Ghana, where Christian Aidand its partners are working across three districts intwo regions with the aim of promoting job creation,revenue mobilisation and expansion of economicactivities for young people in an environmentally sus-tainable way.

Let’s hear a story from the project:After the misapplication of an injection as a young

woman, Safiya Musah was left physically disabledand reliant on family members. Life became evenmore challenging for Safiya, now 39, following thedeath of her brother, which left her responsible for thecare of his son and daughter.

Before hearing about GEOP’s training programmefor people with disabilities, Safiya had been sellingface towels at markets, but she struggled with non-paying customers and did not make enough money toprovide for her family.

She was accepted onto the soap-making trainingand managed to save £16.67 from the GEOP travelallowance, which she used to buy bowls, buckets andraw materials.

Her uncle invested £83 in her fledgling business and

A fund-raisinghat-trick forChristian Aidafter nine months trading she has produced 350 bot-tles of bleach, 300 bottles of liquid soap and 400 bot-tles of disinfectant.

The combination of a quality product and good mar-keting skills enabled her to make a profit of £347 inthat time and she now has six bulk customers whothemselves sell on Safiya’s products.

Safiya expressed her heartfelt gratitude to ChristianAid and the European Union for improving her liveli-hood, saying: “Participating in the training was thebest decision in my life. The skills I learnt from theproject changed my life as I can work to cater formyself and the children of my late brother and bettersupport their education.”

As you can see, the project makes a real differenceto real people. So, thank you to all those who support-ed the £5K appeal by giving a donation, having a cof-fee morning, hosting a stall or doing the many otherthings people have done. A small amount goes a longway and we are grateful that we have managed tocomplete our third successful project.Thank you.Cameron Stirk (Chair: Barnsley Christian AidGroup)

Easter Offering Dedication service at PilleyEACH year the Methodist Church holds an EasterOffering Dedication Service. This year the event willbe held at Pilley on the afternoon of 19 April, and Ihope that you will join us.

This is an opportunity for the gifts that have beencollected by each chapel, along with the offeringtaken at the Circuit Service to be received and dedi-cated before being sent to the World Mission Fund.

From small beginnings, collecting pennies inManchester over a family Christmas lunch, to theLondon District, distributing collecting bags at Easter,the Easter offering has developed throughout thecountry to become an annual opportunity to help tofinance the work carried out through the WorldMission fund.

This reflects the long history of commitment tooverseas work by the women of Methodism, who helpput together the service and recognises that local spe-cific relationships with overseas projects and the

World Church in Britain partnerships are given broad-er meaning by a national focus.

All the money raised through the Easter Offeringgoes to the World Mission Fund of the MethodistChurch in Britain to be allocated for work in our 65Partner Churches around the world.

This money has been used by overseas partners tofund such work as enabling young women in northIndia to undertake nurse and midwifery training, andsupporting Brazilian women to work in their churcheswith vulnerable women and children, developingwomen’s leadership roles and integrating culture andart into worship.

Please look out for the special offering envelopes inyour individual chapels (don’t forget to Gift Aidwhere possible) and come along to this special serviceto learn more about the opportunities the moneyraised helps to finance.Ellie Peet

Stephen, asked us to go up to his house after eveningservice. We didn’t have an evening service that day aswe were going to share tea with the Pogmoor people,but we would be home by five.

On arrival Stephen told us that Tim, our youngestson, had asked him to tell us that his marriage of six-teen years was over and he would be ringing us laterthat evening to talk to us about it.

Sadly, I have to say that I felt a massive weight liftedfrom my shoulders. I had been helping to carry thatburden for our son, as the load for him had becometoo much. It was a very sad time for us as we havefour beautiful grandchildren from Tim and we didn’twant to see them unhappy or sad.

All the love showed to John and me from our churchfamily and others was tremendous and that Joy andreassurance from God was there deep in my heart.Moreover, the love that was shown to Tim from hischurch family and his boss was beyond compare.

He was given a home for ten weeks with his bossand her husband, then a friend and her husband fromhis church gave him a home for a year until he finallymoved into a three bed-roomed converted barn on thefarm estate where he works.

Once again I had that Joy in my heart telling me thatI didn’t need to fret or worry about Tim, as he was inGod’s loving care.

We have had no contact with four of our grandchil-dren for two years now, and, from seeing them at leastonce a month and having them come to stay most hol-idays, that came as a blow.

However, although sad, I don’t feel bereft, because Iknow that the children are being held in the palm ofGod’s hand. I look at their photographs every day and,as I do my daily bible readings, I pray for them, andam reassured in my heart that all will be well.

I Thank God for the day that Jesus came into myheart and gave me His great JOY - a joy that is withme in my darkest times as well as in my joyous andordinary times. So, let nothing ever come between theSaviour Jesus and you.

God’s richest blessings, Mary Durham.

CIRCUIT SERVICESTuesday, 24 March, 7.30pm at Cudworth

Local Preachers’ Accreditation

Sunday 19th April, 3pm at PilleyEaster Offering

Sunday, 12 July, 10.30am at Jenny’s FieldSummer Event

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New year, new worship leaders, new members!

ABOVE;

Rev Mick Nealwelcomes threenew members tothe chapel atGreat Houghton.

RIGHT:

Congratulations toRichard, fromRyhill, and Trevor,from Kexborough,who have complet-ed their WorshipLeaders’ course.They are picturedhere with theirtutor, Louise.

The Joy of the Lordis my strength

J stands for Jesus.Y stands for you.O stand between them and it stands for nothing too.Let nothing come between whatever you do.Let nothing come between the Saviour Jesus andyou.

One weekend in February 1961 Mr. and Mrs.Patterson came from Blackpool to preach atKexborough Methodist chapel. During the Sundayevening worship I thought to myself the same thing ishappening inside me just like a few months earlierwhen I had gone on a bus with people fromKexborough and the villages around to hear a mancalled Joe Blinco preach at a church in Barnsley.

At the end of the service at Kexborough MrPatterson asked anyone who would like to give theirlife to Christ to come forward and stand at the front. Iwas shaking from the top of my head to my toes but Imanaged to walk to the front. I wasn’t really sure whatwas happening to me but I knew I had that specialfeeling in my heart that I had felt listening to JoeBlinco.

Next morning I went to work. Although I felt differ-ent I didn’t look any different, but my boss said to me:“Have you got saved Mary? You’re different.” I didn’tanswer him: I just kept on sweeping up. How did heknow?

On Whit Monday that same year I went with lots offriends from our youth club to Cliff College, and dur-ing a service in the big tent everything seemed to clickinto place and I knew I had received full salvation.

A big change had taken place within me and Irealised that the feeling I had was the Joy of the Lord,and that I must never be afraid to share my faith. Likemost people I continued to have many changes andchallenges in my life but nothing can ever take thatJoy away from me.

At 3pm, December 12th 2016, John and I returnedfrom a week’s holiday with our niece in London to seea pile of mail waiting for us on the front door mat. Wedidn’t bother looking at it straight away as a cup of teawas priority.

After a while John started opening the pile of letters.The first informed John that he had to either pay a fineand go to the naughty boys’ school. or get points onhis licence, as he had been filmed doing thirty-fourmph in a thirty zone.

The second letter was from the hospital to me. Iasked John to open it as I was texting my niece to saywe had arrived home safely. It was almost certainlythe results of my mammogram that I had on the thirti-eth of November.

John did as I had asked and said that I should havegone back that morning, I thought he was teasing, buthe said he would never tease about such a thing. Iquickly read the letter and rang the department toapologise. It was ten minutes to four and they askedme to go straight up to the breast unit as theConsultant Radiographer was still there and wouldstay to see me before going home.

Within ten minutes John and I had arrived. By twen-ty past four I had had all the necessary tests done andwas gently told that I had a tumour about two centime-tres in size, very deep, in my left breast, and that Iwould have to have it removed. They said they wouldsoon have me on the road to recovery. Recovery? Ididn’t even feel ill!

On the 11th January 2017 I had the tumour removed.I didn’t feel that my life was coming to an end but Idid say to the Lord if this is my time then please helpme to accept it graciously. I never felt afraid becausethat same joy that had been in my heart for fifty-fiveyears was stronger than ever.

Just before I was to start Radiotherapy our son,

A message from

Mary Durham

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Youngsters have an amazing time at 3generateON a cold November weekendsix young people and two lead-ers set off to sunny Southport tojoin over 1200 young people toattend 3generate, the Methodistchurch’s annual youth assembly.From all around the countrychurches sent representatives tojoin in the conversations andlearn more about how theycould have an impact on theworld.

3generate actively encouragesyoung people to think aboutissues facing the world todayand promotes opportunities forthem to get involved to make achange. Each year the assemblyproduces a manifesto which ispresented to the widerMethodist church and chal-lenges local churches to join theyoung people in making a dif-ference.

The young people fromBarnsley had an amazing timelearning and sharing their viewsabout the issues that face youngpeople today.

This year’s theme was set by

the current youth president was‘Jesus loves all’. The groupwere challenged to how thiswould look in their local com-munity and the wider world.Since returning from 3generatethe young people are beginningto think more about their ownfaith journeys and how they canencourage others to do this too.

In 2020 3generate is movingto a bigger venue so that more

young people can attend. It’shoped that a group of youngpeople from Barnsley will beable to attend 3generate 2020and come back again enthusedto making a difference and hav-ing a voice on the issues thatface the Methodist church andthe wider world.

If you have a young person atyour church, you think mightwant to go contact Kirstie Hallon 07929621018.

A daunting responsibilitybut God is at work…I ORIGINALLY come from North Yorkshire; my dadwas a farmer so I grew up on the family farm. Myfamily were chapel folk so I went to Sunday schooland remembering my gran singing me choruses atbedtime. I cannot remember a time when I didn’tbelieve in God.

Back then I remember being told you had to inviteJesus into your heart and as a child saying the prayerbut then being slightly concerned because I didn’t feelany different.

I became a member of the Methodist Church in myteens and have attended services ever since. While Iwas at University I got involved in the ChristianUnion and it was great to be with Christians my age,joining bible studies, prayer meetings, sharing withChristians from other denominations and starting tothink through what being a Christian meant.

I came to Barnsley just over 12 years ago, moving tobe near my place of work, and looked for the nearestMethodist Church, joining Carlton Chapel.

It was a small congregation and when LocalArrangements were planned, I started to help out. Tostart with we used meditations and readings frombooks but eventually I started to put together my owntalks.

I attended the worship leaders’ course, workingthrough the different parts that make up a service.People started to say I should do local preaching but Ialways put it off, saying I didn’t feel called by God.How I expected to hear that call I’m not quite sure. Isuppose I wanted to experience some definite divineintervention.

I was not sure that I could take on the task of leadingworship, being responsible for finding ways to bringpeople to God and God to people. I remembered someof the local preachers from my past who had seemedso in touch with God, I wasn’t sure that I measured upto that standard.

Despite all this, I had a feeling that I was just puttingit off, and when the invitation to attend a meeting tointroduce the new course for local preachers –Worship Leading & Preaching –was publicised I went

along and ended up saying I would give it a try. Thecourse is now run through information accessed on acomputer.

After reading and thinking about the material, eachsection ends with a choice of tasks to give you thechance to put the teaching into practice – these werechallenging but useful.

I prepared a talk about how what our buildings lookslike can influence what people think about God, spenttime at Monk Bretton priory ruins thinking about howChristians have followed Christ through the ages andput together a sermon on whether Christians should bevegetarian.

In my experience the role of a local preacher was tolead Sunday Worship and most importantly to preacha good sermon. As I have gone through the course, Ihave realised that the sermon is only part of the serv-ice.

As local preachers prepare, they are drawing togeth-er all the different elements – prayers, bible readings,hymns, visual aids, poems- to help the congregationencounter God, and from that encounter move on intotheir everyday world and make a difference.

I still find this a daunting responsibility but time andagain I have found the resources and ideas coming tome as I prepare, and that reminds me that God is atwork.

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Easter Services - 2020

Maundy Thursday 9th April

Monk Bretton Ladies Fellowship with Communion 2.00pm Rev Claire RawlinsonHemsworth Passover 6.30pm Rev Claire Rawlinson & Rev Marian OlsenDarfield Churches Maundy Communion

at Darfield Parish Church 7.30pm Rev Mick Neal / Rev David HildredEmmanuel Maundy Thursday Communion 7.30pm Rev Cameron Stirk

Good Friday 10th April

Cudworth Good Friday Service 10.00am Rev Marian OlsenValley Darfield Service at the Cross 10.00am Rev Mick NealDodworth Churches Together Walk of Witness 10.45am From Rosehill WRC DodworthChristian Endeavour

Reflection & Communion at Buckley 10.45am Rev Ben ScrivensHemsworth starting near St Helens Parish Church 11.00am Ecumenical Walk of Witness Town Centre Outdoor Witness 11.00am Christians Together in BarnsleyPilley (followed by Fish and Chip Lunch) 12noon Rev Mick Neal / Mrs Barbara Tewson

(Fish and Chips must be booked in advance – 01226 745979)Kexborough Good Friday service followed by tea 3.00pm Rev Cameron StirkWombwell – Good Friday reflection 3.00pm Rev Mick NealStaincross 7.00 pm Rev Marian OlsenEmmanuel Service of Reflection 7.30pm Rev Cameron Stirk

Holy Saturday 11th April

Birdwell Pie & Pea Supper 6.00pmBirdwell Lighting the Easter Fire and Vigil Service 7.00pm Rev Mick Neal

Easter Sunday 12th AprilEarly Morning Communion & Breakfast

Emmanuel (Communion Only) 8.00am Rev Cameron StirkKexborough 8.00am Rev Ben ScrivensCudworth 8.30am Rev Marian OlsenMonk Bretton 8.45am Rev Alan SaxbyBuckley Breakfast 9.00amEmmanuel Breakfast 9.00amSilkstone Common Breakfast 9.00amShafton 9.15am Rev Marian Olsen

ChristineHalliday andHeather Hagueshare theirthoughts onbecomingfully accreditedlocal preachers

‘A rocky roadat times, butafter 12 yearsI’ve got there!’WELL, I can’t believe I am actually writing this,but I have finished my ‘Faith and WorshipCourse’ and in March I will be accredited as anofficial Local Preacher!

I know that some of you are probably thinking ‘Ithought she had finished years ago!’ but now Ihave, and may I say ‘I am thrilled to bits’. It hastaken me almost twelve years and, as most of youknow, it’s been a bit of a rocky road at times, butGod is good and by the power of His Spirit I’vegot there.

It was two months after my first service that mydaughter became ill and there were many occa-sions when I honestly thought I would not be ableto complete my studies.

If it wasn’t for the unending support that I havereceived from Mick, Eileen, my friends, myChurch at Houghton, the Circuit, the District andeach of you, I would not be writing this, and thatbecame especially true after Naomi’s death a yearago. Your kindness, patience and understandinghave been a real God-sent blessing, and I thankyou so much.

I became a local Preacher thanks to Joyce Hillfrom Houghton, who first suggested it many yearsago, but, to be quite honest, I doubted my callingso much that I ignored her. However, she kept on

persisting, and encouraged others to join her, andeventually I took the plunge, deciding that Iwould continue until someone told me to stop.

I can still remember what it felt like to walk intomy first Local Preachers’ Meeting, but the loveand support that I was given from that very firstminute has been unbelievable.

I was appointed a brilliant mentor in JanetLowrie, who I must have driven to distractionover the years, and I accept full responsibility formore than a few of her grey hairs, but, as I keepreminding her, ‘she got me for life and not just forChristmas’.

I am sure we have all seen many changes overthe past 12 years, some good and some not sogood, but despite it all I know we will all agreethat the love of God is the one thing that hasremained a constant in our lives, and that is thething that keeps us going and keeps us movingforward.

Our heavenly Father loves us all so very muchand I truly believe that if we remember that thenthe rest will follow.

I have met some amazing people over the yearsand we have shared some great times. I can’t waitto see what the next chapter will hold for us all.

The love and support that I have been given has been unbelievable!

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CHURCH STEWARDS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Barugh Mrs. Florence Hinchliffe 01226 391042Birdwell Mr. Paul Horswill 01226 290568Brierley Mr. Edwin Hambleton 01226 713654Buckley Mrs. Marjorie Micklethwaite 01226 287058Cudworth Mrs Linda Mellor 01226 715553Darfield Wesley Mr. William Platts 01226 759170Dodworth Miss Margaret Hodnett 01226 292587Emmanuel Mr. Allan Wearmouth 07792 693010Great Houghton Mrs. Maureen Roebuck 01226 755592Hemsworth c/o Mrs. Janet Morris 01977 611152Higham Mr. Stuart Hawden 01226 208331Hoyland Mr. Michael Sanderson 01226 742644Kexborough Mr. John Durham 01226 382745Monk Bretton Mr. John Pearson 01226 284772New Hope Mrs. Heather Hague 01226 709240Pilley Mrs. Penny Kilburn 01226 746088Pogmoor Mrs. Margaret Marshall 01226 206745Ryhill Mrs. Gloria Booth 01226 726407Shafton Mrs. Hazel Bonson 01226 711344Silkstone Common Mr. Keith Jowett 01226 790461Staincross Mr. Roy Andrews 01226 382105Valley Darfield Mrs. Barbara Marsden 01226 758953Wombwell Mrs June Kilner 01226 753218

CIRCUIT STEWARDSMrs. MARILYN CORNEY (Senior Steward) 01226 382543

Mrs. DAWN WEBSTER 01226 388806

LAY WORKERSCIRCUIT:Mr. WILLIAM MARSDEN (Valley Darfield) 01226 758953Mrs. JAYNE WRAGG 01226 781339Mrs. ELLIE PEET 07919 155101

INVITED PREACHERS

DR. ALISON CASWELL 01924 830471

CIRCUIT SAFEGUARDING OFFICER

Miss MARY REASON 01226 751308

DIARY DATES

Pages 12, 13 - PlanPage 14 - Worship LeadersPage 15 - Local PreachersPage 16 - Church Stewards, Invited Preachers and Officials

March 2020Sunday 1st Fairtrade Fortnight beginsThursday 5th District Probationers Panel MeetingFriday 6th World Day of Prayer 2.00pm BirdwellTuesday 10th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmThursday 12th Circuit Lent Communion Service and Lunch 12noon Kexborough

Church Council 7.00pm HighamSaturday 14th Spring Fair 10.30am Darfield WesleySunday 15th Circuit Event – Honesty Over Silence Tour 6.30pm EmmanuelTuesday 17th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmWednesday 18th District Presbyteral Synod 9.00amWednesday 18th South Church Council Meeting 7.00pm Great HoughtonThursday 19th Circuit Lent Communion Service and Lunch 12noon BirdwellFriday 20th Junior Band Concert 6.00pm EmmanuelSaturday 21st International Quilting Day Event 10.00am Emmanuel

Mothers Day Afternoon Tea 2.00pm Great HoughtonMonday 23rd Circuit Meeting 7.00pm BuckleyTuesday 24th Local Preachers Accreditation Service 7.30pm CudworthTuesday 24th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmThursday 26th Circuit Lent Communion Service and Lunch 12 noon StaincrossSaturday 28th Spring Fair & Lunch 12noon HighamMonday 30th (all week) Barnsley Youth, Music & Drama Festival 10.00am EmmanuelTuesday 31st Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pm

April 2020Friday 3rd Drama Festival Concert 6.00pm EmmanuelSaturday 4th Brunch 10am-12noon DodworthTuesday 7th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmThursday 9th Women’s Fellowship Easter Communion Service 2.00pm Monk BrettonSaturday 11th Easter Coffee Morning 10.30am Monk BrettonFriday 17th Music In The Round 7.30pm EmmanuelSunday 19th Circuit Easter Offering Service 3.00pm PilleyFriday 24th Bingo & Beetle 7.00pm HighamSaturday 25th District Representative Synod 9.00am Banner Cross

May 2020Friday 1st Barnsley Youth Choir Spring Concert 7.00pm EmmanuelSaturday 2nd Barnsley Youth Choir Spring Concert 7.00pm EmmanuelTuesday 5th London Connection Fashion Show 7.00pm WombwellSaturday 9th Christian Aid Coffee Morning 10.30am Monk BrettonMonday 11th South Church Communion Service 2.00pm HoylandSaturday 16th Christian Aid Coffee Morning Dodworth Churches Together

10am-12noon Rosehill WRC DodworthSunday 31st Regional Pentecost Celebration – Details to Follow Leeds

June 2020Sunday 7th District Celebration 4.00pmTuesday 9th South Church Communion 10.00am Valley DarfieldWednesday 10th Circuit Meeting 7.00pm Hoyland

A wake-up prayer Dear God,Even though I clutch my blanket and moan when thealarm clock goes off, thank you, Lord, that I can hearit. There are many who are deaf and cannot hear at all.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against themorning light as long as possible, thank you, Lord,that I can see. Many are blind and cannot see.

Even though I huddle in bed and put off getting upfor as long as possible, thank you, Lord, that I havethe strength to get out of bed. There are many who arenot as fortunate because they are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of the day is hectic, whenthe socks are lost and the toast is burned and tempersgrow short, and the children are noisy, thank you,Lord, for my family. There are many out there who areon their own and lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks likethose in glossy magazines and the menu is at timesunbalanced, thank you Lord for the food we haveevery day. There are many in the world who arealways hungry because no food is available for them.

Even though the everyday routine of my job is oftenmonotonous, thank you Lord for the opportunity towork. There are many who are unemployed.

Even though I grumble and moan about my fatesometimes and wish that my circumstances were lessmodest, thank you Lord, that I have my life and myfreedom.

Ode to the Spell Checker

Eye halve a spelling chequerIt came with my pea seaIt plainly marques four my revueMiss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a wordAnd weight four it to sayWeather eye am wrong oar writeIt shows me strait a weigh

As soon as a mist ache is maidIt nose bee fore two longAnd eye can put the error riteIt’s rare lea ever wrong

Eye have run this poem threw itI am shore your pleased two noIt’s letter perfect awl the weighMy chequer tolled me so.

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WORSHIP LEADERS“Worship Leaders receive appropriate training within the Circuit,and are appointed by their local Church Council and the LocalPreachers’ Meeting, to assist ministers and local preachers in thepreparation and leading of worship in their own local church.”

NORTH EAST CHURCHHEMSWORTH: Mrs. Janet Morris 01977 611152

Mrs. Sheila Butler 01977 615305Mrs. Brenda Clarke 01977 616180Mrs. Margaret Goldthorpe 01226 716130Mrs. Chene Makumbe 01977 613113

MONK BRETTONMrs. Betty Fawcett 01226 725413

NEW HOPE: Mrs. Sheila Stather 01226 213594

STAINCROSS: Mrs. Elizabeth Orange 01226 387938Mr. Christopher Dand 01226 383631Mrs. Marilyn Corney 01226 382543Mrs. Caroline Whitehall 01226 709518

NORTH WEST CHURCHBARUGH: Mrs. Gloria Dawson 01226 385449

Mrs. Florence Hinchliffe 01226 391042

EMMANUEL: Mrs. Susan Townsend 01226 295475Mr. Peter Lane 01226 284047Mr. John Feasby 01226 288971Mrs. Michelle Lee 01226 285330Mr. Allan Wearmouth 07792 693010

KEXBOROUGH: Mrs. Joyce Barnes 01226 383846Mrs. Mary Durham 01226 382745Mr. John Durham 01226 382745Mrs. Betty Hunter 01226 387118Mr. Ian Jackson 01226 384143Mrs. Julie Stather 01226 340164

SOUTH CHURCHBIRDWELL: Mr. Paul Horswill 01226 290568

GREAT HOUGHTON:Mrs. Maureen Roebuck 01226 755592

HOYLAND: Mr. Tony Johnson 01226 742063Mrs. Hilary Simmons 01226 287714

VALLEY DARFIELD: Miss Sarah Kaye 01226 756645Mrs. Susan Kaye 01226 756645Miss Janice Parkin 01226 755724Mr. David Shone 01226 755724

DODWORTH: Mrs. Elsie Dyson 01226 292650Miss Margaret Hodnett 01226 292587Mr. Peter Mulrooney 01226 247652Mrs. Christine Mulrooney 01226 247652

LOCAL PREACHERS* Mr. Geoff Connelly 01226 382689* Mr. Harold D. Craven 01226 753091* Mrs. Jessie Foster 01226 722833* Mrs. Elaine White 01484 696174 * Ms. Pat Paddon 01226 202801* Mrs. Diana Wheeler 01977 613450* Mr. Edwin Hambleton 01226 713654* Mr. William Marsden 01226 758953* Miss Janet Crossley 01226 286816

Mr. William A. Platts C.Eng., M.I.C.E. 01226 759170 Miss Rose Latham 01226 242772 Helen Bellamy, MA, MSc 01226 711745 Mr. Richard A.Baxendale 01226 711226 Mr. Michael Sanderson, B.Sc., F.S.S. 01226 742644 Mr. Keith Lodge 01226 206766 Mrs. Rachel Marsden 01226 719629 Mrs. Barbara Tewson 01226 745979 Mrs. Helen Neal 01226 748402 Mr. George Senior 01226 383825 Miss Elizabeth Haigh 01977 614771 Mrs. Janet Lowrie 01226 755712 Mrs. Eleanor Peet 07919 155101 Mr. John Foster 01226 386491 Mr. Des Gamewell 01977 611621 Mr. Richard Saunders-Hindley MA 07753 613674 Miss Mary Reason 01226 751308 Mrs. Janet Steele 01226 242048 Mrs. Carol Rochnia 01226 733718 Mrs. Dawn Webster 01226 388806 Mr. Ray Taylor 07740 542025 Mrs. Christine Halliday 01226 752063Mrs. Heather Hague 01226 709240

ON TRIAL

ON NOTE

Mr Stephen Franklin 01226 800880Mrs. Linda Stammers 01226 496832Mrs. Denise Hollands 01226 711259

LOCAL PREACHERS’ SECRETARYMiss ELIZABETH HAIGH 01977 614771

PLAN APPOINTMENTSAll preachers are expected to fulfil their own appointments

or THEMSELVES provide accredited substitutes.The Circuit Administrator and the Superintendent should

not be asked to do this unless desperate.

*Relieved from appointments on compassionate grounds

Mrs Debbie Evans 07801 274557

Coffee Mornings:Every Saturday:

Ryhill - 8.30am to 11am - Hoyland - 10am to 12noonBuckley - 10am to 11.30am - Hemsworth - 10am to 11.30amCudworth 10.30am to 12noon

Every Tuesday: Emmanuel - 10.30am to 12noonEvery Thursday:

Brierley - 9.15am to 11amGreat Houghton - 10am to 11.30amPogmoor - 10am to 11.30am

1st Saturday of each month:Kexborough - 10am to 11.30am - Wombwell - 10am to 11.30am - Shafton - 10.30am

2nd Saturday of each month: Monk Bretton - 10.30am1st & 4th Saturday of each month: Staincross 10am1st Thursday of each month: Higham - 10.30amEmmanuel - Little Stars Toddler Group - Mondays (term time only) 9.30am to 11amEmmanuel - Baby Chat for mums and their babies up to 15 months - Tuesday (term time only) 10am - 11.30amEmmanuel - Little Fishes toddler group - Wednesdays (term time only) 1pm - 2.30pmKexborough - Tea and Toast for Carers and kids - every Monday termtime 9.00am to 10.30amDarfield Wesley - Churches Together in Darfield - Drop In each Tuesday at 9amDarfield Wesley - Coffee Morning and Good as New Shop 2nd & 4th Saturday 10amGreat Houghton - Good as New Sale - 1st Saturday of each month at 2pmPilley - Village Link - 1st Thursday of each month at 2pmMonk Bretton - Circle Dancing - 2nd Thursday of each month - 7.30pmSilkstone Common - Julian Meeting - quiet time of contemplation - 1st Sunday each month 4.30pmBible Study:

Brierley - Wednesdays at 7pmHoyland - alternate Mondays from 2pm to 3pmKexborough - Wednesdays at 7pm - Bible Fellowship

Prayer Meetings:Brierley Monday 10.15amShafton - Monday 6.30pmEmmanuel - First Thursday of each month at 7.30pmKexborough - alternate Sundays 9.30am - 10.00amGreat Houghton - 3rd Thursday of each month 2pm to 4pm Prayers and Bible Study

Men’s Breakfasts:Emmanuel - Last Saturday of each month 8.30am

Messy Church:Brierley 2nd Wednesday of each month 3.00pmEmmanuel - 2nd Tuesday of each Month 3.45pmStaincross - 2nd Thursday of each month 3.30pmMonk Bretton - 3rd Wednesday of each month - 3.30pm - 5.00pm

Shake, Rattle & Praise Emmanuel - 3rd Thursday of each month 1.30pmJoyful Noise Choir: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month 7.15pm at BirdwellGirls Brigade: Kexborough - Tuesdays at 6.30pmLuncheon Club: Kexborough - Wednesdays 12 noon. All Senior Citizens welcome.

REGULAR DIARY DATES

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AAW - All Age WorshipB - Sacrament of BaptismCA - Church AnniversaryCafe - Cafe ChurchCov - Covenant Service

We request that you give assistance to preachers without transport.

If the name is followed by ‘(CAR)’ the church stewards should arrange

for preacher’s transport

8th March

2nd of Lent15th March

3rd of Lent22nd March

4th of Lent29th March

5th Lent5th April

6h Lent12th April

Easter Day19th April2nd of Easter

26th April3rd of Easter

3rd May4th of Easter

10th May5th of Easter



31st MayPentecost

MARCH 2020 TO MAY 2020

Principal ReadingYear A

1st MarchFirst of Lent

Matthew 4: 1-11 John 3: 1-17 John 4:5-42 John 19: 25-27Mothers’ Day

John 11: 1-45Passion Sunday

Matthew 26: 14-27:66.Palm Sunday

Matthew 28: 1-10 John 20: 19-31 Luke 24: 13-35 John 10: 1-10 John 14: 1-14 John 14: 15-21Christian Aid

John 17: 1-11Aldersgate Sunday

John 20: 19-23

THE METHODIST CHURCH BARNSLEY NORTH EAST - Rev. Marian Olsen - Rev. Claire Rawlinson

THE METHODIST CHURCH BARNSLEY SOUTH - Rev. Mick Neal

BARUGH 9.45am STIRK LS LA RAWLINSON SCRIVENS GAMEWELL LA STIRK LS STIRK DAWSON LA H NEAL SCRIVENS LS HOLLANDS REASON

6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -BUCKLEY 10.30am Utd @ Pogmoor SCRIVENS LS STIRK LA OLSEN 11am Utd @ Baptist Ch SCRIVENS LS FOSTER LA HAGUE UTD H NEAL TEWSON (Car} WFA LA SCRIVENS LS

6.00pm -- - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -POGMOOR 10.30am H NEAL UTD - - - - SCRIVENS - - - Utd @ Buckley - - - -

6.00pm - STIRK LS LA SCRIVENS OLSEN - SCRIVENS LS Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley LODGE - NEAL SCRIVENS LS LA DAWSONDODWORTH 10.30am FRANKLIN STIRK UTD LS LA Utd @ Silkstone Com SENIOR LA E SANDERSON UTD LS HOLLANDS Utd @ Silkstone Com LA SCRIVENS UTD LS WEBSTER Utd @ Silkstone Com LA

6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

SILKSTONE COMMON 10.30am LA Utd @ Dodworth SCRIVENS LS FOSTER UTD LA TAYLOR Utd @ Dodworth ROCHNIA SCRIVENS UTD LS LATHAM (Car) Utd @ Dodworth BELLAMY SCRIVENS UTD LS LA

6.00pm - -r - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

EMMANUEL 9.15am Be Still LS FOSTER STIRK LA STIRK Be Still 8am STIRK LS RAWLINSON LA Be Still SCRIVENS LS LA HAGUE NEAL

10.45am STIRK LS OWN ARR HAIGH STIRK AAW STIRK LA STIRK AAW LS STIRK B TAYLOR LA ROCHNIA SCRIVENS LS SAVAGE DAWSON

7.00pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

HIGHAM 6.00pm STIRK CA LS OLSEN LA LODGE TEWSON (Car) SCRIVENS STIRK LS Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley NEAL CASWELL SCRIVENS LS LA RAWLINSON OLSEN

KEXBOROUGH 10.30am PEET AAW LA E SANDERSON SCRIVENS LS LA STIRK AAW REASON SCRIVENS M SANDERSON SCRIVENS LS LA R MARSDEN WEBSTER SENIOR

6.00pm DAWSON SCRIVENS LS LA STIRK SCRIVENS NEAL NO SERVICE Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley SCRIVENS LS RAWLINSON TEWSON (Car) BELLAMY SCRIVENS LS RAWLINSON

HOYLANDSWAINE 6.00pm - - - - - STIRK LS - - - - - - - -

CUDWORTH 11.00am LA LOWRIE HALLIDAY (Car) M SANDERSON RAWLINSON LS OLSEN UTD TAYLOR LA RAWLINSON CA Cafe OLSEN LS HAIGH LA LATHAM (Car) 10.30am Utfd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

MONK BRETTON 10.45am RAWLINSON GD LA ROCHNIA WFA PEET FRANKLIN 11am Utd @ Cudworth GAMEWELL WEBSTER OLSEN Cafe LA RAWLINSON LS LA REASON 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pillley - - - - - -

NEW HOPE - LAITHES 11.00am HOLLANDS OLSEN B LS RAWLINSON LS LA HAGUE Utd @ Cudworth 10.30am @ S.Cross OLSEN HALLIDAY (Car) RAWLINSON LS LA TAYLOR LA 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

STAINCROSS 10.30am OLSEN B LA H NEAL WEBSTER AAW LATHAM (Car) 11am Utd @ Cudworth OLSEN AAW LS LA REASON STAMMERS OLSEN LS LA FOSTER RAWLINSON/OLSEN UTD6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

BRIERLEY 10.00am DAWSON LA OLSEN LS RAWLINSON Cafe LA REASON RAWLINSON LS 10.30am LOWRIE LA PEET Cafe E SANDERSON 9.30am Utd @ H.worth RAWLINSON B 10.30 Utd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

HEMSWORTH 9.30am HALLIDAY (Car) OLSEN B NEAL OLSEN Cafe LA HAIGH CA RAWLINSON LS REASON RAWLINSON Cafe LA M SANDERSON OLSEN LS UTD LA 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross6..00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

RYHILL 6.00pm NEAL REASON LA RAWLINSON LS STIRK BELLAMY RAWLINSON LS Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley OLSEN SCRIVENS RAWLINSON LS NEAL LA 10.30am Utd @ S.CrossSHAFTON 11.00am HAIGH LA BELLAMY OLSEN LS LA LOWRIE LODGE RAWLINSON GAMEWELL LA NEAL OLSEN LS LA 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross


VALLEY DARFIELD 10.30am LODGE UTD LA M SANDERSON HAGUE LA R MARSDEN See Plan for NEAL LS LA Utd Wesley TAYLOR LA NEAL PEET6.00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

DARFIELD WESLEY 10.30am Utd @ Valley SENIOR LA NEAL CA LS M SANDERSON BELLAMY See Plan for LA H NEAL NEAL LS UTD LA LODGE PEET LA6.00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - --

GREAT HOUGHTON 10.30am Utd @ Valley H NEAL NEAL LS LA STAMMERS RAWLINSON NEAL 9am LS UTD LA LODGE Utd @ Wesley HALLIDAY (Car) HAGUE LA NEAL LS6.00pm - - - - - - -- Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - -

WOMBWELL 10.30am NEAL LS LA GAMEWELL E SANDERSON HALLIDAY (Car) PEET B NEAL LS UTD LA HAIGH TAYLOR HAGUE H NEAL STAMMERS LA6.00pm - - - - - - -- Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

BIRDWELL 10.45am Utd @ Hoyland R MARSDEN LOWRIE UTD CA LA SCRIVENS Utd @ Hoyland See Plan for Be Still UTD NEAL LS Utd @ Hoyland LA NEAL UTD LS HAIGH LA6.00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

HOYLAND 10.30am REASON UTD NEAL LS Utd @ Birdwell LA HAIGH NEAL UTD LS See Plan for Utd @ Birdwell LA FRANKLIN UTD GAMEWELL Utd @ Birdwell LA HALLIDAY (Car)6..00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

PILLEY 3.00pm RAWLINSON LA NEAL TEWSON (Car) CASWELL OLSEN NEAL LS Utd Easter Offering TEWSON (Car) OLSEN NEAL LS LODGE RAWLINSON LA- Circuit Service - - - -

GD - Gift DayLA - Church Stewards and Worship Leaders

to make arrangements for this serviceLGA - Ladies’ Guild AnniversaryLS - Sacrament of Lord’s Supper

Mem - Memorial ServiceOwn Arr - Own Arrangements by church requestUtd - United ServiceWA - Womn’s AnniversaryWFA - Women’s Fellowship Anniversary

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AAW - All Age WorshipB - Sacrament of BaptismCA - Church AnniversaryCafe - Cafe ChurchCov - Covenant Service

We request that you give assistance to preachers without transport.

If the name is followed by ‘(CAR)’ the church stewards should arrange

for preacher’s transport

8th March

2nd of Lent15th March

3rd of Lent22nd March

4th of Lent29th March

5th Lent5th April

6h Lent12th April

Easter Day19th April2nd of Easter

26th April3rd of Easter

3rd May4th of Easter




31st MayPentecost

MARCH 2020 TO MAY 2020

Principal ReadingYear A

1st MarchFirst of Lent

Matthew 4: 1-11 John 3: 1-17 John 4:5-42 John 19: 25-27Mothers’ Day

John 11: 1-45Passion Sunday

Matthew 26: 14-27:66.Palm Sunday

Matthew 28: 1-10 John 20: 19-31 Luke 24: 13-35 John 10: 1-10 John 14: 1-14 John 14: 15-21Christian Aid

John 17: 1-11Aldersgate Sunday

John 20: 19-23

THE METHODIST CHURCH BARNSLEY NORTH EAST - Rev. Marian Olsen - Rev. Claire Rawlinson

THE METHODIST CHURCH BARNSLEY SOUTH - Rev. Mick Neal

BARUGH 9.45am STIRK LS LA RAWLINSON SCRIVENS GAMEWELL LA STIRK LS STIRK DAWSON LA H NEAL SCRIVENS LS HOLLANDS REASON

6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -BUCKLEY 10.30am Utd @ Pogmoor SCRIVENS LS STIRK LA OLSEN 11am Utd @ Baptist Ch SCRIVENS LS FOSTER LA HAGUE UTD H NEAL TEWSON (Car} WFA LA SCRIVENS LS

6.00pm -- - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -POGMOOR 10.30am H NEAL UTD - - - - SCRIVENS - - - Utd @ Buckley - - - -

6.00pm - STIRK LS LA SCRIVENS OLSEN - SCRIVENS LS Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley LODGE - NEAL SCRIVENS LS LA DAWSONDODWORTH 10.30am FRANKLIN STIRK UTD LS LA Utd @ Silkstone Com SENIOR LA E SANDERSON UTD LS HOLLANDS Utd @ Silkstone Com LA SCRIVENS UTD LS WEBSTER Utd @ Silkstone Com LA


SILKSTONE COMMON 10.30am LA Utd @ Dodworth SCRIVENS LS FOSTER UTD LA TAYLOR Utd @ Dodworth ROCHNIA SCRIVENS UTD LS LATHAM (Car) Utd @ Dodworth BELLAMY SCRIVENS UTD LS LA

6.00pm - -r - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

EMMANUEL 9.15am Be Still LS FOSTER STIRK LA STIRK Be Still 8am STIRK LS RAWLINSON LA Be Still SCRIVENS LS LA HAGUE NEAL

10.45am STIRK LS OWN ARR HAIGH STIRK AAW STIRK LA STIRK AAW LS STIRK B TAYLOR LA ROCHNIA SCRIVENS LS SAVAGE DAWSON

7.00pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

HIGHAM 6.00pm STIRK CA LS OLSEN LA LODGE TEWSON (Car) SCRIVENS STIRK LS Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley NEAL CASWELL SCRIVENS LS LA RAWLINSON OLSEN

KEXBOROUGH 10.30am PEET AAW LA E SANDERSON SCRIVENS LS LA STIRK AAW REASON SCRIVENS M SANDERSON SCRIVENS LS LA R MARSDEN WEBSTER SENIOR

6.00pm DAWSON SCRIVENS LS LA STIRK SCRIVENS NEAL NO SERVICE Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley SCRIVENS LS RAWLINSON TEWSON (Car) BELLAMY SCRIVENS LS RAWLINSON

HOYLANDSWAINE 6.00pm - - - - - STIRK LS - - - - - - - -

CUDWORTH 11.00am LA LOWRIE HALLIDAY (Car) M SANDERSON RAWLINSON LS OLSEN UTD TAYLOR LA RAWLINSON CA Cafe OLSEN LS HAIGH LA LATHAM (Car) 10.30am Utfd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

MONK BRETTON 10.45am RAWLINSON GD LA ROCHNIA WFA PEET FRANKLIN 11am Utd @ Cudworth GAMEWELL WEBSTER OLSEN Cafe LA RAWLINSON LS LA REASON 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pillley - - - - - -

NEW HOPE - LAITHES 11.00am HOLLANDS OLSEN B LS RAWLINSON LS LA HAGUE Utd @ Cudworth 10.30am @ S.Cross OLSEN HALLIDAY (Car) RAWLINSON LS LA TAYLOR LA 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

STAINCROSS 10.30am OLSEN B LA H NEAL WEBSTER AAW LATHAM (Car) 11am Utd @ Cudworth OLSEN AAW LS LA REASON STAMMERS OLSEN LS LA FOSTER RAWLINSON/OLSEN UTD6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

BRIERLEY 10.00am DAWSON LA OLSEN LS RAWLINSON Cafe LA REASON RAWLINSON LS 10.30am LOWRIE LA PEET Cafe E SANDERSON 9.30am Utd @ H.worth RAWLINSON B 10.30 Utd @ S.Cross6.00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

HEMSWORTH 9.30am HALLIDAY (Car) OLSEN B NEAL OLSEN Cafe LA HAIGH CA RAWLINSON LS REASON RAWLINSON Cafe LA M SANDERSON OLSEN LS UTD LA 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross6..00pm - - - - - - - Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

RYHILL 6.00pm NEAL REASON LA RAWLINSON LS STIRK BELLAMY RAWLINSON LS Cir Serv 3pm @ Pilley OLSEN SCRIVENS RAWLINSON LS NEAL LA 10.30am Utd @ S.CrossSHAFTON 11.00am HAIGH LA BELLAMY OLSEN LS LA LOWRIE LODGE RAWLINSON GAMEWELL LA NEAL OLSEN LS LA 10.30am Utd @ S.Cross


VALLEY DARFIELD 10.30am LODGE UTD LA M SANDERSON HAGUE LA R MARSDEN See Plan for NEAL LS LA Utd Wesley TAYLOR LA NEAL PEET6.00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

DARFIELD WESLEY 10.30am Utd @ Valley SENIOR LA NEAL CA LS M SANDERSON BELLAMY See Plan for LA H NEAL NEAL LS UTD LA LODGE PEET LA6.00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - --

GREAT HOUGHTON 10.30am Utd @ Valley H NEAL NEAL LS LA STAMMERS RAWLINSON NEAL 9am LS UTD LA LODGE Utd @ Wesley HALLIDAY (Car) HAGUE LA NEAL LS6.00pm - - - - - - -- Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - -

WOMBWELL 10.30am NEAL LS LA GAMEWELL E SANDERSON HALLIDAY (Car) PEET B NEAL LS UTD LA HAIGH TAYLOR HAGUE H NEAL STAMMERS LA6.00pm - - - - - - -- Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

BIRDWELL 10.45am Utd @ Hoyland R MARSDEN LOWRIE UTD CA LA SCRIVENS Utd @ Hoyland See Plan for Be Still UTD NEAL LS Utd @ Hoyland LA NEAL UTD LS HAIGH LA6.00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

HOYLAND 10.30am REASON UTD NEAL LS Utd @ Birdwell LA HAIGH NEAL UTD LS See Plan for Utd @ Birdwell LA FRANKLIN UTD GAMEWELL Utd @ Birdwell LA HALLIDAY (Car)6..00pm - - - - - - Worship Options Cir Ser 3pm @ Pilley - - - - - -

PILLEY 3.00pm RAWLINSON LA NEAL TEWSON (Car) CASWELL OLSEN NEAL LS Utd Easter Offering TEWSON (Car) OLSEN NEAL LS LODGE RAWLINSON LA- Circuit Service - - - -

GD - Gift DayLA - Church Stewards and Worship Leaders

to make arrangements for this serviceLGA - Ladies’ Guild AnniversaryLS - Sacrament of Lord’s Supper

Mem - Memorial ServiceOwn Arr - Own Arrangements by church requestUtd - United ServiceWA - Womn’s AnniversaryWFA - Women’s Fellowship Anniversary

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WORSHIP LEADERS“Worship Leaders receive appropriate training within the Circuit,and are appointed by their local Church Council and the LocalPreachers’ Meeting, to assist ministers and local preachers in thepreparation and leading of worship in their own local church.”

NORTH EAST CHURCHHEMSWORTH: Mrs. Janet Morris 01977 611152

Mrs. Sheila Butler 01977 615305Mrs. Brenda Clarke 01977 616180Mrs. Margaret Goldthorpe 01226 716130Mrs. Chene Makumbe 01977 613113

MONK BRETTONMrs. Betty Fawcett 01226 725413

NEW HOPE: Mrs. Sheila Stather 01226 213594

STAINCROSS: Mrs. Elizabeth Orange 01226 387938Mr. Christopher Dand 01226 383631Mrs. Marilyn Corney 01226 382543Mrs. Caroline Whitehall 01226 709518

NORTH WEST CHURCHBARUGH: Mrs. Gloria Dawson 01226 385449

Mrs. Florence Hinchliffe 01226 391042

EMMANUEL: Mrs. Susan Townsend 01226 295475Mr. Peter Lane 01226 284047Mr. John Feasby 01226 288971Mrs. Michelle Lee 01226 285330Mr. Allan Wearmouth 07792 693010

KEXBOROUGH: Mrs. Joyce Barnes 01226 383846Mrs. Mary Durham 01226 382745Mr. John Durham 01226 382745Mrs. Betty Hunter 01226 387118Mr. Ian Jackson 01226 384143Mrs. Julie Stather 01226 340164

SOUTH CHURCHBIRDWELL: Mr. Paul Horswill 01226 290568

GREAT HOUGHTON:Mrs. Maureen Roebuck 01226 755592

HOYLAND: Mr. Tony Johnson 01226 742063Mrs. Hilary Simmons 01226 287714

VALLEY DARFIELD: Miss Sarah Kaye 01226 756645Mrs. Susan Kaye 01226 756645Miss Janice Parkin 01226 755724Mr. David Shone 01226 755724

DODWORTH: Mrs. Elsie Dyson 01226 292650Miss Margaret Hodnett 01226 292587Mr. Peter Mulrooney 01226 247652Mrs. Christine Mulrooney 01226 247652

LOCAL PREACHERS* Mr. Geoff Connelly 01226 382689* Mr. Harold D. Craven 01226 753091* Mrs. Jessie Foster 01226 722833* Mrs. Elaine White 01484 696174 * Ms. Pat Paddon 01226 202801* Mrs. Diana Wheeler 01977 613450* Mr. Edwin Hambleton 01226 713654* Mr. William Marsden 01226 758953* Miss Janet Crossley 01226 286816

Mr. William A. Platts C.Eng., M.I.C.E. 01226 759170 Miss Rose Latham 01226 242772 Helen Bellamy, MA, MSc 01226 711745 Mr. Richard A.Baxendale 01226 711226 Mr. Michael Sanderson, B.Sc., F.S.S. 01226 742644 Mr. Keith Lodge 01226 206766 Mrs. Rachel Marsden 01226 719629 Mrs. Barbara Tewson 01226 745979 Mrs. Helen Neal 01226 748402 Mr. George Senior 01226 383825 Miss Elizabeth Haigh 01977 614771 Mrs. Janet Lowrie 01226 755712 Mrs. Eleanor Peet 07919 155101 Mr. John Foster 01226 386491 Mr. Des Gamewell 01977 611621 Mr. Richard Saunders-Hindley MA 07753 613674 Miss Mary Reason 01226 751308 Mrs. Janet Steele 01226 242048 Mrs. Carol Rochnia 01226 733718 Mrs. Dawn Webster 01226 388806 Mr. Ray Taylor 07740 542025 Mrs. Christine Halliday 01226 752063Mrs. Heather Hague 01226 709240

ON TRIAL

ON NOTE

Mr Stephen Franklin 01226 800880Mrs. Linda Stammers 01226 496832Mrs. Denise Hollands 01226 711259

LOCAL PREACHERS’ SECRETARYMiss ELIZABETH HAIGH 01977 614771

PLAN APPOINTMENTSAll preachers are expected to fulfil their own appointments

or THEMSELVES provide accredited substitutes.The Circuit Administrator and the Superintendent should

not be asked to do this unless desperate.

*Relieved from appointments on compassionate grounds

Mrs Debbie Evans 07801 274557

Coffee Mornings:Every Saturday:

Ryhill - 8.30am to 11am - Hoyland - 10am to 12noonBuckley - 10am to 11.30am - Hemsworth - 10am to 11.30amCudworth 10.30am to 12noon

Every Tuesday: Emmanuel - 10.30am to 12noonEvery Thursday:

Brierley - 9.15am to 11amGreat Houghton - 10am to 11.30amPogmoor - 10am to 11.30am

1st Saturday of each month:Kexborough - 10am to 11.30am - Wombwell - 10am to 11.30am - Shafton - 10.30am

2nd Saturday of each month: Monk Bretton - 10.30am1st & 4th Saturday of each month: Staincross 10am1st Thursday of each month: Higham - 10.30amEmmanuel - Little Stars Toddler Group - Mondays (term time only) 9.30am to 11amEmmanuel - Baby Chat for mums and their babies up to 15 months - Tuesday (term time only) 10am - 11.30amEmmanuel - Little Fishes toddler group - Wednesdays (term time only) 1pm - 2.30pmKexborough - Tea and Toast for Carers and kids - every Monday termtime 9.00am to 10.30amDarfield Wesley - Churches Together in Darfield - Drop In each Tuesday at 9amDarfield Wesley - Coffee Morning and Good as New Shop 2nd & 4th Saturday 10amGreat Houghton - Good as New Sale - 1st Saturday of each month at 2pmPilley - Village Link - 1st Thursday of each month at 2pmMonk Bretton - Circle Dancing - 2nd Thursday of each month - 7.30pmSilkstone Common - Julian Meeting - quiet time of contemplation - 1st Sunday each month 4.30pmBible Study:

Brierley - Wednesdays at 7pmHoyland - alternate Mondays from 2pm to 3pmKexborough - Wednesdays at 7pm - Bible Fellowship

Prayer Meetings:Brierley Monday 10.15amShafton - Monday 6.30pmEmmanuel - First Thursday of each month at 7.30pmKexborough - alternate Sundays 9.30am - 10.00amGreat Houghton - 3rd Thursday of each month 2pm to 4pm Prayers and Bible Study

Men’s Breakfasts:Emmanuel - Last Saturday of each month 8.30am

Messy Church:Brierley 2nd Wednesday of each month 3.00pmEmmanuel - 2nd Tuesday of each Month 3.45pmStaincross - 2nd Thursday of each month 3.30pmMonk Bretton - 3rd Wednesday of each month - 3.30pm - 5.00pm

Shake, Rattle & Praise Emmanuel - 3rd Thursday of each month 1.30pmJoyful Noise Choir: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month 7.15pm at BirdwellGirls Brigade: Kexborough - Tuesdays at 6.30pmLuncheon Club: Kexborough - Wednesdays 12 noon. All Senior Citizens welcome.

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CHURCH STEWARDS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

Barugh Mrs. Florence Hinchliffe 01226 391042Birdwell Mr. Paul Horswill 01226 290568Brierley Mr. Edwin Hambleton 01226 713654Buckley Mrs. Marjorie Micklethwaite 01226 287058Cudworth Mrs Linda Mellor 01226 715553Darfield Wesley Mr. William Platts 01226 759170Dodworth Miss Margaret Hodnett 01226 292587Emmanuel Mr. Allan Wearmouth 07792 693010Great Houghton Mrs. Maureen Roebuck 01226 755592Hemsworth c/o Mrs. Janet Morris 01977 611152Higham Mr. Stuart Hawden 01226 208331Hoyland Mr. Michael Sanderson 01226 742644Kexborough Mr. John Durham 01226 382745Monk Bretton Mr. John Pearson 01226 284772New Hope Mrs. Heather Hague 01226 709240Pilley Mrs. Penny Kilburn 01226 746088Pogmoor Mrs. Margaret Marshall 01226 206745Ryhill Mrs. Gloria Booth 01226 726407Shafton Mrs. Hazel Bonson 01226 711344Silkstone Common Mr. Keith Jowett 01226 790461Staincross Mr. Roy Andrews 01226 382105Valley Darfield Mrs. Barbara Marsden 01226 758953Wombwell Mrs June Kilner 01226 753218

CIRCUIT STEWARDSMrs. MARILYN CORNEY (Senior Steward) 01226 382543

Mrs. DAWN WEBSTER 01226 388806

LAY WORKERSCIRCUIT:Mr. WILLIAM MARSDEN (Valley Darfield) 01226 758953Mrs. JAYNE WRAGG 01226 781339Mrs. ELLIE PEET 07919 155101

INVITED PREACHERS

DR. ALISON CASWELL 01924 830471

CIRCUIT SAFEGUARDING OFFICER

Miss MARY REASON 01226 751308

DIARY DATES

Pages 12, 13 - PlanPage 14 - Worship LeadersPage 15 - Local PreachersPage 16 - Church Stewards, Invited Preachers and Officials

March 2020Sunday 1st Fairtrade Fortnight beginsThursday 5th District Probationers Panel MeetingFriday 6th World Day of Prayer 2.00pm BirdwellTuesday 10th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmThursday 12th Circuit Lent Communion Service and Lunch 12noon Kexborough

Church Council 7.00pm HighamSaturday 14th Spring Fair 10.30am Darfield WesleySunday 15th Circuit Event – Honesty Over Silence Tour 6.30pm EmmanuelTuesday 17th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmWednesday 18th District Presbyteral Synod 9.00amWednesday 18th South Church Council Meeting 7.00pm Great HoughtonThursday 19th Circuit Lent Communion Service and Lunch 12noon BirdwellFriday 20th Junior Band Concert 6.00pm EmmanuelSaturday 21st International Quilting Day Event 10.00am Emmanuel

Mothers Day Afternoon Tea 2.00pm Great HoughtonMonday 23rd Circuit Meeting 7.00pm BuckleyTuesday 24th Local Preachers Accreditation Service 7.30pm CudworthTuesday 24th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmThursday 26th Circuit Lent Communion Service and Lunch 12 noon StaincrossSaturday 28th Spring Fair & Lunch 12noon HighamMonday 30th (all week) Barnsley Youth, Music & Drama Festival 10.00am EmmanuelTuesday 31st Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pm

April 2020Friday 3rd Drama Festival Concert 6.00pm EmmanuelSaturday 4th Brunch 10am-12noon DodworthTuesday 7th Wombwell Churches Lent Service 7.30pmThursday 9th Women’s Fellowship Easter Communion Service 2.00pm Monk BrettonSaturday 11th Easter Coffee Morning 10.30am Monk BrettonFriday 17th Music In The Round 7.30pm EmmanuelSunday 19th Circuit Easter Offering Service 3.00pm PilleyFriday 24th Bingo & Beetle 7.00pm HighamSaturday 25th District Representative Synod 9.00am Banner Cross

May 2020Friday 1st Barnsley Youth Choir Spring Concert 7.00pm EmmanuelSaturday 2nd Barnsley Youth Choir Spring Concert 7.00pm EmmanuelTuesday 5th London Connection Fashion Show 7.00pm WombwellSaturday 9th Christian Aid Coffee Morning 10.30am Monk BrettonMonday 11th South Church Communion Service 2.00pm HoylandSaturday 16th Christian Aid Coffee Morning Dodworth Churches Together

10am-12noon Rosehill WRC DodworthSunday 31st Regional Pentecost Celebration – Details to Follow Leeds

June 2020Sunday 7th District Celebration 4.00pmTuesday 9th South Church Communion 10.00am Valley DarfieldWednesday 10th Circuit Meeting 7.00pm Hoyland

A wake-up prayer Dear God,Even though I clutch my blanket and moan when thealarm clock goes off, thank you, Lord, that I can hearit. There are many who are deaf and cannot hear at all.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against themorning light as long as possible, thank you, Lord,that I can see. Many are blind and cannot see.

Even though I huddle in bed and put off getting upfor as long as possible, thank you, Lord, that I havethe strength to get out of bed. There are many who arenot as fortunate because they are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of the day is hectic, whenthe socks are lost and the toast is burned and tempersgrow short, and the children are noisy, thank you,Lord, for my family. There are many out there who areon their own and lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks likethose in glossy magazines and the menu is at timesunbalanced, thank you Lord for the food we haveevery day. There are many in the world who arealways hungry because no food is available for them.

Even though the everyday routine of my job is oftenmonotonous, thank you Lord for the opportunity towork. There are many who are unemployed.

Even though I grumble and moan about my fatesometimes and wish that my circumstances were lessmodest, thank you Lord, that I have my life and myfreedom.

Ode to the Spell Checker

Eye halve a spelling chequerIt came with my pea seaIt plainly marques four my revueMiss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a wordAnd weight four it to sayWeather eye am wrong oar writeIt shows me strait a weigh

As soon as a mist ache is maidIt nose bee fore two longAnd eye can put the error riteIt’s rare lea ever wrong

Eye have run this poem threw itI am shore your pleased two noIt’s letter perfect awl the weighMy chequer tolled me so.

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Easter Services - 2020

Maundy Thursday 9th April

Monk Bretton Ladies Fellowship with Communion 2.00pm Rev Claire RawlinsonHemsworth Passover 6.30pm Rev Claire Rawlinson & Rev Marian OlsenDarfield Churches Maundy Communion

at Darfield Parish Church 7.30pm Rev Mick Neal / Rev David HildredEmmanuel Maundy Thursday Communion 7.30pm Rev Cameron Stirk

Good Friday 10th April

Cudworth Good Friday Service 10.00am Rev Marian OlsenValley Darfield Service at the Cross 10.00am Rev Mick NealDodworth Churches Together Walk of Witness 10.45am From Rosehill WRC DodworthChristian Endeavour

Reflection & Communion at Buckley 10.45am Rev Ben ScrivensHemsworth starting near St Helens Parish Church 11.00am Ecumenical Walk of Witness Town Centre Outdoor Witness 11.00am Christians Together in BarnsleyPilley (followed by Fish and Chip Lunch) 12noon Rev Mick Neal / Mrs Barbara Tewson

(Fish and Chips must be booked in advance – 01226 745979)Kexborough Good Friday service followed by tea 3.00pm Rev Cameron StirkWombwell – Good Friday reflection 3.00pm Rev Mick NealStaincross 7.00 pm Rev Marian OlsenEmmanuel Service of Reflection 7.30pm Rev Cameron Stirk

Holy Saturday 11th April

Birdwell Pie & Pea Supper 6.00pmBirdwell Lighting the Easter Fire and Vigil Service 7.00pm Rev Mick Neal

Easter Sunday 12th AprilEarly Morning Communion & Breakfast

Emmanuel (Communion Only) 8.00am Rev Cameron StirkKexborough 8.00am Rev Ben ScrivensCudworth 8.30am Rev Marian OlsenMonk Bretton 8.45am Rev Alan SaxbyBuckley Breakfast 9.00amEmmanuel Breakfast 9.00amSilkstone Common Breakfast 9.00amShafton 9.15am Rev Marian Olsen

ChristineHalliday andHeather Hagueshare theirthoughts onbecomingfully accreditedlocal preachers

‘A rocky roadat times, butafter 12 yearsI’ve got there!’WELL, I can’t believe I am actually writing this,but I have finished my ‘Faith and WorshipCourse’ and in March I will be accredited as anofficial Local Preacher!

I know that some of you are probably thinking ‘Ithought she had finished years ago!’ but now Ihave, and may I say ‘I am thrilled to bits’. It hastaken me almost twelve years and, as most of youknow, it’s been a bit of a rocky road at times, butGod is good and by the power of His Spirit I’vegot there.

It was two months after my first service that mydaughter became ill and there were many occa-sions when I honestly thought I would not be ableto complete my studies.

If it wasn’t for the unending support that I havereceived from Mick, Eileen, my friends, myChurch at Houghton, the Circuit, the District andeach of you, I would not be writing this, and thatbecame especially true after Naomi’s death a yearago. Your kindness, patience and understandinghave been a real God-sent blessing, and I thankyou so much.

I became a local Preacher thanks to Joyce Hillfrom Houghton, who first suggested it many yearsago, but, to be quite honest, I doubted my callingso much that I ignored her. However, she kept on

persisting, and encouraged others to join her, andeventually I took the plunge, deciding that Iwould continue until someone told me to stop.

I can still remember what it felt like to walk intomy first Local Preachers’ Meeting, but the loveand support that I was given from that very firstminute has been unbelievable.

I was appointed a brilliant mentor in JanetLowrie, who I must have driven to distractionover the years, and I accept full responsibility formore than a few of her grey hairs, but, as I keepreminding her, ‘she got me for life and not just forChristmas’.

I am sure we have all seen many changes overthe past 12 years, some good and some not sogood, but despite it all I know we will all agreethat the love of God is the one thing that hasremained a constant in our lives, and that is thething that keeps us going and keeps us movingforward.

Our heavenly Father loves us all so very muchand I truly believe that if we remember that thenthe rest will follow.

I have met some amazing people over the yearsand we have shared some great times. I can’t waitto see what the next chapter will hold for us all.

The love and support that I have been given has been unbelievable!

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Youngsters have an amazing time at 3generateON a cold November weekendsix young people and two lead-ers set off to sunny Southport tojoin over 1200 young people toattend 3generate, the Methodistchurch’s annual youth assembly.From all around the countrychurches sent representatives tojoin in the conversations andlearn more about how theycould have an impact on theworld.

3generate actively encouragesyoung people to think aboutissues facing the world todayand promotes opportunities forthem to get involved to make achange. Each year the assemblyproduces a manifesto which ispresented to the widerMethodist church and chal-lenges local churches to join theyoung people in making a dif-ference.

The young people fromBarnsley had an amazing timelearning and sharing their viewsabout the issues that face youngpeople today.

This year’s theme was set by

the current youth president was‘Jesus loves all’. The groupwere challenged to how thiswould look in their local com-munity and the wider world.Since returning from 3generatethe young people are beginningto think more about their ownfaith journeys and how they canencourage others to do this too.

In 2020 3generate is movingto a bigger venue so that more

young people can attend. It’shoped that a group of youngpeople from Barnsley will beable to attend 3generate 2020and come back again enthusedto making a difference and hav-ing a voice on the issues thatface the Methodist church andthe wider world.

If you have a young person atyour church, you think mightwant to go contact Kirstie Hallon 07929621018.

A daunting responsibilitybut God is at work…I ORIGINALLY come from North Yorkshire; my dadwas a farmer so I grew up on the family farm. Myfamily were chapel folk so I went to Sunday schooland remembering my gran singing me choruses atbedtime. I cannot remember a time when I didn’tbelieve in God.

Back then I remember being told you had to inviteJesus into your heart and as a child saying the prayerbut then being slightly concerned because I didn’t feelany different.

I became a member of the Methodist Church in myteens and have attended services ever since. While Iwas at University I got involved in the ChristianUnion and it was great to be with Christians my age,joining bible studies, prayer meetings, sharing withChristians from other denominations and starting tothink through what being a Christian meant.

I came to Barnsley just over 12 years ago, moving tobe near my place of work, and looked for the nearestMethodist Church, joining Carlton Chapel.

It was a small congregation and when LocalArrangements were planned, I started to help out. Tostart with we used meditations and readings frombooks but eventually I started to put together my owntalks.

I attended the worship leaders’ course, workingthrough the different parts that make up a service.People started to say I should do local preaching but Ialways put it off, saying I didn’t feel called by God.How I expected to hear that call I’m not quite sure. Isuppose I wanted to experience some definite divineintervention.

I was not sure that I could take on the task of leadingworship, being responsible for finding ways to bringpeople to God and God to people. I remembered someof the local preachers from my past who had seemedso in touch with God, I wasn’t sure that I measured upto that standard.

Despite all this, I had a feeling that I was just puttingit off, and when the invitation to attend a meeting tointroduce the new course for local preachers –Worship Leading & Preaching –was publicised I went

along and ended up saying I would give it a try. Thecourse is now run through information accessed on acomputer.

After reading and thinking about the material, eachsection ends with a choice of tasks to give you thechance to put the teaching into practice – these werechallenging but useful.

I prepared a talk about how what our buildings lookslike can influence what people think about God, spenttime at Monk Bretton priory ruins thinking about howChristians have followed Christ through the ages andput together a sermon on whether Christians should bevegetarian.

In my experience the role of a local preacher was tolead Sunday Worship and most importantly to preacha good sermon. As I have gone through the course, Ihave realised that the sermon is only part of the serv-ice.

As local preachers prepare, they are drawing togeth-er all the different elements – prayers, bible readings,hymns, visual aids, poems- to help the congregationencounter God, and from that encounter move on intotheir everyday world and make a difference.

I still find this a daunting responsibility but time andagain I have found the resources and ideas coming tome as I prepare, and that reminds me that God is atwork.

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New year, new worship leaders, new members!

ABOVE;

Rev Mick Nealwelcomes threenew members tothe chapel atGreat Houghton.

RIGHT:

Congratulations toRichard, fromRyhill, and Trevor,from Kexborough,who have complet-ed their WorshipLeaders’ course.They are picturedhere with theirtutor, Louise.

The Joy of the Lordis my strength

J stands for Jesus.Y stands for you.O stand between them and it stands for nothing too.Let nothing come between whatever you do.Let nothing come between the Saviour Jesus andyou.

One weekend in February 1961 Mr. and Mrs.Patterson came from Blackpool to preach atKexborough Methodist chapel. During the Sundayevening worship I thought to myself the same thing ishappening inside me just like a few months earlierwhen I had gone on a bus with people fromKexborough and the villages around to hear a mancalled Joe Blinco preach at a church in Barnsley.

At the end of the service at Kexborough MrPatterson asked anyone who would like to give theirlife to Christ to come forward and stand at the front. Iwas shaking from the top of my head to my toes but Imanaged to walk to the front. I wasn’t really sure whatwas happening to me but I knew I had that specialfeeling in my heart that I had felt listening to JoeBlinco.

Next morning I went to work. Although I felt differ-ent I didn’t look any different, but my boss said to me:“Have you got saved Mary? You’re different.” I didn’tanswer him: I just kept on sweeping up. How did heknow?

On Whit Monday that same year I went with lots offriends from our youth club to Cliff College, and dur-ing a service in the big tent everything seemed to clickinto place and I knew I had received full salvation.

A big change had taken place within me and Irealised that the feeling I had was the Joy of the Lord,and that I must never be afraid to share my faith. Likemost people I continued to have many changes andchallenges in my life but nothing can ever take thatJoy away from me.

At 3pm, December 12th 2016, John and I returnedfrom a week’s holiday with our niece in London to seea pile of mail waiting for us on the front door mat. Wedidn’t bother looking at it straight away as a cup of teawas priority.

After a while John started opening the pile of letters.The first informed John that he had to either pay a fineand go to the naughty boys’ school. or get points onhis licence, as he had been filmed doing thirty-fourmph in a thirty zone.

The second letter was from the hospital to me. Iasked John to open it as I was texting my niece to saywe had arrived home safely. It was almost certainlythe results of my mammogram that I had on the thirti-eth of November.

John did as I had asked and said that I should havegone back that morning, I thought he was teasing, buthe said he would never tease about such a thing. Iquickly read the letter and rang the department toapologise. It was ten minutes to four and they askedme to go straight up to the breast unit as theConsultant Radiographer was still there and wouldstay to see me before going home.

Within ten minutes John and I had arrived. By twen-ty past four I had had all the necessary tests done andwas gently told that I had a tumour about two centime-tres in size, very deep, in my left breast, and that Iwould have to have it removed. They said they wouldsoon have me on the road to recovery. Recovery? Ididn’t even feel ill!

On the 11th January 2017 I had the tumour removed.I didn’t feel that my life was coming to an end but Idid say to the Lord if this is my time then please helpme to accept it graciously. I never felt afraid becausethat same joy that had been in my heart for fifty-fiveyears was stronger than ever.

Just before I was to start Radiotherapy our son,

A message from

Mary Durham

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WE’VE done it again!Many of you will know that over the last two years

the Barnsley Christian Aid group have been fund-rais-ing towards a £5K project. This is when a localChristian Aid group commits to raise £5000 in twoyears and then the EU match-fund three times theamount raised, securing £20,000 for a Christian Aidproject in the developing world.

This, our third time of achieving this total, has beenby hosting a project in Ghana, where Christian Aidand its partners are working across three districts intwo regions with the aim of promoting job creation,revenue mobilisation and expansion of economicactivities for young people in an environmentally sus-tainable way.

Let’s hear a story from the project:After the misapplication of an injection as a young

woman, Safiya Musah was left physically disabledand reliant on family members. Life became evenmore challenging for Safiya, now 39, following thedeath of her brother, which left her responsible for thecare of his son and daughter.

Before hearing about GEOP’s training programmefor people with disabilities, Safiya had been sellingface towels at markets, but she struggled with non-paying customers and did not make enough money toprovide for her family.

She was accepted onto the soap-making trainingand managed to save £16.67 from the GEOP travelallowance, which she used to buy bowls, buckets andraw materials.

Her uncle invested £83 in her fledgling business and

A fund-raisinghat-trick forChristian Aidafter nine months trading she has produced 350 bot-tles of bleach, 300 bottles of liquid soap and 400 bot-tles of disinfectant.

The combination of a quality product and good mar-keting skills enabled her to make a profit of £347 inthat time and she now has six bulk customers whothemselves sell on Safiya’s products.

Safiya expressed her heartfelt gratitude to ChristianAid and the European Union for improving her liveli-hood, saying: “Participating in the training was thebest decision in my life. The skills I learnt from theproject changed my life as I can work to cater formyself and the children of my late brother and bettersupport their education.”

As you can see, the project makes a real differenceto real people. So, thank you to all those who support-ed the £5K appeal by giving a donation, having a cof-fee morning, hosting a stall or doing the many otherthings people have done. A small amount goes a longway and we are grateful that we have managed tocomplete our third successful project.Thank you.Cameron Stirk (Chair: Barnsley Christian AidGroup)

Easter Offering Dedication service at PilleyEACH year the Methodist Church holds an EasterOffering Dedication Service. This year the event willbe held at Pilley on the afternoon of 19 April, and Ihope that you will join us.

This is an opportunity for the gifts that have beencollected by each chapel, along with the offeringtaken at the Circuit Service to be received and dedi-cated before being sent to the World Mission Fund.

From small beginnings, collecting pennies inManchester over a family Christmas lunch, to theLondon District, distributing collecting bags at Easter,the Easter offering has developed throughout thecountry to become an annual opportunity to help tofinance the work carried out through the WorldMission fund.

This reflects the long history of commitment tooverseas work by the women of Methodism, who helpput together the service and recognises that local spe-cific relationships with overseas projects and the

World Church in Britain partnerships are given broad-er meaning by a national focus.

All the money raised through the Easter Offeringgoes to the World Mission Fund of the MethodistChurch in Britain to be allocated for work in our 65Partner Churches around the world.

This money has been used by overseas partners tofund such work as enabling young women in northIndia to undertake nurse and midwifery training, andsupporting Brazilian women to work in their churcheswith vulnerable women and children, developingwomen’s leadership roles and integrating culture andart into worship.

Please look out for the special offering envelopes inyour individual chapels (don’t forget to Gift Aidwhere possible) and come along to this special serviceto learn more about the opportunities the moneyraised helps to finance.Ellie Peet

Stephen, asked us to go up to his house after eveningservice. We didn’t have an evening service that day aswe were going to share tea with the Pogmoor people,but we would be home by five.

On arrival Stephen told us that Tim, our youngestson, had asked him to tell us that his marriage of six-teen years was over and he would be ringing us laterthat evening to talk to us about it.

Sadly, I have to say that I felt a massive weight liftedfrom my shoulders. I had been helping to carry thatburden for our son, as the load for him had becometoo much. It was a very sad time for us as we havefour beautiful grandchildren from Tim and we didn’twant to see them unhappy or sad.

All the love showed to John and me from our churchfamily and others was tremendous and that Joy andreassurance from God was there deep in my heart.Moreover, the love that was shown to Tim from hischurch family and his boss was beyond compare.

He was given a home for ten weeks with his bossand her husband, then a friend and her husband fromhis church gave him a home for a year until he finallymoved into a three bed-roomed converted barn on thefarm estate where he works.

Once again I had that Joy in my heart telling me thatI didn’t need to fret or worry about Tim, as he was inGod’s loving care.

We have had no contact with four of our grandchil-dren for two years now, and, from seeing them at leastonce a month and having them come to stay most hol-idays, that came as a blow.

However, although sad, I don’t feel bereft, because Iknow that the children are being held in the palm ofGod’s hand. I look at their photographs every day and,as I do my daily bible readings, I pray for them, andam reassured in my heart that all will be well.

I Thank God for the day that Jesus came into myheart and gave me His great JOY - a joy that is withme in my darkest times as well as in my joyous andordinary times. So, let nothing ever come between theSaviour Jesus and you.

God’s richest blessings, Mary Durham.

CIRCUIT SERVICESTuesday, 24 March, 7.30pm at Cudworth

Local Preachers’ Accreditation

Sunday 19th April, 3pm at PilleyEaster Offering

Sunday, 12 July, 10.30am at Jenny’s FieldSummer Event

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‘The Greatest Showman’ comes to BarnsleyDURING Advent a group of people in the BarnsleyNorth East Church met to look at the film ‘TheGreatest Showman’. As they watched the film, sectionby section, over four weeks, Rev Claire Rawlinson ledreflections on some of the themes linked to ourChristian journey.

At the start of the film, the lead character, Barnum,has a dream of becoming a success, and we thoughtabout what dreams we have had over our lives andwhether we achieved them, comparing this to thedreams and expectations we see in the bible about thecoming Messiah.

The story continues with Barnum starting a showfeaturing all sorts of misfits. This prompted consider-ation of how welcoming the church is to those whosociety rejects.

After achieving success, Barnum, who has seemedto chase success without caring for those around him,suddenly loses everything. We were asked how wecope when things come crashing down. Where do wefind support?

We also considered what our priorities are and whatit means to be successful.

The group found this an interesting way to look at

some issues that face us all.At the end we had a wonderful bring and share

Christmas party and watched the whole film through.There were some who even joined in with the singing!Heather Hague

l Members ofthe North EastChurch obvious-ly enjoying thewonderful bringand shareChristmas partyat the showingof the film ‘TheGreatestShowman’

Ninety-plus and still reaching for the stars

A Christmas reflectionDear Friends,IT was one morning before Christmas. House-workdone, I thought ‘okay, Betty, time for elevenses’.Which means, of course, a welcome cup of tea!

The radio was on, and a song was playing whichbrought back happy memories – ‘Catch a falling starand put it in your pocket, never let it fade away’. Mygrandad used to play it and sing it, and he taught methe words. He also did his best to teach me to play hisconcertina, but without success.

There is another song which says ‘When you wishupon a star’. How many of us, especially in our teens,have done just that, and even in later years we stillhave hopes and dreams, don’t we?

On another occasion I was watching a film starringBing Crosby and Danny Kaye, all about folk whowere wishing for snow, and it opened with Bingsinging ‘I’m dreaming of a White Christmas’ – a love-ly, magical song that outlives most of the tunes oftoday.

It’s the same with Elvis Presley. It is 42 years sincehis death, yet he still appears in the musical chartswith songs like ‘Are you lonesome tonight.’

It reminds me that we know, when we accept Jesusinto our lives, we no longer have to be ‘lonesometonight’ – or any other night for that matter. For he isalways with us.

For example, we can find him at Christmas bazaars.Unfortunately, I could not attend Monk Bretton’sevent in 2019, but I’m told everyone had a cracker ofa time, with the bacon butties going down a treat asusual.

We can also find Jesus when listening to brass bands- such as the Salvation Army - playing carols in ourbusy streets and supermarkets and enjoying thoselovely nativity plays, with many parents having sortedout tea towels and sheets to make costumes for thechildren. How we clap at the end!

As children we all loved that magical man, FatherChristmas. When we were very young, my brotherand I shared a bedroom and one year, while lookingthrough our stockings, I came across the book, ‘Alicein Wonderland’. Inside was written: “To Elizabeth,known as Betty, enjoy all the words. Much love,Father Christmas.”

I turned to my brother and said: “Well, I never! Ourdad must be Father Christmas, because this is hishandwriting!”

And what about pantomimes? They have become abig part of the English Christmas scene, telling their

stories in a mixture of song, words and dance. I canrecall one in which our Editor, Keith, appeared, alongwith sister Sheila. (“Oh, no, he didn’t!” “Oh, yes, hedid!”) And we all shouted: “He’s behind you!”

Christmas is a time of giving, so there are all thosepresents to buy. Some people, like my dear friend, thelate Tina Roper, start buying them in January. Othersenjoy the last-minute excitement of rushing round onChristmas Eve. Most of us fall somewhere inbetween.

All the shops entice us to spend, eat and drink toexcess in celebration. But celebration of what? Thereal reason to celebrate is all too often pushed to oneside.

In the Nativity story we read that Joseph, along withMary, had to go to his birth town to register his nameat a census, and I found it ironic that Advent timefound us having to register our names on votingpapers in the General Election. People wondered whatto do. Politicians themselves were in a muddle, andtheir behaviour made one wonder if any were fit torule this country.

But there is always a light in the darkness for thosewho follow Jesus and as I was having these negativethoughts I heard Perry Como on the radio singing‘Magic Moments; moments we’ve been sharing’.

May we continue to share magic moments, like theones I’ve mentioned, as we continue our journeythrough 2020.

May the New Year be for you a star-studded one. Ayear when you ‘wish upon a star’. A year when you‘catch a falling star’ and find that ‘pocketful ofstarlight’. A year when that Bethlehem star continuesto shine brightly in your night sky, leading you, infaith, to that baby in the stable, our Lord and SaviourJesus Christ. God made man. Emmanuel.Bless you for reading this,

Betty Fawcett

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James Campbell, Chief Executive, Blythswood CareDear friends of Barnsley Methodist Circuit

Thank you so much for being an important part ofBlythswood Care’s 2019 Shoe Box Appeal. Yourinvolvement has made a difference.

For 26 years, the kindness of people like you hasallowed shoebox gifts to reach people of differentages, with different backgrounds and different storiesto tell.

Our Shoe Box Appeal started in 1993 with 300boxes being given to people in Romania. Last year,more than 107,000 shoeboxes were given to people inneed of care and support across Eastern Europe.

This winter, our shoeboxes are being deliveredacross eastern Europe and Pakistan.

People like you have been filling gift-wrapped shoe-boxes with items carefully chosen to show you care.Every gift in every shoebox makes a difference. It canprovide practical support, but, more than this, it letssomebody know that they’ve been thought about, thatthey are valuable, that they are loved – what an amaz-ing gift to give and receive! The impact can last longerthan the festive season; it can bring a smile, it cantransform a life.

I’m pleased to enclose a certificate of appreciationthat you can display. This is a small thing to showappreciation for your kindness and generosity. Thankyou on behalf of Blythswood Care and especially onbehalf of those you won’t meet, but whose livesyou’re helping make better with your great support.

Thank you for bringing a smile this Christmas.Wishing you every blessing for 2020.

‘Thank you forbringinga smile at Christmas’

Ignite team going from strength to strength

IN 2014 the Methodist Church in Barnsley decided tobegin working with primary and secondary schoolsacross the area.

After some conversations with schools it becameapparent that the help schools wanted was in improv-ing mental well-being and promoting positive mentalhealth. In response we developed, and now deliver.early intervention workshops for both primary andsecondary age children which are interactive, ageappropriate and engaging for all children and youngpeople.

Since then, we have gone from strength to strength,so much so that in 2019 the North Area Council gaveus a grant to deliver our workshops in some of the pri-mary and secondary schools across the North ofBarnsley.

Last year was the busiest year yet for the IgniteBarnsley team, working with sixteen primary schools,five secondary schools and one group of young peoplefrom the Smithies Caravan site.

Through all the projects we offer to schools and thecommunity we have seen over 650 children and youngpeople in the name of Christ and His church.

All the projects offered help children and young peo-ple to understand what it is to have positive mentalhealth, along with a range of positive coping mecha-nisms to reduce stress, help with well-being and thepromotion of positive mental health.

We also hope to help prevent over escalation of emo-tional issues, improve communication skills throughpromoting good self-esteem and self-awareness,improve attendance and help to reduce pressuresencountered in schools and life.

Over the next year we hope to work with even morechildren and young people across Barnsley.

If you would like any more information about theproject please contact Kirstie Hall at [email protected].

Kirstie Hall

l Churches Together singing carols in Hoyland

Thy kingdom come - with a cup of tea!Louise Dawson focuses on Fairtrade fortnightOCTOBER 2019 marked the 25th anniversary of theFairtrade foundation, the UK arm of an internationalmovement which tries to ensure that the people whowork to grow crops such as cotton, tea, coffee, choco-late, bananas and sugar are paid a fair price.

Back in 1979 a group of radical Christians set upTraidcraft and I became one of their earliest volunteerrepresentatives, selling fairly-traded tea, coffee andcraft goods to family and friends and at church events.

Then it was impossible to buy Fairtrade goods inshops and supermarkets, but gradually things havechanged and now we can find many kinds of goodsbearing the Fairtrade mark, which ensures that theproducers have been paid a fair price. The FairtradeFoundation also pays producers a premium whichsupports local social, economic or environmentalprojects.

Today one in three bananas sold in the UK isFairtrade and the UK is one of the world’s leadingFairtrade markets. The Fairtrade Foundation websitehas lots of information about fairly-traded goods andwhere to buy them.

I joined Traidcraft because, as a Christian, I wanted

to do something to address the poverty of so much ofthe world and the inequalities of international trade.Now I am a member of our Methodist DistrictFairtrade Group and we have our own banner with aquotation from the prophet, Amos: “Let justice flowlike a river.”

We hope that churches will continue to promoteFairtrade and encourage people to buy fairly-tradedgoods wherever possible.

Fairtrade Fortnight, which is the last week ofFebruary and the first week of March, is an excellentfocus for this and I hope that all our churches might beable to have a Fairtrade stall or simply promoteFairtrade goods at a regular coffee morning duringthat period, or close to it.

You might think that changing to buying Fairtradetea is not going to have much impact in building amore just world. I disagree. Jesus often spoke aboutthe way in which God’s kingdom comes throughsmall things, small people, small steps. We can allcontribute to that kingdom of justice and love, eventhrough a cup of tea.

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Another Brierley family weekend in MarchTHE ever-popular Brierley Methodist Church FamilyFellowship Weekend at the Cober Hill Guest House,Cloughton, Scarborough, is to be held on the weekendof March 6-8 in 2020.

Two days packed with fun, entertainment, games,competitions, good food and worship starts with abuffet supper on the Friday evening when guests canbegin to renew old friendships and start to forge newones after their afternoon arrival.

On the Saturday there will be a buffet-style break-fast, followed by assembly and coffee, before worshipand welcome in the theatre, followed by a beetle drivein the conservatory, and lunch.

There will then be free time until afternoon tea,which will be followed by competitions, dinner, enter-tainment and evening prayers.

Breakfast on Sunday precedes family worship,including an offering for a chosen charity, morningcoffee, a walk (or free time) and then lunch, afterwhich there will be competition finals, presentationsand closing prayers, followed by afternoon tea.

Throughout the weekend there will be competitionsin table tennis, carpet bowls, target tiddlywinks andindoor golf.

Anyone interested should contact Eddie Hambletonon 713654.

A Mission to fulfilJan andBarryEldredandRachelMarsdenready tobravetheSleepOut

NOVEMBER was wet! Wet and cold! The floodswere all around us in South Yorkshire. Three of usmet up in the dark; we watched the rain bouncing offguttering and checked the weather forecast: tempera-tures were falling. We looked at each other – were wemad? Should we go home now?

But we had come so far and there was no turningback; we had a mission to fulfill that night and peoplewere relying on us. We encouraged each other,stamped our feet and rubbed our hands, pulling ourjacket zips up to our chins and our hats over our ears.

We found a shelter, where the concrete was dry, andalthough the wind was whistling around us, the rainwas not blowing in our direction. We put down ourbags so that we could jump around and move morefreely.

More people joined us, asking: “Do you think wecan do it?” We reassured each other that this missionwas important for so many people and, in spite of theweather, we should carry on.

Kind people were there, offering us cups of hot teaand coffee and the luxury of hot chocolate; othersoffered us food. In difficult situations there is alwayssomeone who extends generous, practical support;they would help us get through the night and completethe task ahead. Someone produced a football and wetapped it between us – another way of keeping warmand passing the time, whilst we waited for the missionto start.

As the temperatures dropped further, around10.30pm, we were ready to begin; we unpacked ourbags, checking that the rain wouldn’t reach us and try-ing to find a spot where the effects of the cold windwere minimized. Our mission kit was laid out; card-board, aluminium, blankets, sleeping bags and someemergency high energy snacks. We were ready; at11.00pm we began.

Our mission was taking part (again) in the SleepOutfor Centrepoint Barnsley, designed to raise awarenessof, and funding for the wonderful work ofCenterpoint, in our town, with young people 16- 25years.

The evening was full of camaraderie, shared withapproaching 100 like-minded people. We slept under-neath the East Stand at Barnsley Football Club and,yes, it was wet, windy and cold. The concrete wasfreezing and the cold rose up through the layers but,totally submerged in our bags, we stayed pretty warmand managed to snatch a few hours of slumber.

Was this like sleeping rough? In some ways, yes: wefound a bit of shelter; we slept on the ground insideour sleeping bags; strangers offered us food and drink;we woke up feeling stiff and as soon as we wriggledout of our bags the cold hit us. People sat, in theirsleeping bags, leaning against a wall looking dazedand sleepy; images with which we are familiar on thestreets of Barnsley.

In many other ways, no: we were safe; we knew itwas only one night; we had homes to which we wouldreturn; we knew where to find our next meal; we knewwhere to go for a warm shower; we knew what we hadplanned for the following day was likely to happen.

As we drove away, we wondered what a roughsleeper would be doing in the rain, (yes it was stillraining); where they would go to be dry and warm,find drinks and food, let alone how they could face afuture of the same.

Fundraising is used in Barnsley to support over 60young people (16-25 years), with accommodation,supported living in the community and education andtraining.

Importantly Centrepoint works with young people,for as long as it takes. Support is individual; sensitive;small steps; suffers set-backs and deals with complex-ity, but 86% of all the young people experience posi-tive outcomes.

We slept out for one night in the hope that youngpeople in Barnsley may never have to. Between us weraised over £1700; a huge thank you to those whodonated. We hope and pray that one day, together, wecan fulfill that mission. Join us next year?Jan and Barry Eldred and Rachel Marsden

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DAY TRIPS (departing from Barnsley & Dewsbury)Sat 7th Mar Lincoln £9.50Wed 11th Mar Bury Market £9.50Sat 14th Mar Chester or Cheshire oaks £9.50Mon 16th Mar National guide dog & Leamington spa £18.00Sat 4th Apr Blakemere & Bents Garden Centre £12.50Tues 7th Apr Chorley Market & Barton Grange £12.50Sat 11th Apr Blackpool £12.50Fri 17th Apr Hull or The Deep £12.50Thu 7th May Burnby Hall tulip festival and York £19.00Fri 8th May Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza £14.00Tue 12th May Southport £14.00

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‘A great nightof inspirationalspeaking andChristian music’ ON Sunday, March 15, at 6.30pm, the BarnsleyMethodist Circuit will be hosting an event called‘Honesty Over Silence’, which is touring the UK.

The event is based around the book ‘Honesty OverSilence’, written by Patrick Regan OBE, who willbe exploring themes from his book, accompaniedby a number of musicians, including Joanne Hoggand Natasha Petrovic de Maio.

Organised by Kirstie Hall and Ian Wragg, it ishoped that the event will attract people from withinthe church and external organisations involved incommunity mental health work.

Said Ian: “We have been very blessed in gettingthe ‘Honesty Over Silence’ tour to Barnsley. I heardPatrick speak at an event I attended last year andwas inspired to try to get him to Barnsley. He is sogood at opening up conversations around topics thatmany find difficult, such as trusting in God whenlife is painful, dealing with anxiety and depression,learning to look after ourselves.

“I think we are going to be in for a great night ofinspirational speaking and some of the best currentChristian music. I hope everyone in the circuit willsupport us at what promises to be an inspirationalevent.”

Patrick is the founder of a charity called KintsugiHope and previously founded the urban youth workcharity XLP. He has worked with some of the poor-est communities around the world and regularlycontributes to radio and TV on issues of poverty andjustice.

He received the Mayor of London’s Peace Awardand is an honorary fellow of the London SouthBank University and the Centre for Social Justice.He has written five books, Honesty Over Silencebeing the most recent.

Joanne Hogg is a Northern Irish singer-song-writer, who is best known for her work as the leadsinger and songwriter with Iona, the CelticChristian progressive rock and pop band. Iona havebeen making records since 1989 and have beendescribed as being amongst the most skillful musi-cians in Christian music, if not the entire musicbusiness.

Jo will be performing songs around the theme ofhonesty, faith and hope.

Nineteen-years-old Natasha Petrovic de Maio –better known as Tashi – started playing the violin atthe age of four and by the age of six had alreadycompleted her grade four and participated as theyoungest performer at the Edinburgh Festival thatyear. In September 2008 she was granted a fullscholarship into the Yehudi Menuhin School.

She has performed both nationally and interna-tionally, including solo and orchestral tours aroundEngland, Scotland, Belgium, Spain andSwitzerland, and has also played at a number ofChristian festivals and conferences.

The event will be at Emmanuel Methodist Churchand there will be a cover charge of £5, includingrefreshments. Tickets can be obtained from JayneWragg at the circuit office (01226321522) or Ian07974649958. If you can, please support thisunique alternative worship opportunity.

‘Honesty Over Silence is an eveningof live music and talks, seeking toopen up conversations around diffi-cult topics, such as trusting in Godwhen life is painful, and dealing withanxiety and depression’.

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A word from the Superintendent

Many things canlet us down –but we can trulydepend on GodDEAR Friends,How dependent are you on things that aren’t really allthat important?

In the last few months we have been having prob-lems with our phone and broadband at home, whichhas left us for days at a time without these connectionsthat we consider to be vital.

The final straw was that we arrived home from hol-iday on 2nd January to discover that we were discon-nected again. When I phoned the provider I was toldthat major work was being carried out in the area andwe would not have either broadband or telephoneuntil 10th January!

I did plenty of ranting at the time and it has beeninconvenient not to be able to have contacts in theusual way and for this to be an added complication toworking life when we have become so used to havingthese available 24/7. And catch-up TV doesn’t work,either!

It is important, and it does matter, and we are thank-ful that we have mobile phones that allow us to keepin contact with the family, and that we can still see andrespond to e-mails, even if only in a limited way. Butit does make we wonder whether we have become toodependent on these means of communication.

Perhaps, in our current climate, there are many otherthings that we have become too dependent on.

Those of us who have cars expect them to start at theturn of a key (or press of a button) and we get frustrat-ed when they don’t. Gadgets and white goods aroundthe house that make life easier throw us into chaoswhen they break down. The list could go on.

At the beginning of this new year (while we haven’tgot internet and telephones) it makes we wonderwhether we should be trying harder to be less depend-ent on these things. Then, perhaps, we will becomemore dependent on each other, on our human relation-ships, and we might also reflect on our relationshipwith God.

During the season of Lent we reflect on Jesus’ timein the wilderness, when he put aside everything else tospend time alone, fasting and praying and seekingGod’s guidance for his ministry.

Many of the things we are dependent on today haveactually become distractions. How many times do wewalk into a room (public or otherwise) and almosteveryone is sitting, head down, staring at a screen.

That isn’t necessarily all bad, but what conversa-tions could be had if we engaged with each other faceto face; how could our lives be enriched by focusingon the people around us; how could we grow spiritu-ally if we were less dependent on ‘things’ and moredependent on God?

In this season of Lent can we find ways to be a littleless dependent - putting down some of our gadgets -and fasting from these so that we may create a spacethrough which God may enter more deeply into ourlives and we will recognise our true dependence onthe one who creates us, and, through his son, redeemsthe world.With best wishes,Mick

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