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THE METHODIST CHURCH

SOUTH HOLDERNESS METHODIST CIRCUITRegistered Charity (29/32)

CIRCUIT PLAN December 2017—February 2018

Chair of the District: Rev Leslie Newton Yorkshire North & East District

Superintendent

Rev Deborah Lucas

Circuit Ministers

Rev Lansford Penn-Timity

Rev Colin Plenderleith

Deacon Denise Creed

Supernumerary Ministers

Deacon Gwen Agar

Deacon Susan Langdale

Rev Mary Lloyd

Deacon Peter Ogle

Children & Family Worker

TBA

Circuit Stewards * Senior

Mrs Linda Beever

Mrs Mary Kerman

Mr Philip Langdale

Mrs Grace Penn Timity

Mrs Joan Richardson *

Mr David Richardson

Circuit Administrator & Treasurer

Rev Bruce Taylor BAHons OSL

Circuit Office:

Due to Data Protection,we cannot show you

personal details in this document.

For contact details, please collect a copyof this plan from one of our churches.

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Dear Friends, At the beginning of November, I received a surprise telephone call. I had not heard from this friend in a while and it was good to catch up with her news. We had first met at Cliff College as students. She had continued to work at the College after the course had finished and then later pursued further ministry training. As with many other people, Cliff College has played a significant role in the development and en-richment of our respective faith journeys.

“Do you want a Cross?” was her question. In summer 2016 the College had decided to make major renovations to the old Lecture Room, and produce a new bespoke se-ries of lecture rooms for the 21st Century. Much of the old parquet flooring laid down 110 years before as part of the new Champness Memorial Wing was saved, and a great friend of the College took the wood away to make it into the Cliff Cross. The Cross has now arrived – a small, simple, sturdy Cross, smelling of polish and bearing the marks of those who have lectured, preached and walked on the floor, and swept and scrubbed it through the years.

I am delighted to have a Cliff Cross in my study and to receive one at the start of a new chapter in ministry. It was during the early weeks at Cliff College that I began to respond to a call to lead worship and to preach, although it was never an easy or a particularly natural call to follow. By the grace of God, I am always grateful for the places and situations into which the call has led me. For now, it has brought me to live in East Hull and to serve in the South Holderness Methodist Circuit and I look forward to finding out more of what the Holy Spirit is doing here, as the days un-fold.

Let us think carefully of those who, through the years, have continued to pray, to worship, to put in the hours of preparation to help us understand God’s Word for the present age. How good it is to be part of a Circuit where people are listening and responding to fresh calls to explore worship leading and preaching, building on the solid heritage of faith and belief. Who has helped you to understand in a per-sonal way the message of the grace and glory of the Cross of Christ and to experi-ence transforming, generous worship?

As I contemplate the Cliff Cross, I hear the words: ‘Christ for all and all for Christ’. I trust you are finding joy and challenge in your journey of faith. However, if you ev-er want to find out more about the message of the Cross never be afraid to ask the deep questions of life. All of us have so much to learn of the width and length and height and depth of Christ’s love.

May you know the Joy and Peace of Jesus this Christmas. Rev Debbie

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Regular Events

Bilton Grange Patrington

Fresh Expression Contact Rev L Penn-Timity Upper Fellowship 6.30pm Mondays Southside

Bransholme Portobello

Tuesdays 9.30am Table Top Sale Friday 10.00-11.00am Prayer Meeting at Ch Worship Group 4pm to 5pm every Monday

Leisure Day Monday Sept to Mar 10.15 to 3.30pm Coffee morning Thursday 9.30 to 11.30am

Quiz night first Thursday each month 7.30pm

Elsternwick AKA Elstronwick Preston

Weekly Village Friendship Group 2pm to 3.30pm Monthly Coffee Morning 2nd Saturday 10 _ 12noon

Woman’s Fellowship 2pm Wednesdays Fortnightly Friendship Group 7.30pm 3rd Tuesday Monthly

Hedon Sutton

Coffee Morning: Ist Saturday monthly 10:00 - 11:30 "60 Mins" bible study 2:00 pm Wednesdays

Wives & friends 2nd & 4th Wednesdays 7.45pm

Women’s Fellowship 2pm Thursdays Thursdays 1st Messy Ch 3rd Craft Club 4pm

Holderness Road Thorngumbald

Coffee morning Hall Wednesdays 10.00 - 12noon Cake stall & book sale - 1st Friday of the month - 9.30am

Friendship Circle Last Monday of the Month 7.30pm see Church for details

Keyingham Withernsea

Film Club 2nd Tuesday monthly 9.30am Kingston Wesley

Coffee Morning Tuesdays 10.00 – 11.00am Luncheon Club Thursdays 11.30—13.30

Yell & Natter Parent & Toddlers 1pm Fridays Worship Group 7pm Tuesdays Friendship Group 2nd Monday in month 7.30pm Flavours Café Tuesday each week 11am to 2pm

Hedon 10.30am with Rev Colin

Holderness Road 10.30am with Rev Lansford

Sutton 10.30am with Rev Debbie

Withernsea 10am with Sister Denise

Patrington 11am with Sister Denise

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Bilton Grange has become a fresh expression of Worship and will be under the direction of Rev Lansford Penn-Timity during

this plan. Please contact him for further details

Date 3 December 10 December 17 December 24 December 31 December 7January 2018

Advent 1 Advent 2 Advent 3 Advent 4 Christmas 1 Epiphany 1

Lectionary Readings

Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Corin-

thians 1:3-9Mark 13:24-37

Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 1 Thessalonians

5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28

2 Samuel 7:1-11, Magnificat (Luke

1:46b-55) Ro-mans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38

Isaiah 61:10 – 62:3 Psalm 148 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:22-40

Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts

19:1-7 Mark 1:4-

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Bransholme 10.45am @Sutton B Richardson Lucas Carols Lucas Carols

2.30pm Grant US Winfield

Easington 9.30am Cox Creed

Elstronwick 8.30am @ PC @ PC

10.30 am Morrell Penn-Timity NS

2.30pm LA

Hedon 10.30am Plenderleith

HC Parkes LA

B Richardson

Carols LA Cox

6.30pm @ BG Lucas Gallant 4pm NS NS Lucas

Holderness Road 10.30 am Penn-Timity P Gray LA Ogle LA Penn-Timity

Cov

6.30pm @ BG Plenderleith Penn-Timity NS NS @ Sutton

Keyingham 10.30am Grant McDonald Ogle Creed LA Lloyd Cov

Kingston Wesley 10.30am Crawford Munson Penn-Timity LA

PM @ BG Lucas Gallant

Patrington 10.30am LA Brewis Plenderleith Gray Penn-Timity McDonald

Portobello 10.30am J Richardson Agar Fell Plenderleith HC

6.30pm Plenderleith

Plenderleith

Cov

Preston 10.30am Ogle Gift Plenderleith

Carol Kemp Agar LA Gray

Sutton 10.45am Lucas Toy Winfield LA LA @ Bransholme Lucas Cov

6.30PM @ BG NS Lucas Carols Family 5pm

Midnight NS Penn-Timity

Thorngumbald 10.30am LA Penn-Timity Plenderleith 4pm Plenderleith HC LA J Richardson

Withernsea 10.30 am

6.30pm

Creed

@ BG

Lucas HC

Café Inspire

Crawford

Creed Carols

4pm

Cox

NS

Morrell

Café Inspire

LA

Plenderleith

Cov

Bilton Grange 6.30pm Circuit Service Penn-Timity HC Penn-Timity

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Plan Initials: AAW –All Age Worship B—Baptisms Cov—Covenant Service CS – Circuit Service FS – Family Service HC -Holy Communion LA – Local Arrangement NS—No Service P – Parade PC – Parish Church SSA – Sunday School Anniversary U – United Service T – Preacher requires Transport TBA—To Be Arranged W—Women's Group

2018 14 January 21 January 28 January 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 February

Epiphany 2 Epiphany 3 Epiphany 4 Epiphany 5 Transfiguration Lent 1 Lent 2

1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 1 Corinthians 6:12

-20 John 1:43-51

Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:5-12 1 Co-

rinthians 7:29-31 Mark

1:14-20

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1

Corinthians 8:1-13

Mark 1:21-28

Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-11, 20c 1 Corinthians 9:16-

23 Mark 1:29-39

2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2

Corinthians 4:3-6

Mark 9:2-9

Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:1-10 1

Peter 3:18-22 Mark

1:9-15

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Psalm 22:23-31 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38

Lucas Cov Penn-Timity Lucas LA @ Sutton

AM NS

Circuit Service

Healing HC

Kemp

Ogle

@ PC

LA Gray Cox J Richardson

Lloyd Cov Lucas HC

Gray Plenderleith Cov Parkes Grant Agar Plenderleith Clayton

Plenderleith Circuit Service LA Lucas @ Holderness

Rd 4pm NS Plenderleith

Morrell Crawford J Richardson Creed JMA P Penn-Timity LA Winfield

Lucas @ Hedon @ Sutton Plenderleith Borwick 4pm @ Bransholme Lucas

Kemp Morrell Cox Plenderleith LA Crawford Lucas HC

Penn-Timity Cox LA Penn-Timity Gray Penn-Timity McDonald

Brewis Lucas Cov Creed Crawford Gallant LA Penn-Timity HC

Ogle McWilliams LA Winfield Plenderleith Morrell LA

Plenderleith Cov LA Penn-Timity McDonald @ PC Lucas HC Plenderleith

Clayton Munson LA Lucas JMA Borwick CA B Richardson Ogle

@ Hold Rd Circuit Service Lucas HC @ Hold Rd @ Holderness

Rd 4pm @ Bransholme @ Hold Rd

Winfield @ PC 11am Plenderleith Cov Clayton Morrell US Grant

Butcher

Café Inspire

Withernsea Wor-ship Group

Penn-Timity Cafe

Lloyd HC

Café Inspire

LA Penn-Timity HC

Munson

Plenderleith

Cafe

Creed

@ Bransholme

Withernsea Worship Group

Café Inspire

Penn-Timity Penn—Timity

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Local Preachers

1957 Deacon G Agar

1965 Mr J Morrell

Telephone

1970 * Mrs Miriam Holmes

1981 * Mr K Thomas

1983 Mr John Crawford

1984 Deacon Peter Ogle

1986 Mr M Winfield

1986 * Mrs A Harding

1987 Mrs J Gray

1990 Mr C B Richardson BA Dip ed

1990 * Mrs Margaret Thornton

1991 Mr I M Grant

1991 Mr Terry Butcher

1993 * Mrs Susan Crawford

1995 Mrs Susan McDonald

1996 * Mr A Kitching

1996 * Mrs D Kitching

1997 Mrs Diana Parkes

1998 Mr S Clayton B Eng M Sc

1998 * Mrs June Brown

1999 * Ms LA Mennell

2001 Mrs L Cleland

2003 Mr Mike Cox

2006 Mr C Cane CChem MRSC

2008 Mrs J Richardson BA PGCE

2011 Mrs M Grant

2015 Mrs B Gallant(* denotes those no longer taking services)

Preachers on Trial

Mrs Susan Kemp

Mr John Munson

Preachers on Note Mrs Valerie Hoff

For Local Preachers addresses please refer to the circuit directory or contact the Circuit Office

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Hospital Visiting

Our Circuit representatives will contact the Churches on a Monday morning and an email will then be sent to the Circuit’s ministers and the Hospital Chaplains.

Sunday 3 December 2017 @ Bilton Grange HC Advent Service

Saturday 6 January 2018 Circuit Prayer Day –

seeking God at the beginning of the New Year

10.30 am – 3.00 pm @ Portobello MC

Starting with a time of worship - leading into space for prayer

Sunday 21 January 2018 @ Sutton MC

Sunday 11 February 2018 4pm @ Holderness Road MC

With Rev Keith Borwick

Wednesday 14 February 2018 7.30pm @ Keyingham MC Ash Wednesday HC

Sunday 18 February 2018 @ Bransholme MC Healing Service You are ALL Welcome to these services

Come and Celebrate together as a Circuit

Mr Terence Brewis

Visiting Preachers

Mr Denys Fell

Rev Keith Borwick

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WORSHIP LEADERS

Holderness Road

Betty Morrell

Keyingham David Hooson

Sutton Barrie Renwick

Pat Dyson

Thorngumbald Brenda Scott

Withernsea Liz Campbell Mary Kerman Rachel Beastall

Circuit Website www.southholdernessmc.org.uk

Dates for March to May 2018 plan to Circuit Office by 15 January 2018 please

Ministers Day OFF Please observe and respect your Minister's day off

Rev D Lucas Monday Rev C Plenderleith Monday

Rev L Penn—Timity Friday Deacon D Creed Thursday

Should an emergency arise on your Minister's day off, please contact another member of staff who will be pleased to help you.

DATES

Martin House Carol Service 7 December 2017 Holderness Road MC

Day of Prayer 6 January 2018 -0.30am—3pm @ Portobello MC

Missions Evening 20 February 2018 7.30pm @ Bilton Grange MC

I want to know one thing, the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy shore. God

Himself has condescended to teach the way; for this end He came from heaven. He hath

written it down in a book. Give me that book! At any price give me the Book of God!

John Wesley