This Week's News

We are all invited to Eden Church on Saturday 31 August for their annual Open Door: afternoon tea, sharing memories and seeing the work the Church has been involved with as they celebrate 186 years of worship at Eden.

The Town Church is presenting a Concert of Organ Duets, Friday 6 September, 7.30pm with Malcolm Whittell and Francis Murton.  Music by Bach, Meyerbeer, Leighton and Sousa.  Free admission and retiring collection

The Friendship Group will meet up for their first get together of the church year on Monday 9 September, 10.00am at Le Quesne’s Nurseries.  We hope some of our friends from Eden will be free to come along too.

In return Knit and Natter (Eden) are meeting at Georgetown on Tuesday 24 September, 2.30pm and the invitation has been extended to our members to join them.

The 2019-2020 programme for the Jersey Methodist Women’s Luncheon Club is now completed and, to whet your appetite (excuse the pun), the dates and guest speakers are: 

  • 14 October - Mrs Eileen Smith: Parkinsons Jersey
  • 11 November - Mr Ben Shenton: Jersey Lifeboats Association
  • 9 December - Mrs Cathy Morling: Kairos Arts
  • 13 January - Mr Bill O’Brien: Diabetes Jersey
  • 10 February - Richard or Alice Nunn: Salvation Army
  • 9 March - Rev Peter Dyson: St Saviour’s Church
  • 20 April - Mrs Sandra Auckland: Variety Club (AGM)

Please speak to Cynthia about signing up to the Club. 

Following the circulation of dates for the coming Church year, please can you note the following correction:

Tuesday 10 March

1.15-2.30pm

Lent Group

Thursday 12 March

2.00pm

Pastoral meeting

 

3.00 for 3.30pm

Church Council
 

Mustard Seed need books to sell at their bookstall at Rozel.  If anyone can help, please contact Sue on 856084 (ansaphone) or 07797 752186. 

Philadelphie Messy Centre is looking for donations of clean, good quality pre-loved toys suitable for children up to three years for a new toddler group starting on Monday 9 September. No sit'n'ride toys or trikes thank you.  Contact: Deacon Sally at sally.wheadon@methodist.org.uk or on 491877

The Thursday Night is Music Night Concert series is now finished for 2019.   Across our 5 concerts this year the magnificent sum of £1,661 was raised in retiring collections.  Amazingly this brings the grand total since the concerts started in 2000 to a massive £50,900!  This has been a huge investment in time and energy from Rowland and his team and put Georgetown Church firmly on the map as a centre for musical excellence. 

The Powerhouse Gospel Choir, one of the UK's top performing gospel choirs, will be giving a special Gospel on Saturday 19 October at 8.00pm.  the Jersey Arts Centre.  See Audrey for more details. 

Audrey will be out of the office on Tuesday 27 August