Circuit Communication Page
16/01/2022
Dear Sisters and Brothers
At the bottom of this email you will find a beautiful full text service
for this coming Sunday prepared for us by Rev Andrew Roberts. Even if
you are planning to attend your normal church service I encourage you to
read this and use it as part of your reflections this week and indeed to
pass it on to anyone in your church who may not be able to get to
church.
We have been so blessed over the past years by all those who, week by
week, have prepared their services early and have made them available
for us to read and share. God bless you all - we would be lost without
you...
Meanwhile we have been asked to highlight to all church folk the
opportunity to consider leaving a gift to the church in your will.
Here's the link if you wish to prayerfully consider this…
https://www.methodist.org.uk/f
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Rev Alan and the Circuit Team
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Other Circuit Notices
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew
Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with
time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits.
Children's and Families Work - News from our _Children and Families
Worker - _Claire Biggs...
The Action for Children meeting has been moved back to 7th February
considering Infection rates from Covid and general circuit guidance. I
feel this meeting should be a face to face session (being my first one
as Circuit rep) so we are giving a months grace and will endeavour to
meet on Monday 7th Feb at Amblecote Wordsley at 2pm. Please can this
message be relayed to church reps and their understanding encouraged -
Claire
Covid Recommendations
We continue to recommend that in all churches:
a) people wear masks as they enter church and also wear masks throughout
worship (where applicable and exemptions allowing such as those leading
worship)
b) gentle singing behind masks is OK
c) churches do not meet for coffee after worship as this is when people
ignore the rules most and put themselves at risk.
VOS Virtual Platform - Please Make Use of the Circuit Online Meeting
Space - It's free, funded by the circuit...
Alongside VoSWorship, the Circuit Platform has been undergoing an update
thanks to the CTC team and I encourage churches to use this FREE
resource - funded by the circuit for online gatherings such as Bible
Study, Prayer, Games Nights etc. It's a fantastic and easy to use
environment and there are many folk already trained across the circuit
who can open a room for you to host your event / meeting.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday
mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full
text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches
around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest
of the following week as normal.
Online 'Coffee'
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any
of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we
can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a
full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service
Sunday 16th January - Livestream from Kinver
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.uk
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the
Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.uk
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
Due to the latest Covid Restrictions the Circuit Office is currently
closed and I have resumed working from home. I can be contacted on the
mobile number below:-
Circuit Mobile number :- 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk [4]
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09/01/2022
Dear Sisters and Brothers
May I wish you all a happy new year…. I appreciate that this is in reality difficult for me to say and for many to hear. There is much uncertainty all around us which can cause our heads to drop but at the same time I am reminded that our God calls us to look up and see, like Mary at the tomb or the disciples walking the Emmaus Road, or fishing at the lake - that Jesus in his risen power is here with us. As Matt & Beth Redman write in StF 626:
Even though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death,
Your perfect love is casting out fear.
And even when I'm caught in the middle
Of the storm of this life,
I won't turn back; I know you are near.
And I will fear no evil,
For my God is with me.
And if my God is with me,
Whom then shall I fear?
Whom then shall we fear as we embark upon 2022? Let us be bold in love and faith….
Children’s and Families Work - News from our Children and Families Worker - Claire Biggs...
The Action for Children meeting has been moved back to 7th February considering Infection rates from Covid and general circuit guidance. I feel this meeting should be a face to face session (being my first one as Circuit rep) so we are giving a months grace and will endeavour to meet on Monday 7th Feb at Amblecote Wordsley at 2pm. Please can this message be relayed to church reps and their understanding encouraged - Claire
Attached is a poster requesting potential candidates to support the district safeguarding Group - please consider this. Thank you.
Covid Recommendations
We continue to recommend that in all churches:
a) people wear masks as they enter church and also also wear masks throughout worship (where applicable and exemptions allowing such as those leading worship)
b) gentle singing behind masks is OK
c) churches do not meet for coffee after worship as this is when people ignore the rules most and put themselves at risk.
VOS Virtual Platform - Please Make Use of the Circuit Online Meeting Space - It’s free, funded by the circuit...
Alongside VoSWorship, the Circuit Platform has been undergoing an update thanks to the CTC team and I encourage churches to use this FREE resource - funded by the circuit for online gatherings such as Bible Study, Prayer, Games Nights etc. It’s a fantastic and easy to use environment and there are many folk already trained across the circuit who can open a room for you to host your event / meeting.
Rev Alan and the Circuit Team
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Other Circuit Notices
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service
Sunday 9th January – Prepared by Emma Alston, led by a team from Kingswinford
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
Due to the latest Covid Restrictions the Circuit Office is currently closed and I have resumed working from home. I can be contacted on the mobile number below:-
Circuit Mobile number :- 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
26/12/2021- 02/01/2022
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Well here we are - Christmas almost upon us. We give thanks for getting safely to this point and pray that we may be open to God’s invitation to come and kneel at the crib, to see the wonder of the Christ-child. This amazing moment is, for me the most precious and utterly unique aspect of the Christian faith. God, appearing not as almighty, or with the power of this 125 Billion galaxy universe… but in humility and vulnerability. No other faith dares to consider God in this manner and yet to us this is the very key of our faith. God with us - Immanuel. We cannot perhaps fully understand it, but we give thanks and praise to God that this should be God’s way of sacrificial love that enables us to know God more fully.
Full Text for the Next TWO Sundays
Note that with a number of staff away after Christmas this email covers the next TWO Sundays - so there are two full text services attached for personal reflection and to support any Local arrangements planned for Jan 2nd.
Special Online Service for Sunday 26th
Please also note that the the circuit team with the generous support of the CTC have worked hard to provide a pre-recorded service for Sunday 26th December when most of our churches will be closed. It will be available here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
So please enjoy this service and be blessed.
Children’s and Families Work - News from our Children and Families Worker - Claire Biggs...
THANK YOU
I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved in children and youth work in 2021. Once, again it has been a challenging year for churches and connecting with families but there has been some wonderful work across the circuit from Holiday clubs, to Activity emails, School activities to creative All age worship. It is getting more and more difficult at the moment to plan for the up and coming months but God will see us through. Can I ask everyone to keep our communities in their prayers, in particular our Special Spirits families and friends at Safe Families who are really struggling to know what is best for themselves and their vulnerable children. Thanks again for all the support from across the circuit and I look forward to working with you all in 2022.
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
Just a reminder that we have an Action for children meeting planned at Amblecote Wordsley on January 10th at 2pm - I am hoping we can do this in person, safely spaced with masks - if things change over Christmas I will look at an alternative date/method. Please let your church reps know
Covid Recommendations
We continue to recommend that in all churches:
a) people wear masks as they enter church and also also wear masks throughout worship (where applicable and exemptions allowing such as those leading worship)
b) gentle singing behind masks is OK
c) churches do not meet for coffee after worship as this is when people ignore the rules most and put themselves at risk.
Make Use of the Circuit Online Meeting Space - It’s free, funded by the circuit...
Alongside VoSWorship, the Circuit Platform has been undergoing an update thanks to the CTC team and I encourage churches to use this FREE resource - funded by the circuit for online gatherings such as Bible Study, Prayer, Games Nights etc. It’s a fantastic and easy to use environment and there are many folk already trained across the circuit who can open a room for you to host your event / meeting.
If I don’t see you before Christmas - may you know the peace of the Lord in your homes and churches. God bless you all and a Happy New Year
Rev Alan and the Circuit Team
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Other Circuit Notices
The Foodbank collections at Amblecote Wordsley generated £60 in cash, 166 kgs of food which will make up 332 meals and 11kgs of toiletry goods which will make 11 parcels. HOW AMAZING and a big thank you to everyone who has contributed and those who staffed the collection point.
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Services
Sunday 26th December - Led by Rev Michael Payne
Sunday 2nd January - Led by Rev Alan Combes
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
The Circuit Office is now closed and will reopen on Tuesday 4th January 2022
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
19/12/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Who could imagine that following the Covid announcement last week, things should again accelerate so quickly in the past seven days with new announcements and changing rules almost on a daily basis. As a leadership team we have been speaking with churches across the circuit and most have very sensibly been cancelling social gatherings whilst going ahead with planned worship services using existing Covid safe practices and the guidelines below. This seems a reasonable balance although like you I was very disappointed that various daytime and lunchtime events have been postponed or cancelled. We remember especially the group of families with children with special needs whose Christmas special next week with Claire and the team will not now go ahead.
Once again these decisions are local ones and with many/most managing to get triple jabbed we are hopeful that at least Sunday services, gentle carol services and daytime worship can proceed safely through to Christmas.
We pray for all churches and communities whose worship plans in the great season of Advent and Christmas have been disrupted and we pray especially for those extended families across the country whose plans to meet may be in doubt. For our collective spiritual and mental well being we hope that the vaccine does its job in limiting hospitalisations despite increased infection rates.
Finally we also encourage those in preaching / leadership roles to consider getting a new lateral flow test pack. These are very quick and easy and can be used on a Saturday evening or Sunday morning before coming to church.
Covid Recommendations
We continue to recommend that in all churches:
- people wear masks as they enter church and also also wear masks throughout worship (where applicable and exemptions allowing such as those leading worship)
- gentle singing behind masks is OK
- churches do not meeting for coffee after worship as this is when people ignore the rules most and put themselves at risk.
Make Use of the Circuit Online Meeting Space
Alongside VoSWorship, the Circuit Platform has been undergoing an update thanks to the CTC team and I encourage churches to use this FREE resource - funded by the circuit for online gatherings such as Bible Study, Prayer, Games Nights etc. It’s a fantastic and easy to use environment and there are many folk already trained across the circuit who can open a room for you to host your event / meeting.
If I don’t see you before Christmas - may you know the peace of the Lord in your homes and churches. God bless you all.
Rev Alan
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Other Circuit Notices
Carol Singing Help needed - 23rd December Early evening
Rev Josephine is planning outdoor community carol singing with some of our circuit young people/families and is keen for help - especially singers and perhaps some musicians. Please SUPPORT if you can and contact Rev Josephine for details.
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits.
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Online services
Advanced Notice - Online Service Available - Sunday 26th December
Sunday 26th most churches will not be holding services so with the help of the CTC we have pre-recorded a service for broadcast on that day which will be posted up on the Vale of Stour website using the standard links which are below.
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 19th December
Led by Jill Martin
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
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12/12/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Covid Update
Once again Covid seeks to disrupt our life and plans and we pray that God’s grace may flow into this ongoing situation enabling goodness to come from any and all situations.
Following the government’s announcement yesterday and subsequent detailed analysis of the government website we recommend that all churches from this Sunday ensure that:
- people wear masks as they enter church and now also also wear masks throughout worship (where applicable and exemptions allowing such as those leading worship)
- gentle singing behind masks is OK
- churches consider not meeting for coffee after worship as this is when people ignore the rules most and put themselves at risk.
The last point is a difficult one and your response to the government is a local decision. If you do meet for coffee please encourage people to space out. Overall, I encourage churches to reflect and be clear with people as to what is expected in the coming weeks.
Carol Singing Help needed… 22nd or 23 of Dec - to be confirmed
Rev Josephine is planning community carol singing with some of our circuit young people/families and is keen for help - especially singers and perhaps some musicians. Please SUPPORT if you can and contact Rev Josephine for details.
Advanced Notice - Online Service Available - Sunday 26th December
Sunday 26th most churches will not be holding services so with the help of the CTC we have pre-recorded a service for broadcast on that day which will be posted up on the Vale of Stour website using the standard links which are below.
Rev Alan
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Neverland - Peter Pan Reimagined
Presented by Saltmine Theatre Company at Stourbridge Town Hall
Friday 10th December 2021 Time 19.00
Wendy and her talented but struggling mum are stuck. Stuck for money, stuck in a tiny flat, and worst of all, stuck for ideas. Overlooked and unnoticed, they're desperate - until one night, a mysterious boy flies right out of his story and into theirs. And he needs their help. Wreaking havoc on Neverland is one person who will do anything to make sure things go his way. Nefarious pirate Captain J.A.S Hook has been Peter Pan's enemy for as long as either of them can remember - and Neverland isn't big enough for the both of them. Who will win the happy ever after? And what if everyone loses?
With original music and a big pinch of fairy dust, fly with Peter, Wendy, and Tinkerbell as they discover a story that's big enough for everyone to play a part, and where no one is written out.
Ticket Prices: £8 adult and £5 child
Book online: http://boroughhalls.
OR call 01384 812812 (£2 per transaction)
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Other Circuit Notices
The President and Vice President are Visiting our District
All Age Advent Eco Retreat - “In Labour all Creation Groans”
An Advent Eco-Retreat for all ages with the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference; Sonia Hicks and Barbara Easton.
Worship and Advent Reflections; Stories of Climate Change from around the world; Prayer Stations; Community preparation of bread and soup lunch; Collage Craftivism
Date and time: Saturday 11th December 2021 from 10am to 3pm
Venue: Wellington Methodist Church, Telford
Booking required via Eventbrite https://www.
Inclusive Carols with the President and Vice President - 11th December 2021
The theme adopted by the President and Vice-President of Conference this year is “God’s table - an invitation for all”. As part of Sonia and Barbara’s visit on Saturday 11th December, the District is hosting Inclusive Carols at Fallings Park Methodist Church, Wolverhampton, starting at 7pm. This promises to be an interactive, joyous and dynamic evening, with traditional carols and songs accompanied by Eeek.
For a preview of the style of music, listen to Eeek’s rendition of “Go tell it on the Mountain” here :
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Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits.
Circuit Ramblers (walk of approx. 1 hour)
Next walk is: 11th December 10.00 am Kinver Community Centre
Suggested donation of £1 per person for the Paul Ackrill Fund (Helping young people fighting cancer).
Walk details from Jacqueline Hill 01384 375126
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 12th December
Led by Rev Josephine Soon
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
26/11/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
We were glad to rejoice together last Sunday in a circuit tea and service at Kingswinford. Thank you to those who attended. We recognise that keeping the balance between Covid saftey and attending joint services is a challenge and we continue to seek to provide safe spacing and the option to wear masks as part of this process.
PLEASE READ
I was reminded again last week that some people receiving our notices and full text service are not necessarily passing it on. We continue to put a lot of work into providing full text services every week, as we have done for over 20 months, but our email list does not cover everyone and we need local churches to take responsibility for this. If you are receiving this email direct from the Circuit office then you are one of a few people who are sent it as representatives of your church so please make sure that you check if there are folk in your church to whom you could/should be passing on these notices and attached full text service. Please find ways of getting it to them so that they are not left out. Thank you to those who have been doing this already for so long...
We pray that our Christingle, Carol Services, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services will focus on providing a warm welcome to any visitors.
Finally a plea for people to turn out to support / attend the following service where our guest will be the chair of district…
The District Chair Visiting our Circuit
You are invited to a special Tree of Lights Service, led by the District Chair - Rev Rachel Parkinson and Rev Helen Croft at Brierley Hill Methodist on Sunday 5th December at 6pm.
May God bless you through this coming week
Rev Alan
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Circuit Notices
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits.
GIGMILL METHODIST CHURCH --- The Friendship group will be meeting on Thursday 9th December at 2.30 pm and the Christmas entertainment will be from the Greenfield Singers. Refreshments and Mince Pies will be served after the concert. ALL WELCOME
AMBLECOTE WORDSLEY – Toy collection takes place on Friday 3rd December 11am – 2pm
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 28th November
Led by Rev Alan Combes
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
18/11/2021
May God bless you through this coming week and please read the notices below - there is a lot going on!
Rev Alan
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Circuit Notices
Pre- Advent CIRCUIT SERVICE
Sunday 21st Nov - Kingswinford at 6pm with tea and fellowship beforehand from 5pm onwards.
The District Chair Visiting our Circuit
You are invited to a special Tree of Lights Service, led by the District Chair - Rev Rachel Parkinson and Rev Helen Croft at Brierley Hill Methodist on Sunday 5th Decmber at 6pm.
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits. See the attached document for details.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 21st November
Live-stream from Kinver
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
12/11/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Today and on Sunday we mark Remembrance. Each of you will be affected in different ways through family history perhaps or simply because you have come to appreciate the extent of the sacrifices that have been made for us before we were born.
I am reminded that the Methodist Baptism service talks about Christ coming, showing God’s love, dying on the cross, rising and sitting at God’s right hand praying for us - "all this for you, before you could know anything of it… “
So it is that birth and death are intertwined. Sacrifices made for us, death that we may have life. May our pray this weekend be that we never take our life, our freedoms, our systems of justice and democracy for granted. And as Christ paid the ultimate sacrifice may we also never take our salvation for granted either...
May God bless you through this coming week and please read the notices below - there is a lot going on!
Rev Alan
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Circuit Notices
Pre- Advent CIRCUIT SERVICE
Sunday 21st Nov - Kingswinford at 6pm with tea and fellowship beforehand from 5pm onwards.
The District Chair Visiting our Circuit
You are invited to a special Tree of Lights Service, led by the District Chair - Rev Rachel Parkinson and Rev Helen Croft at Brierley Hill Methodist on Sunday 5th December at 6pm.
Holy Habits Retreat - Friday 4th to Sunday 6th March 2022 - Rev Andrew Roberts
How about an opportunity to get away to the beauty of Cliff College with time to reflect upon and explore Holy Habits. See the attached document for details.
Dudley Refugee Support Group
We have been asked to prayerfully consider if any of us / our churches can support this request...
Dudley Refugee Support Group was set up by a group of us living in the Wollaston and Stourbridge area, following the reports of people fleeing Afghanistan, and families arriving with nothing but the clothes on their backs. There was a local and national outpouring of desire to help. Following a facebook appeal and contacting the local churches we received a lot of donations. We have had donations of good quality and new clothes, toiletries, school equipment (pens, pencils, rulers etc) and some toys; and have already made up packs of school uniforms and school equipment. We have people with baby equipment and household equipment waiting to hand these on when requested. We work with the DCVS (Dudley Council for Voluntary Service) and CFED (Centre for Equality and Diversity) and we have received requests for clothes and toiletries from Dudley, Halesowen, Wolverhampton, and the SALMA foodbank in Sandwell. We have had to store the donations in dining rooms, local garages and also rented a lockup. We are in discussion with the Council in the hope of finding more suitable facilities to store, sort and distribute from. However so far a space has not been found. I am writing to ask if you have, or know of, anywhere that would enable us to have a base for our storage and sorting.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this. Do contact us at admin@dudleyrefugeesupport.
if you have any questions or wish to discuss this further.
Circuit Ramblers - good for body mind and spirit...
Next Ramble - 13th November 10am Himley Hall
Eco Church
The Methodist church is urging us to explore being Eco Churches as part of our role in demonstrating and leading the debate on protecting our plant…
So I encourage you to take some time to explore the following links:
The Joint Public Issues Team - supported by the Methodist Church introduces COP26 summit on climate change:
https://www.jointpublicissues.
or How About Guidance on becoming an Eco Church
https://ecochurch.arocha.org.
Or what about the Methodist Report on the Environment called Hope in God’s Future - Christian Discipleship in the Context of Climate Change
https://www.jointpublicissues.
Three brilliant resources that can help us engage with this vitally important topic.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
If you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 14th November
A Remembrance Service led by Rev Chris Watson
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
05/11/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
As COP26 reflects upon urgent and real action needed to protect our climate for future generations we are reminded of the responsibility God gave to us to care for this precious ecosystem that sustains us. We at last begin to see how fragile it is and how poor we have been in the last 100 years in our attitudes towards limited resources, waste and our relentless desire for more stuff.
We join with Christians across the world in praying for those whose lives are oppressed by our consumption and we seek not only to support COP26 but to encourage ourselves and others to take the steps we should to support conservation and recycling. These are actions rooted in justice for all people.
And in just over a week we will be marking Remembrance. An opportunity for us to quietly give thanks for those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that we might live in freedom and peace. In recent years more people than ever seem to have supported this annual moment of respectful reflection. For me it always draws me back to the cross and Christ’s sacrifice once and for all…
Perhaps we should pray that reflection by all - on the sacrifice of creation and the sacrifice of people, might lead to a greater shared understanding of our common need for peace which enables space, time and energy to focus on what really matters.
May God bless you through this coming week
Rev Alan
(Please note that Rev Alan will be away from Nov 3-10)
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Other Circuit Notices
Dudley Refugee Support Group
We have been asked to prayerfully consider if any of us / our churches can support this request...
Dudley Refugee Support Group was set up by a group of us living in the Wollaston and Stourbridge area, following the reports of people fleeing Afghanistan, and families arriving with nothing but the clothes on their backs. There was a local and national outpouring of desire to help. Following a facebook appeal and contacting the local churches we received a lot of donations. We have had donations of good quality and new clothes, toiletries, school equipment (pens, pencils, rulers etc) and some toys; and have already made up packs of school uniforms and school equipment. We have people with baby equipment and household equipment waiting to hand these on when requested. We work with the DCVS (Dudley Council for Voluntary Service) and CFED (Centre for Equality and Diversity) and we have received requests for clothes and toiletries from Dudley, Halesowen, Wolverhampton, and the SALMA foodbank in Sandwell.
We have had to store the donations in dining rooms, local garages and also rented a lockup. We are in discussion with the Council in the hope of finding more suitable facilities to store, sort and distribute from. However so far a space has not been found.
I am writing to ask if you have, or know of, anywhere that would enable us to have a base for our storage and sorting.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this. Do contact us at
admin@dudleyrefugeesupport.co.
if you have any questions or wish to discuss this further.
Eco Church
The Methodist church is urging us to explore being Eco Churches as part of our role in demonstrating and leading the debate on protecting our plant…
So I encourage you to take some time to explore the following links:
The Joint Public Issues Team - supported by the Methodist Church introduces COP26 summit on climate change:
https://www.jointpublicissues.
or How About Guidance on becoming an Eco Church
https://ecochurch.arocha.org.
Or what about the Methodist Report on the Environment called Hope in God’s Future - Christian Discipleship in the Context of Climate Change
https://www.jointpublicissues.
Three brilliant resources that can help us engage with this vitally important topic.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
We have been opening a coffee room online at 7pm on Sunday evenings but, currently, there doesn’t seem to be much interest at this time so this will stop for now. However, if you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 7th November
Led by Martin Rider
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
31/10/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Recently the circuit leadership team were able to spend some time together on retreat for the first time in nearly two years. We are blessed by the breadth of folk who offer themselves into these roles and it was a joy to spend some time together reflecting on where we are and what our future priorities might be.
It’s clear that as Covid continues many churches are doing their best to ‘return’ but attendance has been affected - in terms of church members, visitors and preachers. It will probably take the next year or so for us to see what the future shape of the circuit will be.
As a team we felt God was callling us clearly to get back to basics (to use an old political term!). Bringing worship, discipleship and the proclamation of the Good News of Jesus into the centre of our church lives.
The question is - how do we achieve this? We want to focus on a range of ideas in the coming few years such as:
- Rooting all we do in prayer.
- Continuing to build a sense of circuit where resources are shared
- Exploring themed preaching and bible study and offering this to churches
- Engaging in mission by first offering a range of discipleship pathways that enable folk to find how they might best express their faith and share it with others
So we look forward with excitement to what God may have in store for us moving forward. Please join me in praying for these themes and ideas.
May God bless you through this journey.
Rev Alan
Dudley Refugee Support Group
We have been asked to prayerfully consider if any of us / our churches can support this request...
Dudley Refugee Support Group was set up by a group of us living in the Wollaston and Stourbridge area, following the reports of people fleeing Afghanistan, and families arriving with nothing but the clothes on their backs. There was a local and national outpouring of desire to help. Following a facebook appeal and contacting the local churches we received a lot of donations. We have had donations of good quality and new clothes, toiletries, school equipment (pens, pencils, rulers etc) and some toys; and have already made up packs of school uniforms and school equipment. We have people with baby equipment and household equipment waiting to hand these on when requested. We work with the DCVS (Dudley Council for Voluntary Service) and CFED (Centre for Equality and Diversity) and we have received requests for clothes and toiletries from Dudley, Halesowen, Wolverhampton, and the SALMA foodbank in Sandwell.
We have had to store the donations in dining rooms, local garages and also rented a lockup. We are in discussion with the Council in the hope of finding more suitable facilities to store, sort and distribute from. However so far a space has not been found.
I am writing to ask if you have, or know of, anywhere that would enable us to have a base for our storage and sorting.
Thank you for taking the time to consider this. Do contact us at
admin@dudleyrefugeesupport.co.
if you have any questions or wish to discuss this further.
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Other Circuit Notices
Providence Methodist Church Monday Fellowship
Next meeting 8th November - Led by Martyn Filsak – Bring and buy Toiletries
United Lye welcome all to a special service on Nov 7th where they will be supporting the shoe box appeal (Samaritan’s Purse). Lye is a collection hub for boxes and other churches are welcome to contribute.
Circuit Ramblers - good for body mind and spirit...
Next Ramble - 13th November 10am Himley Hall
I imagine there may be other groups like this restarting - please let Elaine know and we can advertise those groups here…
Eco Church
The Methodist church is urging us to explore being Eco Churches as part of our role in demonstrating and leading the debate on protecting our plant…
So I encourage you to take some time to explore the following links:
The Joint Public Issues Team - supported by the Methodist Church introduces COP26 summit on climate change:
https://www.jointpublicissues.
or How About Guidance on becoming an Eco Church
https://ecochurch.arocha.org.
Or what about the Methodist Report on the Environment called Hope in God’s Future - Christian Discipleship in the Context of Climate Change
https://www.jointpublicissues.
Three brilliant resources that can help us engage with this vitally important topic.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
We have been opening a coffee room online at 7pm on Sunday evenings but, currently, there doesn’t seem to be much interest at this time so this will stop for now. However, if you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 31st October
Led by Rev Michael Payne
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
24/10/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
We remain committed to providing full text services which we know people appreciate receiving especially if they are unable to get to church. We are also continuing to record weekly online services that are available via the links below. Again we know that there are those, both in relation to Covid and also in relation to the winter nights drawing in, who appreciate being able to watch a local service online rather than go out in the evening. We are grateful to the circuit technical community and Michele who coordinates the recording of these services alongside the preachers who prepare them.
We give thanks to God for sustaining us all as we journey forward and we pray especially that the impact of Covid will be contained over this coming winter.
Meanwhile the Methodist church is urging us to explore being Eco Churches as part of our role in demonstrating and leading the debate on protecting our plant…
So I encourage you to take some time to explore the following links:
The Joint Public Issues Team - supported by the Methodist Church introduces COP26 summit on climate change:
https://www.jointpublicissues.
or How About Guidance on becoming an Eco Church
https://ecochurch.arocha.org.
Or what about the Methodist Report on the Environment called Hope in God’s Future - Christian Discipleship in the Context of Climate Change
https://www.jointpublicissues.
Three brilliant resources that can help us engage with this vitally important topic.
May God bless you through this journey.
Rev Alan
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Circuit Notices
Providence Methodist Church Monday Fellowship
Next meeting 8th November - Led by Martyn Filsak – Bring and buy Toiletries
United Lye welcome all to a special service on Nov 7th where they will be supporting the shoe box appeal (Samaritan’s Purse). Lye is a collection hub for boxes and other churches are welcome to contribute.
Circuit Ramblers - good for body mind and spirit...
Next Ramble - 13th November 10am Himley Hall
I imagine there may be other groups like this restarting - please let Elaine know and we can advertise those groups here...
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
We have been opening a coffee room online at 7pm on Sunday evenings but, currently, there doesn’t seem to be much interest at this time so this will stop for now. However, if you are interested in online coffee on a Sunday, please talk to any of the circuit staff and let us know what time would work for you and we can look at a time that would suit the majority of people.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
ONLINE Service for Sunday 24th October
Prepared by Rev Andrew Roberts – Delivered by VOSWorship Team
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
17/10/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
The uncertainties of Covid continue to cause difficulties within our local churches in terms of what is the best course of action irrespective of what the world or other churches are doing. Once again I ask us all to be both graceful and careful in acknowledging that we are not only protecting ourselves but also those around us. And I also thank all those who steward and guide folk entering our buildings and services.
We move forward seeking to put all that we do before God in prayer and trusting that the Holy Spirit goes before us.
Circuit Notices
Family Star Gazing with Martyn Filsak
All are welcome to this special opportunity to explore the amazing nature of the Universe. Saturday 16th October at 7.30pm at Kingswinford Methodist Church. Please book via: mailto:cafvos@outlook.com
Providence Methodist Church Monday Fellowship is restarting
Please see the attached flyer for details
United Lye welcome all to a special service on Nov 7th where they will be supporting the shoe box appeal (Samaritan’s Purse). Lye is a collection hub for boxes and other churches are welcome to contribute.
Circuit Ramblers - good for body mind and spirit...
You are invited to join us once a month for a walk of approx. 1 hour
SATURDAYS
13th November 10am Himley Hall
11th December 10am Kinver Community Centre
8th January 10am Collis Street Car Park, Stourbridge
Suggested donation of £1 per person for the Paul Ackrill Fund = Helping young people fighting cancer.
Walk / Charity details from Jacqueline Hill 01384 375126 Or Margaret Stevens 01384 622080 mobile 07986 566134
Please note if a walk is cancelled or a start point changed, every endeavour will be made to let people know, but someone will go to the original venue in case anyone turns up.
I imagine there may be other groups like this restarting - please let Elaine know and we can advertise those groups here...
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
Coffeeroom1 will be open from 7pm each Sunday evening – you can click on the link above the service on VOSWorship or use this link: https://church.
Remember that if you are on a phone or tablet you will need the Jitsi App to make this work – if you have problems please get in touch with any of the Staff team who will be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help you.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 17th October
Live-streamed from Kinver led by Rev Peter Clarke
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
10/10/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
As Christians we should always be drawn to a global view because we are all interconnected. And even when some of the challenges we read about seem overwhelming we are still called to pray. So today we remember in particular the tensions between China and Taiwan where we pray for peace. We pray especially for climate change - that governments and corporations will put aside self interest and greed in order to tackle this issue properly and protect the world's children and grandchildren. And we pray for all those who have been subject to abuse, neglect, violence or marginalisation. May we together build a better global society.
CLT Away
This week from Thursday to Saturday the circuit leadership team will be away on retreat together. Please pray for us. Should there be an emergency you can call the circuit mobile phone which we will check: 07712 332075.
A Small Correction to the Preaching Plan
You may have already seen that Remembrance is shown as Nov 7th when it should be marked as the 14th. Preachers please note - thank you.
Hosting a Youth for Christ Volunteer - Can you help?
Joy Clarke - a friend of mine from Youth for Christ - is seeking some local folk who have a heart for hospitality and a spare room and so might be willing to host one or two 18 year-old Christian youth work volunteers for 6months or a year. YFC contribute £60/month towards their food costs. Please pray about this and be bold. For more details contact Joy direct at:
joy.clark@yfc.co.uk
Family Star Gazing with Martyn Filsak
All are welcome to this special opportunity to explore the amazing nature of the Universe. Saturday 16th October at 7.30pm at Kingswinford Methodist Church. Please book via:
mailto:cafvos@outlook.com
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
Coffeeroom1 will be open from 7pm each Sunday evening – you can click on the link above the service on VOSWorship or use this link: https://church.
Remember that if you are on a phone or tablet you will need the Jitsi App to make this work – if you have problems please get in touch with any of the Staff team who will be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help you.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 10th October
Led by Jill Martin
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
03/10/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Hosting a Youth for Christ Volunteer - Can you help?
Joy Clarke - a friend of mine from Youth for Christ - is seeking some local folk who have a heart for hospitality and a spare room and so might be willing to host one or two 18 year-old Christian youth work volunteers for 6months or a year. YFC contribute £60/month towards their food costs. Please pray about this and be bold. For more details contact Joy direct at:
Sue Worthington
A reminder that Sue Worthington’s funeral will be held on Wednesday 6th October at 1.30pm at Kingswinford Methodist Church followed by the committal at Stourbridge Crem at 2.50 and refreshments at Hagley Golf Club from 4pm.
NOTE that safe spaced overflow seating will be provided in the main hall - so all who wish to come can attend this service safely. Please remember Rod and Sue’s family in your prayers at this sad time.
Other Dates for your Diary
Family Star Gazing with Martyn Filsak
All are welcome to this special opportunity to explore the amazing nature of the Universe. Saturday 16th October at 7.30pm at Kingswinford Methodist Church. Please book via:
mailto:cafvos@outlook.com
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
Online ‘Coffee’
Coffeeroom1 will be open from 7pm each Sunday evening – you can click on the link above the service on VOSWorship or use this link: https://church.
Remember that if you are on a phone or tablet you will need the Jitsi App to make this work – if you have problems please get in touch with any of the Staff team who will be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help you.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 3rd October
Led by Martyn Filsak
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
The Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit is committed to ensuring the security and protection of any personal information that we may receive from you and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. If you have any questions related to our GDPR compliance, please contact our Circuit Office on 01384 442718
26/09/2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers
The beginning of the new year brings news of circuit life…
Rev Michael’s Re-Invitation
I am delighted to report that following the circuit meeting Rev Michael has been re-invited for a further five years from Summer 2022 onwards. We give thanks for his and Anita’s continued ministry amongst us.
Action For Children
Following many years we have been grateful to Olwyn Dimmock for leading the circuit in this area and we are very grateful to Claire Biggs who has offered to take the lead moving forwards.
Family Star Gazing with Martyn Filsak
All are welcome to this special opportunity to explore the amazing nature of the Universe. Saturday 16th October at 7.30pm at Kingswinford Methodist Church. Please book via:
mailto:cafvos@outlook.com
Sue Worthington
Following my sad message of last week I now confirm that the funeral of Sue Worthington will be held on Wednesday 6th October at 1.30pm at Kingswinford Methodist Church followed by the committal at Stourbridge Crem at 2.50 and refreshments at Hagley Golf Club from 4pm.
NOTE that safe spaced overflow seating will be provided in the main hall - so all who wish to come can attend this service safely.
Please remember Rod and Sue’s family in your prayers at this sad time.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 26th September
Led by Rev Alan Combes
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
19/09/2021
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be for ever blest:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou in the darkness still their one true light:
Alleluia, alleluia!
William Walsham How (1823-97)
Our Ongoing Support of Online Services
From Rev Josephine...
Good News Paper - Read-Inspire-Pass On
It includes some amazing and recent testimonies, information and jokes. The goal is to bring people to Jesus through you. Why not get a copy (free gift from God)? Read and be inspired and then pass it on to another person to read and be inspired and pass-on. Please arrange pick up from Josephine Soon.
New Church Year - start a new more missional journey with us?
Do you want to experience the joy of making disciples? Join us to embark on this new journey this new Connexion year.
You could offer your experience with Alpha Course, join us to make more disciples.
Why not join our first refreshing and training session to become Alpha Helpers?
Date: 8th September 2021 at 7pm. Please contact Josephine Soon for more details.
Make disciples of Jesus
You could write to us of your own experience of God, church life, faith or even your thought after you have read the Good News Paper. With the intention to attract others to come closer to Jesus. Please email or post to Josephine Soon.
Discussion Church
You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not yet have the personal relationship with Jesus to join our Friday Discussion Church at Wesley from 1st October 2021 from 1.30pm. No Preaching - No Singing - We offer non-stop drinks & snacks, sometimes lunch on offer too!
Revd. Josephine Soon 孙秀文牧师
Serving in the Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit (28/5)
Contact 联系: 01384 821854
Day Off 休息日： Saturday 周六
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Covid Continues
We continue to wrestle with how our worship and church life should be as Covid continues. I have been reminded that many folk are still vulnerable and feel nervous so please be sensitive especially in asking permission before hugging or touching anyone.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 19th September
Led by Rev Peter Clarke live from Kinver
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
12/09/2021
From Rev Josephine...
It includes some amazing and recent testimonies, information and jokes. The goal is to bring people to Jesus through you. Why not get a copy (free gift from God)? Read and be inspired and then pass it on to another person to read and be inspired and pass-on. Please arrange pick up from Josephine Soon.
New Church Year - start a new more missional journey with us?
Do you want to experience the joy of making disciples? Join us to embark on this new journey this new Connexion year.
You could offer your experience with Alpha Course, join us to make more disciples.
Why not join our first refreshing and training session to become Alpha Helpers?
Date: 8th September 2021 at 7pm. Please contact Josephine Soon for more details.
Make disciples of Jesus
You could write to us of your own experience of God, church life, faith or even your thought after you have read the Good News Paper. With the intention to attract others to come closer to Jesus. Please email or post to Josephine Soon.
Discussion Church
You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not yet have the personal relationship with Jesus to join our Friday Discussion Church at Wesley from 1st October 2021 from 1.30pm. No Preaching - No Singing - We offer non-stop drinks & snacks, sometimes lunch on offer too!
Revd. Josephine Soon 孙秀文牧师
Serving in the Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit (28/5)
Contact 联系: 01384 821854
Day Off 休息日： Saturday 周六
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Covid Continues
We continue to wrestle with how our worship and church life should be as Covid continues. I have been reminded that many folk are still vulnerable and feel nervous so please be sensitive especially in asking permission before hugging or touching anyone.
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Online services
Our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 12th September
Led by Rev Helen Croft
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
04/09/2021
Good News Paper - Read-Inspire-Pass On
It includes some amazing and recent testimonies, information and jokes. The goal is to bring people to Jesus through you. Why not get a copy (free gift from God)? Read and be inspired and then pass it on to another person to read and be inspired and pass-on. Please arrange pick up from Josephine Soon.
New Church Year - start a new more missional journey with us?
Do you want to experience the joy of making disciples? Join us to embark on this new journey this new Connexion year.
You could offer your experience with Alpha Course, join us to make more disciples.
Why not join our first refreshing and training session to become Alpha Helpers?
Date: 8th September 2021 at 7pm. Please contact Josephine Soon for more details.
Make disciples of Jesus
You could write to us of your own experience of God, church life, faith or even your thought after you have read the Good News Paper. With the intention to attract others to come closer to Jesus. Please email or post to Josephine Soon.
Discussion Church
You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not yet have the personal relationship with Jesus to join our Friday Discussion Church at Wesley from 1st October 2021 from 1.30pm. No Preaching - No Singing - We offer non-stop drinks & snacks, sometimes lunch on offer too!
Revd. Josephine Soon 孙秀文牧师
Serving in the Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit (28/5)
Contact 联系: 01384 821854
Day Off 休息日： Saturday 周六
We continue to wrestle with how our worship and church life should be as Covid continues. I have been reminded that many folk are still vulnerable and feel nervous so please be sensitive especially in asking permission before hugging or touching anyone.
Circuit Thanksgiving Gathering and Service - Brierley Hill
An opportunity for us to gather for the first time in over 18 months.
Sunday 5th September at 4pm at Brierley Hill Methodist Church. Starting with tea and cake followed by a circuit service at 5.15pm. The front rows of the church will allow normal seating but some at the back will be set up for safe spaced seating.
Online services
From this coming weekend, our weekly online service (see links below) will available on Sunday mornings and will be either be a pre-recorded service based on the full text for that week or a live-streamed service from one of the churches around the circuit. This service will stay on VOSWorship for the rest of the following week as normal.
For anyone unable to attend church or access online services we attach a full text version of a service for you to use at home.
Every blessing
Rev Alan Combes
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ONLINE Service for Sunday 5th September
Led by Megan Ashmore
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The most recent Live stream service can always be found here:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
All previous live-streamed and recorded services can be found on the Circuit Website Virtual Player:
https://www.valeofstour.org.
Elaine Panchal
Circuit Administrator
##From Wednesday 1st September##
Working from the Circuit Office - Monday/Tuesday/Thursday -01384 442718
Working from home - Wednesday/Friday - 07712 332075
Vale of Stour Methodist Circuit Office
New Road Methodist Church
New Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PA
Tel: 01384 442718 www.valeofstour.org.uk
