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New this week:
District Care for Creation Sunday
Finance Officer needed
W-ton Pioneer Ministries Co-ordinator needed
Bewdley Music Concerts - world Premiere
In case you
missed it:
Hosting a Ukrainian
Joint District Pilgrimage - save the date
Re:planting Church at the Margins
Preaching the Good News into Climate Crisis Course
Children's Support Fund
Change of date for Synod
MWiB Job Opportunity
Free Public Lecture from Wesley House
Dial-a-prayer
free phone line to hear prayers : 0808 281 2514 Methodist News :
0808 281 2478
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District Care for Creation Sunday
Sunday
29th January
During our Autumn Synod we explored ways in which we can live our
call to be an Eco District. One of those commitments was enabling
a District wide worship service. Although there are many
opportunities to focus on care of creation at various Sundays of the
year we hope to worship in one spirit and body as a District and
worship service has been prepared complete with sermon by Revd.
Nick Read as well hymn suggestions, readings and prayers.
Click here
for service liturgy and Sermon.
We would love to see and hear how you have shared your time
together and if you wish, post on this Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/wolverhamptonandshrewsburycareofcreation/
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Finance
Officer needed
for Telford Methodist Circuit (Registered Charity
No.1134372)
FINANCE
OFFICER (part time)
FOR 520 HOURS ANNUALISED OVER THE YEAR
(Equating to 10 hours per week)
The position will be home based.
“The Telford Circuit spans the Borough of Telford and Wrekin and
adjacent parts of the County of Shropshire. Centered in Telford,
it includes the Shropshire market towns of Bridgnorth, Much
Wenlock and Shifnal. The Circuit comprises 17 churches.
We are looking for someone to provide book keeping and
accountancy support for the Telford Circuit, including
preparation of end of year accounts, gift aid returns and other
financial statements (as well as those for filing with the
Charity Commission), budgeting and general financial oversight of
Circuit funds.
Attendance and participation at meetings will be required, as
will occasionally visiting people in their homes, and hence we
would expect the candidate to have access to transport.
Salary in the range £12 – £15 per hour depending upon experience
and qualifications
Closing dates for applications is 1st February 2023
Interviews will be held on Monday 13rd February 2023
Starting date as soon as possible.
For more application form and information packs please contact
Sharon Hanson on 01952 505108 or email circuitsupport@telfordmeth.org.uk
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W-ton
Pioneer Ministries Co-ordinator needed
Temporary role (parental leave)
The
Wolverhampton Circuit is seeking to appoint an experienced
pioneer or chaplain to cover the parental leave of the current
postholder. The role commences February 2023. It
is a part time role, 10 hours per week at £13.12 per
hour. This can be offered flexibly to the
successful candidate.
The
role will include offering chaplaincy alongside key partners in
the City; working with colleagues in the strategic development of
mission and relationships in the city centre - especially with
young adults; offering expertise in youth and young adult work,
to the local staff team and circuit; and supporting an evolving
gathering of young adults as they continue to recover
post-covid. Experience in fresh expressions, and knowledge
of contemporary mission in the UK is essential. The role requires
the ability to be a self-starter, and to build and maintain
strong relationships with partners in a professional and
inclusive manner.
The
successful candidate will report to the Superintendent or their
delegate.
More
details and an application pack can be provided by contacting
Joanne Cox-Darling - joanne.coxdarling@gmail.com
or Shirley Tilston - shirley.tilston@wolvesmethodist.org.uk
Applications
should include a CV, a single side of A4 outlining why you want
this role, and contact details for 2 referees FAO Circuit
Administrator, Shirley Tilston, shirley.tilston@wolvesmethodist.org.uk.
Applications close on 19th January 2023, and interviews will be
arranged on 23rd January 2023
The
Methodist Church is committed to safer recruitment, and this role
will be subject to DBS checks, safeguarding, supervision, and
line management.
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Bewdley
Music Concerts - world premiere
Bewdley
Methodist Church, High Street, Bewdley DY12 2DH
Church
concerts are back – with a world premiere
Bewdley Methodist Church is re-launching its popular Music in the
Chapel concerts with a piano recital – featuring the world
premiere of a work composed especially for the church.
Fantasia on ‘O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing’ by Tony
Bridgewater was commissioned for the church’s 225th
anniversary in 2020 but pandemic lockdowns led to all the
concerts being postponed.
Concert organiser Neil Sollom said: “Tony has composed something
really special, based on four tunes associated with the
well-known hymn written by Charles Wesley. The lockdowns
and uncertainty over Covid meant we had to suspend our Saturday
afternoon concerts but this is a great way to re-launch
them. Tony’s last recital for us in 2019 was a sell-out and
we’re sure that hearing him play ‘our’ composition will be
equally popular.”
Mr Bridgewater (photo attached) is a freelance musician and
composer, conductor of the Wyre Forest Symphony Orchestra and
principal accompanist of Kidderminster Male Choir. He will
perform his fantasia in the concert on Saturday 18 March 2023,
together with works by Bach and Schubert.
The concert on 18 March starts at 2.30pm and tickets (£10
including light refreshments) should be reserved in advance by
contacting Neil Sollom Tel 07780 650491, email neilsollom@btinternet.com or
Mike Dernie Tel 01299 400284, email mikedernie@aol.com.
All funds raised will go to help fund the church's ongoing
commitment to its mission and outreach activities and are
intended to increase the church's involvement with the local
community. The church is grateful to members Pat and Harry
Lewis for sponsoring Mr Bridgewater’s recital.
Plans for future concerts include an organ recital, a brass
ensemble, and singers.
For
more information contact Neil Sollom Tel 07780 650491,
email: neilsollom@btinternet.com
OR
Mike
Dernie Tel. 01299 400284, email: mikedernie@aol.com
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#ThereisRoom...Could
you host a Ukrainian person or family in your home?
As Russia’s war in Ukraine evolves, its impact on the people of
Ukraine is being felt in new ways. Attacks on civilian
centres and shutdown of key infrastructure will force many to
flee as winter sets in. Thousands are still hoping to come
to the UK, but suitable hosts are in short supply.
The Methodist Church is partnering with Citizens
UK’s "Communities for
Ukraine" Scheme, which helps community groups to
welcome and support refugees from Ukraine. This means that as a
host, you would have more wraparound support for both you and
your guest(s), being supported every step of the way. Matt
Caeser has joined the Connexional Team to in order to support the
scheme and we’re grateful to our Safeguarding team, Sue and Kay,
for offering the local support which means that potential hosts
from this District can now apply through the scheme.
If this is something you would like to explore, even tentatively,
then please find more information and apply here: https://www.methodist.org.uk/our-work/our-work-in-britain/social-justice/methodists-for-ukraine-apply-to-host-a-ukrainian-family/
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Joint District Pilgrimage - save the date
This Easter week, a small band of pilgrims will be walking the
Golden Valley Pilgrimage route from Hereford to Ewyas Harold,
starting on Easter Monday, April 10th and finishing the following
Saturday. Accommodation will be in Anglican Churches and
facilities will be basic! Costs are yet to be finalised but
will be kept to a minimum. Those who have joined two
previous such pilgrimages have found them to be both enjoyable
and spiritually enriching.
More details coming soon but, for now, please save the date if
you are interested.
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Re:planting Church at the Margins
As
part of the visit of the President and Vice-President of
Conference, the Birmingham District has organised a one day event
at Kenilworth Methodist Church on Saturday 11th March called
Re:Planting
Church at the Margins.
There is an excellent line up, with Deacon Eunice Attwood as
keynote speaker and a really good choice of workshops including
one led by our own Ministry & Missions Co-ordinator, Jo Yair.
Worship will be led by an intergenerational team. The
day will be designed to be accessible to all personality types
and learning styles.
The Birmingham District has extended a specific invitation to
members of the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District. For
more information and bookings see here: https://birminghammethodist.org.uk/replanting-church-at-the-margins
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Children's Support Fund
There
is still money available from the above and if your Church is
thinking of running any Children's activities, then, please
consider applying for a maximum of £500. The attached application
form needs to be completed.. Any further
questions please contact Tim Lorimer on tim.a.lorimer@gmail.com Many
thanks
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Change of date for Representative Synod in
Sept 2023
Please
note that the date of September's Representative Synod has been
put back a week from the 16th to the 9th September 2023.
Please add it to your diary.
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MWiB Job Opportunity
Methodist
Women in Britain are looking for a Finance Officer
to join our exec team as we move forward into the future
We are looking for a Finance Officer to take charge of the
financial processes of Methodist Women in Britain, an independent
registered charity, by administering accounting operations to
meet legal requirements.
You should be familiar with independent examinations, dealing
with invoices and expenses claims and producing regular
accounting reports. You should also have excellent organizational
skills and be able to handle time-sensitive tasks.
This is a voluntary, unpaid position which will require a
substantial time commitment although working hours can be
arranged to suit. Ultimately, you’ll be responsible for the
day-to-day management of our financial transactions and
procedures. Finance to acquire necessary IT equipment for the
role and all other necessary expenses will be reimbursed.
Prior knowledge of MWiB and its relationship with the Methodist
Church is preferable but not essential. The Finance Officer is a
Trustee of the Charity and as such is required to be a member of
the Methodist Church or permitted to hold office in the Methodist
Church.
Interested?
Please email communications.mwib@gmail.com
for a role description and application form
Closing Date for applications: Thursday 9th February
2023
Interviews to be held on Zoom: Thursday 23rd February
2023
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The Strippings of Jesus - Wesley House Public
Lecture
The
Strippings of Jesus: Asking the Right Questions. A FREE public
lecture by Prof. David Tombs at Wesley House Cambridge and
online.
Monday
23 January 2023, 4pm-6pm
All four gospels record that Jesus was stripped of his clothes at
the cross. Mark 15:15-20 and Matthew 27:26-31 attest to an
additional series of strippings as part of the mockery in the
praetorium. Asking the right questions about the strippings can
help churches to think more deeply about the prevalence of sexual
violence both past and present. How are these forced strippings
of Jesus to be understood? What was their purpose at the time?
How might they help churches address the silences and stigmas
around sexual violence in contemporary times? This public lecture
will examine the meaning that stripping a prisoner conveyed in
the ancient world. It draws on the recently published The
Crucifixion of Jesus: Torture, Sexual Abuse, and the Scandal of
the Cross (Routledge, 2023, taylorfrancis.com) to show why this
part of the crucifixion narrative deserves more attention.
Please book below:
The
Strippings of Jesus: Asking the Right Questions Tickets, Mon 23
Jan 2023 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
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