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Winter 2018 Pastoral Letter

Circuit Webteam: 20/12/2018

Dear All,I heard in the last few days of a situation that presented a special set of needs, and it called for someone to go and serve. No one — it seemed — could be found, and time was spent in prayer and reflection. Out of that, the particular gift that was required for the situation was...

Christmas services

Circuit Webteam: 20/12/2018

You are warmly invited to share in the Christmas Services being held in our chapels throughout GloucestershireYou can also download and print our Christmas Services ChurchChristmas EveChristmas DayAbbeydale18.00 Carol Service with Revd..

Welcome Deacon Sue Peat!

Circuit Webteam: 26/10/2018

Former lifeguard and swimming teacher Deacon Sue Peat was welcomed to Gloucestershire at a special service in Stonehouse Methodist Church on Monday 3 September.Ordained six years ago during the Plymouth Methodist Conference, Sue was greeted by District Methodist Chair Revd Dr. Jonathan Pye and...

Relocation of Circuit Office

Circuit Webteam: 01/08/2018

Following many months of searching we are pleased to let you know that from 1 August the Circuit Office has moved to:18 College GreenGloucesterGL1 2LROur telephone number and email address remains the same as beforeFor those not sure where this is, it is in the precincts of the...

Autumn 2018 Pastoral Letter

Circuit Webteam: 31/07/2018

There are presently two Local Preachers "on trial" within our Circuit working their way through the new online Local Preachers and Worship Leaders training course: "Worship: Leading and Preaching". Long gone are the days of sitting exams to become a Local Preacher (my experience...

Hawling Barn Service

Circuit Webteam: 12/07/2018

Held on a gloriously sunny Monday evening, around 100 people attended the annual Hawling Methodist Church Barn Service.Preaching were Revds Martin Turner and Naomi Cooke with hymns including Wesley's 'And can it be'; and 'Just as I am'. The barn at New House Farm, normally...

Lydney on the move

Circuit Websteam: 03/07/2018

After nearly 150 years of weekly worship and activity, the people of Lydney Methodist Church relocated to the Community Room at The Springs and Watermead Centre, South Road, Lydney.The current Lydney Methodist Chapel was built in 1869 at a cost of just £110. Now, due to rising bills and...

Bill Farrell hits 100th

Circuit Webteam: 02/07/2018

On Friday 29th June Cheltenham resident and retired Methodist Minister the Revd William (known as Bill) Farrell celebrated his 100th birthday!Born and brought up in Bolton, he left school in 1932 at the age of 14 and started work at Bolton Town Hall. Four years later he trained as a Methodist...

12-Hour Ping Pong Marathon!

Circuit Webteam: 25/05/2018

A recent 12-hour table tennis marathon or 'Pingpongathon' at the Sawyer Hall at Christ Church Nailsworth in Gloucestershire raised over £709 for Christian Aid.Organiser Revd Stuart Radford, who became known as the Ping Pong Priest, said more than 80 people took part to help raise...

Marjorie Bayliss 100th birthday!

Circuit Webteam: 18/05/2018

Led by their Minister the Revd John Kime, on Sunday 13 May around 20 people gathered for morning worship at Barton Street Methodist Church, Gloucester to celebrate the 100th Birthday of Marjorie Bayliss, who first arrived there 96 years ago!During the service Marjorie, who was accompanied for the...

Summer 2018 Pastoral Letter

Circuit Webteam: 18/05/2018

Dear God,Thank you for the goodness that I see — if I am looking — on a daily basis. Thank you for the wonderful stories, and the little things, and the acts of kindness which show that people can and do care about others. Thank you for the many times that people go the extra mile, usually...

Postponement of Circuit Assembly

Circuit Webteam: 18/03/2018

After consulting and establishing the weather conditions around the county (snow and ice, and the forecast for the rest of the day):the Assembly this afternoon and this evening's Circuit Service will NOT TAKE PLACE, andthe Assembly (but not the Circuit Service) is POSTPONED to take...

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