A big thank-you to all those who helped in the Christian Aid door-to-door collections around Ashbourne during Christian Aid week. The Youth Fellowship have been collecting signatures on their big "Trade for Life" postcard that will be sent to our MP, Patrick McLaughlin, asking him to do all he can to help re-write the rules of international trade. If you haven’t signed it yet or would like more information, please see Stuart Green.As a part of the Trade for Life campaign, hundreds of people will be gathering in London on 19th June 2002 for a mass lobby of the Houses of Parliament. A coach is being organised from Ashbourne, again if you are interested in going speak to Stuart Green. Women’s Network District Day The next District Day will be held on Wednesday 12th June at Central Methodist Church, Hucknall. The day commences with coffee at 10am followed by a business meeting at 10.30 am. The afternoon session commences at 2pm when the Speaker will be Mrs Janet Holben, the manager of Borrowash House, the women’s refuge. AGM and sampling of sensational summer sweets Our next circuit event will be a Salad Supper and Sampling Sensational Summer Sweets. This will be held in the Century Hall at Ashbourne on Monday 1st July. It will follow the AGM which commences at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £3.50 and will be available soon! Reserve the date!! If you are interested in any of the above, please contact Alma Swan on (343751) Circuit Activities Afternoon and Open Air Service at Brailsford Village Hall on Sunday 16th June Games, activities & bouncy castle from 2.30pm Picnic tea from 5.00pm Worship at 6.30pm led by Tim Dutton & John Lowe Please bring your own picnic tea, drinks will be provided This event will take place inside if wet PARTNERSHIP WITH PATNA The Bishop of Patna will be attending the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in late May. The Presbyterian Church along with the Anglican and Methodist Church and some other smaller denominations formed the Church of North India. Representative Bishops of the Church of North India are therefore invited to the General Assembly, to the Lambeth Conference and the Methodist Conference. He will then visit the Ashbourne area between 1 - 5 June. He will be staying with the Revd. Christopher Harrison in Parwich. The Patna Steering Group is arranging a programme for him. He will preach at an Ecumenical Service to be held in Ashbourne Methodist Church at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 4 June. We do hope as many people as possible will be at the service. Work has started on the roof of St. Luke's Hospital, Hiranpur. As most of the roof leaks it is often necessary to stop operations and close wards in the monsoon. We hope that our first £4000 will be used to make part of the roof secure before the next monsoon season. The next £4000 is in the bank but work still has to continue to raise the final £4000. PICNIC IN THE PARK All members of the Ashbourne Churches Together are invited to attend a "Bring and Share" picnic on Sunday, 30 June on the Recreation Ground. We shall meet at 12.30 p.m. for 1.00 p.m. Games will be organised for the children so bring along any bats and balls. If it is wet we shall arrange an alternative venue. |