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Diary Dates

September 2018

7-9th Trebullett chapel commemoration week-end (see page 12).

9th Polyphant Harvest Festival (see page 15).

11th Circuit MWiB Committee Meeting at Central 10.30am.

11th League of Prayer at Central 7.30pm.

13th Service at Cedar Grange 2.15pm.

18th MWiB Inauguration day at Tintagel (see page 22).

20th Alpha starts at Central (see page 22).

21st Community Harvest Celebration at Town Hall, 6.30pm.

23rd Coads Green Harvest Thanksgiving (see page 8)

24th Coads Green Harvest Thanksgiving (see page 8)

30th Lifton Harvest Festival 10.30am Concert 3.30pm

Editorial Team: Viv and Evelyn Sandercock, Mary Cole,

Marion Allen and Pauline Daniel.

Collator: Richard Wright.

Production & Distribution Assistance: David & Joanna Har ley, Leighton Penhale and Sally Harvey.

All articles for the October issue to the Circuit Office

no later than 15th September 2018.

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Whilst every effort is made to print forwarded material, its inclusion cannot be guaranteed. All items are printed at editorial team discretion.

Contact Information: Revd Malcolm Jones Tel: 01566 776603. Email: malcolm.jones@lamc.org.uk

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Pioneer Sam Beazley Tel: 07540 107655 Email: sam@lamc.org.uk

Circuit Office, Richard Wright, Dingley Hall, Castle Street, Launceston, PL15 8BA.

Tel.: 01566 772797 Email: admin@lamc.org.uk Office open Tue.and Thur 9.30 am to 1pm

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The Magazine of the Launceston Area Methodist Church

September 2018

Edition 182

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Dear Friends

What marvellous summer weather we have had this year, plenty of sunshine and not much rain. BBQs and outdoor meals have been enjoyed and the beaches have been full of people having fun, even quite late into the evening. One July evening while walking our dog on Widemouth Bay we experienced a truly beautiful sunset. The sun was a deep orange and the sea shimmering, as the sun set, the sky was spectacular. I hope this summer has been one of gathering your own precious memories.

Now its September and it’s a time especially for our young ones, to move on from free summer days to experience new beginnings. New schools or colleges, or universities to attend and a time to make new friends. Many others will now be starting their new careers or looking for a new job. For parents’ children leaving home for the first time to go to university is always a big step. September for some, is a time of great challenge and change. Life is full of growing and changing, we experience many new beginnings as we grow into adulthood.

It’s the same as our journey of faith sometimes it’s little steps we take, as we learn about Jesus and sometimes it is leaping in with both feet and wondering why you offered to take up a new challenge. For me I offered to be the new Local preachers secretary. I have no experience of being a secretary and taking the minutes for me it is very scary. I am very much out of my comfort zone. Jesus calls us not to be comfortable but to grow, to take risks and to try. He invites us to share in building up his kingdom he does not ask us to be fearful about trying something new.

In Matthew 14 Jesus came to his disciples walking on the water, they were terrified, he calmed their fears and Peter said to him “if it is you, tell me to come to you, on the water”. Brave Peter

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September 2018

4th Central 10am-12noon hosted by Tuesday Group

5th Lifton 10.30am

5th Trebullett 10.30-12 noon

8th South Petherwin 10.30-12 noon

11th Central 10am-12noon hosted by RNLI

12th Polyphant with Book Club 10.00-11.30am.

18th Central 10am-12noon hosted by Salvation Army

25th Central 10am-12noon hosted by Cornwall Hospice Care

www.lamc.org.uk Your Circuit website - have you checked it out recently?

The circuit website at www.lamc.org.uk is a great way for the Launceston area to keep up to date with everything that is going on in the circuit’s churches and chapels. To take advantage of the site please send items to David Rogerson, Glebe House, Lezant, Launceston PL15 9PP (01579 370412). Better still, if you have access to email please send them to david@lamc.org.uk

Thought for the month of September at the beginning of the new Methodist year.

Christ has no body but ours,

No hands, no feet on earth but ours,

Ours are the eyes with which he looks

Compassion on this world.

Ours are the feet with which he walks to do good,

Ours are the hands with which he blesses all the world.

Ours are the hands, ours are the feet,

Ours are the eyes, we are his body.

Christ has no body now but ours,

No hands, no feet on earth but ours,

Ours are the eyes with which he looks

Compassion on this world.

Christ has no body now on earth but ours.

(adapted from ~Teresa of Avila)

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Alpha

Would you like to explore Christianity in a fun and friendly way? Then Alpha is for you.

You will share a meal, watch a DVD, then have the opportunity to discuss the DVD with a group of other people or ask any questions you may have.

An Alpha Course will be starting at Central Methodist Church on Thursday 20th September 2018 at 6.45pm and running each week after that through to November.

To find out more or to register your interest please contact Mike and Val Carpenter on 01566 772068

Hope to see you there.

LIFTON METHODIST CHURCH

HARVEST FESTIVAL

Sunday 30th September

10.30am Mr Patrick Clark And

A Concert at 3.30pm

By local artistes

Chaired by Rev Anne Curnow

Harvest Tea to follow

Proceeds from the Concert to Shelter Box

All are welcome

MWIB CORNWALL DISTRICT

METHODIST WOMEN IN BRITAIN

Inauguration of Mrs Jill Nute

as our new president.

Speaker: Rob Holmes of Mary’s Meals

At Tintagel Methodist Church

Tuesday 18th September from 10am to 4pm

Followed by a cream tea

Please bring a packed lunch.

Tea and coffee will be available.

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gets out of the boat and walks on the water. Then seeing the wind he was afraid and cried out “Lord save me”. Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. This is Peter jumping in and then realising he was out of his depth.

Are you being called out of your comfort zone to do something you feel unprepared for? Are we in our churches comfortable and unwilling to take risks? We need to remember Jesus is always with us ready to hold and catch us when we step out and try. I am re reading a book by John Ortberg, If you want to walk on water, you’ve got to get out of the boat. He invites his readers to consider the incredible possibilities that awaits you outside your comfort zone. I can recommend it if you want to be challenged out of your comfort zone.

God’s blessing

Sue Rowell

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For our July Café Church we were pleased to welcome Cathy Arscott for the first time to lead us. After tea and coffee Cathy told us she wanted us to think about TRUST. Her dog, Sam trusted Cathy to provide food and water and trusted her to look after him when he had a bad paw. Then we had the story of David and Goliath and we had a 3 metre tall Goliath with Geoff helping to hold him up and expertly providing his roar! Max played King Saul and gave David his sword to slay the giant, but Elwyn, as David, preferred to use his sling and was eager to show us how it worked! David trusted God and we must trust God to provide and look after us. Frank helped Cathy to read the story. We sang worship songs and the adults were especially pleased to sing ‘Only a boy called David’ which many had sung in Sunday School! We all learnt a verse from the Bible ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart’ Proverbs 3 v 5. We look forward to the next time Cathy leads us!

Maureen Jones

We held our afternoon walk and cream tea on 29th July. The walk was organised by David and Bridget Pett and those who joined us admired the scenery with a lovely walk along footpaths through fields from the chapel via Trewen to Gimblett’s Mill and back again. The walkers, consisting of locals and visitors travelling through the village, saw the sign stopped and joined in the walk and enjoyed the cream tea afterwards. The cream teas biscuits baked by chapel members were enjoyed by all.

It was planned that tea would be taken in the chapel grounds but the weather was not so favourable on the day and instead David and Maureen Jones kindly opened up their bungalow and garage so every one could sit inside! The sun did make an appearance at the end of the day and a good time was had by all. Thanks go to everyone who helped to make this event such a success, raising £235 for the chapel refurbishment fund.

Jean Humber

Hot off the press -- Pipers Pool refurbishment start. We are delighted to report that our main building contractor has informed us that they hope to

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• If a pig loses its voice is it disgruntled?

• When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?

• Why are wise man and wise guy opposites?

• Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things?

• Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced onety one?

• ‘I am’ is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that ‘I do’ is the longest sentence?

• If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked and dry cleaners depressed?

• No one ever says, ‘It’s only a game’ when their team is winning!

• Why if you send something by road it is called a shipment but when you send it by sea it is called a cargo?

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I n July to mark his contribution to Church music Keith Getty, one of the world's most prolific and acclaimed modern hymn writers received his OBE from the Queen.

His best known hymn, 'In Christ Alone' was chosen as the second best hymn of all time in a survey for the BBC's Songs of Praise in 2013. It is estimated that this hymn is sung by 100 million people around the world every year.

Getty, who is from Northern Ireland, has written 31 of the top 500 most popular modern hymns sung in the UK. He feels that in the past decade there has been a huge growth in demand for contemporary hymns that draw on traditional and Celtic melodies, though his music is also influenced by George Gershwin and Johann Sebastian Bach.

When he and his wife, Kristen, began to publish their music in 2000 there was little interest from record companies amid forecasts that hymn singing would decline. Today he feels there is an unprecedented growth in Christianity around the world, especially in big cities, and the need for hymns that are deep and cultural and beautiful has never been greater.

'In Christ Alone' has been sung by musicians of all genres as well as cathedral choirs. It was used for the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury and has also been chosen by the Pope for use during his visit to Ireland in August.

On receiving his OBE Getty said that he and his wife's work is to write beautiful and meaningful hymns for the 21st century.

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ill Higginson, a member of the Methodist Church in Worcester writes of her experiences with a piece of knitting...

My lovely mum passed away 12 years ago and after she died my dad gave me some of her things including a bag of knitting she had been

working on. The knitting was a half finished pretty yellow lacy baby blanket. I have no idea who mum was knitting this blanket for and my dad didn't know either. Not being a knitter myself, I looked at the pattern and realised that it would be far too complicated for me to complete so I put the knitting away in a cupboard.

Over the years I have opened the cupboard door on many occasions and there always staring at me was the knitting....still unfinished. Perhaps I could learn how to knit so proficiently? No, I don't think so! But I knew I couldn't unpick the intricate pattern or give it away. What should I do with it?

Fast forward to a couple of months ago, I was having lunch with an old friend and the subject of knitting came up. I told Helen, my friend, about my mum's unfinished knitting and my longstanding dilemma. "No problem" she said, "my mum will finish the job for you"! So I gave the knitting to Helen and her mum worked on it and returned it to me in a beautifully finished state. I was absolutely thrilled. Helen's mum has many talents and knitting is definitely one of them!

So after wondering and pondering on the knitting all these years I realised that God had a plan for it anyway. A blanket that was started by one wonderful Christian woman was completed by another wonderful Christian woman, albeit twelve years apart. It is a very special blanket indeed.

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“Our mission is to provide accessible worship and to nurture disciples, so that as we meet the needs of others, in our chapel and our community, we witness to God’s love.”

THE WAY is being shown at Coads Green Chapel on Sunday 2nd September at 2:30 pm. THE WAY is a film about grief, family and faith set on the Camino de Santiago, staring Martin Sheen and his son, Emilio Estevez.

Martin Sheen plays Tom, who comes to France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees whilst walking the Camino. Driven by his desire to understand his lost son, Tom embarks on the historical pilgrimage and meets some other pilgrims along the way, all who are looking for greater meaning in their lives. From the hardship they experience along "THE WAY," this unlikely group of misfits are bonded and Tom begins to learn the difference between "The life we live and the life we choose."

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We held our Annual Strawberry Tea on 24th June on a lovely sunny day, although a trifle warm. Between 65 and 70 people came along to enjoy delicious strawberries and cream and, of course, the usual wonderful array of home made cakes. It was a very good afternoon and we welcomed several who hadn’t been to one of our events before as well as those who usually come along to support us. Lots of friendly chat and good company.

This was followed on 14th July by a Blooming Great Tea Party for Marie Curie organised by Tabitha. This was very successful and raised a good amount for the charity.

Our annual Summer Sunday Lunch was attended by well over 100 people who enjoyed cold meats and salads with new potatoes and, of course, the wonderful desserts all made by our members. We were blessed with sunshine and warmth and so a long table was set up outside under a gazebo as well as tables in the hall and vestibule inside. Such a good occasion with much chat and laughter and it was good to see some new friends joining us this year. Let’s hope that they return for other events, we are always pleased to see new faces and new friends.

We held a stall at the Lezant Horticultural Show on Saturday 11th August. We were not blessed with good weather this time so, unfortunately, numbers attending the Show were down but many took refuge from the showers in the gazebo we ran with Lezant Parish Church. It’s always good to make our presence known at these events, especially the annual Lezant Show as it is always a well attended event. We had a prayer tree for people to write the

start work on the refurbishment of Pipers Pool Chapel in mid September. This is a month earlier than we had originally anticipated but really good to get going with this after such a long time in planning. It means that the Chapel will be closed for a few months whilst this is taking place. Our last service will be on 9th September.

We are currently in process of planning all our services of worship and activities during this period. What we can tell you is that our Harvest Festival will still be held as planned on 7th October at 11.00am. This will now be held in a barn at Gospenheale Farm by kind permission of the Jones family. Rev Chris Tomlinson will be leading this family service and there will be a bring and share lunch. We are hoping and praying that this will be a very special event. Notices will be sent out in due course.

We have also arranged to hold a Family Cafe Church on 4th November at 11.00. This will be at Egloskerry Village Hall and will be led by Jude Jones.

We will keep you informed of progress.

David Pett

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names of those for prayers to be said on sticky leaves and these prayers were included in our service on Sunday 12th August. Numbers visiting the stall were good.

Our quarterly charity coffee and cake morning this September is on Saturday 1st from 10.30am to 12 noon at Trebullett Hall and is in aid of Val’s Malignant Melanoma Research Fund. All welcome. Please see separate entry.

We are looking forward to our September Centenary Weekend when we commemorate the centenaries of not only the end of WW1 but the formation of the RAF and the passing of the Representation of the Peoples Act 1918 which gave votes to women for the first time. Please see separate entry for full details of this event. Please come along and join us – the Singalong on Friday 7th September promises to be an evening of fun and community singing. Why not wear a hat and boa?

Jill Price

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A group of talented musicians from Lunen in Germany gave a concert of Tudor music at Yeolmbridge Methodist Chapel. The group known as Capella Fontegara, dressed in Tudor costume and playing authentic Tudor instruments entertained an appreciative audience with music from around the world, all of which had been written between 1485 and 1540. The music came from Germany, Italy, Scotland, Spain, France and Denmark. The English section came from Henry VIII's music book, a popular piece was his own composition 'Pastime with good company' known as the King's Ballad. The concert ended on a high note with a rousing piece of carnival music from Spain.

The group had brought with them 40 different Tudor musical instruments many of which were on display. They were Bass viol, Lute, Renaissance guitar, Renaissance recorders, Krumhorns, Gemshorns, Portative and vocals. Members of the audience were invited to "have a go" themselves which many did with enthusiasm causing strange sounds to be heard resounding around the building.

Mrs Mary Hills, a German speaker, was an able chairman and the organist for the hymns was Bernd Uhe a longstanding visitor to and friend of the Chapel.

A splendid afternoon tea was served in the Hall when the group of Germans and their audience were able to mingle and enjoy each other's company.

Mary Cole

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t the August meeting Mike Stern led us in a time of open prayer at the beginning of our time together. He told of the success of Creation Fest and Soul Survivor and we heard of many who had accepted the Lord for themselves. The coming week was definitely focussed on

children’s mission: the Central Holiday Club, Faith Mission work, other church outreaches and beach and holiday missions were all taking place. We sang the old favourite ‘Turn your eyes upon Jesus’ as we prayed together.

Mike thanked our speaker, Mrs Pauline Metherell, for coming out of retirement as a local preacher to share God’s message to us. She read from Romans 12 vv 1-12 and commented that the world would be a better place if we all lived by this passage.

She spoke on hospitality, reminding us of the occasions in the Bible where it was practised or mentioned. Abraham entertained strangers only to discover later that they were angels. The law of Moses encouraged the Jews to treat Gentiles well and show kindness to strangers. The widow of Zarephath looked after Elijah and the Shunammite woman provided for Elisha and both were blessed. Other examples of hospitality shown in the Bible were also mentioned, including the inn keeper in Bethlehem, the washing of Jesus’ feet by the woman at Simon’s house, and Jesus himself washing his disciples’ feet at the last supper.

As Christians it is our duty to show hospitality to strangers. We can invite people to meals, provide a place to stay and show love to them. Locally, two of John Wesley’s companions, stopped at stonemason Digory Isbell's cottage in Trewint to seek hospitality. Wesley became a regular lodger, and so Digory Isbell added a two-room 'Prophet's Chamber' to his cottage where Wesley and his preachers both stayed and preached, bringing great blessing to Cornwall.

We were told the story of an elderly man and his wife who were given a kind hotel clerk’s own room when the hotel was full. The man was the millionaire who owned the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and later gave the clerk the manager’s job there. In contrast we heard of a woman who turned a famous doctor away from her door when, if she had recognised him, would have known he could have saved her sick daughter. Jesus said that caring for those in need is the same as caring for Him. As in Abraham’s case, we could be entertaining strangers unawares and in serving others we serve our Lord.

We finished with the hymn ‘Brother, sister, let me serve you’. The next meeting will be on Tuesday September 11th at 7.30 m in the Dingley when we welcome Delarre Irvine as our speaker. All are welcome.

Pat White

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n one of those warm evenings in July, 35 members from Central gathered outside the church to do a walk around Launceston led by Mr Rob Tremain. The walk had been organised by Central’s Action Group.

Our first stop was St Mary’s Church which we were told was completed in 1542. Rob explained the significance of the intricately carved granite exterior and that the tower was commissioned by the Black Prince in the 14th century and is therefore older than the present church. We proceeded to the east end of the church where Rob unsuccessfully tried out the tradition of casting a stone up over his shoulder in the hope it would come to rest on the recumbent St Mary Magdelene. If he had been successful tradition suggests that he would have been in line for a new suit of clothes.

We turned around and viewed the front of Church Stile a Georgian house showing off some fine 18th century architectural features.

Next we were off down past the old vicarage on the left and the former Market House on the right which gets its interior light from the clerestory windows in the roof. Proceeding further along to Blind Hole we were shown original portions of the town wall and later additions.

We came out beside Southgate which is the only remaining gateway of the three original entrances into the old walled town. The main arch was built in 12th century as part of the original town wall and the two rooms above added by Edward VI in c.1550. Further embellishments were added in 1887.

Most of the buildings in Southgate Street are of 17th and 18th century origin. Philip Gidley-King later to become Governor of New South Wales was born in No. 5. On the opposite side of the street is Ching’s Alley named after a prominent Launceston business family who ran a chemist shop and were tea and wine merchants.

Turning up into the Square we saw the golden boot and learnt that at one stage there was a water reservoir underneath the Square. We also learnt that the road junction by Santander and Warren’s was at one time called Star Cross – 5 roads meeting there. Time was now running out and we did a quick trip down High Street noticing the convulated drain pipe on the end of the 16th Century building on the corner of the Square and the gilded Phoenix above the former chemist at No. 4.

With the walk completed we then repaired to Eagle House to enjoy a supper of sandwiches, scones, jam and cream and tea. A most enjoyable and informative evening. Full marks Action Group!

Viv Sandercock

Launceston Amnesty group has arranged a "conversation" about Palestine at Central Methodist Hall on 15th September at 7 for 7.30pm.

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Our July Family Service was led by Rev Anne Curnow during which Jasmine Jeffery was baptised. Jasmine was presented with a lighted candle and bible from the Church. Readings were by Primrose and Florence Taylor, Jemma Martin and Jessica Maynard. The organist was Denise Gribble accompanied by Becky Martin on flute. After the service coffee and celebration cake was enjoyed by everyone.

Holiday Club

If some of the helpers were tired after the holiday club, obviously some of the children weren’t, as a few wanted it to go on for another week!

‘Tales from the Lighthouse’ was the theme this year, with a story each day about one of the I am saying of Jesus: I am the Light of the World, The Vine, The Way, The Bread of Life and the Good Shepherd.

The Chapel was decorated with a lighthouse, and fishing nets, a life buoy etc and the children did various crafts relating to the theme for the day, including making a lighthouse, a ‘sculpture’ with grapes and cocktail sticks, bunting from old maps, a compass, fridge magnets from salt dough, a cardboard toaster, a shepherd’s crook and a sheep made from bubble wrap and painted with emulsion paint (no we didn’t get any paint on the carpet!). At the end of the week the children carried their crafts home in a special bag which they had decorated.

Games were played, with the Parachute being the favourite; songs were sung, including ‘Fandabidozzie’ and ‘God loves you’; plenty of food was eaten. (thanks to Tesco for supplying us with fruit and squash), and a time for jokes was made each day.

At the end of the week the children were presented with a medal, and thanks were expressed to all those who had helped, especially Tess who had made many of the arrangements, and kept us on track!

About 50 people came to the Sunday service of celebration, which was led by Gill and Sarah with several of the children taking part. Cathy was the pianist, and Becky played the flute.

Coffee Mornings

The next monthly coffee morning will be on Wednesday 5th September at 10.30am at the chapel with Mr Courtney Drew: ‘A mug’s game and tie challenge!’

Wednesday October 3rd at 10.30am – preparing for Christmas shoeboxes. All are welcome.

Diane Northey

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On Father's Day at Coads Green Methodist Church, the Father's Day Family Service was led by Mrs Jude Jones. The service centred around Jaffa cakes, who liked them and who did not. A small minority did not. The Jaffa cake is made of 3 parts: the cake, the orange jelly and the chocolate topping. This could also be similar to the Trinity, the 3 parts here being Father, Son and Holy Spirit. She brought different Jaffa cakes: some from Tesco, some from Lidl and some were McVities, cut them all up into smaller pieces, put each variety on a different coloured plate and had a tasting session. We had to decide which were which. Some of the congregation could not make up their minds and asked for more time and more pieces of Jaffa Cake! Some con-fessed how they ate the Jaffa cake: some nibbled around the edges, some took them apart and saved the orange jelly until last and some Dads simply ate them in one. Then there was the advert a while ago how one could be eaten to make different shapes of the moon.

We had Bible readings from Margaret who read from John 1:10 - 13 telling that God is our heavenly Father, Helen read John 14:23 - 27 ending 'let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid'. Then young Alice read John 14:6 telling us that there is only one way to our heavenly Father and that is through Jesus.

Andrew and his son Theo handed everyone a piece of Lego. We had to count up the small dots on our piece of Lego and say a prayer for each dot of our Lego, which represented a family member or friend, then swapped our piece of Lego with a person near us and said some more prayers.

At the close of the service each Dad was presented with a mars bar.

A lovely service on this occasion.

Marina Pridham

On a lovely sunny summers evening on July 1st, the sound of Callington town band could be heard in Coads Green sports park, as they led the singing of the hymns at our annual open air service. Eric Rowland led the service and Youthful Spirit brought us four songs from their repertoire. The offering for Children's Hospice amounted to £143.80. Fellowship continued over the bring & share refreshments.

Margaret Venning

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Come along and join us for our Harvest Thanksgiving Celebrations

Sunday 23rd September

11am Revd. Martyn Smith-Family Service

Monday 24th September

7pm Service to be led by David Roberts

Sale of produce to follow.

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e have a larger number of special events this autumn Places are limited on our study and quiet days and at our Watchnight Service so advance booking is essential (telephone 01566 880265 or email wesleycottage@live.co.uk). Although there is

no set charge to attend donations are welcome and a buffet lunch is provided (light refreshments at Watchnight Service)

• Monday September 24th 10am-3pm Study and Reflection Day: “The Depths and Truths of Scripture” with Rev Danny Reed

• Monday October 8th 10am-3pm Study and Training Day: “Mission by Word, Deed and Sign” with John Hogarth

• Monday October 29th 10am-3pm Iona Quiet Day with Katherine Rennie

• Saturday 24th November 10am-3pm Study Day: ‘Spiritual Warfare’ with John Hogarth

• Friday November 30th 10am-3pm Advent Quiet Day: ‘Beyond the Chocolate Window’ with Deacon Becky Lovatt.

• Thursday 20th December 10am-3pm Study Day: ‘Christmas’ with John Hogarth

• December 31st 11.15pm Watchnight Service with Rev Steve Wild and John Hogarth

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he Home Missions event was held at Central on Sunday 15th July when Mr Eric Rowland and Mr. Richard Burt gave a talk on their work with the Gideon Movement. The meeting was opened by the Revd Malcolm Jones with Mrs. Sheila Burt at the piano. The talk was well

received by the gathering. £127 collection was taken. This was followed by a Bring and Share tea which was much enjoyed and the warm fellowship much appreciated. Many thanks for gifts of food and help in any way.

Margaret Stephens.

Care for the Family women's evening event.

Hope Baptist church Plymouth on Wednesday 10th October.

Music led by Sue Rinaldi. Speakers Cathy Madavan and Brian Legg.

Contact 029 2081 0800 for details.

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From the Parnell Family……..

Dear Friends,

This week marks a year since Mervyn and I packed up our home in Launceston to move to West Yorkshire. What a year it’s been! We have settled well, and we are grateful for the warm welcome received from both the staff team and the congregations that are here. They really have made the transition from our beloved Cornwall to the north as easy as possible.

We thought we’d give you a quick update as to what has happened in the past year… We have become grandparents. Our son Joshua and his wife Kia had a beautiful baby boy, John, in February. He was baptised at South Petherwin in May. We try and see them as often as we can. We also had the marriage of our eldest daughter Merryn in June. She married Ryan in St Austell and the sun eventually shone for them making a wonderful day perfect. Ruth and Keziah our other two daughters have spent the summer with us. Ruth has moved up to Yorkshire to be with us and now has a job which she enjoys. Keziah came to stay whilst on summer break from Brighton university. There is also another new member of the family, Buster. Buster is a lovely little terrier dog who is so energetic and entertaining.

Work is going well. As you may know I minister to three medium sized Churches, each having between 70 and 100 members. Preaching most weeks, I also work with each Church on individual projects. This covers things such as developing schools and youth work, setting up good neighbours’ schemes, working with asylum seekers and developing prayer and spirituality across the three Churches. I am also completing a degree, so time has to be put aside to complete assignments. Life is never boring!

Days off are spent sleeping or exploring the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, visiting friends or popping into Leeds (7 miles away).

Thank you for your continued prayer support. We still miss family and friends, but we are happy and enjoying the challenges that being stationed in Yorkshire brings. If you’re in the area, please feel free to call in to see us. We live very near to Leeds Bradford airport, so although you’d receive a warm welcome we can’t guarantee a quiet visit!

Every blessing, Jenny, Mervyn and family

Johanna’s 50th Birthday Cycle Challenge

A sponsored cycle on the Camino de Santiago in aid of Bible Society stating at Leon and cycling to Camino de Compostela.

From 17th to 26th September 2018

For more information contact Jo on 01566 782921 or email jcsmart@me.com

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Holiday Club 2018 – Around the World

This year’s Children’s Holiday Club at Central was based around some of the parables of Jesus. Each day we travelled to a different destination to learn more about the country we were visiting and to hear the story. We started the day in our team zones before boarding the transport for our adventure.

On Monday we took a bus ride to Newquay where we enjoyed keep fit with Jenny Worth, met our captain for the week (Rev Malcolm Jones), were introduced to our travel agents (who proved to be very smartly turned out but rather vague on how best to operate a travel agency!) We heard the parable of the wise and foolish men who built houses. Then it was time for craft, snack, games, prayer and play activities before a final drama from our travel agents, jokes, talents, memory verse and messy game. After all that it was time to leave for lunch!

On Tuesday we travelled by aeroplane to New Zealand for the parable of the lost sheep. Our games and craft times were based on ‘sheep’ and our thoughts were on things we have lost and found.

On Wednesday morning we sailed to Japan in an ocean liner. Once there we heard the parable of the precious pearl. We talked about what is precious to us and enjoyed dressing up in fine clothes and pearls. For craft that day we decorated biscuits – some of which were eaten immediately and some were saved to take home to show parents.

Thursday saw us launched aloft in a hot air balloon (quite a sizable one which could hold over forty children!) and we drifted off to China from where we travelled by camel to Israel! The parable of the day was about a camel going through the little gate or eye of the needle. Wonderful camels took part in our drama of the morning and at craft time children made a collage picture of a camel train.

All too soon it was Friday – our last day. We travelled by train to Spain for a walk along the pilgrim’s way to Santiago. Our parable was the story of the kind stranger or good Samaritan. For craft we coloured board games showing our journey around the world during the week of the club.

All in all everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. Thanks to parents for supporting us again this year, to the wonderful children who came along and behaved so well, to the craft team, the kitchen team, the drama team and all the members of the Central Crew who worked so well together to create a week of Bible-based fun.

Angela Noakes

Alas Holiday Club is over until next year. But all is not lost as Central is launching a monthly after school kids club to be called Central Kids for 5-11 year olds on the third Friday of each month beginning 21 September, 2018 5.30pm - 7.00pm.

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e were all saddened to hear of Rosalie Raymont’s passing on the 28th June 2018, just a few months before her 100th birthday, a real friend and mentor to all of us at Trebullett and the local community.

Many will remember Rosalie as a Local Preacher (Acc 1959) or as a Primary School Teacher, others especially at Trebullett will remember her as a Farmer’s wife, Sunday school teacher, Youth Club Leader, very involved in the community groups - Art group. WI, Pottery and Carpentry classes, wrote prose, her garden was always a picture, held the Parish Bible study group at Trenute for a very long time, visited people, kept in touch with so many, and most re-markable an avid letter writer and scrabble player (even on line) up to a couple weeks before her passing. She only needed 3 utensils to do her cooking, a knife, spoon, and a cup, nothing more- far less washing up. She would measure all the ingredients with a cup and her cooking turned out fine in her 365 day Aga.

Her Christian faith was tangible she smiled, encouraged and was always there, not only a real friend within the Methodist church family but to all she came into contact with. She encouraged and persuaded the young people to take scripture and temperance exams, shared books, set us up as a young people’s preaching group, guided and prepared us, then expected us to do the lot.

I was fascinated by the 2 huge volumes of Matthew Henry’s commentary on her book shelf which we would always refer to when preparing services.

She had her daily prayer list and every quarter distributed Daily Bible readings free to people she met, had that engrained intuition to ring or write to people at their greatest moment of need.

For me I will always refer to her as Mrs Raymont never Rosalie, yet knew her

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arlier this year the Rev Elizabeth Clark, National Rural Officer for the Methodist and United Reformed Churches, led a training day at Wesley Cottage, Trewint. The day was designed to help promote and sustain an effective Christian presence in rural communities.

Writing in the 'Methodist Recorder' she says she was impressed by many inspiring ways in which individual Cornish congregations had responded to the needs of their communities.

"Recognising that many of their older residents were lonely, at Week St Mary the congregation hosts a monthly worship lunch combining a good cooked meal with a fairly traditional Methodist worship service.

The installation of a new audio-visual system at Coads Green Methodist Church encouraged the church to explore new opportunities. They have just started a film afternoon and the informal arrangement of the church hall allows discussion after the film. Those who attend are drawn from various local churches and chapels which has been great for building relationships. There is potential for this to grow and develop to include those outside the church.

One challenge of living in scattered communities can be gathering enough people to make things happen. In Canworthy Water three congregations have merged to form one church, Living Waters. They have launched a huge effort to enable growth rather than decline. There is an after school club for the children in the area, a club for older people, various monthly outreach events designed to appeal to local people, a parent and toddler group, Brownies, a Young at Heart Club for anyone who wants to come, a book club and reading group which gathers on the day the travelling library visits the village. This level of activity would not have been possible for one church but by pooling resources new opportunities emerge.

None of this sounds particularly glamorous but takes the context seriously by starting where people are. They could be the first shoots of something new; often, like the seed growing secretly (Mark 4 vs 26 - 29), the kingdom comes from such small beginnings."

Extract taken from the 'Methodist Recorder' (reproduced by permission)

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Sunday 9th September 3pm

Preacher Mr K Browne.

Followed by Afternoon Tea

Donations to Children’s Hospice Southwest,

Launceston Foodbank and Chapel.

Everyone Welcome.

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I almost went to church last night

But couldn’t find the time.

So much to do in the garden

To leave it was a crime.

So I dug and hoed and weeded

And went wearily to bed,

But I made a resolution

I’d go next week instead!

I almost went to church last night,

But some old friends dropped in

To close the door on them

Would seem an awful shame.

So we talked and chatted and

gossiped

Until goodbyes were said,

But I made a resolution

I’d go next week instead!

I almost went to church last night

But my favourite programmes on,

By the time that it was finished

The time for church had gone.

So I sat before the telly

Until the set was dead

But I made a resolution

I’d go next week instead!

I almost went to church last night

I left it rather late,

And unpunctuality

Is a thing I really hate!

So I sat before the fire

Took up a book and read,

But I made a resolution,

I’d go next week instead!

I almost went to church last night

A certain preacher was there,

And for his kind of preaching

I didn’t really care.

So rather than go that night

And suffer a heavy head,

I made a resolution

I’d go next week instead!

I almost went to church last night

But found it was too late.

The church was locked and silent

‘For Sale’ was on the gate.

Oh the remorse which now I felt

The little church was dead

And I – yes I – had killed it

By going next week instead.

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Sunday 21st October 6.30pm

Speaker: George Dunn, Chief Executive of Tenant Farmers Association

Music by Bridge Worship Group

All are welcome

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for over 65 years as a good friend from when she came to live at Trenute in 1951. People who came to know her in more recent times only knew her by her Christian name – how things have changed.

Rosalie was born in Hackney on 28th October 1918 the 2nd child of Hillyard and Maggie Hayworth, she had 3 brothers and 1 sister, who we all got to know when they came to stay.

As a qualified teacher she was evacuated with her class of children in 1939 first to Norfolk and then to Cornwall, she enjoyed cycling and became an accomplished artist, her favourite medium was pastel pictures of flowers.

In 1943 she married widower George Raymont (died 1994) with 2 children Pam and Michael (deceased) and together they had 2 more daughters Liz and Christine. She not only leaves 3 daughters but 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.

A Thanksgiving and celebration service was held at City Church, Cambridge on the 20th July.

Following the private interment at Trebullett there will be a further service of Thanksgiving and Celebration at Trebullett on Sat 15th Sept at 1pm to which all are welcome, the family would like people to wear if possible something floral or colourful.

I am sure we will all remember Rosalie (Mrs Raymont) with affection and certainly miss those regular cards and letters, and pray that we too will try harder to emulate her Christian example of caring and discipleship.

Neil Burden

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e would all like a religion that kept us within our comfort zone, but just as C S Lewis’ Aslan is not a tame lion, neither is the Christ of the gospels always a comfortable Saviour, saying and doing things that are often unexpected and challenging.

At Coads Green we are going to be looking at clips from three of C S Lewis’ films: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe; Prince Caspian and Shadowlands. Each film clip will be related to one of the sayings of Jesus and will be used to spark a wide range of discussions covering some challenging topics such as suffering, God’s absence and sin.

There will be five sessions in total, which will be held the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month starting on Tuesday 11th September. We will meet in the parlour at 6:30 pm where we will share food, before watching the film clips and breaking into small discussion groups. A short meditation will follow before the evening ends at 9:00 pm. The first evening will be a “bring and share” meal.

If you are interested and would like to know more then please contact Revd Jo Smart 01566 782921 or jcsmart@me.com

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uring the next 12 months all of us involved with Christian Aid in our local area will be working together to raise money for our partnership Project in Ghana. The details in the ad box on the next page describe our aims and information about the silent auction

and extended deadline for items for the sale.

The C/Aid prayer manual for the week beginning 26th August focuses on opportunities in Ghana with these words about the work of the partnership agency we are supporting. “Give thanks for the Growing Economic Opportunities for Sustainable Development (GEOP) project funded by Christian Aid and the European Union in Ghana and for the difference it is making to people like Amina. Amina proudly displays slippers she designed using beads as a result of the training she received from the GEOP project. Amina was born with a disability and life has been tough for her as she has to work hard to care for her family. We pray for all those people worldwide living with disabilities, that they may feel a sense of inclusion and acceptance and not be denied a full and dignified life. No matter how challenging life is, who else can we turn to but our Lord? Only He has the words of eternal life, that life in all its fullness starts here and now. May we experience your pres-ence with us on every step of the way. Amen”.

Christian Aid Campaign for displaced people

What’s the problem? Worldwide 2/3rds of people who are forced to lose their homes remain in their own country. Seeking safety but unwilling or unable to

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To Commemorate the centenaries of : The end of World War One

The granting of votes for women The founding of the RAF

Programme:

Friday 7th September

7.30pm Old Time Singalong with Sheila and Richard. Entry £3. Ladies to wear hats and/or boas (optional). Light refresh-ments to follow.

Saturday 8th September

Exhibition of memorabilia. From 11am to 5pm.

Free entry but donations welcome towards cost of refreshments.

Sunday 9th September

Special morning service at 11am led by Revd Jo Smart

All events to take place at Trebullett Methodist Church.

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aising Funds for this specific and aggressive type of Cancer for a local research project from which many will benefit in the future has gave me a huge positive focus at such a difficult time. Whilst it is absolutely certain that for me, there is no going back from this, I want

to do everything in my power to raise funds in the hope that in the future, others will be in a better position to face this cancer and win.

The July 1st event was so successful and seems to have touched so many that the fundraising has become an ongoing campaign with many private individuals, groups and organisations planning events going forward & Plymouth Hospital Charity are setting up a dedicated registered charity 'Val's Malignant Melanoma Research Fund' which should be up and running by September 2018. Every penny raised will go to this Malignant Melanoma Research Fund based at Derriford Hospital. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their overwhelming support.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

LAUNCESTON AREA CHRISTIAN AID ACTION GROUP

GHANA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROJECT focusing on young people and helping them secure employment,

particularly those who are living with disabilities

Tuesday August 28th

Tuesday Coffee morning 1000-1200

Central Methodist Hall

Friday November 2nd

Silent Auction & Buffet Supper 7.30pm

Trethorne Leisure Farm

The auction needs good quality items of art, glassware, ceramics, jewellery and collectibles and these will be professionally valued prior to the auction to give a reserve price. All items donated and not reaching their reserve will be auctioned at Jeffreys of Lostwithiel.

If you have any items you think might be suitable and would like to donate them to this appeal – please get in touch with Sarah Vinson (01566 880244 /sarahevinson@hotmail.com) or Jenny Cook (01566 773821 jennycook50@hotmail.com to provide your name and contact details and a brief description of the item by Sunday 9th September.

cross the border, they are largely ignored by the international community and denied the official protection afforded to refugees. People who have been forced to flee are among the most vulnerable, their health is incredibly precarious. Add your voice to the campaign? Visit caid.org.uk/displaced.

Trevor Cook