Droitwich Methodist Church Notices –Sunday 6 September 2026

Sunday 20th Sept     10.30am  Rev. Paul Carter - Holy Communion      -  to worship with us on YouTube click HERE                                                

We extend a warm welcome to presbyter Rev’d Paul Carter and his wife Carol. Paul has pastoral change of St Andrew’s, Lansdowne Crescent, Somers Park Avenue & Upper Welland Methodist Churches from September.

Sunday 27th Sept 10.30am  Rev Liz Harris - Harvest Festival         

Further information about harvest below. ❶❷

Readings For Coming Week  www.methodist.org.uk/our-faith/the-bible/a-word-in-time/

PRAYER CHAIN - our church offers prayer support through the prayer chain. Prayer requests are handled with sensitivity and care and circulated to our prayer volunteers. Janet Staley: church office contact email: droitwichmethodistchurch@btinternet.com

LARGE PRINT HYMNBOOKS AND WORSHIP BOOKS - if anyone has problems with reading text displayed on the screens in the Church/Wesley rooms can they let one of the stewards know please as it may be possible to provide large print copies of Singing the Faith and The Methodist Worship book.

DONATION POTS following a series of break ins we will no longer be leaving donation pots around when no one is in.  Please make sure they are put away in the Ministers Vestry if you put them out while your group is in situ.

REGULAR EVENTS

Eco Church –Thank you for your continued efforts in recycling - greeting cards, stamps, empty ink cartridges, pill packs and 'spectacles’ that go to India and Africa.  Please leave them under the bench in the porch.

MONDAY FELLOWSHIP in the Wesley Room @ 2.30pm, All are welcome. 

WEDNESDAY COFFEE MORNING 10.30am each Wednesday in the Wesley Room. We look forward to seeing you.

BABY AND TODDLER GROUP (term time only) Thursdays from 10-11.30am, during term-time. For more Info, please contact Sarah at droitwichcfw@btinternet.com.

THURSDAY FRIENDS at 2pm in the Wesley Room - October 1st Talk on the late Queen Elizabeth’s dresses.  

SATURDAY Fundraising COFFEE MORNINGs on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month 10.30 -12

The next COFFEE MORNING is on September 19th - both with gardening sessions [last until the Spring] running alongside the coffee morning - so please come and help with that if you can.

❶HARVEST - Please note a basket will be put out on Sunday mornings for contributions, to enable flowers to be purchased. Volunteers to help arrange flowers with Pauline are most welcome on morning of Saturday 26th from 11.00am

❷HARVEST LUNCH - SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER following the church service. 2 course lunch £11. If you would like tickets, please see Mary or Sandra.

JIGSAW PUZZLES:- If you have any you would like to donate to church for fundraising, please let Mary or Sandra have them or leave them on the pew in the porch. Thank you.

ACTION FOR CHILDREN  Please give in your annual donations to A4C this September for me to bank in October. I accept cheques or cash, but if it is easier, you can ask for my bank details to transfer the money. Please do not leave boxes or envelopes around the church. If I am not there, please give to a steward who will put it in the safe. Thank you very much, Ann Billen

CIRCUIT AWAY-DAY FOR LEADERS OF WORSHIP 

Deal all, You are warmly invited to our away-day on Thursday October 29th at The Greenhouse Retreat Centre, Bromsgrove, 10am–3pm. You can find out more about the venue here: Greenhouse at Barnes Close. The day is open to anyone involved in leading worship - Local Preachers, worship leaders, ministers, supernumeraries, musicians, tech people, those who take part in Local Arrangement services, those who are thinking about learning to lead worship, etc..There is no cost to participants, and you don't need to bring anything, but it would be helpful to know who's coming, so please register via this online form:

CIRCUIT AWAY DAY for leaders of worship 29/10/26 – Fill in form. Please do encourage others who might like to take part in the day; they don't need to have a regular or official role in leading worship in our churches or Circuit. You are encouraged to organise and share transport from your local area.

Further items of interest from CTiD, around the Circuit, DiSTRICT and Beyond:

Autumn 2026 (Please hold these events in your prayers, even if you’re not involved)

Wed Sept 23 Local Preachers’ & Worship Leaders’ meeting, 7.30pm with communion & annual act of recommitment at Bromyard Rd MC

THANK YOU - Adrian and I would like to express our thanks for the very generous gift we received from the Circuit at our Farewell Service.  We were moved by your kind words, the worship shared and the lovely tea provided too.  Thank you for all you did to make it such a special afternoon and to help us on our way.  It has been a joy and a privilege to share in mission and ministry in the South Worcester Circuit.  We will miss you greatly, but are excited for you as you welcome both Rev. Paul and Deacon Janet this coming year.   We look forward to hearing about all that God will continue to do among you. Corinne & Adrian

Circuit Café Worship on Zoom (open to all). Shared worship and discussion, hosted by St Andrew’s Worcester. 2nd Sunday of the month. 6pm (please contact stewards for Zoom Link: stewards.standrews@gmail.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CHURCH WEBSITE: http://www.droitwichspamethodistchurch.co.uk/

FACEBOOK:https://engb.facebook.com/DroitwichMethodistChurch/

Family Worker: - Sarah Jessop droitwichcfw@btinternet.com

Rev Elizabeth Harris - elizabeth.harris@methodist.org.uk

office: - Contact Janet Staley on the church office mobile 07922949791 droitwichmethodistchurch@btinternet.com

NEXT CHURCH Notices – Sunday 20th September.

Any items for inclusion in these notices to be received by the afternoon of Wednesday 16th September please, to Elaine Humphreys Email: dmcnotices@btinternet.com – thank you.