Brookside Methodist Church

Gunthorpe Road

Gunthorpe

Peterborough

PE4 7TG

Phone (General): 01733-328192

Phone (Office): 01733-572911

Email: brooksidemc@surefish.co.uk

Website: www.brooksidemc.org.uk

Our Calling from God is

to prayerfully live out

our discipleship and mission through:

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DIARY DATES: REGULAR EVENTS:

Sunday Worship: For services not mentioned below, please see the current Circuit Quarterly Plan.

Regular events at Brookside: For a full list see the Weekly Programme.

Circuit Intercessions and coffee: Every Wednesday at 10:15am at Westgate URC/Methodist Church.

4^th Sunday Experience: Monthly meal and interactive contemporary worship. On the 4^th Sunday every month at 5:30pm at Dogsthorpe Methodist Church. See the Circuit Plan for details.

Wednesdays at One: Weekly talk every Wednesday at 1:00pm at Peterborough Cathedral.

Healing Service: on the 2^nd Wednesday each month at 1:00pm at Peterborough Cathedral.

The Point: Worship & Fun for all Peterborough Church youth. On the 2^nd Saturday every month at 7:30pm. Run by CROPS at Park Road Baptist Church unless otherwise announced. See www.crops.org.uk for more information.

Peterborough Praise: Worship celebrations for all Christians in Peterborough. At 7:30pm on the 2^nd Sunday in the month in January, March, May, July, September and November. See www.peterboroughpraise.org.uk for more information.

City-Wide Prayer: prayer session for the city, nation & world, on the 1st Tuesday each month at 7:30pm. Energised: meeting for prayer for people involved with any kind leadership role in any church in Peterborough, on the 2^nd Thursday each month 11:30am-2pm. Both at The Dwelling Place, Harris Street Baptist Church, http://www.dwellingplace.org.uk/ , Contact Amy Fry 345998.

SPECIAL EVENTS (at Brookside unless stated otherwise):

April
Fri 4^th			Kiev Singers perform at Westgate Church
Fri 11^th	7:30pm		All-age band practice for All-age Worship on Sunday
Sun 13^th	12:00pm		After All-age Worship there will be a Family Bring & Share Lunch with Journey of Discovery updates & discussion
	6:30pm		Annual Memorial & Thanksgiving Service
Sun 20^th	10:30am		Last service at Brookside lead by Dave Haseldine
Sat 26^th	12:30pm		Millennium Luncheon Club (especially for elderly & housebound)
Sun 27^th	6:30pm		At Brookside, Circuit Service of Farewell to D Haseldine & family
Tues 29^th	2:30pm		Easter Offering Service at Crowland M C, Reform Street
May
Sun 4^th		10:30am	First service lead by Jan Tate as Minister with pastoral charge at Brookside
Fri 9^th		7:30pm	All-age band practice for All-age Worship on Sunday
Sat 10^th		8-9:15am	Prayer Breakfast
Sun 11^th		10:30am	Pentecost All-age Worship lead by Youth & Andy Packer
		6:30pm	PE4 Churches United Service at The Way Church, The Green in Werrington
Fri 16^th- Mon 19^th			Visit to Northampton District of the 2007-8 President and Vice President of the Methodist Church, Martyn Atkins & Ruby Beech
Sun 18^th			Christian Aid BIG SING Service & BBQ at Brookside
Sat 24^th		12:30pm	Millennium Luncheon Club (especially for elderly & housebound)
ADVANCE NOTICE:
June		8^th @ 6:30pm Circuit Service at Southside M C, London Rd
July		5^th Strawberry Fayre
		3-10^th Annual Methodist Conference in Scarborough
		20^th @ 10:30am Haseldine family^,s last service at Brookside
Sept		13+14^th Harvest Festival
Oct		4+5^th Boy^,s Brigade 125^th Anniversary Weekend
		25+26^th Church Anniversary Social & Service
Nov		15^th Autumn Fayre
Dec		13+14^th Christmas Tree Festival & Bazaar

COMMITTEE MEETINGS & TRAINING SESSIONS:

April
Tues 8^th	7:30pm	Stewards Meeting
	7:30pm	Circuit Missions Meeting at Southside M C, London Rd - for reps from churches with a thirst for mission!
Thurs 10^th	7:30pm	Circuit Ministries Meeting at MPH, reps from every church in Circuit welcome
Tues 15^th	7:30pm	General Church Meeting, Everyone is welcome to attend and contribute and all Members can vote!
Sat 19^th	10:15-3pm	District Synod at Wendover
May
ADVANCE NOTICE:
June	2^nd @ 7:30pm Pastoral Committee
	5^th @ 7:30pm Circuit Meeting at Whittlesey URC/MC, Queen St
	11^th @ 7:30pm Property Committee
	16^th @ 7:30pm Worship Consultation
	23^rd @7:30pm Church Council (if needed)

Please pray for these events and meetings, and join in, or help out. If you want to have your say in a committee meeting, just see the Chair if you can go along, or ask them to voice your idea, vision, criticism or comment.

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