mdmc.org.uk

MINISTER Rev Ruth Jeffries

1, Clive Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3DJ

01630 652631

revruthjeffries@gmail.com

Sunday 12th November 2017

DIARY

Sunday 12th Nov Morning Service (with Junior Church) - Rev Anthony Clowes 10.30am MDMC

At7 – worship led by James Adams & Swan Bank Band 6pm MDMC

Monday Explosion (reception –year 3) 6 - 7.15pm Church Hall

Fireworks (years 7+ ) 7.30—8.45pm Church Hall

Tuesday Thinking About the Bible 2.30pm Church Lounge

CAP ‘Release Group’ 5-6.30pm Church Lounge

Wednesday Church Prayer Meeting 7pm Church Lounge

Pilates Group 7.45 – 9pm Church Hall

Thursday Toddlers 9.45-11.15am Church Hall

Fusion (years 4-6) 6 - 7.15pm Church Hall

A Choired Taste’ (Community Choir) 7.30pm MDMC

Glendon Close Life Group 7.45pm 8 Glendon Close, MD

Friday Music & Movement 2pm Church Hall

Worship Band Practice 8pm MDMC

Saturday Prayers for persecuted Church 10am-1pm MDMC

Sunday 19th Nov Morning Service (Traditional) – Rev Ruth Jeffries 9.15am MDMC

Morning Service (All in service) – Rev Ruth Jeffries 10.30am MDMC

Baptisms & Reaffirmation of Baptismal vows 3.45pm MD Swimming Pool

Baptism Celebration Party 5.30pm MDMC

That thing at Al’s House (yr8 & above) 6.30-8pm 41 Hampton Drive, MD

Sunday 14th February Morning Service – Mr Mark Savill 10.30am MDMC

Evening Service (Contemporary) – Rev Ruth Jeffries 6pm MDMC

Monday Stroke Club 2-4pm Church Hall

Explosion (reception –year 3) 6 - 7.15pm Church Hall

Fireworks (years 7+ ) 7.30—8.45pm Church Hall

Church Stewards Meeting 7.45pm 27 Milton Drive, MD Annefield Close Life Group 7.45pm 7 Annefield Close, MD next 20h

nov

Tuesday Aphasia Support Group 11am Church Hall

The Social Hour 2.30pm Church Hall

CAP ‘Release from Addiction’ Group 5-6.30pm Church Lounge

Shalom Life Group 7.30pm 8 The Coppice (next 21st nov)

Wednesday Mid-week Communion Service 11am MDMC

Church Prayer Meeting 7pm Church Lounge

Thursday Toddlers 9.45-11.15am Church Hall

Fusion (years 4-6) 6 - 7.15pm Church Hall

Glendon Close Life Group 7.45pm 8 Glendon Close, MD

A Choired Taste (Community Choir) 7.30pm MDMC

Milton Drive House Group 7.45pm 27 Milton Drive

Guitar Club 8-9pm Church Lounge

Friday

Saturday

Sunday 15th January Morning Service (Traditional) – Mr Mike Shingler 9.15am MDMC

Morning Service (All in service) 10.30am MDMC

Junior Fellowship (yrs 4-7) 4.30-6pm 5 Oakfield Road, MD

Evening Service (Breathe) – Mr Ivan Perry 6pm MDMC

That thing at Al’s House (yr8 & above) 7.30-9pm 41 Hampton Drive, MD

MORNING SERVICE

With Junior Church 10.30am

Rev Anthony Clowes

Worship Leader Paul Savill

This morning we welcome Anthony Clowes who is the senior Pastor at

Potter’s Church, Stoke on Trent.

MORNING SERVICE INFORMATION

If this is your first time with us today, we are really pleased to welcome you. Please do make yourself known to one of the church stewards or members of the welcome team – they will be wearing badges!

Please feel free to join us for refreshments in the church hall after the morning service. The morning service is about 1.5 hours. If you feel you cannot stay that length of time please feel free to leave when you need to. During the worship/singing please feel free to sit or stand as you choose.

The prayer team will be available after the service. Please take a seat on the front row of seats in church if you would like someone to pray with you.

During the morning service, all children are invited to Junior Church & Dynamite, groups that are suitable for their age group run by experienced leaders. If your child is coming to Junior Church for the first time, please come out with your child to fill in a registration form.

A Crèche facility is available for the under 3's in the church lounge run by experienced and DBS checked volunteers. There is also a TV link to the church in the church lounge. Roughly half an hour into the worship time the children/crèche will leave for their groups

MORNING SERVICE INFORMATION

If this is your first time with us today, we are really pleased to welcome you. Please do make yourself known to one of the church stewards or members of the welcome team – they will be wearing badges!

Please feel free to join us for refreshments in the church hall after the morning service. The morning service is about 1.5 hours. If you feel you cannot stay that length of time please feel free to leave when you need to. During the worship/singing please feel free to sit or stand as you choose.

The prayer team will be available after the service. Please take a seat on the front row of seats in church if you would like someone to pray with you.

During the morning service, all children are invited to Junior Church & Dynamite, groups that are suitable for their age group run by experienced leaders. If your child is coming to Junior Church for the first time, please come out with your child to fill in a registration form.

A Crèche facility is available for the under 3's in the church lounge run by experienced and DBS checked volunteers. There is also a TV link to the church in the church lounge. Roughly half an hour into the worship time the children/crèche will leave for their groups

EARLY SERVICE

TRADITIONAL

9.15am

Mr Mike Shingler

MORNING SERVICE ‘ALL IN’

10.30am

Robin Perry, Mark Savill & Kevin Lee

CHURCHES TOGETHER SERVICE

6pm

AT7 Contemporary Worship

7pm

Speaker & Worship Leader

James Adams Worship Pastor At Swanbank

MORNING SERVICE INFORMATION

If this is your first time with us today, we are really pleased to welcome you. Please do make yourself known to one of the church stewards or members of the welcome team – they will be wearing badges! The 9.15am service lasts about 45 minutes and the 10.30am service is about 1 hour. During the worship/singing please feel free to sit or stand as you choose. Please feel free to join us for refreshments in the church hall at 10am between the two services. The prayer team will be available after the service. Please take a seat on the front row of seats in church if you would like someone to pray with you. There is no provision for children at the 9.15am service and the 10.30am service is All Age worship so there are no organised children’s groups today. However, the crèche toys are set up in the lounge where is also a TV link to the church. You are welcome to take your child out to the lounge at any point in the service but you will need to stay with them. A Crèche facility is available for the under 3's in the church lounge run by experienced and DBS checked volunteers. There is also a TV link to the church in the church lounge. Roughly half an hour into the worship time the children/crèche will leave for their groups There is no organised crèche today. However, the toys are set up in the lounge where is also a TV link to the church. You are welcome to take your child out to the lounge at any point in the service but you will need to stay with them

The Holy Habits theme today is M A K I N G M O R E D I S C I P L E S

The Holy Habits theme today is S E R V I C E

PRAISE @4 Next Sunday afternoon (8th October) you are welcome to Pra ise@4, a family fun worship event that includes the puppets! Please invite your school friends, family grandchildren, cousins, friends to MDMC at 4pm. There will be food served following the short service.

Listen Again The readings and sermon are recorded in every service and are available to listen to on the church website - you need never miss one again and can listen back to past sermons too. mdmc.org.uk/sermons

SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER

9.15am

Ruth Jeffries -- -- Al Savill -- Team D Elaine Cook -- Mike Shingler --

On Duty

Preacher Worship Leader

Reader

Church Stewards

Welcome Team

Organ Piano

PA Visuals

Bus Driver (am)

Coffee (am) Flowers Crèche

Children & youth Teams

10.30am

Ruth Jeffries Mark Savill James Morris Sandra Haughton Robin Faul Team D Al Savill Al Savill Phil Cooper Ben Lee

Ron Fairless – 07723485958 Barbara Daniels & Joy Perry Edith Edwards All in service (Rachel Faul toys out) All in Service

Evening services at MDMC 19th Nov – Baptisms at the pool! 26th Nov - Traditional

Foodbank The current low stock items are, Sponge Puddings & Jam

PRAISING GOD, SHARING THE RISEN JESUS, REJOICING AT THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER

On Duty

Preacher Worship Leader

Reader

Church Stewards

Welcome Team

Organ Piano

PA Visuals

Bus Driver (am)

Coffee (am) Flowers Crèche

Children & youth Teams

Ron Fairless - 07723485958 Lyn Turnock & Ivy Meredith Joan Cotton All In Service (Kirsty Davies toys out) All In Service All In Service

READERS FOR SUNDAY SERVICES Please do continue to volunteer to read the reading at Sunday services, both morning and evenings. There is a list on the notice board in the foyer for you to fill your name in on any convenient dates. It’s a great way of serving and you can volunteer as often as you like!! There are still some dates in September to fill up!! Thanks.

SUNDAY 16TH APRIL

On Duty

Preacher Worship Leader

Reader

Church Stewards

Welcome Team

Organ Piano

PA Visuals

Com Helper

Com Stewards

Bus Driver (am)

Coffee (am) Flowers Crèche

Children & youth Teams

9.15am

Ruth Jeffries --- Barbara Daniels Andy Bradeley -- Team B Elaine Cook -- Steward Kat Talbot Paul Bishop Grace Bishop

6pm

Ruth Jeffries Ruth Jeffries c/o stewards Andy Bradeley -- -- -- Ruth Jeffries Andrew Cooper Nicole Fox

Ron Fairless - 07723485958 Lyn Turnock & Ivy Meredith All In Service All In Service All In Service

10.30am

Ruth Jeffries Bob Miers Sandra Haughton Team B Elaine Cook Elaine Cook Colin Barthorpe Ben Lee

LADIES BREAKOUT A morning of sharing, testimony, prayer, coffee, chat and encouragement for all ladies young and old! Friday 22nd September, 9.30am for coffee, 10am start. Please do come along!

CVM - ‘THE GATHERING’ The Gathering is a men's weekend festival like no other! It's fun, it's life changing, it's THE standout event for guys. Taking place 22-24 June 2018 in a field near Swindon the Gathering features: ● Live comedy ● cool cars ● 5-a-side tournament ● bar ● live music

huge inflatables bar games

On Duty

Preacher Worship Leader

Reader

Church Stewards

Welcome Team

Organ Piano

PA Visuals

Com Helper

Com Stewards

Bus Driver (am) Coffee (am)

Flowers Crèche

Children & youth Teams

4pm

Ruth Jeffries Mark Savill Praise@4 Al Savill -- Team C -- Paul Savill Mike Shingler Nicole Fox -- -- --

SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER

PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS The International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians this year is Sunday 19th November. We will be participating in this event with joint prayer sessions between 10am and 1pm on Saturday 18th November at MDMC. As in previous years this will be divided into hourly sessions, and during each one we will be praying for suffering Christians in different nations. The hourly sessions will begin promptly on the hour and finish with enough time for people to arrive or leave before the next one begins. It is hoped that this will allow people to attend for part of the morning if they cannot commit to the whole of it.

9.15am

Mike Shingler -- Chris Ward Ness Savill -- Team C TBC -- Gail Ackerley Hymn Books

6pm

CTOG Ruth Jeffries -- Robin Faul -- -- Paul Savill Ruth Jeffries Gail Ackerley Nicole Fox

10.30am

Robin Perry Mark Savill All in Service Andy Bradeley Sandra Haughton Team C -- Matt Baker Colin Barthorpe Ben Lee

MILTON DRIVE LIFE GROUP

BAPTISM & CHURCH

MEMBERSHIP If you are interested in baptism, church membership or both, please speak to Ruth your small group

CHILD AID ROMANIA Support disadvantaged children and their families in Romania through Child Aid Romania - a small, personal charity ensuring that every penny goes on the projects it supports - and enjoy a 3 course Indian meal for £15 at Ashley Spice on Monday 13th November, 7 for 7.15pm. English meals are available if ordered in advance. See Jeannette or Derek for tickets or see the poster in the hall.

REAL ADVENT CALENDARS Real Advent Calendars will be available to order again this year, please sign the order form on the notice board TODAY!

FELT ANGELS Gail Ackerley has put together a pack with instructions and materials to make 4 felt Christmas Angels so that the children can join in with making the angels to put around town with the knitted ones. The packs are available on the welcome desk.

MWIB WORKSHOPS On Monday 13th November ‘Methodist Women in Britain’ are having a get together with workshops at Wolstanton Methodist Church. If you would like to go all the details are on the notice board in the hall. Barbara Shingler will be going and will have seats available in her car for 3 people. .

BAPTISMS Several of our church family will either be baptised or will reaffirm their baptismal vows by full immersion at a service at Market Drayton Swimming Pool on Sunday 19th November. All are welcome to the pool as there is plenty of room for people to stand and watch - please be there for 3.45pm ready to start at 4pm. Those being baptised, and those helping, need to be changed prior to the start. There may possibly be a very short time for kids to splash in the learner pool afterwards, (although we only have the pool hired until 5pm) so they will need their swimming kits with them. Parents must be in the pool with their children as per pool policy. There will be a party in the church hall after the baptisms. All are welcome even if you can't make it to the pool, we'll be there around 5.30pm. It's a bring & share meal, the hall will be open between 3-3.30 to drop food off for anyone who wants to do that.

Please not that there wil l be NO evening serv ice that day.

CIRCUIT CELEBRATION PLANNING Next meeting for planning Circuit Celebration : Thursday 18th January, 7.30pm at the Manse. Please get it in your diary now. Apologies if it clashes with Life Groups

AT7 Our next at7 is THIS EVENING when our speaker will be James Adams, who will also lead us in worship. James has been the worship pastor at Swan Bank Methodist Mission in Stoke-on-Trent since 2014, having previously ministered for 5 years at Woodcrest Church in Columbia, Missouri, USA. He grew up in Altrincham and from 2008-2009 played guitar for ‘Thebandwithnoname’. James has a passion for people encountering Jesus through worship and we look forward to him leading us and bringing God’s Word.

9.15am

Ruth Jeffries -- -- Al Savill -- Team D Elaine Cook -- Mike Shingler Mike Shingler ? Diana Bromley Joan Scrivener

10.30am

Ruth Jeffries Mark Savill James Morris Sandra Haughton Robin Faul Team D Al Savill Al Savill Phil Cooper Ben Lee

Ron Fairless Barbara Daniels & Joy Perry Edith Edwards All in service (Rachel Faul toys out) All in Service

THINKING ABOUT THE BIBLE The Thinking About the Bible group will meet in the church lounge, as usual, Tuesday 14th November, 2.30pm. Looking at Ephesians chapter 6, verses 10–18: ‘The armour of God’. Please come.

BUTTERCROSS TO BETHLEHEM There are now sign up sheets on the notice board in the foyer for you to volunteer to be Shepherds, Angels or stewards at B2B on Sunday 17th December. This event will not be possible without the help and support from you all – please see the notice board with information about what each role requires.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS MDMC have been asked to take part in the ‘Festival of Lights’ on Saturday 18th November by supporting ‘The Zone’ children’s choir singing carols at 12pm under the Buttercross in Cheshire Street. It would be great to have all ages of people to join in from children right through to more ‘mature’ folk!

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Meal on Friday 1st December. We will meet at Wetherspoons (The Hippodrome) at 7.30pm for a meal together. Please put your name on the list in the foyer so as we can book the table together names by 26th November or let Mike Shingler know your coming.