Cregagh Methodist Church - Latest News
May 2008
MMS CollectionTo date over £930 has been raised for the work of the Methodist Missionary Society. Thank you for your support.
Gift Aid
If you pay income tax, please consider joining our Gift Aid scheme. For every £1 you donate through your freewill offering envelope, we can reclaim 28p from the government.
This makes a huge contribution to our income each year - please think about whether you are eligible.
To join the scheme, please contact Jim Heatley (contact the church office for contact details). You do not have to disclose any personal details, such as your earnings or savings, to join this scheme.
Wanted...
We are trying to build up a supply of booster seats for the use of our church organisations. Recent legislation insists that children below a certain height must use a booster seat when travelling by car. If you have an unwanted booster seat, please contact the church office.
April 2008
Girls' Brigade NewsA bag packing fund raising event took place in Sainsburys and £650 was raised. Well done to all involved.
Thank You!
Sandra Taggart would like to thank all those who supported her recent coffee morning in aid of missionary work in Togo and Ghana. A total of £900 was raised.
Easter Offering Envelopes - the M.W.I. would like to thank all who contributed to this appeal. £700 was raised.
Youth Group Weekend
The Youth Weekend took place in February and lots of fun was had by all! You can see photos here.
Finance Notice
Copies of the church's financial accounts for 2007 are now available. They can be picked up from the church vestibule, or downloaded using the link below:
Accounts 2007 (PDF) (Right-click and choose "Save Target As.../Save Link As...").
If you have made financial contributions to the church through the Freewill Offering Envelopes in 2007, pleaase collect your letter from the vestibule table.
Thank You!
The officers from our Anchor Boys would like to thank all those who supported their recent sponsored bounce - a total of £325 was raised!
Many thanks to everyone who bought the church calendars. After covering costs, we were able to give £545 to the Church Development Fund. We have also sent a calendar to each of our mission partners.
Our annual Gift Day, in aid of the Building Regeneration Fund, was held on 2nd December 2007. A tremendous total of £6807 was raised - thank you to everyone who contributed.
The total collected in the Leprosy Mission appeal was £681.21. Again, thank you to everyone who donated.
The World Development and Relief Fund 1% Appeal raised a total of £766 through the 1% appeal envelopes in 2007. Thank you to all who supported the fund in 2007. This fund supports a number of projects across the world.
Boys' Brigade
Our annual BB Enrolment Service took place in November. Photos and a report are available now on the BB website.
Senior Citizens
The Safe Seniors Pack has been developed by Belfast City Council, District Policing Partnership, the PSNI and the Community Safety Unit of the NIO) and is designed to provide reassurance to older people both at home and out and about. Each pack contains:
- A personal attack alarm
- A bogus caller card
- 'Message in a bottle' - a container for you to store your medical details
- A leaflet on personal and home safety
Prayer for Mission Partners
Each month the Methodist Missionary Society and the World Development and Relief Fund produce an email of prayer points from our Mission Partners; in addition, a quarterly newsheet called theWORKS is available with news, projects and new resources to give an overview of the overseas work of the Methodist Church in Ireland. These are both very helpful resources for prayer, information and ideas, and you can sign up to receive them via email by emailing MMS: mms@irishmethodist.org.
Information Needed!!
In order to try to keep the number of announcements made in church to a minimum and to make the best possible use of the news sheet and website, please try to submit announcements and news to the church office by the deadline given.
Information can be emailed to Heather or sent to the office address.
Information for the news sheet will generally be made available on the website as well (although telephone numbers and addresses of individuals will not be published); if you have missed the deadline for the news sheet and want to make an announcement via this site, you can email Sharon with the relevant information.
Additionally, photos of church events are always appreciated; these can be sent to the address above (please note that we can only publish of children and young people if prior permission has been obtained from a parent or guardian). This includes photos of weddings, christenings and so on which have taken place in the church.
The deadline for information for the June news sheet is Tuesday 20th May.
Please note: if you've been involved in a church event, and you want to tell us all about it, please send a report and/or any photos you might have to Sharon: webmaster@cregaghmethodistchurch.org.