Neil's Christmas Day Message

The Christmas Story

Shown in our Christmas Day service - The Christmas Story', as told by the children of St Paul's Church, Auckland, New Zealand.

Christingle Service 2011

  

The 4pm Christingle Service in the Church Hall.

When the Christingles were given out, we stood around the hall, the lights were dimmed and  sang Away in the Manger.

A collection was taken for the work of the Children's Society

Preparing for the Christingle Service

Adults and children spent a couple of hours making all the Christingles for the service on Christmas Eve.

Carol Singing

On Thursday 22nd December, a group went Carol Singing and collected the sum of £127.23 which will be divided between the local "Kings Cross" charity based at our sister church, Trinity Methodist/URC, which supports disadvantaged families in our area, and an orphanage run by the Church of South India in Durgapur. We have had several visits by the Bishop of Durgapur through his contact with our minister, Rev Neil Drayton. A group from the church will be visiting Durgapur in the summer and they will take our contribution to their cause.

 

 

Carol Singers

 

 Collectors (and the dog came too!)

Christmas Fair 2011

During the opening of the Fair Rev Neil showed this short version of the nativity story

Introduction to Advent Service Alan Lee

Reading David Makin Zacariah Stuart Longworth

Reading David Makin Elizabeth Joyce Fisher

Reading David Makin John Howard Potts

Reading David Makin Mary Ruth Roberts

Reading David Makin Joseph Alistair Roberts

Reading David Makin Matthew Richard Taylor

After Christmas Reading Alan Lee

Folllow The Star

After months of practising members of the church and friends presented the Family Christmas  Musical "Follow the Star" on the 25th and 26th of November.

The show was enjoyed by all - the cast just as much as the audience. It was a huge undertaking with nearly 50 people involved in the cast/production team and other roles - but we all felt blessed by the exerience.

Here are photos of the cast before the show

Waiting Ruth Roberts

John Lewis Christmas ad

1st Reading Gill Bennett

2nd Reading Gill Bennett

Sermon Hazel Bradley

Crossing the Line Game

Reading Norman Speed

Sermon Crossing the LIne Rev.Neil Drayton

Kings

Act of Remembrance

Reading Stuart Longworth

Helping a King

Serving

Intercessions

Blessing

Children address Wise or Foolish Brian Fisher

1st Reading Christine Allison

2nd Reading Christine Allison

Sermon Wise or Foolish Brian Fisher

301011 Readings Stuart Longworth

301011 Sermon Alan Lee part 1

301011 Sermon Alan Lee part 2

241011 Tell, Show, Be

Shared in this mornings service

Tell, Show, Be  

a short film with a simple message about the heart of evangelism: “Tell somebody; show somebody; be somebody.” The film, hosted on the website www.tellshowbe.com, was judged “the best use of new media in evangelism” by a panel of media experts at a ceremony in London on Friday.

241011 All you need is love Beatles

241011 John Wesley

241011 Tricky Questions and Reading

241011 Sermon part 1 Rev.Neil Drayton

241011 Sermon part 2 Rev. Neil Drayton

161011 Meeting Jesus RR

161011 Prayer of Adoration the mountain

161011 Readings Dr Stuart Longworth

161011 Sermon part 1 Render unto Caesar David Taylor

161011 What have the Romans ever done for us

161011 Sermon part 2 David Taylor

091011 Harvest Evening Sermon Tins,Tools & Choices

091011 Harvest Anthem For the fruits of His creation

091011 John Wesley's school days & Tins

091011 Tools

091011 If I were a butterfly

091011 Harvest Reading & Sermon Tins,Tools & Trumpets

Harvest Next Week

011011 Count your blessings

Harvest project 2011

011011 Reading 1 Linda Locke

011011 Reading 2 Linda Locke

011011 Sermon Alison Sanders

250911 Action Songs Zacceus & Wide, wide as the ocean

250911 Trust

250911 Readings Joyce Fisher

250911 Sermon Stan Woods Trust

180911 Sermon Forgiveness Rev. Neil Drayton

180911 Readings Howard Potts

180911 Active Reading Rev.Neil Drayton

Who cares ice age clip

110911 Who Cares?

110911 Dr Brian Who Cares?

110911 Dr Brian Fisher Hangman Game

110911 Dr Brian Fisher Good Samaritan

110911 Dr Brian Fisher - For HIs Love remains the same

040911 Lie, Cheat, Drink, Swear & Steal Rev.Mark Coles

040911 Readings David Makin

040911 Readings part 2 David Makin

040911 Sermon Sciptural Holiness part 1

040911 Sermon Sciptural Holiness part 2

040911 Screen Shots from powerpoint

http://www.methodistconference.org.uk/media/41172/2-the-general-secretarys-report-0511.pdf

Guild Annual Trip

The Annual Guild Trip took place on 3rd September. A coach took us to Llangollen with a coffee stop at the Horseshoe Pass. From Llangollen we embarked on the narrow boat "Thomas Telford" for a two-hour trip, during which we were served with a ploughman's lunch. We travelled along the canal and over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to Froncysyllte. The coach then took us on to Betws-y-Coed, with time for shopping, sightseeing and a light tea before returning to Widnes by a scenic route. It was a very enjoyable day. Thanks to Stuart, who organised the trip for us.

280811 Four Candles Dr Brian Fisher

Follow the link to Two Ronnies Fork Handles sketch Brian aluded to

http://youtu.be/Cz2-ukrd2VQ

280811 Readings Linda Locke

280811 Sermon Part 1 Dr Brian Fisher

280811 Sermon Part 2 Dr Brian Fisher

210811 Sermon part 1 Stan Woods

210811 Sermon part 2 Stan Woods

210811 Sermon part 3 Stan Woods

140811 Eleanor Rigby Video

140811 Readings Christine Allison

140811 Sermon Rev. Neil Drayton

070811 Readings Stuart Longworth

070811 Sermon part 1 Connie Smith

070811 Sermon part 2 Connie Smith

310711 Sermon part 1 Rev. Patrick Rudden

310711 Sermon part 2 Rev. Patrick Rudden

310711 Sermon part 3 Rev. Patrick Rudden

240711 Reading Joan Briscoe

240711 Sermon Alison Sanders

170711 Follow Me Ruth Roberts

170711 Readings Stuart Longworth

170711 Sermon Jean Gravett

100711 Heroes Game Stuart Drayton

100711 Sermon Stuart Drayton

Family Fun Evening

On Saturday 9th July, a Family Fun Evening was held in support of two of our church charities. £230 was raised to be divided between Action for Children (formerly National Children's Home) and the Kings Cross Project, a local charity based at our sister church, Trinity Methodist/URC, which supports disadvantaged families in Widnes.

An evening of games and refreshment was thoroughly enjoyed by a wide age range of our members, as the photographs show.

030711 Young John Wesley

030711 Readings Linda Locke

030711 Sermon Rev. Neil Drayton

030711 PM Rev.Neil Drayton Address

260611 Welcome Ruth Roberts

260611 Readings Joyce Fisher

260611 Sermon Geoff Brown

Liverpool Festival Choir

Liverpool Festival Choir

On Saturday 25th June 2011, the Liverpool Festival Choir, under director Colin Porter and organist Alan Thornecroft, performed at Farnworth Methodist Church, Widnes. They sang a range of traditional church music of praise, rejoicing and celebrating the Trinity. There were organ solos by Paul Hutchins and Colin Porter, and congregational participation in singing "How shall I sing that majesty" and "Jerusalem".

The choir gave their time freely and a collection was taken for our church charity, which this year, under the auspices of Methodist Relief and Development Fund, is for a water supply in a Ugandan village. The amount raised was £294. Afterwards we retired to the church hall for light refreshment.

190611 Trinity Sunday RR

190611 Psalm Wendy Ross-Barker

190611 Readings Richard Taylor

190611 Sermon Wendy Ross-Barker

Walking Group in Crosby

Today we enjoyed an excellent 8 mile walk around Crosby taking in the Beach (including Anthony Gormley number 64), Little Crosby (mentioned in the Doomsday Book) and a stretch of the Liverpool-Leeds canal (now cleaned up and full of birds and fish - instead of shopping trolleys, tyres and other sundry rubbish)

120611 Intro Prayers

120611 Jesus Healer Teacher

120611 Jesus Preacher Prophet

120611 What does Jesus mean to you?

050611 Anybody like Chocolate?

050611 Reading 1

050611 Reading 2

050611 Sermon Alison Sanders

290511 A Brand Plucked from the Burning

290511 Reading Rev Neil Drayton

2900511 Sermon Rev.Neil Drayton

Up close and personal with one of Anthony Gormley's Iron Men. Jan,Gill and Clive (and friends) testing out the next church walk on Crosby beach. Why not join us on June 18th. Meet at 9-30am in the church car park (lifts available). For more details ring 495 2707

220511 Building Together Ruth Roberts

220511 Reading 1 Norman Speed

220511 Sermon Alan Lee part 1

220511 Reading 2 Norman Speed

220511 Sermon Alan Lee part 2

220511 Living Stones Drama

220511 Sermon Alan Lee part 3

220511 Aldersgate Sunday Intro Alan Lee

220511 Encountering John Wesley

150511 It's What Families Do !

150511 Family values

150511 Reading

150511 Sermon Stan Woods

090511 Sunday's Cool

090511 Evening Jesus Comes

090511 Evening If I could do something

090511 Risen! Risen!

090511 Mary's song

162nd Church Anniversary - Evening Service