CONTACT

APRIL 2009
NEWS FROM
HARROWGATE HILL
METHODIST CHURCH

Minister: Rev. Selby White Tel.: 463546

Church Telephone Number Tel.: 362388

Services Sunday at 10:30am and 6.00pm

Parade and Family Service: 1st Sunday in the month
Sunday School: 10:30am
Transform: Sunday, 7.30pm at Harrowgate Hill
Fusion: Monday, 5.00pm, fortnightly
Rainbows: Thursday 5.45pm
Brownies: Wednesday 5.45pm
Guides: Thursday 7.00pm
Beavers: Friday 5.00pm
Cub Scouts: Friday 6.15pm
Scouts: Friday 7.30pm
Playgroup: Monday-Friday mornings

April 2009 No. 809

Hello, everyone,

Are you walking with a spring in your step? Are the winter
blues becoming a memory? I feel like that. This is my favourite
time of the year, with the days becoming longer, the daffodils
looking beautiful and spring is here.

It’s the time of year I always look forward to.

The gardens are showing signs of new life all around. I even
have some frogspawn in my pond which I keep looking at to
see how the tadpoles are developing.

It’s also an important time in the life of Churches everywhere.

We remember how Jesus was crucified and then rose from
the dead to give new life in the hearts of all his friends and
disciples, and in the hearts of Christians today.
I wish you all a very happy Easter and hope you feel Jesus’ love in
your hearts.

Love and blessings

Elaine Armer

Harrowgate Hill Methodist Church

invites you to a Charity Concert and Afternoon Tea
on Saturday 25th April
Proceeds for CHRISTIAN AID
concert by “Musicality
4.00pm Afternoon Tea
6.00pm “Musicality” – a ladies harmony group
lead by Jean Robinson
Tickets: £5.00, Children £3.00 available from
the Stewards or Tel Brian on 264145

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Congratulations to Caroline Lazenby and Jeff on the birth of their baby son
Evan, a brother for Harvey and new Grandson for Jean. We pray for Stuart
Gordon who is unwell at this time, and any others known to us who are
poorly. We remember any of our church family who are in Nursing Homes
and think especially of Jennie Hall, Peggy Iceton, Gladys Geldart and Ethel
Gibson. We also remember Betty Reeks following the death of her
brother and also Kathryn, Martin, Joseph and Sam Read following the
death of Kathryn’s Dad.

Brian would welcome any donations towards the flowers for

decorating our church on Easter Sunday and also requires help
in arranging the flowers on Saturday 11th April at 10am.

Pastoral Meeting: Please note that the start time of the Pastoral
meeting on 1st April has been changed to 7pm.

PRAY FOR OUR STREETS

We would like everyone to join us in prayer for the people

of the following streets:

05 April – 11 April Bowman Street, Fulford Place, Garden Place,

Walker Terrace, Scott Place
12 April – 18 April Kirkfield Road
19 April – 25 April Thompson Street
26 April – 2 May Longfield Road

COLLECTIONS
1 March £ 296
8 March £ 318
15 March £ 368
22 March £ 251

Coffee Morning for March- £54

Birthday Coffee Morning for March - £46
March Lunch 50% - £75.00
 APRIL COFFEE MORNING

Saturday 4th April

Hosted by
the Sunday School
1 0.00am – 11. 3 0am
Coffee/Tea/Squash and Biscuits £1.00
accompanied children free
Cake stall / Bring & Buy STALL

(May coffee morning hosts : Banner Group)

Our Sunday School would like to raise some money to buy a goat, some chickens or
even a cow for the Kumi Community Centre in Uganda. They are therefore
holding an Easter Egg competition with a difference. Could you please
decorate an egg to resemble a member of this church and bring it along to
the Coffee morning on 4th April when the Sunday School will be the hosts.
Entrance to the competition is £1 and there will be a prize awarded for the best entry.

CATERING GROUP

Menu for EASTER LUNCH on

Saturday 11 April at 12 noon

Fruit Salad
Chicken, Roast Potatoes, Fresh Vegetables
Meringue Nests
Tea or Coffee plus an Easter Surprise
Price £5.00
To book ring Joan Smart on 258078
PLEASE NOTE – to book or cancel a lunch notice must be given by 10.00am on the day
prior to the lunch date. Your cooperation with this would be much appreciated.

Your co-operation is kindly requested…..

Regarding the Monthly Church Lunch it would be very helpful if those who wish to come
along for lunch could please remember to inform Joan Smart (258078).
In recent months Joan has needed to ring around in order to confirm numbers for catering
purposes. We all agree that Joan and the Catering Group make splendid efforts with these
lunches, and we could help no end by cooperating in this way. Many thanks.
 It Happened One Friday
A National Tour by the Jasperian Theatre Company at
Elm Ridge Methodist Church at 7.30pm on 8th April
Free but there will be a free will offering to cover costs.

An Easter Musical “Led Like A Lamb” will be performed at Northland

Methodist Church on Saturday 11th April at 3pm and will be followed
by a buffet tea. Entry is free but there will be a freewill offering taken
up after the performance.

The Kiev Singers

An evening of Ukrainian and European Church Music
& Folk Songs
Shildon Methodist Church - 7.00pm – Friday
17th April
Admission free (An offering will be taken at the
end of the evening for the charity ‘New
Beginnings)
The Kiev Singers are a group of professional Singers and
Musicians from Kiev in Ukraine. The concert comprises of
two parts with a 10-15 minute interval in between. The first
part is made up of mostly spiritual Ukrainian vocal and
instrumental music whilst the second part is a miscellany of
popular classics and Ukrainian folk songs. The singers dress
in their national costume for part of the concert and bring
along their Ukrainian stringed instrument, the Bandura.
Proceeds from the evening will support the charity “New
Beginnings” (charity No. 1087263) who have built a Foster
home and fund its upkeep just outside Kiev. This is a small
U.K. based charity doing big things with “Children in Crisis

Please remember that we welcome any donations of ladies, men’s and

children’s clothing as well as bedding, curtains, towels, soft toys,
shoes, belts and handbags for our ongoing Bag2School project. If you
require bags for your items please ask one of the Stewards. If you
would like bags collected from your home please ring Helen Tel:
468314
 APRIL BIRTHDAY COFFEE MORNING
Saturday 18th April
10.00 am
Tea / Coffee, & Biscuits
Cost £1 – accompanied children free

Have you thought about joining one of our study groups? As a member of
the Methodist Church we are called to learning and caring through Bible
study and meeting for fellowship. If you are not already in a fellowship
group, then maybe you'd like to give one a try. Currently there are two
groups running, one on alternate Tuesday mornings from 9.30am – 10.30am
and the other on alternate Wednesday afternoons from 1.45pm – 2.45pm.
Each group meets in the home of one of our members and we study and
discuss Bible passages and related material informally over a cup of tea and a
biscuit. If you would like to know more, please have a word with Mary Wells
or Margaret Cuthbert.

Can you spare an hour or so, approximately once a

month to help with Church Cleaning? The cleaning
teams do a splendid job in keeping the premises
clean and tidy, but they are all rather seriously
undermanned (or woman-ed!) at present and would
welcome extra volunteers to spread the load a little. Please give
prayerful consideration to this and if you feel you can help,
contact Margery Graham Tel: 258353 to find out more. Many
thanks.

Darlington Operatic Society will present the Cole Porter classic

ANYTHING GOES
Civic Theatre, 22nd April – 2nd May 2009
tickets available via Joan Smart, tel 258078

Our Rainbows Group currently has vacancies. Rainbows have

fun! They take part in games and activities as part of their
programme called the Rainbow Jigsaw. Everything a Rainbow
does helps her to develop and to think for herself, in a safe girl-only
environment. If you know any girls aged 5 – 7 years who would like to join
our group, please ask them to contact the Rainbow Leader Kathryn Sygrove
(Tel:351035)

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Lent & Easter- Darlington Circuit 2009

Good Friday
9.30am United Service at Bondgate
Methodist Church
followed by Walk of Witness to
2.30pm the Open Air service outside St
Cuthbert’s Church in the Market
Place
10am- Good Friday Service at
12noon Harrowgate Hill Methodist Church
Saturday
Easter Fayre – at North
6.00am Cowton
7.00am
3.00pm Easter Day
 Sunrise Praise – West Park Hill
Breakfast at Pierremont
Methodist Church
Easter Eggstravaganza – A family
time at the Bandstand in South
Park. Including Singing.
egg rolling and outdoor praise.
Further details from Circuit Office - 282491

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