Thank you toKathleen Jacksonfor sponsoring this week’s notice sheet

Homechurch Groups resume their bi-weekly meetings with our Autumn programme. Contacts for each group are listed in the foyer.

Coffee Rotas. Please fill in the gaps for September. October would also be good!

Thanks Sheila

Traidcraft Autumn catalogues are now available.They include Christmas gifts and cards and calendars.

Trinity Lunch The next Trinity Lunch will be on Thursday 7th September. Please fill in your name on the list in the Crush Hall today if you wish to attend.

Circuit Service10.30amNext Sunday - Sept 10th at Trinity.Note the Time

At the start of our new Connexional year it is good to come together as a circuit to celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness. Connexionalism is about being one, we are one church even though we meet in many different places week by week. The circuit service is an opportunity to worship together as God’s people called Methodists, to be encouraged and enjoy fellowship with friends from around the circuit. If you are able, please join us for this special service and if anyone needs a lift, ensure that they have the opportunity to attend by sharing transport. The service will be followed bya ‘bring and share’ lunch. All are welcome – if you would like to bring a contribution, it will be gratefully received.

A gentle reminder – During the week.

If you are a member of a group or just “popping in”. Please remember to lock the front door behind you.

Our Church building serves young people, venerable adults and most of all you.

Week commencing 3rd September 2017

Last week’s collection amounted to £889including Standing Orders.

Thank you to all who contributed.

Monday 4thSeptember

7.30pmMonday Nighters. Speaker:

Revd Andrew Lomax. All welcome.

Tuesday 5thSeptember

7.30pmBB/GB Band practice.

Wednesday 6thSeptember

6.30pmBoys’ Brigade.

Thursday 7thSeptember

12 noonMid-week Service

12.45pmTrinity Lunch (Please see separate notice)

6.15pmNoGirls’ Brigade.

7.15pmLoughborough Male Voice Choir practice

7.30pmExtraordinary Circuit Meeting at Knightthorpe.

Friday 8th September

7.30pmChoir Practice

Saturday9th September

10.00am Coffee morning

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Sunday 10thSeptember

9.15amNO Service

10.30amCircuit United Service at Trinity

(Please see separate notice and note earlier starting time)

4.00pmMessy Church.

Royland Road, Loughborough LE11 2EH

‘Passionate about growing

God’s Kingdom’

SUNDAY September 3rd 2017

We warmly welcome you

to our worship today

MINISTER

Revd Andrew Lomax 01509 219804

CIRCUIT ADMINISTRATOR

Josephine Wills 01509 807441

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday 10am – 2pm

(Access also available from the Forest Road

door by ringing the bell)

SENIOR CHURCH STEWARD

Nigel Cox 01509 266446

Trinity is fitted with a loop system

for those with a hearing aid

An assortment of toys and a play rug for young children are available at the back of the church.

If you would like more details about Trinity,

Please ask a steward for an information leaflet.

Sunday 3rd September 2017

9.15amRevd Andrew Lomax

Holy Communion

Hymns:StF 13, 153, 661 & 498

Reading:Mark 7: 5-30

10.45amMorning Worship

led by Dorothy Pipet

Reader: Liz Lamb

Intercessor :Emma Lowe

Call to Worship

Jesus says, “I am the Way for you”.

AND SO WE COME TO FOLLOW CHRIST.

Jesus says, “I am the Truth for you”.

AND SO WE COME TO DWELL IN THE LIGHT.

Jesus says, “I am the Life for you”.

AND SO WE COME, LEAVING BEHIND ALL ELSE TO WHICH WE CLING.

StF678 Come all who look to Christ today

Worship

Prayer

StF94 To God be the Glory

StF367 When I was lost

Message

Readings:Heb 11v8-10

JC Promotions and Junior leave for their own groups

StF471 Lord I come to you

Talk

Response

HymnHear me, Listen to my prayer

Hear me, listen to my prayer and comfort me
Oh my heart is faint, so lead me
To the Rock that is higher than I
Hide me in the shelter of Your wing and carry me
Through this dry and weary land, oh lead me
To the Rock that is higher than I
Let me soar on wings like eagles
Let me run and run and not grow faint
When I'm tired and Lord You know I'm weary
In my weaknesses, I know Your strength
In my weakness Lord, I know Your strength
You Hear me, You listen to my prayer, You comfort me
When my heart is faint, You lead me
To the Rock that is higher than I
You hide me in the shelter of Your wing and carry me
In this dry and weary land, You lead me
To the Rock that is higher than I

Prayers

Offering

StF545Be thou my vision

Look at your hands, see the touch, and the tenderness,

Conclusion

GOD’S OWN FOR THE WORLD.

Look at your heart, see the fire and the love,

GOD’S OWN FOR THE WORLD.

Look at the cross, see God’s son and our saviour,

GOD’S OWN FOR THE WORLD.

This is God’s world,

AND WE WILL SERVE GOD IN IT.

May God bless us, may God keep us always,

And lead our lives with love. AMEN.

Please stay for Coffee/Tea after the service.

6.00pmEvening Service

led by Revd John Pugh

Contemplative Worship

Please see separate

Notice sheet

FOR REFLECTION AND PRAYERFUL CONCERN

John 3.16

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.

Please pray for God’s blessing on Andrew Lomax, on Dorothy Pipet and on John Pughasthey lead our worship at Trinity today and on all who take part in today’s worship, whether in leadership or otherwise.

Remember in love any members of our Church Family who are unwell, infirm, recovering from surgery or for any other reason need our prayers at this time.

Pray for God’s blessing on all of the varied weekday meetings at Trinity which are resuming their activities this week.

Pray too for the Extraordinary Circuit Meetingon Thursday and the decisions made

We remember those Ministers within the Methodist society who are meeting new Churches, new folks and new manses.

We pray a blessing on all Christians as we begin a new Connexional year.

Please hold in prayer the thousands of people in Houston, Texas, forced from their homes by the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Remember too the families bereaved by the tragic crash on the M1 motorway last week.

In the Methodist Prayer handbook, we are asked today to pray with Christians in West Africa, especially in Benin, in Côte d’Ivoire and in Togo. Also remember our Methodist colleagues in the South Eastern District.