We meet at our church in Aley Green every Sunday at 11:00 for Morning Service and our Sunday School, which is very lively with 14 children and young people, lead by their four teachers. As well as our Sunday activities, we get together for Bible Study, fellowship meetings and coffee evenings.
The following articles are taken from the Slip End Parish News:
April
This year our Lent course lead by Mike Bull is a five week
Study course: 'Faith in the Fire'. We are enjoying the
challenges, study and prayer leading up until Easter. For our
Lent project we have chosen to fill Smartie tubes for the
Pasque Hospice in Luton and the children are filling their
Smartie tubes for 'Holidays for Children in Need 2001'
On Easter Day at 11.00 a.m. we will be having a family
service led by Rev Jenny Spouge, everyone is welcome to join
us.
How to entertain the children in the Easter holidays - Come
to our Family Beetle Drive on Friday 20th April at 6.00 p.m.
Tickets are £3 for Adults and £2 for children; this
includes a 'Bangers & Mash' meal followed by fruit and
jelly. There will be a raffle and all money raised will go to
Methodist Homes for the aged. Tickets from Ann 733668 or Sue
480875.
The Sunday School have welcomed new children and two of our
young people are attending a confirmation group.
Dates:
§ Sat 19th May 2.30 p.m. Good as New Sale at the Church
§ Sat 5th May 9.00 a.m. Cake Stall outside the Co-op (for
Church roof fund)
Hope to see you soon, With love & prayers from all at
Aley Green Methodist Church
Ann Meade
March
Flower
Festival
We are busy preparing for Flower Festival in March,
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th and we would like to invite you to
contribute an arrangement. The theme this year is "West
End Shows" and our main aim is to fill the church with
flowers. Let us know by 12th March if you would like to join
in with this.
The church will be open on Thursday 22nd March between 2pm
and 4pm and 6pm to 8pm in the evening for you to bring your
arrangements or make them up in church as you prefer. For
information call Barbara Horton on 737647.
During the weekend the Festival will; be open as follows:
· Friday: 6pm
- 9pm
· Saturday: 10:30am - 12 noon
& 2pm to 5pm
· Sunday: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
& 4pm to 5pm
We will be serving tea, coffee and cakes and we will have a
Bring & Buy Stall with sales of cakes, jams, chutneys,
marmalade and jellies. We will also be selling many of the
flower arrangements on Sunday at 5pm. As it is Mothering
Sunday, why not come along and treat someone or yourself to
some beautiful flowers!
Our morning service on 25th is at 11am and we will be having
an ecumenical service in the afternoon at 3pm, followed by
tea.
Good as New Sale
Thank you to everyone who came along to our sale in February.
£272 was raised for church funds and the items left over
went to N.O.A.H, the Children's Society and to the Baptist
church for their Jumble Sale.
God Bless you, from all at Aley Green Methodist church.
DIARY DATES
Friday April 20th: Family
Beetle Drive
May 5th : Cake Stall
outside the Co-op, 9:00
May 19th: Good as New
Sale, 2:30
July 7th: Strawberry
Teas, 2:30
September 8th: Good as New
sale, 2:30
October 13th:
Autumn Fayre, 2:30
February
Last year we were thankful for the
support of village people coming along to many of our fund
raising events. Thanks to the generosity of our members and
friends, the church was able to donate £1000 to seven other
charities. We also raised enough money to put in the last two
windows, buy five new tables and are well on our way to
buying our new fire escape. Our small church was able to
welcome four new children to the Sunday School, one new
member to the church and two new babies, Harry Richardson and
Matthew McCaughey.
With love and prayers from all of
us at Aley Green Methodist Church.
Dates for your diary;
· Sat 10th February; Good-As-New Sale, 2.30pm at the church.
Babies', children's and adults clothes, books, toys,
household goods etc. Teas & cakes. Preserves on sale.
Come along and pick up a bargain!
· Friday 23rd - Sun. 25th March; Our flower festival. If you
would like to do an arrangement, please ring Barbara Horton.
Tel: 737647
· Sunday 25th March; 3pm Ecumenical Service at Church
Ann Meader
December
Autumn Fayre
Many thanks to everyone who came to our Autumn Fayre;
it was good to see our church so full of our friends. £562
was raised for church funds. Thanks also to Heathfield School
who gave us some of their leftover jumble for N.O.A.H. and
our church sales. Our door-to-door collection for National
Children's Homes - Action for Children raised £75; thank you
to the collectors.
Christmas
Christmas means so many things to so many people.
Cards, mince pies, music,
carols, turkey, pudding, angels, lumpy Christmas stockings,
holly, fruit cake,
garlands and gifts. But most of all, Christmas means love!
The ways in which we celebrate may differ but the spirit will
always remain - the spirit of sharing and giving, of well-wishing
and warmth. And, at its centre, a baby born in a stable. If
you would like to join us at Aley green this Christmas, here
are some December dates for your diary.
Sun.10th 3:00pm Sunday School Christmas
Concert and the Christening of Louise Isger. Afterwards tea
will be served in the school room and Father Christmas has
promised to pop in!
Mon 11th 7:30pm Our Christmas Meal: 3
courses. Adults £4, children £2.50. Tickets are from Sue on
480875
Sun 17th 11:00am Christingle Service.
Tues 19th 7:30 Candlelight Service in aid of
National Children's Homes, action for children.
You cannot reach perfection, however hard you try. There's
always one more friend you should have sent a card to!
May God's gifts of peace and love be with you this
Christmastide and into the New Year too. With all good wishes
from Ann and everyone at Aley Green Methodist Church.
November
A big thank you to everyone who came to
our Good as New sale in September. We raised £245 towards
our new fire escape. What was left over went to N.O.A.H Age
Concern and to Heathfield Lower School, Caddington for their
Jumble sale in November.
We were very pleased that 7 of our young people went on the 'Circuit'
Youth weekend in October, great fun was had by all. Four of
our Sunday School children collected £166.26 for J.M.A. We
are holding a J.M.A service on Sunday 5th November at 11 a.m.,
where a New Shield and free standing cross will be dedicated
to the Sunday School. On Sunday 19th November at 11 am a
window will be dedicated to the Church in memory of Margret
Smith, wife of Brian, who lives in Elaine Gardens, Woodside.
Margret worked very hard in our church and we miss her very
much.
A coffee evening will be held at the Church on November 22nd
at 7:30 onwards. Christmas decorations, gifts and preserves
will be on sale. So come along and treat yourself.
On November 25th our preserve stall will be at the Caddington
craft market.
We hope that you can come along to some of these events.
Yours in faith
Ann Meader & all at Aley Green Methodist Church.
September
Dates for your diary.
¨ Sunday 17th September at 11am -
Harvest Festival Service.
¨ Monday 18th September at 7;30pm - Harvest Auction. Come
and place your bid, pick up some bargains and help raise
money for a charity
¨ Saturday 23rd September at 2:30 pm - Good as New Sale,
Teas are served and preserves for sale.
¨ Saturday 14th October at 2:30pm - Our Autumn Fayre, lots
of crafts, cakes, gifts, preserves for sale and games to play.
Come along and join us, you will be given a warm welcome.
Yours in Christ
Ann Meader and all at Aley Green Methodist Church.
August
Five adults and five children (plus baby Ben in a backpack)
took part in our N.C.H Action for children walk in June. £250
was raised.
Mr and Mrs Horton had a sunny day for their strawberry teas
in July. £100 was raised for our window fund. All six
windows are in. Now we start fund raising for a new fire
escape.
Dates for your diary.
¨ Sunday 10th September at 11 am - Sunday School starts up
again after its summer break.
¨ Sunday 17th September at 11am - Harvest Festival Service.
¨ Monday 18th September at 7;30pm - Harvest Auction. Come
and place a bid or two, it's great fun.
¨ Saturday 23rd September at 2:30 pm - Good as New Sale,
teas are served and preserves for sale.
¨ Saturday 14th October at 2:30pm - Our Autumn Fayre
With love and prayers from all at
Aley Green.
Ann Meader.
July
Thank you to all villagers who came along to our Good as
New sale: over £200 was raised for our Window Fund. After
the Sale everything left over was given to Scope, N.O.A.H.,
the British Heart Foundation, with the shoes going to the
Sainsburys' shoe recycle bin! So overall what we threw out
helped our church and four other charities. Our next Good as
New Sale will be on 23rd September at 2.30pm.
On Saturday July 15th from 5.00pm, we are holding a Bar-B-Que
at 101 Crosslands; if you would like tickets please ring Lisa
on 422301.
Our weekly Sunday Service and Sunday School starts at 11.00am;
on 23rd July there will be All Age Worship with Holy
Communion.
If you are going on holiday, we at Aley Green church pray
that you will return home rested and refreshed in body and
mind.
Ann Meader
June
Our church improvements are coming along. We have two new
fences, a new gate and a pathway around the church. If you
are passing, do have a look.
On Saturday June 10th there will be a walk around Caddington
for N C H action for children (about 6 miles ). If you would
like to join us ring 733668 for a sponsor sheet or pay £4 to
enter the walk on the day. There will be a barbeque
afterwards,
Sunday June 11th at 11am it is our Sunday School Anniversary,
come and join us, coffee will be served afterwards.
Saturday 1st July at 2pm – 5.30pm Jeff and Barbara
Horton are opening their garden for strawberry teas. There
will be a preserve and bring and buy stall. Come along and
enjoy locally grown strawberries, cream, a scone and tea. You
will be given a warm welcome.
With your help our fund raising for April was;
Coffee evenings £40
Preserve sales £10
Cake stall £147
Total £197 Thank you
Yours in faith. With love and prayers from all at Aley Green
Methodist Church.
Ann Meader
May
We at Aley Green church would like to thank everyone who came along to our Flower Festival last month. It was wonderful to welcome so many people. We are grateful to the village and circuit churches and members of our own congregation who donated money for the flowers, provided greenery and gave flower arrangements, cakes and preserves for the tea room. We raised £500 towards the Window Fund.
On April 9th we had a farewell service for Sarah Richardson, who had attended our church for almost 20 years. Sarah worked in our Sunday School for over ten years. We are sad to see her go and wish her every happiness. So now we are looking for a Sunday school teacher, as well as an organist: can you help us out?Call 733668 if you can, or would like further details.
Diary Dates
Thursday May 11th: starting at 7.30 there will be a Coffee Evening at 11 Mardle Close in aid of the Window Fund. Everyone is welcome.
Saturday May 20th: A Good-as-New sale will be held at the church starting at 2.30: clothes for all ages, books, toys and household items. Cakes and preserves will be on sale too and there will be teas in the schoolroom. Come along and pick up a bargain or two.
Saturday June 10th: We will be Walking in aid of the National Childrens Home: Action for Children
Sunday June 11th: This is our Sunday School Anniversary.
With
love and prayers from
Aley Green Methodist Church
April
Musical Help Needed
At the moment, we are desparately looking round for an organist to play at the Sunday Service, so if you could play for us, say once a month, Sue Sowley on 480875 would love to get your call.
Church Building
Last year we were very busy working hard for some improvements to the building. We raised enough funds to have four new windows fitted, redecoration and rearrangements to the toilet. Work goes on and Lorraine Law, our property steward, tells us that two more windows and a new fire escape are needed.
Fund raising
During 1999, we raised £1350 for a dozen charities including the Luton Churches Education trust, Noam (formally the Luton Day center for the homeless), the Luton Children’s Hospice and the Kosovo appeal. None of this would have been achieved without the help of our church members and their families and the fantastic support of village people, so a big Thank You all round.
Flower festival
We are planning a Flower Festival over Mother’s day weekend, Friday March 31st to Sunday April 2nd: our theme is “New Beginnings”. We will be selling home made cakes, pies jam and chutney and teas in the school room; so why not drop in on us and have a chat over a cup of tea. We look forward to welcoming you