This is our Church. It is composed of people like me. We make it what it is.

I want it to be a church that is a lamp to the path of pilgrims; leading them to goodness, truth and beauty. It will be if I am. It will be friendly, if I am. Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do a great work, if I work. It will bring other people into it’s worship and fellowship, if I bring them.

It will be a church of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and love; and a church of a noble spirit if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these.

The Heathfield Circuit of The Methodist Church would like to invite the Society choirs or interested individuals to join this combined choir for the preparation of the Cantata There is a Saviour for the upcoming season of Christmas.

Please will you consider doing this with us as a way of bringing Christians from different Churches together to celebrate this monumental occasion. You can contact Bridget Engel at 021-715-9134, Merryl Preston at 021-701-8792 or email at merryl@worldonline.co.za or mpreston@sweetvalleyprimary.co.za.

We would like to meet with the choirs or those interested on Thursday 2 September 2010. We will also discuss the date of performance and rehearsal times.

Please reply by email or on one of the above numbers by 29 August 2010. If this is not possible, then please feel free to meet at the Wesley Methodist Church on Thursday 2 September 2010 at 19:30.

Welcome to the Season of Creation.

For the four Sundays in September we will join churches throughout the world in celebrating Creation.

• September   5 - 1st Sunday in Creation: Ocean Sunday;
• September 12 - 2nd Sunday in Creation: Fauna and Flora Sunday;
• September 19 - 3rd Sunday in Creation: Storm Sunday;
• September 26 - 4th Sunday in Creation: Cosmos Sunday.

ORDAINMENT

Deacon Merryl Preston is to be ordained at this years Conference in East London.

The Circuit will celebrate with a service on 7 November 2010 at 15:00 in Trinity Methodist Church, Heathfield.

If you would like to contribute towards a gift for Merryl, please place your gift in a clearly marked envelope and place it in the offertory bag.

Suspended for a few weeks due to holiday.

Please address any suggestions or comments that you may have to Josh Young at aleatoric@intermail.co.za. You may alternatively phone 021-797-2822 or 083-229-6352 (cell).