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Newsletter and Notices
Number 270: 9.11.25

Minister: Revd Doreen Koffie-Williams

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Dear Earlsdon Methodist Friends,

Our weekly newsletter with additional information is below. The monthly circuit newsletter will also be sent out separately. If you don’t receive this either via EMC News or directly from the Circuit Office, and you’d like to be in the mailing list, please let me know.

You may have seen on the news of the Earthshot Prize and Prince William’s visit to Brazil. Alongside this is the Climate Summit, COP 30, meeting in Belém - a place I hadn’t heard of before. Lorna reminds us of this in ‘Eco-Corner’, of Tearfund’s environmental work, and hopes for the latest COP meeting.

Victor brings us another a hymn, not from MHB this week, but another one of Frances (Fanny) Crosby. Some of you may know it.

As we approach Remembrance Sunday this weekend, you may like me find yourself in a familiar – or even new – mix of emotions. It is a sombre occasion, and we mark it with solemnity and respect. We may feel sadness, pride, love as we hold personal memories. We may feel frustration – despair even – that after the horrors of conflicts and wars in the past, our world is still wrapped up in killing, bombing and bloodshed. We may fear the ‘glorification of war’ and feel uncomfortable with its association with national identity. All countries and all people suffer the consequences.

Are we not able to find other ways to address and resolve our differences?

We ponder the teaching of Jesus and his revolutionary message that the kingdom of God is with us. How might that change our lives and commitment to non-violent justice with love?

‘Jesus taught an alternative wisdom that shakes the social order... His ‘sermon on the mount’ (Matthew 5-7) is not about preserving the status quo. It’s about living here on earth as if the reign of God has already begun’ (R Rohr)

As we remember, what might these words mean for us, as we look forward?

Ed

Sunday 9^th November Remembrance Sunday
Worship at 10.30am led by Revd Ian Coates

Morning Worship is available to access via the usual zoom link

Coffee and tea are available after morning service

Sunday 16^th November
Worship at 10.30am led by Penny McAinsh. The service includes a baptism.

‘Pulse’/ Reflective worship at 6.30pm

Sunday 23^rd November
All age worship at 10.30am led by Alison Gee

Sunday 30^th November (First Sunday in Advent)
Worship at 10.30am led by Revd Doreen Koffie-Williams

Remembrance poppies are available for sale now in the Wellspring area.

Wellspring Café

Thursdays & Fridays 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. Saturday 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon

The usual menu of drinks and light food is available. Prayer Shawl knitters meet on Thursday

Mondays

‘Come and Sing!’ 7.30pm in Church. Next Meeting 17^th November

Tuesdays

Morning Prayer and Quiet Reflection: 8.45am for 15 minutes online (Zoom link is as Sunday morning worship)

Intercessory Prayer Group: 11am online.

Evening Bible Study and Fellowship Group 7.30pm at Ray’s next meeting on 18^th November

Wednesdays

Prayers and Bears 9.30am (open from 9am), for pre-school children and a parent or carer. Contact Penny or Helen if you feel you could help in any way.

Wednesday Worship 7pm. A short act of worship held fortnightly. Coffee available from 6.45pm. Next meeting on 12^th November

Praying for Church and Community: Fortnightly, next on Wednesday 12^th November, following worship from 7.45 to around 8.30pm. This meeting can be attended in Wellspring or online, using the usual Sunday worship link

Fridays

Earlsdon ‘3in1’ Youth Group meets in the Church Hall, 6- 8 pm for 5–18-year-olds.

(First and Third Fridays each month during Term Time)

Coventry City Mission – Christmas Giving Tree Project

Applications for our Giving Tree Project are live now
Please pray for this project and all those involved in it.

If you'd like to help with this project then please consider donating via our amazon wish list, our bank account or drop off new, unwrapped, gifts to Specsavers Canley or Cheylesmore or the Brooklands or Maudslay Pubs or to us at Coventry City Mission.

Please see flyer with the kind of things we can accept.

WOODSIDE AVENUE CHURCH FELLOWSHIP

REMEMBRANCE DAY - Tuesday, 11th November, at 2pm
Come and join us as we welcome Rev Graham Gee and Mrs Alison Gee, who will give us a special presentation.

FUTURE DATES:
Tuesday, 25th November, at 2pm - Once again, we will be delighted to welcome the Children's Choir from Stivichall Primary School - their singing is always very good, they love being at our church, and we always have a lovely afternoon.
Tuesday, 9th December, at 2pm - Christmas Celebrations (our last meeting of the year)

Our Earlsdon friends are always welcome at our meetings - a refreshing cup of tea (with biscuits) is guaranteed afterwards!

Kathleen Wykes

Eco-Corner

UN Climate Summit 2025

The next UN climate summit COP30 starts on 10 November in Belém, Brazil. Here is some information about it from Tearfund, the Christian relief and development charity.

Every day, Tearfund sees the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on people living in extreme poverty. Those who have contributed the least are suffering the most. Proverbs 31:9 says, we should 'speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy’, so we don’t want to miss this opportunity to advocate for justice and pray for urgent action.

A Tearfund team of around 40 people is gathering at COP30, alongside world leaders, government officials, and other NGOs. Our team includes local church leaders, youth activists and indigenous representatives, as well as Tearfund Ambassador Laura Anderson.

We’ll be:

calling on world leaders to fulfil their climate finance promises and deliver support for communities facing extreme poverty.
mobilising the Brazilian church to raise a prophetic voice for climate justice.
lobbying UK negotiators on climate finance and other issues that affect our global neighbours.

Head to the Tearfund website to find out more about COP30, how young people are stepping up, and how you can pray for this work.

Events coming up:

Be More Steve’ Dayspring Concert , Friday 21^st November, 7pm at Sky Blue Tavern.

Handel’s Messiah performed in Coventry Cathedral on Saturday 13^th November at 7pm. Coventry Cathedral Chorus, Coventry Boy Choristers. & soloists Tickets £20 in advance, £25 on the door Messiah information and tickets

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Lois Talbot (Web version by Tim W), 07/11/2025

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details below) for our Sunday Service starting at 10.30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Parking is available at the front & back of the adjacent Church Hall, accessible from Earlsdon Avenue South.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are available after the service, please stay and have a chat.

Plan your journey:
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Accessibility: Both the Church & Church Hall have level or ramp access, and chair lift access to upper floors. There are disabled access toilets in both buildings. The main worship area of the Church also benefits from a hearing loop. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10.30am, but when the music is led by our Worship Band, we have a few hymns &/or songs before the service starts. There is then a warm welcome from one of our Stewards. Church news & extra notices may also be given at this time. Our services are typically an hour long, with a mixture of hymns, prayers, bible readings and a sermon. One of our leaders will give the sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We finish with a final worship song before a final prayer is said. (Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.)

EMC Congregation

What about my children?

If you would like information of the activities available for children please Contact Us.

Have you got children? Would you like to bring them to church?

Earlsdon Methodist Church aims to provide a safe & welcoming environment in which children can be themselves & have fun learning about our Christian faith. Please see our Sunday Services page for more information on Sunday morning groups for children.

Current mid-week groups available for children are as follows:

Prayers & Bears – every Wednesday morning starting at 8.45 am. This is hosted by the church but led by Tulo & Sarah Raistrick from St Barbara’s C of E Church & is open to parents & carers with children aged ?).
Dayspring Steel Band – please follow this link for more information.

If you have any questions about any of the above then please Contact Us .

Children

Getting Connected

Church Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, morning, afternoons and evenings.

Our groups include:-

Centenary Choir (alternate Mondays)
Tuesday Prayer Prayer & Reflection online
Tuesday Intercessory Prayer online
Wednesday Midweek Prayer & Meditation
Wednesday Worship (held fortnightly)
Dayspring Steel Band
3 in 1 Youth Group
Wellspring Café
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Check out Church Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes