Last week we had some daffodils for Mothering Sunday. 
For this 5th Sunday in Lent here are some spring bulbs 
and a word from Isaiah 35:1 to hopefully brighten your day

This week we would have circulated Easter Offering envelopes at Church, however in these difficult days that is obviously not possible. However there is still a way that you can give to this important fund. If you click on the give.net button below you can make a donation on the S Chad give net page. All you need to do is enter the amount you wish to give and then where it says include any details add the words Easter Offering in the scroll down box.  We can then identify it when it hits the church account. You can do all this anonymously. Many thanks for considering this. 

We are looking at alternative forms of worship and will post here and on the Facebook site.  In the meantime, there are useful resources for worship at home on the 

Methodist Website and also below

 

Bev Jones' 'Thought for the Day'

click here to read them

BBC Local Radio 

At 8.00 am this Sunday, all 39 BBC local radio stations will be joining together for a service from Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. The act of worship was recorded ‘as live’ in Methodist Central Hall Westminster Chapel last Sunday, before stronger social distancing instructions were issued. You can find how to listen to your BBC local radio station here.  

Also there are Daily Worship Services on BBC Radio 4 at 8.10am
                                                              Sunday BBC 1 Worship at  11.30am
                                                                                          Songs of Praise at 1.15pm

Word Alive 

Live Stream Sunday Worship - click above for details

South Chadderton has now become

Chadderton Crisis Food Hub

opening times will be

11am - 2pm, 7 days per week 

the centre is now being staffed by Oldham Council staff
 (see prayer page)

but grateful thanks go to all those who volunteered through the first week to get this all set up and running.

You know who you are and you are amazing!

Food donations are still needed and can be taken to church at the entrance from the car park (blue door).

Thank you!

If you self isolating and need help with food please call the following central number
0161 770 7007

There is a weekly schedule of Food and Welfare advice for the whole of Oldham on the Oldham and Saddleworth Circuit website here 

Oldham Night Shelter

The Shelter will be forced to close on Monday 30th March because of the new 
Covid19 regulations with regard to rough sleepers.

You can read an update on the project here 

Thank you for continuing to support Boaz at this difficult time. 
Please continue to pray for their work 

Hollins Methodist Church is also running a Food Pantry
Click on the image for full details

Oldham Council temporary bin services during Covid19

The Council is temporarily introducing weekly general waste collections from Monday, March 30
Only put out your grey rubbish bin by 7am on your usual collection day.
No other bins will be collected for the time being and temporarily you can put all of waste materials, including food and recyclable materials, into your grey rubbish bin.
If your grey bin is not emptied, take it back in and put it out again the following week on your usual collection day.
The Council is taking this step so they can maintain collections and ensure that waste is collected from homes on a regular basis.
Once the crisis has ended they will go back to the normal three weekly collections

People in exile and people of hope

The Revd Ruth Gee, Assistant Secretary of the Methodist Conference, reflects on how we can offer hope in the desert of fear that coronavirus has brought to communities in this blog.

Serving neighbours and speaking with friends

During this global crisis, we have a unique opportunity to be Gospel people: to act lovingly, speak graciously, and live humbly for the common good of all people. In addition to taking the necessary precautions, there are steps you can take to serve neighbours and speak with friends in this time of great anxiety and isolation.

The Methodist Podcast

This week's podcast discusses how the Methodist Church is continuing to respond to the on-going crisis, how families can be supported, we hear an update from the Methodist Church in Italy and how the National Methodist Choir of Great Britain is bringing the world together in song.

Church Notices
During these difficult times please send any items 
for the e-notices to Jennie as usual jennygilpin@hotmail.co.uk
with a copy to Pete at  mail@southchadmethodist.org.uk  
Thank you 

    Regular Giving to the Work of S Chad
 

You can give online through Stewardship @ give.net via the red button (below). 
If you are in a UK tax paper, please do consider using Gift Aid for regular giving or one-off donations. 

        

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

As with most organisations, South Chadderton Methodist Church handles personal data (personal information). 
We care about your privacy and your trust is important to us. 

 You can find the Privacy Notice online at: https://www.tmcp.org.uk/about/data-protection/managing-trustees-privacy-notice
A copy is also displayed on the Notice Board in the entrance corridor to Church from the car park.

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