Tansley Village

Methodist Church

Updated 3rd February 2012

Location: Church Street, Tansley, DE4 5FE

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Minister: Rev. Lyn Houghton

Tel: 01629 584443

Sunday services

10-30am - Morning Service.
3rd Sunday All Age Worship followed by refreshments

6-00pm - Evening Service

Alternate Thursdays

2-30pm - Network Women's Fellowship

Friday

10-00am to 12-00 - Fair Trade Coffee Stop
in the NEW Brunswick Room

PLEASE DO NOT PARK OUTSIDE THE METHODIST CHURCH ON CHURCH STREET AS THE ROAD IS NARROW
AND BUSES, AMBULANCES AND FIRE-ENGINES HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY IN PASSING

Events

Soup & Sweet on the 1st & 3rd Friday each month 11.45am to 1.00pm

All home made food. Cost still £4. Children welcome.

Fairtrade Coffee Stop - every Friday 10am to 12pm

Everyone is invited to come for tea, coffee and biscuits in the Methodist Church's refurbished Brunswick Rooms. Come and see, and relax in the attractive, welcoming rooms.

Fair Trade goods are available to buy - tea, coffee, sugar, chocolate, biscuits, pasta, rice & dried fruit.

Story Cafe - Wednesday 8th February, 10.30am to 12pm

Speaker Miles Mitson from BBC Radio. Everyone will be welcome.

News

Possible Outreach Post Office Service

Representatives from the Methodist Church and the Parish Council met with representatives of the Post Office Service, to consider the possibility of setting up a Post Office facility in one of the Brunswick Rooms. This would be held each Friday, from 10.00am to 2.00pm, with full Post Office services provided by the Post Office. Post Office Headquarters look upon the proposal favourably, subject to a full survey, and consultation period. If this goes ahead, we would hope to start the service early in the New Year.

Rev. Lyn Houghton going on sabbatical leave

Rev. Lyn Houghton will be on Sabbatical Leave from 1st January 2012 to 31st March 2012. Rev. Colin Mark will be in charge during that time (01629 57660).

Soup & Sweet Lunch on 6th November -

Donations of £200 plus Gift Aid were received for Church on the Bus. Thanks to everyone who came!

Macmillan Coffee Morning - Friday 30th September

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning raised £403. Thanks to everyone who came!

Harvest Festival Service - Sunday 18th September

This year we supported Sightsavers International. £258 was donated, most of which is covered by Gift Aid. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Christian Aid Week area total was £12,467

The final result of the giving for the area covers Matlock, Matlock Bath, Holloway, Darley Dale, Tansley and the collection at Sainsbury's in Matlock. This was a great response!

Tea, coffee and biscuits will now be served after each morning service

Photos of the "Celebration weekend" - 20th-22nd May 2011

The Celebration Weekend was very well attended, with visitors and members enjoying every part of it, including coffee & cakes and Ploughmen’s Lunches. The Celebration Service and Songs of Praise on Sunday completed the very special weekend. Donations of around £1,000 were given over the weekend, which will be used towards the cost of the new kitchen and refurbishing the Brunswick Rooms.

Photos of the "Bible Stories" Flower Festival - 10th July 2010

The Wedding At Cana

Moses And The Burning Bush

Zacchaeus The Tax Collector

Feeding the Five Thousand

Noah's Ark

Entrance flowers

Altar flowers

Thanks

Many thanks to everyone who gave a donation to Trade Aid at the Methodist Harvest Festival Services 2010. £267 (plus Gift Aid) will be sent towards a set of tools and equipment to enable someone in desperate need, probably in North India, to help themselves.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Macmillan Coffee Morning. £165 (plus Gift Aid) was given to help to improve the lives of people with cancer.

New minister

Tansley Methodist Church has a new minister, the Rev. Lyn Houghton, who is also minister of Bank Road and Matlock Moor churches. Lyn replaces the Rev. Steve Bennett, who, with his wife Liz, has moved to Nuthall, Nottingham, to a new post. In addition to her other commitments and regular preaching services, Lyn hopes to attend Friday coffee mornings in Tansley and other events in the village as often as possible. She will also lead Tansley School assemblies along with Rev. Richard Reade. Lyn, who is married to Mike, is a Chaplain for the Police and has been a Hospital and Prison Chaplain. [26/9/2010]

Easter Crosses

Here are photos of the Good Friday and Easter Day crosses, from Anne Stanyon.

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Photos of new kitchen

Here are photos, from Anne Stanyon, of the new kitchen facilities arising from the recent refurbishment work.

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