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THIS Sunday
Please remember that service times have changed!
We are offering two Sunday morning services at
10.00am and 11.30am
Both Services are open to all!
This Sunday Joel Hutchinson (Exodus) will be the speaker at 10.00 am and Dr Ian Wells will be the speaker at 11.30 am. The service theme at 11.30pm will be
'Choices and Challenges at Hallowe’en'.
Tea/Coffee Fellowship
Tea and coffee will be available in either the Car Park or the Wesley Hall (weather depending) for fellowship between the services. Take the opportunity for a chat by waiting behind after the 10am service or arriving a little early for the 11.30am service.
Tea/Coffee available from shortly after 11am
Please remember the need for social distancing when joining together for tea/coffee.
Face coverings and Social Distancing
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Face-Coverings (UPDATE):
While the Methodist Church in Ireland have made allowance for some relaxation on the wearing of face-coverings during services of worship, their recommendation remains that they are worn for the duration of the service. Our Church Council will
consider this matter in the coming weeks but based on the current Covid case numbers in the local area, the policy in Seymour Street remains that face-coverings
should be worn throughout services except for those who are medically exempt.
Social Distancing:
Having considered the cautionary advice and the layout of our church building our Church Council have taken the decision to maintain social distancing for our worship
services as close to 2m as possible. This will be kept under ongoing review in the coming months.
Self-Isolation
Our leaders have considered the situation regarding those who have been close contacts of people testing positive for Covid-19. While we recognise that it goes
beyond both NI Executive and Methodist Church in Ireland advice, we are requesting that if you have a positive case in your home, please do not attend any church activities until after a second clear PCR test at day 8. This is to ensure that attending services and activities in Seymour Street remains as safe as possible for
everyone.
There will be NO C4K this Sunday, 31 October.
All the details for the coming months for C4K, 10.24 & P.O.D. can be found HERE
Both services will be streamed to YouTube from 9.55 and 11.25am respectively (see further details below).
The phone-in service can be accessed 'on demand' at any stage during the week by
WORSHIP AT HOME
phoning 028 9227 0330. Playback should begin immediately when connected. It will normally be available on Sunday afternoons when there has been an opportunity to
upload the recording of the service.
Exciting news!! Our weekly online broadcast services are moving from Facebook Live to YouTube.
This will mean services can be accessed by anyone without the need for a Facebook log in.
The change should allow us to stream services Live on YouTube and share the link to Facebook almost immediately.
What do you need to do?...
Use this LINK or search 'Seymour Street Methodist Church' on YouTube.
Then select SUBSCRIBE and click on the BELL. This will then alert you just like Facebook to any broadcasts from Seymour Street.
Alternatively, YouTube links to the 10am and 11:30am services each Sunday will also appear on our Facebook feed. Please note there will no longer be a notification from
Facebook that a service is Live.
Any questions, please DM the Facebook page.
https://tinyurl.com/seymourstreetyoutube
You can access us on social media via Facebook (@seymourstreet), YouTube (Seymour Street Methodist Church), Twitter (@SeymourStreetMC)and Instagram
(@seymourstreetmc)
Zoom Bible Study
This Wednesday 4th November at 8.00pm we will continue the Bible Study on the New Testament letter of 1st Peter. It will be led this week by Rev Ken Todd.
We will be holding this study via Zoom and details on how to join are below.
EITHER click HERE to join the Bible Study
OR open Zoom on your computer, tablet or smartphone and use the details below
Meeting ID: 960 7717 7720 Passcode: 294725
If joining by phone call:
Dial 0131 460 1196 and use:
When requested ask for Meeting ID: 960 7717 7720 then press # When asked for Personal ID enter 294725 and press # again
Notes and Questions for this week's study are
HERE
LADIES' BIBLE STUDY
The Ladies' Bible Study, led by Ken Best, will continue on Thursdays at 10.00 am (please note new time).
This will meet in the Wesley Hall and all ladies are welcome.
JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB
We are still looking for volunteers for Junior Youth Club who could help out once or twice a month on Friday evenings. If you are interested please speak to Ashleigh or
contact her on 07916206901 or ashleigh.osullivan@irishmethodist.org
**We are also asking for controllers and games for the Wii. If
you have any of these that you no longer use they would be greatly appreciated!**
Great news! GB is starting back. We are really looking forward to seeing you all, please tell your friends we are meeting. Due to COVID restrictions things will be
slightly different.
Not all sections are meeting each week and so please be sure to click the link below for further information
Registration happens using the following ONLINE form BEFORE the girls attend.
Registration is HERE
Information about arrangements, dates, times and Covid-19 measures are HERE
BB plans to restart in mid-November.
Full details will be available in next week's email.
We need volunteers to help distribute leaflets about these events in the local community. If you would like to help please speak to Shirley Carrington or Lindsay
Easson (07516297518)
SPEND LOCAL VOUCHERS
Some members of the congregation have been in touch to say that they would like to pass on the gift of their £100 Spend Local vouchers to others in our community who
are in situations of need. If you wish to pass on the benefit of your voucher, we are suggesting that you spend the voucher locally yourself, but then make a donation of
its value to our church benevolent fund.
This will mean that we can respond more appropriately to situations of need as they arise in the coming months.
A special offering plate will be available in the porch on Sunday mornings for the next few weeks. If you wish Gift Aid to be reclaimed on any donations, please put them in
an envelope and mark it with your FWO number.
If you wish to donate online, please contact Adrienne who will be able to pass on the
details you need.
Please remember to support Lisburn Foodbank.
For the month of October they are requesting:
Coffee Custard Biscuits Rice Pudding Pasta 'n' Sauce Ketchup and Brown Sauce
UHT Milk
Women's and Men's Deodorant Toilet Roll
We are also being asked to provide Stuffing Mix and Cranberry Sauce for Christmas Hampers. Foodbank is also looking for donations of new pyjamas (all ages and sizes). These items have to be with us by Sunday 28 November at
the latest.
Donations can be left direct to Lisburn Foodbank, Graham Gardens, Lisburn or in the trolley in Church if you are attending the Service.
TOY SUNDAY
Toy Sunday, when we support the Belfast Central Mission Toy Appeal, is on 5 December.
They have sent the following list of suggestions which may be helpful if you are
shopping for this.
Celebrations Corner
If you know of someone who has a significant birthday, anniversary or event in our church family and would like a mention in 'Celebrations Corner' please contact David
or Shirley. Obviously we don't have space for every event but we'll try to fit in the
major ones if possible!
The new edition of Methodist Belief is now available. This resource gives an outline of the teaching and emphases of the Methodist Church in Ireland. Hard copies will
soon be available or it can be accessed online HERE
MCI Webinar: 'Together: Being Church in a Divided World'
This will take place from Friday evening, November 12th, to late Saturday afternoon, November 13th.
The keynote speaker will be the Rev Dr Paul Chilcote who led a number of sessions at Methodist Conference this year.
He and the other speakers believe that the Methodist concept of ‘connexion’ has much to offer the church at a time when much militates to divide.
Further details will be available in the coming weeks.
NEW COURSES
New courses are available as part of Belfast Bible College's Transformation Project These include courses on:
Mark's Gospel
Resilient Discipleship
An Introduction to Pastoral Care Further details can be accessed HERE
Past Issues of Seymour Street Update
If there are any previous emails which you wish to refer back to you can view all the
past issues here: http://tiny.cc/SeymourStreetUpdates
Minister: David Turtle 07808 909192 david.turtle@irishmethodist.org
Pastoral Assistant: Shirley Carrington 07746 666860 shirley.carrington@irishmethodist.org Youth Pastor: Ashleigh O'Sullivan 07916 206901 ashleigh.osullivan@irishmethodist.org
Secretary: Adrienne Stewart 07773 983981 secretary@seymourstreet.org
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