SUNDAY 7TH DECEMBER 2025 – SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT

Vestry Stewards for this Sunday will be Lester and Anna

10.30am in Church, on Zoom and on the Telephone,
led by Capt. Diane Taylor

12.30pm Church Christmas Dinner

​

WEEKLY HOUSEGROUPS & BIBLE STUDY MEETINGS
Sundays at 7.30pm – contact Inga Greet on 475536
Mondays at 2pm – contact John Boardman on 822180
Wednesdays at 10am – contact Kath Melling on 07989955282
Wednesdays at 8pm – contact Dawn Gregory on 07751481542
Thursdays at 9.30am – contact Peter Tappin on 01472 825737

​

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK:

It's easy to think that whatever we do won't really make a difference, but the story of the widow's

offering (Luke 21: 1 – 4) says otherwise.
So climate change, let alone the world's many problems, seems too big to make a dent in.
In God's economy, even the smallest things count and have value. It's easy to feel

overwhelmed and that, if we can't be perfectly green in every part of our lives, we should
just give up now.
The story of the widow's offering shows us that small is beautiful.
We can't do everything but we can all make small changes to care for God's world.

​If anyone has any eco-tips that they would like to share, please give them to
John or Ann Boardman or email: jandab@hotmail.co.uk

​

NEW CIRCUIT NAME – PLEASE VOTE!
We have been asked by the Circuit to help choose a name for our New One Church.
Our title will then read "??(new name)?? Methodist church at Scartho."
Everyone in the church fellowship is invited to join in and fill in a voting slip,
by Sunday 7th December.
Please pick up a slip from the back of church and after you have voted, place in the box provided.
Thank you.

​

MESSY CHURCH
There will be a Messy Church taking place
on Saturday 6th December, from 12 – 1.30pm.
We will be doing Christmas Crafts this time.
If you would like to help in any way please see Kate Melling or Andrew Hornsby.

​

WELCOME STEWARDS
Next month, I will be preparing a new rota for the Welcome Stewards who greet people every week as they come into church. Volunteers need to be at church by 10am to pick up the notices and any leaflets to be given out. This is a lovely opportunity to meet and greet people, and a very important role in our church – making people welcome!
If this is something you would like to do please let Heather know by Sunday 7th December.
Thank you.

​

SATURDAY COFFEE
I will soon be putting together a rota for the coffee team who serve coffee on a Saturday morning to both our church family and our local community. It involves arriving at church around 9.30am, preparing the room (although we are very grateful that Keith usually puts the tables and chairs out ready for us), and welcoming people in at 10am.  
Coffee morning finishes at 11.30am.
The rota only works out at once in 5 or 6 weeks.
If you could help on Saturday mornings please do let Heather know by Sunday 7th December.
Thank you.

​

CHURCH GIVING
Just a reminder to think regularly about your giving to the church as part of your Christian responsibility and discipleship. Even an increase of £1 a week would make £52 a year difference and would be a real boost to church funds.
Please give this your prayerful consideration.
Thanks. Rev Susan.

​

OUR STORY, OUR SONG
Our Story, Our Song – a message from Rev Angy Long, Chair of Lincolnshire District.
Some of you may recognise this as the theme of the President and Vice-President this year.

This is an invitation for individuals and groups in our churches in Lincolnshire Methodist District to create something artistic in response to the theme of 'Our Story, Our Song'.
It could be a painting, a piece of needlework, a poem, a song or something else.

Our story, our song: the Methodist church, your Methodist church, your community.
My story, my song: something more personal, perhaps a testimony?

We will display, or listen to, the contributions at Synod in March 2026 and send them out
on loan across the District during the summer.

Please let Rev Angy Long know if you hope to create something.

Is this something you think you could be involved in either as an individual, or working together with others from within our church community? Could you organise a group of creative people to put something together from us here at Scartho?

​​

CHRISTINGLE SERVICE
There will be a Christingle service at St. Giles on Sunday 7th December, at 4pm.
All are welcome to join them.

​

CAROL SINGING DATES
Saturday 13th December, at 2pm – Freshney Place (see John Boardman for more details).

Wednesday 17th December, at 10am – Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby
(see John Boardman for more details).

Thursday 18th December, at 6pm – Community Carols in Scartho Community Garden
(see Andrew Hornsby or Richard Melling for more details).

Friday 19th December, at 6pm – Scartho Top (see Andrew Hornsby for more details).

Wednesday 24th December, at 3pm – Scartho Roundabout (see John Boardman for details).

​

HELP NEEDED PLEASE
Rev Susan will be taking Carol Services in several care homes during December.

​

She urgently needs people share in these services.

​

          You can help by:

           1. Coming along to Sing the Carols

           2. Chatting to the residents and staff

           3. Helping people find the Carols

           4. Reading some of the Christmas story from the Bible

           5. Being there to share in our Christmas Outreach

​

It'd be wonderful to have you join us!
Your presence will make a huge difference.

​

          The details of where we’ll be:

          16thDecember – 2.30pm – Old Norse Lodge, Scartho Top, Matthew Telford Park, DN33 3EP

          18th December – 2pm – The Grove Care Home, Ings Lane, Waltham, DN37 0HB

          19th December – 10.45am – Newgrove House, Station Road, New Waltham, DN36 4RZ

          22nd December – 2pm – The Meadows Care Home, 88 Louth Road, Scartho, DN33 2HY

 

Come along and share the Christmas message with our local community and those not able to get to church.