Green Sheet – 14th December 2025

Cheshire South Circuit – Audlem Mission Area

www.audlemmethodistchurch.org.uk

(Minister: Rev Obeth Thevanesan Tel: 07597 589227 email: minister@audlemmethodistchurch.org.uk)

Newsletter for Audlem, Hankelow & Hatherton Methodist Churches

For the week commencing Sunday 14 December 2025
Services today

Audlem: Morning service is led by Yvonne Alcock

HYMNS: 185 175 169 264 177

Hankelow with Woore: Carol service at 10.30am will be led by Graham Dimelow with hot drinks and mince pies served afterwards.

Next Sunday
Audlem: Obeth will lead the early communion service at 8.30am and Rev Robin Hilton will lead the service at 10.30am

Hankelow with Woore: At Hankelow Morning service will be led by Obeth
At Woore Obeth will lead the carol service at 2.30 pm

Audlem and district ecumenical carol service at 6.30pm at St James church.

The chapel Christmas card is now in the Hall for signing.

Saturday 20 December from 10am to 12 noon, Alan and Judy Patterson will be giving out small ecumenical Christmas gifts in the village.

Three T’s will meet next Sunday 21 December at 3pm Moorsfield Avenue

Winterley Methodist Brass Band are playing carols at St Leonard church in Woore on Monday 22 December at 6.30pm

Blue Christmas Monday 22 December 3pm at Coppenhall Methodist Church. A quiet reflective service for those who find Christmas hard.

The Methodist Church Advent campaign is called ‘Gifted’. The theme is based around individuals being a gift to each other, the church being a gift to the world and Christ being the greatest gift of all. As a way of joining with the campaign, we have recorded some short ‘Thought for the Day’ reflections each week in advnet that will be posted each Sunday in Advent and on Christmas Day. They can be found at Facebook-’ Gifted Advent

Have you an ‘Action for Children’ lantern collecting box? It is now time to have them emptied. Please bring them in to Fiona as soon as possible so that she can send the total to headquarters. However much or little, it all helps. If you haven’t a collecting box and wish to support this Methodist charity a donation in an envelope would be greatly appreciated. Your support continues to give children a safe and happy childhood..

Christmas Eve Midnight Communion here at AMC at 11.30pm will be led by Rev Obeth.

Christmas Day services: At Audlem There will be a family service at 10.30am led by Obeth
At Woore. Chris Denney will lead a communion service at 10am

Methodist Homes Association with the Learning Network Dementia Inclusive Worship Training explore ways worship can be welcoming and inclusive for those living with dementia. Bookings now being taken for the session on 18 February 2026 at 6pm. Click on the link to book your place.
Dementia Inclusive Worship – Feb 2026 Registration, Mon 16 Feb 2026 at 18:00 | Eventbrite

Cheshire South Methodist Circuit requires a Church Centre Coordinating Officer for Nantwich Methodist Church 20 hours/week, £14.95 per hour (= £15,548 p.a.)

Length of contract – 2.5 years

The Cheshire South Methodist Circuit is seeking a Church Centre Coordinating Officer for Nantwich Methodist Church, to work with the Church trustees to coordinate users and activities in this vibrant and busy Church and to develop further links within the community to ensure that our offer reflects the needs of the people of Nantwich.

For more information, or an informal chat about the post, please contact:

David Maidment (maidmentrail@aol.com, 01270 627170)

Request application packs and submit completed applications via:1108info.cheshiresouth@gmail.com by 15 January 2026 Interviews 5 February 2026 Role to begin as soon as possible