Minister: Revd. Andrew Mumford   

You are welcome to join us for worship. Our Sunday Services are held at New Street Church Hall, which is in New Street, just behind the Parish Church of King Charles the Martyr. Our services for this month are:

Sunday 28th May 10.30am  Worship led by Revd. Andrew Mumford including Holy Communion                                                                             

Sunday 28th May 3pm      Cornwall & IoS District Pentecost Service at Gwennap Pit

At Langholme Worship led by Ms K Jones 

Sunday 4th June  10.30am   Worship led by the Café Worship Team

At Mawnan Smith 10.30am Worship led by Revd. Andrew Mumford

At Langholme   Worship led by Mrs M Bennett

After Sunday services, refreshments are served. Please stay and take the opportunity to have a chat and get to know us better.

Looking further ahead:

Thursday 1st June 10.30am  Mid-week Holy Communion led by Revd. David Baylor                                                                           

Sunday 11th June 10.30am Worship led by Revd. Andrew Mumford. (Church AGM)

Midweek communions- at New Street. KCM members will also be invited to join us. Midweek communion services are on the first and third Thursdays of each month, being led alternately by a Methodist minister and an Anglican priest, with both congregations warmly invited to join us.

Regular activities:

Stitchcraft: meet at the Princess Pavilion every Monday at 2pm. New members’ welcome.

Footsteps Café: Falmouth & Penryn Churches Together coffee morning, Footsteps is held every Thursday in the foyer of Emmanuel Baptist Church from 10-12 noon. Hot and cold drinks and homemade cakes available. All are welcome.

Wednesday Welcome: meets on the first Wednesday in the month from 2-4pm.  Next meeting 7th June at Falmouth Golf Club. (Please book with Jeanette)

Other Notices:

FMC Website: These notices together with other information and articles can be found on our user-friendly church website at www.falmouthmethodist.org.uk

Thanks, from Revd Bill: Bren and I would like to offer heartfelt thanks for the generous words and gifts we took home with us after Sunday’s service and refreshments. It was lovely to share the latter with our Methodist friends as well, with whom we have become very close over the past months. It was so kind of them to give a lovely card, signed by so many.

Open Garden Events

Monday 29th May: Circuit ‘Open Garden’ event at Morwenna & Luke Bennett’s home, Trebarvah Cottage, Seworgan, from 10-12 & 2-4. All are welcome.

Friday 9th June, 12.00 – 4pm Sparry Farm, Starry Bottom, Carharrack home of Ian & Bettina Holland.

 Summer Sessions Bible Study: A series of one-off individual Bible studies; these are stand-alone sessions so you can dip in and out as you like. All are very welcome. They will take place on either a Thursday or Monday morning. The next session, ‘Beyond Simon-Peter’ at Stithians chapel schoolroom on Thursday 15th June 10-12.

Saturday 10th June Farewell to Penryn Chapel Concert featuring Treverva and Mabe Ladies choirs. Free entry.

Sunday 11th June General Church Meeting: this meeting is open to all, you do not need to be a member of the church to attend, all are welcome. We will be reflecting on what we have done in the last year, and what our hopes and aspirations are for the future, as well as electing our stewards and Church Council for the next year. This service will take place in the hall downstairs.

Preaching Plan: copies of the plan are available next to the hymn books.

In our prayers, we continue to hold the following before God: from Falmouth: the folk at Abbeyfield including Sheila Finch, those we know who are receiving ‘end of life’ care & their families, the family & friends of the late John Bennett, Sylvia Phillips, Dorothy Penman, Bruce & Shirley Keer, June Spargo, Gwen Dunstan, Gill Wilkinson, Bab Minns, and the residents and staff of care homes, especially Langholme. And for all those who have been affected by the recent chest infections doing the rounds, and for all those suffering with the effects of Covid (short-term and long-Covid).

 Pastoral Contact for May is Pauline  & for June is Jeanette

Eco- Tip: The RSPB are holding their Great Big Green Week from 10-18th June. You can get involved or hold an event yourself to help the Climate Coalition. To find out more go to:  www.rspb.org.uk

As ever, you’ll find the YouTube services on Sundays here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZkv-Db2MFXsQEzhra0azw/videos This Sunday, the 28th May  is led by Pastor Jenny Lockwood. Next Sunday the 4th June is led by Revd. Liz Harris.

Thinking of you and missing you at church: Joan Wilkins, Gill Wilkinson, Olivia Wills, Mandy & Philip Whiting.

The next edition of the notices will be available from Sunday 11th June Please send any items for inclusion to Sarah before Wednesday 7th June. Thank you! These notices will be updated twice a month, so please hold onto them, don’t delete them, until you get a revised version. That will save us time and money in unnecessary reprinting and will do another small bit for the environment. The notices are also published once a fortnight on our church website at www.falmouthmethodist.org.uk

There are still significant levels of Covid in our community. Please be careful and take all precautions you are asked to follow. Thank you.