Mahon Methodist Church Mahon Methodist Church
Mahon Road
Portadown
N. Ireland

  



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Mahon Mission Statement
"To know Christ and make Him known
through Worship, Fellowship and Service"
January Worship in Mahon
Sunday 1st
10.30 am No Sunday School/Junior Bible Class
11.45 am Miss Elizabeth Conn
07.00 pm Rev Ken Robinson

Sunday 8th
10.30 am Sunday School/Junior Bible Class
11.45 am Mr David Allen
07.00 pm District Rally in Thomas Street

Sunday 15th
10.30 am Sunday School/Junior Bible Class
11.45 am Rev Ken Robinson
Covenant Service with Sacrament of the Lords Supper
07.00 pm Mr Kenneth Twyble

Sunday 22nd
10.30 am Sunday School/Junior Bible Class
11.45 am Mr Osmond Mulligan
07.00 am United Service in Battlehill
Rev David Clements

Sunday 29th
10.30 am Sunday School/Junior Bible Class
11.45 am Rev Ken Robinson
07.00 pm United Service in Epworth
Mr Adam Pearson


This is the day that the Lord has made,
Let us rejoice and be glad in it

Psalm 118 v 24
District Rally
The Portadown District Rally will be heldin Thomas Street on Sunday 8th January @ 7.00 pm. The speaker is the Rev Ken Wilson and everyone is welcome
Sunday School
We have a vibrant Sunday School, which
meets on Sunday morning @ 10.30 am
for boys and girls from 3 to 11 years of
age. The children will learn the stories
of Jesus. There is singing of choruses,
class work, quizzes and now and again
juice and biscuits. Our teachers are
qualified school teachers and the children
are well looked after, in a safe environment.
New children are always welcome. Classes resume
on Sunday 11th September.
Junior Bible Class
A meeting for children from 12 years upwards. The group meets in the Vestry on Sunday morning at 10.30am and is led by Kyle Reid. Kyle is a very capable young man and well versed in the Bible. There is Bible Study, discussion and a cup of tea. They would be pleased to welcome new members, so if you are interested please come along on Synday 12th September at 10.30 am.
Classes resume on Sunday 11th September
Tape Ministry
Mahon offers a tape ministry to those in our congregation who are unable, because age or infirmity to attend services. Neville is responsible for this and deliveres tapes weekly. We also have a Loop System in the Church for those who wear a hearing aid. Services can be relayed to the Vestry and Church Hall when required.
Children's Church
We offer a Children's Church each Sunday morning during the service, for children under 8 years of age. The children are looked after by a team of adults, never less than two. We consider children over 8 should stay in service and learn about God and Church.
MELT Group Programme 2011/12
MELT is part of the MWI Organisation. As our name suggests, we meet on the last Thursday evening of each month @ 8.00 pm in the Upper Room in Thomas Street. MELT is for women of all ages and we welcome everyone. We offer you friendship, fun and fellowship in Jesus. There is a varied programme of topics and speakers each month and of course a light supper. Our annual dinner is in January with an outing in May. We know you would enjoy our evenings and would love to get to know YOU. This is your personal invitation from me, so please come along and find out for yourself

The Programme for 2011/2012 is as follows:

29th September Carrobeg Pottery
27th October Bitty Button
25th November Patchwork with
Shiella Tinsley
December No meeting
27th January Annual dinner in
Church Hall
23rd Fevbruary Eggstraspecial/Jane Stewart
29th March Linda Neilands/Childrens
Books
24th April Sandra Matthews
Quilting Skills
26th May Annual outing.
Details later
Mahon and Battlehill MWI
The MWI for Mahon and Battlehill meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and moves between the two Churches.
Programme for 2011/2012

20th September Kyle Reid on Romania 2011
in Battlehill
11th October MWI Autumn Celebration in
Edenderry Methodist Church
8th November Cook with Iris in Mahon
13th December Christmas Dinner in Mahon
10th January Gillie Carson in Battlehill
14th February Jeans Story in Mahon
11th March MWI Annual Service
Mrs Joy Graham (Past President)
13th March William Holmes Cuts of Meat
24th April Sandra Matthews Quilting
8th May Outing Details later
Bible Study Classes
The united Bible Study Classes for Epworth, Mahon and Battlehill are currently held in Mahon @ 8.00 pm on Wednesday evenings. The evenings will be led by Rev Ken Robinson and there is an invitation to all to come along and share in this time of teaching and fellowship.
Covenant Service
The Methodist Church holds a Covenant Service at the ebginning of each new year. A time to rededicate our lives to Christ. This year Mahon will have it on Sunday 15th January and we welcome anyone who would like to come
Helen Moorehead Newsletter
Marimanti News


Greetings once again from Marimanti. As we come to the end of our second term we have much to thank God for. It has been a challenging term as we have watched prices soar and people struggle to provide food for their families. For example, in our area a measure of maize which cost 8 shillings six months ago now costs 40 shillings The money, which the government gave us to buy food for the school, ran out two months ago but thanks to the kindness of friends at home we have been able to continue to the end of term. The local government has also promised to send relief food (six sacks of maize) during the holidays which will be a great help to us next term. The rains are due in November and if all goes well people should be harvesting in February. However, some people haverealized that depending on relief food is not the long term solution to the drought related problems in Tharaka. The Italian government is helping to sponsor an irrigation scheme along the Kathita River. We have been offered the opportunity to buy a share in this project, as have other farmers along the river. Many are taking out loans and if all goes well the main pipe will be laid in a few months. Then we shall have to dig a trench from the main pipe to the school (about 200 yards) and put down underground pipes. The initial outlay will be high but the long term benefits to the school should more than justify the expenditure. The children are already planning what crops we shall grow!! Top of the list are carrots as many of the children suffer from night blindness due to vitamin deficiency. We shall also try kale, tomatoes, cowpeas, bananas and maybe even a few Irish potatoes!
Building Project. Because of the high cost of living in Tharaka at the moment I considered stopping the building project -at least until the end of the drought. However so many of the builders depend on the work to provide food for their families and even the families of their brothers and sisters, that I decided we should continue. The toilets are now complete and as I write the men are painting the inside doors of the new administration block. Hopefully after the drought we shall be able to furnish it. Let us see how things progress!!
School News
In July we were privileged to have a visit from Mrs. Rosemary Gardiner and her husband Paul. Rosemary is in charge of the Sensory Impairment Service in the Southern Board. She gave our teachers some very valuable training in audiology will be able to recharge their hearing aid batteries without having to buy new
ones---which none of them could afford. Rosemary’s husband is an optician but while he was with as well as fitting all our children with hearing aids. The new batteries for the solar chargers also arrived a few days
before Rosemary’s visit so the children
New toilets
Work is also starting on the school chapel and we hope to proceed with that as we get money. At present our children have very little contact with other school children or with the people of the area. I am hoping that through activities in the church our children will be integrated into and also become accepted by the local community. I am also hoping that the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church will appoint a youth pastor to the church, who will minister to all the school children in the area.us he did some great work as a painter. The builders had painted the dining room windows before the putty was dry so all the paint was peeling off. It looked very bad. However when Paul was finished we had windows to be proud of! On the Saturday that Rosemary and Paul were with us, we went to visit the family of a little boy in class 2, Eric Mugambi. He lives quite far from the school and the journey to his home proved quite challenging! Although the family was suffering from the drought, like so many other families, the children were all well cared for and they seemed genuinely happy to see Eric----we had brought him with us. We also saw baby Helen! The father and mother had decided to call their 15th child after me----I guess they had run out of family names by the time they reached number 15!!! This visit was very different from one I made earlier this week with a social worker from our area. We went to visit a little boy named Pilot, whom neighbours had told us was deaf. When we met the father he said the boy had not spoken since he was born although he had beaten him hard. When we explained that the boy could not speak because he had never heard anyone speak, he just laughed and said, ‘My wife has given birth to a waste. What good will he ever be?’ We hope to admit Pilot in January and prove the father wrong! Please pray that the Tharaka community will begin to see that these deaf children are part of God’s kingdom and that they are as valuable to Him as every other child. Thank you all most sincerely for all your support in prayer and giving, specially at this difficult time--- we appreciate it so much.

Helen
Did you know?
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church, was born on 17th June 1703. He came to Ireland onmany occasions, preaching locally in Portadown, Richill,Tandragee, Derryanville, etc. In 1808 a great revivaltook place, so great were the crowds that open air meetings
were held. The largest of these was in Mahon, where it was estimated there were 5,000people present. Hundreds experienced Salvation. Other such meetings were held at Scotch Street, Derryanville and Dawson Grove were many were touched by the Grace of God. John Wesley
died on 2nd March 1791, aged 88 years. He had amassed a small fortune by his writings but had given it all away in the building of the Kingdom of God. All he had left was enough for his burial , a few silver spoons and the
Methodist Society.



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