NOTICEBOARD

METHODIST CHURCH NEVIS CIRCUIT NOTICES, REMINDERS AND UPDATES JUNE 02 - 16, 2024 LID District Theme: “Trusting God in Difficult Times: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunities” HURRICANE SEASON 2024 We are now in the 2024 Hurricane Season and all are encouraged to ensure that the necessary preparations are made. You are also encouraged to keep abreast of local storm information as issued by the Government Met Office, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), or the Nevis Disaster Management Department (NDMD) as we continue to be vigilant during the Hurricane season. Congregations are asked to review and/or adjust their Emergency Preparedness plans to be able to respond, if necessary. “JOURNEY TO ENCUENTRO 2024” WALK-A-THON The “Journey to Encuentro 2024” Walk-a-Thon will be on Friday, 14 June 2024. More details will follow. ELOCUTION COMPETITION As part of the observation of Children Lord’s Day, a Circuit Children Elocution Competition will be held at the Jessups Community Centre on Sunday, 9 June 2024, starting at 4:30 pm. Come and join the children as we celebrate Children Lord's Day. LID DEVOTIONALS VIA WHATSAPP This week’s Devotionals will be conducted by the Nevis Circuit. CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS We extend birthday and anniversary wishes to all who are celebrating this week. We remind and encourage you to offer thanks to Almighty God for his goodness and mercy throughout the years of your life. CONDOLENCES AND THANKGIVING SERVICES We pray that the peace of Christ will dwell with all who are mourning at this time, including; The family of the late Shanika Mulley (Gingerland), including her sister, Javel, and aunts, Sisters Venetta Hobson-Moving, Jasmine Herbert and Vernareen Herbert and their families. The Thanksgiving Service for the life of the late Bro. William Griffin will be held at the Charlestown Methodist Church (under the Tent) on Saturday, 8 June 2024, starting at 10:00 am; The Thanksgiving Service for the life of the late Sis. Oretha Isaac will be held on Monday, 3 June 2024 at the Wesley Methodist Church (St. Kitts) starting at 10:00 am. Interment will be at the Clifton Methodist Church Cemetery, Cotton Ground, at 2:00 pm. SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, 09 June 2024 Third Lord’s Day after Pentecost [Green] Old Testament: 1 Samuel 8:4-20 (11:14-15) Responsive Reading: Psalm 138 [VIP 651] Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4: 13-5:1 The Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 DATES TO REMEMBER JUNE 2024 05 Circuit Preachers’ Meeting, Secretariat, 5:00 pm 09 Children Lord’s Day Children Elocution Competition, Jessups Community Centre, 4:30 pm 16 Father’s Day CIRCUIT OFFICE The Circuit Office is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily and can be reached via telephone numbers 469-5286/662-5286 or email, mccanevis@sisterisles.kn or mccanevis@gmail.com. *Please note that the Circuit Office now has in stock, copies of, “The Constitution and Discipline of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas”, at the cost of XCD $45.00, as well as “Voices in Praise” (WoE) at the cost of XCD $50.00. RECEIPT OF NOTICES Please note that notices for inclusion in the weekly “Notices, Reminders and Updates” are to be submitted by Thursday at 2 pm of each week via mccanevis@sisterisles.kn or mccanevis@gmail.com. RADIO MINISTRIES OUR METHODIST “Kindling Hearts Radio Ministry” is aired on VON Radio each Sunday Morning at 7:30 a.m. The presenter for Sunday, 09 June 2024 is Rev. Steadroy Pemberton. “Parenting for Positive Nation Building” is aired on VON Radio each Tuesday Morning at 7:50 a.m. ALL MEMBERS are encouraged to kindly support these radio ministries with our monetary gifts collected every fifth Sunday during worship. FOLLOW US… Kindly note that live Services are carried on the following platform, Face Book (Nevis Methodist Community). Remember to “like” the Face Book page. LID WEBSITE: www.lidmethodist.org MCCA WEBSITE: www.mccaconference.org PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY… • For our Nation and all its resources, its leaders and their plans, in thanksgiving to Almighty God for his continued protection of our people and country; • World Peace; • for the Connexional, District and Circuit Officers, Ministers, Ministers in Training, Probationers, Leaders and other members of our Church throughout the Caribbean and the Americas; • those who are hospitalized, including Bro. Hugh Walters (Gingerland); • those who are sick, recuperating at home or otherwise being cared for; • those in nursing homes including Bros. Clarence Hendrickson (in St. Kitts), Cephas Walters, Elroy Hanley and Sisters Theresa Warner-Dye, Sheila Stapleton, and Blondina Thompson; • Those writing external exams, studying overseas or online; • those in need and those who are experiencing the harsh realities of life, but who have no experience of Christ.