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PASTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT 

SEPTEMBER 2025  BY  # 

Current Church membership for the Peninsula Methodist Church is 

28.  # sadly passed away. 

Pastoral matters – Throughout the year people needing care and support were visited by pastoral leaders and the minister. 

Holy Communion is taken with # every few months.  She has now moved into a care home. 

Junior Church is running with 3 or 4 attending each week. 

The Tuesday Bible Study group continues with regular prayers and bible study. 

Forthcoming events-   Carol service and Gift service - December 14th.    The next pastoral meeting is October 23rd. 

 Peninsular Appointments October 2025  

 Minister Revd Robin Selmes   

Stewards Team 

Steward #   Steward #   Steward #   Steward #   Steward #

Property and Fin Team

Property Lower Stoke #   Property Strood #   Treasurer #   Gift Aid Secretary #   Bookings and Lettings #   GDPR Officer #   Fire Officer #

Pastoral Team

Pastoral Secretary #   Pastoral Visitor #   Pastoral Visitor #   Pastoral Visitor #   Pastoral Visitor #

Church Council

Church Council Secretary #   Church Council Reps 49 or less All Members

Circuit Meeting

Circuit Meeting Rep #   Circuit Meeting Rep  #

Worship Team

Communion Steward #   Communion Steward Vacant   Organist Vacant   PA & Desk & Visuals #   Flowers #

Stewards Report   October 2025

 Our stewards are #, #, #, #  and #. We continue to ensure services take place on a Sunday, welcoming our preachers and liaising with # and readers and doing what is necessary to make worship possible. We are so grateful to # who is always there managing our technology and organising our music and order of service. So thank you so much #.  We also thank all the readers on the readers rota. We are always there and welcome any feed back or comments on our worship and if anyone wishes to join the stewarding team or readers rota, please let us know, we would welcome any one who wishes to take an active part in church life. 

 Bible Study  -  September 2025
We continue to meet on a Tuesday evening although we had a little break in the summer because of holidays.
After the Lent Course we continued with the studies on prayer and then turned to 1 Peter which again is challenging. When this study book from Our Daily Bread is finished we hope to continue studying the epistles with another one of their books this time on Romans.   Not only are we joining in prayer and Bible study but the group is also a support group so we welcome anyone who would like to come along.
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 Junior Church Report      4th October 2025
Over this year we have lost two families who have moved out of the area which has depleted the number of young people on our books by six.   Which means we have ten registered of which some regularly attend but others whose parents have work commitments and therefore come when they can.

The young people have taken part when Dorothy has taken an All Age service and it is so good to see them willing to do so.   Their lessons continue to centre on the life of Jesus at the moment, with the strong direction of allowing God to direct them in everything they do whether at home, school or out with  their friends.
During the month of August we ceased to meet as a Junior church but they joined in happily with the Café style church studying the Bible book of Ruth.
# has recently helped them to construct a Harvest Loaf, which I understand they enjoyed doing and which will be displayed at the Harvest Festival service and will probably be eaten by them afterwards. But of course when-ever there is cooking involved it always is an enjoyable time.   Also with #. who involves them in various crafts. And I thank #   for her enthusiasm in wanting the young people to get to know God personally.
Once again I would mention all our helpers for without them we wouldn’t be able to run a Junior Church class.
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