Our Mission State-

ment…….

“To reach out with

the love of Jesus,

sharing hope, in hu-

mility and sacrificial

services of care;

building each other

up; nurturing Chris-

tian values for real

life and spiritual

leadership; in the

power of the Holy

Spirit, to fulfil God’s

plan for ALL.”

Dear Friends,

Greetings to all of you in the

all powerful name of our Ris-

en Lord and Saviour, even the

Lord Jesus Christ.

As we have just entered into

a year of celebrations of the

200th Anniversary of the

Methodist Church, Sri Lanka

with its theme “Onward in

Christ” - let us together as a

Society move forward know-

ing that the Lord himself goes

before us in all that we do

and His blessed Holy Spirit

will lead and guide us.

It is great to have Navneth

back with us after his time of

service on the Logos Hope.

We trust that his example will

inspire other Young people

for God’s service, according

to His will. In Him,

Rev Mervyn & Mrs Claudette

Kilpatrick

P a s t o r a l l i n e s S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Sunday School—

Teachers Bible Study &

Prayer moved to 1st

Saturday in the month

4:00 PM.

Our Youth Fellowship—

Discipleship Course

“Freedom in Christ” -

continues!

Adult Fellowship—re-

ignited by Pam & Ron-

nie De Silva.

Our Family Camp has

been postponed to

Thursday 13th— 16th

February 2014 at

Kukeleganga

MWF— Looking forward

to a lot of Circuit, Dis-

trict & All Island MWF Bi

-Centenary Celebrations

over the next few

months.

Prayer Meetings—

Prayer Breakfast moved

to 2nd Saturdays in a

month,7:00 am.

Bible Study—New Study

in Revelation will start

in January 2014.

Worship Services—

Please tick and sign

your name against your

God-given talents on

the Questionaire distrib-

uted and return to Rev

Mervyn or Mrs Clau-

dette Kilpatrick at your

earliest.

Special Dates over

November, December

2013 & January 2014-

see last sheet.

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M o n d a y s

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p o y a d a y s

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M O U N T M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H H A P P E N I N G S

Mount Lavinia Methodist Church

NEWSHEET OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2013

Hebrews 12:1-3

“Therefore, since we are

surrounded by such a great

cloud of witnesses, let us

throw off everything that

hinders and the sin that so

easily entangles. And let us

run with perserverance the

race marked out for us, fix-

ing our eyes on Jesus, the

pioneer and perfecter of

faith. For the joy set before

him he endured the cross,

scorning its shame, and sat

down at the right hand of

the throne of God. Consider

him who endured such op-

position from sinners, so

that you will not grow wea-

ry and lose heart.”

Teacher’s Training in Kollupitiya

Methodist and on the Logos

Hope Ship had taken place in

August/September 2013.

Logos Hope Team visited the

Sunday school on 1st Septem-

ber. It was an enjoyable day for

every child.

Hospice— Youth & Sunday School continue to visit the

Hospice in Maharagama every 5th Sunday, which is

Youth Sunday.

Teacher’s Prayer & Bible Study—Teachers meet every 1st

Saturday of each month from now on.

On 29th September 2013 after Youth Service & Sunday School, a

small group of Sunday school teachers, children and Youth Fellow-

ship members, some of whom are also SS Teachers went to Ma-

haragama Hospice (CCC Home) after having lunch together at

church. After fellowship lunch we left church at around 1:30 pm

by a couple of hired vans, armed with drums, CD’s, laptop, an

amplifier and a microphone. The Youth led with a Worship dance

to contemporary Christian Music, then the Youth and some teach-

ers sang along with the patients to some secular songs on CD.

The children were then taken away for craft to a another room

while the elders continued with the youth and some teachers and

had a sing-song and some baila dancing (including Rev Mervyn &

Claudette, Priyangani & Gloria). It is always an enjoyable experi-

ence which sometimes ends in prayer for them as well, when re-

quested as most of them are from other religions. Anyone wanting

to join us on Youth Sundays (5th Sunday) are most WELCOME!

A dedicated group of

Young People meet each

Sunday from 4:30 PM until

6:30 PM. Pray with Rev &

Mrs Kilpatrick as they lead

this ne Discipleship Course

& that many more will join

in fun, food & fellowship.

PAST SPECIAL EVENTS

1st Sept. 2013—Logos Hope Team with Youth (see below)

14th Sept 2013—Rock Foundation Dehiwela, Evangelist Evening—Youth

Mime.

18th Sept. 2013—Our Youth member Joanne Stephen married Belan

Aiyadorai.

FUTURE SPECIAL EVENTS

1st December 2013—

Asiri Fernando (YFC)

8th December 2013—

Visit of British Youth

President— going to

Ratmalana Beach Chil-

dren.

S U N D A Y S C H O o l – 9 : 4 5 a m

P a g e 2 M o u n t L a v i n i a M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h

Y o u t h f e l l o w s h i p – 4 : 3 0 p m e x c e p t 3 r d S u n d a y

t o r a t m a l a n a m e e t @ c h u r c h 3 : 3 0 P M

YF ADVANCE REVISED PLAN “Freedom in Christ”

27th Oct: Demolishing Strongholds 10th Nov: Spiritual Reality 24th Nov: Handling our Emotions 12th Jan 2014: Forgiveness 25th (Sat) Jan 2014: Away day Steps to Freedom in Christ 2nd Feb 2014: Truth = Freedom 9th Feb 2014: Loving Others 9th Mar 2014: Where are you going?

The on-going support to Ma-

haragama Hospice will be in

the form of sponsoring a bed

@ Rs.160/- per day.

Mount Lavinia Leader’s

Meetings are —2nd Saturday

of the first month of the

Quarter.

Circuit Quarterly Meeting:

Saturday 9th November in

Maharagama @ 4:30 pm.

CHURCH FINANCES

We thank you all for offerings to God every Sunday.

All ear-marked gifts go directly to those purposes,

such as BSR, Flood Relief and Christian Service

Fund on Communion Sundays. The regular month-

ly/loose/thank offering goes towards meeting the

required Quota from Mount Lavinia Society through

the Circuit to MCSL HQ of almost Rs.40,000/- per

week and also about Rs.3000/- per week to support

of an Evangelist in Methodist Church. Furthermore,

there are other regular giving's of our Chapel Fund

(loose collections) to the Circuit, for example 5th

Sunday (Youth Sunday) , MWF, DSR etc., etc. We

are just trying to highlight that most of what comes

through your offering very often has to be paid out

more of less instantly. Thanking you once again.

and various contributions by the

members, which has been en-

couraged, so that hidden talents

are brought out even at this late

stage. You are assured of a very

inspiring and fun-filled evening.

It wraps up with a simple dinner

of Pan, Pol Sombol and Parippu.

Of course, there are special

treats for Birthdays, Wedding

Anniversaries, etc. The mem-

bers have increased over the

last three meetings and we invite

more to join and bring their kith

and kin along, too.

Be a part of the Adult Fellow-

ship! The Adult Fellowship

has been a segment of the

BSR for many years. This

concept was initiated to pro-

vide an environment of fellow-

ship for the adult members of

our church family who found it

difficult to associate with

each other on a personal ba-

sis. The group meets once in

two months, on the last Friday

of the month. The evening

begins at 7:00 pm with prayer

and praise, followed by games

by our church, if required. We

would like to see all members/

families attending this special

event including Sunday school

children & their families. Fi-

nances should not keep any-

one away from attending.

Please speak to Rev Mervyn if

need be.

Some may prefer to pay by

installments and even that’s

okay. Gloria and Buddhike will

be available each Sunday to

record your confirmation/your

attendance. Children between the ages of 6-12

years are half rate. Children below 6 years of

age—FREE.

We will have special Speakers for

the Adults, for Youth (one or two

sessions) and Children will be

looked after separately during

adult sessions.

Facilities:

There is Pony riding, Swimming

Pool, Mountain Biking, Gym, Boating and many

other activities.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

In our Leaders meeting held Sat-

urday 12th Oct—we have decided

to have our family Camp in Ku-

kuleganga from Thursday 13th —

Sunday 16th February 2013. We

had to postpone our camp be-

cause of the re-scheduling of

exams of the Colombo Schools

because of the Commonwealth

Meetings in November 2013.

The church will give a blanket

subsidy of the cost. A subsidized

rate of about Rs.7,500 per adult,

for those who can afford. Any

further short-fall will be covered

B o a r d o f s o c i a l

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y

A d u l t f e l l o w s h i p

( l a s t F r i d a y o f e v e r y

s e c o n d m o n t h - 7 : 0 0 p m

P O S T P O N E D — C h u r c h F a m i l y c a m p

P a g e 3

M o u n t L a v i n i a A u g u s t / S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 3 n e w s h e e t

A big THANK YOU to all those who

worked hard, contributed and came

and supported the BSR Mount Metho

Fair.

Sales Proceeds—Rs. 102, 160/-

Stall Rent—Rs. 57,500/-

Donations—Rs. 173,200/-

Banners—Rs. 85,000/-

Total Income—Rs. 417,860/-

Total Expenses—Rs. 114,347/-

Totla Profit—Rs.303,513/-

MWF—Meet every 3rd Sunday after the morning Worship.

SPECIAL DATES:

Saturday 23rd November - MWF Circuit Cultural Event @

Mount Lavinia—9:00 am

Sunday 24th Novermber 2013 - MWF All Island Carol

Service @ Seeduwa 3:00 PM.

Sunday Morning Worship—8:00 am

We start every Sunday with pre-service Praise (7:45

am) led by our Praise Team, except Holy Commun-

ion Sundays (2nd Sundays).

Once every quarter we have a Youth/Family, Healing

Sunday Services.

Other Special Services included are from our Method-

ist Church, Sri Lanka Calendar & year book. Like,

DSR (Department of Social Responsibilty), Women’s

Sunday, Evangelism, Conference Sunday (end of Au-

gust) etc.

Familes and Children are most welcome—they take

part on most Sundays, by reading God’s Word,

through Intercessory Prayers, Ushering, Singing and

also through Mime, Skit or Drama.

Mount Lavinia Methodist Church/Organisations Christmas and New Year Services/Programmes 2013-2014

Saturday 23rd November - MWF Circuit Cultural Event (part of the Bi-Centenary Celebrations— Drama, Songs

& Quiz) @ Mount Lavinia—9:00 AM

Sunday 24th November - Sunday School Gift Service during SS @ 10:00 AM

Friday 29th November - Adult Fellowship Christmas Programme @ 7:00 PM

Monday 9th December - YAH Closes—Christmas Function & Lunch—usual time 9:45 AM

Saturday 14th December - Sunday School Christmas Party @ 4:30 PM

Sunday 15th December - MWF Christmas Programme and Lunch 11:00 AM onwards

Sunday 15th December - Sunday School Christmas Play @ 5:00 PM

Monday (POYA)16th Dec - Carol Rounds (ALL WELCOME TO JOIN & HAVE FUN!) LEAVE CHURCH @ 5:00 PM

Tuesday 17th December - Carol Rounds

Saturday 21st December - Youth Fellowship Christmas Programme/Party Games (with short eats) 3:30 PM

Sunday 22nd December - Church Christmas Carol Service & Dinner 6:00 PM onwards

Wednesday 25th December CHRISTMAS DAY Service @ 8:30 AM

Sunday 29th December - Youth Service @ 8:00 AM—Lunch Youth & SS @ Church. Leave for Hospice 1:30

PM

Tuesday 31st December - Watch-night Service @ 11:00 PM & Kiribath

Wednesday 1st January 2014 - New Year’s Day Service @ 7:00 AM

Sunday 5th January 2014 - Covenant Service @ 8:00 AM

P l e a s e d o f e e l f r e e t o c o m e a n d j o i n

u s i n W o r s h i p e a c h S u n d a y , B i b l e

S t u d y o n W e d n e s d a y & P r a y e r m e e t i n g s

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR

NOV/DEC/JAN 2013-14

Rev Mervyn Kilpatrick

29 Hotel Road

Mount Lavinia

Telephone: 011 2713890

Mobile: 0772005548

B i b l e s t u d y , T u e s d a y

m o r n i n g p r a y e r &

p r a y e r b r e a k f a s t

BIBLE STUDY—Wednesdays 7:00 pm. Fin-

ishing Hosea next Wednesday 23rd Oct

2013. Next study will be on “Making Deci-

sions” (6 weeks), starting on 30th Oct. 2013.

We hope to start studying the book of

Revelation in the New Year 2014.

Prayer Meetings—

Tuesday Mornings

8:30 am.

Prayer Breakfast -

Every 2nd Saturday

of each month @

7:00 am.