District Diary
2018
SEPTEMBER
4 District Safeguarding Group at Thetford Methodist Church at 6.30pm
6 MWiB Executive meeting – 10 for 10.15am at Diss Methodist Church
8 Candidate Support Group – Venue TBC
11 Lay Employees & Lay Volunteer Network Day
10.30am at Diss Methodist Church – Speaker Jane Gay
13 Diaconal Area Group Meeting – at 10am
18 Safeguarding Forum at Upwell Methodist Church from 2 – 3.30pm
20 District Superintendents’ Meeting - 10am - 3:30pm
21 MWiB District Forum – 10 for 10.30am at Diss Methodist Church
22 Representative Synod, King’s Lynn at 10am
24 Grants and Personnel Committee at 10.30am – Thetford Methodist Church
Finance and Property Committee at 1.30pm – Thetford Methodist Church
24/26 Connexional Leadership Forum and Chairs Meeting
30 Halesworth Final Thanksgiving Service - 3pm
October
3 District Retired Minister’s Lunch – 11am at Outwell Methodist Church
4 District Retired Minister’s Lunch – 11am at Trinity Church Lowestoft
4 Circuit Stewards Consultation Meeting at 7:30pm Thetford Methodist Church
6 W:L&P tutor/mentor training
11 Autumn District MWiB Day at Sheringham – 10 for 11am. Speaker Rev Anne Richardson
12 Norfolk and Waveney Senior Church Leaders Meeting - midday Diss Methodist Church
13 75th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving for MHA, 3pm at Derby Cathedral
Candidate Support Group – Venue TBC
15/16 Methodist Council meets
18 District Policy Committee meets at 10.30 am – Diss Methodist Church
20 Launch and Recognition of Deaf Church Fresh Expressions
– More information from Rev Anne Richardson
23 Countryside Officers Meeting – 10.30am Hethersett Methodist Church
29 District Probationers Committee - 10 -12 at Diss Methodist Church
31 Broads Chaplaincy Management Committee – 10.30am Hethersett Methodist Church
November
3 Candidate Support Group – Venue TBC
5/8 Stationing Matching Group 1
14 District Mission Enabler's Management Committee - 10:30am
15 Minister for the Deaf Community Management Committee - 10:30am
23 District Chairs Sabbatical Support Group Meeting - 10:15am District manse, Norwich
23/25 3generate at Pontins, Southport
26 District Probationers Committee - 10 - 1pm ish at Diss Methodist Church
27 District Safeguarding Group at Thetford Methodist Church at 6.30pm
30 Wesley House Benefactors and Founders Dinner and Service
December
3/4 Stationing Matching Group 2
4 Lay Employees & Lay Volunteer Network Day 10 for 10.30am at Diss Methodist Church
8 The Leys School Governors Meeting
2019
January
10 MWiB Executive – 10am for 10:15am at Diss Methodist Church
14/16 Connexional Leadership Forum and Chairs Meeting
17 Grants and Personnel Committee at 10.30am – Thetford Methodist Church
Finance and Property Committee at 1.30pm – Thetford Methodist Church
19 District Candidates Committee – 9.30/10am at Diss Methodist Church
24 Ecumenical Prayer Chain - Norwich Cathedral
25 District Manse Committee - 10am District Manse Norwich
25 Safeguarding Forum at Thetford Methodist Church from 3 – 4.30pm
30/31 Methodist Council meets
February
2 District Treasurers Meeting - Saturday 2nd. February 10am Thetford Methodist Church
Candidate Support Group – Venue TBC
11 District Policy Committee - at 10:30am Diss Methodist Church
15 Deadline for the Spring edition of Grapevine
22 MWiB District Forum – 10am at Diss Methodist Church
March
1/3 District Local Preachers’ Study Weekend - Belsey Bridge
4 MWiB Daffodil Day at Westminster Central Hall, London
4/6 District Ministers’ Retreat - Belsey Bridge
11 District Probationers Committee - 10 – 1pm ish at Diss Methodist Church
11/13 Connexional Leadership Forum and Chairs Meeting
12 Lay Employees & Lay Volunteer Network Day 10.30am at Diss Methodist Church
20 East Anglia District Presbyteral Synod
23 The Leys School Governors Meeting
30 Representative Synod – Trinity Methodist Church, Lowestoft 10am
April
6/8 Methodist Council meets
May
15 District Probationers Testimony Service at 7.00 pm at Bowthorpe Road Methodist Church, Norwich
16 Safeguarding Forum from 7 – 8.30pm venue TBC
18 MWiB Conference Day at Belsey Bridge Conference Centre, Ditchingham, 10am
June
3 Grants and Personnel Committee at 10.30am – Thetford Methodist Church
Finance and Property Committee at 1.30pm – Thetford Methodist Church
11 Lay Employees & Lay Volunteer Network Day 10.30am at Diss Methodist
20 District Policy Committee at 10.30 – Diss Methodist Church
27/4 July Methodist Conference convenes in Birmingham
July
19 Deadline for the Autumn edition of Grapevine
August
5 - 9 Worship: Leading and Preaching Summer School at Cliff College. For further details and booking see www.cliffcollege.ac.uk/wlp
September
21 Synod at Upwell Methodist Church
27 - 29 Worship: Leading and Preaching in a Year, Weekend 1 (Induction) at Cliff College
November
22 - 24 Worship: Leading and Preaching in a Year, Weekend 2 (Modules 1 and 2) at Cliff College
2020
January
17 - 19 Worship: Leading and Preaching in a Year, Weekend 3 (Modules 3 and 4) at Cliff College
June
25/2July Methodist Conference convenes in Telford