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our 'Jazz & Carols' evening - Sunday 27th December 09
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photos from our Young People's carol service
- the morning of Sunday 13th December 09
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photos from our Young People's carol service
- the morning of Sunday 13th December 09
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photos from our Advent service led by Pat
Sanger and with local Choir Voices in Harmony sang seasonal song -
the evening of Sunday 6th December 09
to see video clips of the
service click here
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our Christmas Crafts event & Teddy
Nativity - Saturday 5th December 09
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decorating the church for Christmas -
Saturday 5th December 09
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our Guild's Christmas party - Wednesday
2nd December 09
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a gift service where presents were
accepted on behalf of
the Uplands School - Sunday 29th November 09
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Overend's annual Christmas Fayre on Saturday 28th November 09
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taken at Overend's Youth Service held 6pm on
Sunday 22nd November 09
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click on the image to see a video
sketch from the service |

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this photo shows David Smith with his grandson
Jamie Evans [who has friends currently serving in HM Armed Forces in
Afghanistan] who laid a wreath on behalf of all here at Overend in memory
of the fallen, held at a Service of Remembrance @ the War Memorial, St
Luke's Church, Cradley Heath on Sunday 8th November 09
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our Firework Party, held on Friday 6th November 09
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an evening of Folk Praise led by Margaret
Bradley and folk singer Viv Bamber - Sunday 11th October 09
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the annual Sunday School prize giving on the
morning of Sunday 11th October 09
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our Harvest Festival services on Sunday 20th September 09
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our Harvest Supper - Saturday 19th September 09
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a visit to the Dudley Central Mosque on
Tuesday 8th September 09
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our Tea and then a Praise & Jazz evening, held
on Sunday 9th August
09
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Rev Devadas Matcha's leaving service at Bank
Street Methodist Church, Brierley Hill - Wednesday 29th July
09
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a the Sunday School's weekend away
at Quinta from 18th - 20th July
09
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a visiting Minister from Fiji
accompanying Rev Paul at our Sunday morning service on
21st June
09
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a celebration of communion in the tradition
of the Church of South India, led by Rev Devadas Matcha
- 7th June
09
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our Sunday
School anniversary services - 17th May 09
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new members
induction service
at Overend - Sunday 19th April 09 |
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Easter morning
service at Overend - Sunday 12th April 09 |
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a 'YELLL'
Easter Event at Overend held on Friday from 1000 to 1200 |
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a wedding at Overend - Saturday
4th April 09 |
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our annual
Spring Fair held
Saturday 14th March 09 |
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a production of
Roger Jones' musical 'Snakes and Ladders' performed by members of
Overend Mission on the evening of Sunday 1st March 09 |

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a 'Lent Lunch'
put on by the members of the Sunday School - 28th February - again as
part of their 'Dalit Education Project' |
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a Momma Mia
sing along film night tonight at Overend on Saturday 7th February 09 in
aid of the Sunday School's 'Dalit Education Project' |
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a 'Jazz Carol
Service' held cafe-style on the evening of Sunday 28th December
2008 |
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a production of
'Stargazers' performed at Overend Mission on Sunday 14th December
2008 |
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the younger
members of the Sunday School at the Black Country Museum's 'Santa
Hunt' - Saturday 13th December
2008 |
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YELLL's
Christmas Crafts event @ Overend - Saturday 6th December
2008 |
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Youth Sunday
service - 23rd November
2008
the service included (1) the presentation of Christmas gifts to the
Uplands Residential Children's Home (2) feedback by the Sunday School of
their visit to The Stand @ the NEC and their project to raise £750 in
aid of the Dalits |
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our Christmas
Fayre - Saturday 22nd November
2008 |
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taking the
Sunday School to 'The Stand' @ NEC Birmingham - Saturday 8th November
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a Firework
Party held on Friday 7th November 08 |
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an Iona
Community service held @ 6pm on Sunday 2nd November |
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a pre Half-Term
party for the Youth Club - 24th October |

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Sunday School
prize-giving and receiving into church membership of Mirriam, Sue &
Jason on Sunday 12th October |
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a 'Cradley
Day' held at Overend on Saturday 4th October |
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our Harvest
Thanksgiving social (Saturday 27th September) and services (Sunday 28th)
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a service held
on 14th September to
mark
Racial Justice Sunday
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a service of
welcome
to
Rev Michael Williams
& The inauguration service of the newly formed Vale of Stour Circuit -
held Monday 1st September at Bank Street Methodist church, Brierley Hill
(With Rev John
Howard, Chairman of Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury District, and Rev Indergit
Bhogal, Director of Yorkshire & Humber Faiths Forum. Also Mayor of
Dudley, Councillor Ray Burston and local MP Lynda Waltho)
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the final
service held in the Stour Valley Circuit - held as a united service on
Sunday 31st August 08 @ Providence
(a new circuit is being formed following the
merger with another nearby circuit - the name
for the enlarged circuit
is "Vale of Stour Circuit")
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Sunday School
weekend away ' Shepherds Buildings - 25th/27th July 08
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a YELLL BBQ
held at Overend - Saturday 19th July 08
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a Jazz Praise
evening - Sunday
6th July 08
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the Sunday
School anniversary - 11th May 08
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a Skittles
evening - Friday 18th April 08
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a visit
of Asian women 9 April 08
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our World
Church Sunday services - 6 April 08
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our Easter
morning service - 23 March 08
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Circuit
Easter YELLL Event held at Overend
- Friday 21 March 08
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our annual
Spring Fair - held Saturday 8th
March 08
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a
demonstration of origami at
Overend by
Fred on Wednesday 5th March 08
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members of
Overend Methodist helping out at the 'Food Bank' run by
Chawn Hill @ Stourbridge 13th
February 08
(for details about Food Bank click
here)
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from 10th
February 08 Fairtrade products
are now on sale at Overend
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the 'Love
Feast' held at Overend on Sunday 27th January @ 6pm
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Sunday
School went to see James and the Giant Peach on Saturday 12th
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the Young people's carol
Service - Sunday 16th December 07
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a circuit YELL evening at
Overend - Saturday 8th December 07
(the Christmas story & crafts)
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The Guild's Christmas party
- Wednesday 5th December 07
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church's presentation of
gifts for the Uplands Children's Home - Sunday 25th November 07 |
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annual Christmas Fayre -
Saturday 24th November 07
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church flowers for
Remembrance Sunday - 11th November 07
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church Firework Party held
on Friday 2nd November 07 |
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Sunday
School members @ "Does God have a MySpace?" on
Saturday 13th October 2007
at Coventry Central Hall
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our Harvest Festival weekend - 22/23 September
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| a visit to the Venkateswara
(Balaji) Temple in Tividale on Saturday 8 September 07 |
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| a weekend at Greenbelt - 24th/27th August
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| Muriel Woohouse's 80th birthday
celebration at Overend |
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| the receiving into Membership of Margaret
& Malcolm Poole, Chris Homer, Aline Nzacahayo and Joe Smith - 15th July
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| the Prayer Walk -
Wednesday 11th July 07 |
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| the Sunday
School's over 9s go Karting - 2nd June 07 |
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| the annual Sunday
School Anniversary services - 20th May 07 |
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| a specially formed choir sing
'Jerusalem Joy' - evening service Sunday 1st April 07 |
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Margaret & Keith Bradley's Ruby
Wedding anniversary meal @ Overend
Sunday 1st April 07 |
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a production of from Pharaoh
to Freedom - an act of worship - 13 April 06 |
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