This week's prayer:God our saviour, look on this wounded world in pity and in power; hold us fast to your promises of peace won for us by your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. SERVICESSUNDAY 16th JuneSt Andrew's: 10.00 am Parade Service and 12 midday BaptismSt Thomas': 10.00 am Holy CommunionSt James': 11.15 am Morning PrayerSt Peter's: 11.15 Morning Prayer AND 4.00 pm Church for AllWednesday 19th JuneSt Andrew's: 10.30am Team Holy Communion ServiceSUNDAY 23rd June4th Sunday of the month: Team Service 1030am at St Andrew’s this month, with no morning services this week at St Thomas’, St James, or St Peter’s. All welcome - please do let us know if transport to get there would help.St Peter's: 4.00 pm Church for All Bible Readings Sunday 16th June: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 and Mark 4:26-34 Sunday 23rd June: (Team Service) Genesis 3 Sunday 30th June: 2 Corinthians 8:7-end and Mark 5:21-endTEAM PRAYERSTeam Prayers will now be taking place ahead of our monthly team service on the 4th Sunday of each month at whichever church is hosting that month’s service, at 9.45am. So the next one will be at St Andrew's on Sunday 23rd June at 9.45am. All welcome.We’re also going to be intentional now about having a short informal time of prayer at each church before the Sunday services each week - so the person leading the service will pray with others who are there for 10 mins or so half an hour before the start of the service, so 9.40 ahead of 10am services and 10.55 ahead of 11.15am services. Everyone is very welcome to join in with this. News Maghull and Melling Team Book Club Our next read is 'The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: The Church Weekend' by Adrian Plass. Adrian has a wonderful way of saying quite profound things in a light and engaging way. It's available on Kindle and in hardback or paperback via Amazon and other retailers. We are meeting weekly via Zoom at 7.30pm from Tuesday 4th June till 16th July. If you are interested in joining Book Club, please contact me so I can send you the link shermanclaire33@yahoo.co.uk Request for Wool Donations - also stuffing material for toys & pillows Wool donations for our craft and chat group would be very gratefully received! Whether whole or part balls of wool, any colour etc. Also, at the moment, donations of stuffing material for toys & pillows would be much appreciated. If you are able to drop off to the craft & chat group between 12.30 and 2pm on Thursdays at St James’ Church Green Lane, that would be great, but collection can easily be arranged. Please contact Pat Dunbar by text message on 07795147109 or email at patcol@blueyonder.co.uk Thank you!St Thomas Melling Summer Fayre at the Tithebarn: Saturday 29th June, 1-4pm, all welcome! There will be cream teas, BBQ, bar, cake stall, tombola, raffle, plant and craft stalls, traditional Morris dancers and a ukelele band. WEEKLY EVENTSGames Afternoon: Our Wednesday afternoon games time at St James has now stopped for the summer months and will recommence at the end of September.Craft and Chat: every Thursday 12.30pm until 2pm at St James in the fellowship room. Knitting, crocheting or any craft, you are assured of a very warm welcome so please do come and join us. PatFree Tea and Cakes every Thursday afternoon at Melling Tithebarn……12.00pm to 2.00pm. A plate for donations will be available. You are assured of a very warm welcome so please do come and join us.Bible Study: there is a Bible Study held at St Andrew's Church Hall on Thursday evenings, 7.15 for a 7.30pm start. All are welcome to come and join in fellowship, from expert to novice, to study and discuss God's word. We are currently looking at the Epistle of James. For more information, please contact Josh at joshuafowell@hotmail.com. "Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation” – Articles of Religion, Article VI MONTHLY EVENTSSt Peter's Tea and Scones: everyone is welcome to join us for tea and scones on the first Friday in every month from 2pm-3pm, the next one will be Friday 5th July. Expect lots of friendly chats and live music by our resident Michael with his keyboard.Bereavement Support: at St Andrew’s Church. Further enquiries, and if there are any particular requests for bereavement support, from anywhere across our 4 parishes, please contact St Andrew’s Parish Office 0151 531 8972. Other noticesThere is the Daily Hope free phone number for all but especially those who can't attend a church service (details in the separate news item).Foodbank: the Foodbank is based at St George's United Reformed Church on Northway opposite Iceland, on Tuesdays 10.00am-12.00 noon.Tins, packet foods and toiletries are always useful. They will gratefully receive donations from 10-12 on Tuesdays at St George’s URC on Northway (easiest access is via the car park on Larchwood Avenue). Alternatively please do drop any donations off before Tuesday on the vicarage doorstep at 23 Green Link. Thank you.CONTACT DETAILSPlease contact us…If you know anyone who would like to receive this emailIf there is anyone who needs prayer If you know anyone who needs a phone call Contact details:Revd. Ian Hopkins 07914 505437 or ianfee100@gmail.com Revd. Simon Elliott 07919 464348 or revsimonelliott76@gmail.com
Our next read is 'The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: The Church Weekend' by Adrian Plass. Adrian has a wonderful way of saying quite profound things in a light and engaging way. It's available on Kindle and in hardback or paperback via Amazon and other retailers. All are very welcome. If you would like to find out more and to get the link, please get in touch with Claire Sherman: shermanclaire33@yahoo.co.uk
Please note that there will be a break for Christmas so we will meet each Thursday prior to Christmas up until and including 15th December and we will recommence on Thursday 12th January 2023. The Community Craft and Chat group began meeting 6 weeks before lockdown and although we weren't always able to meet during lockdown...people kept busy knitting and crocheting. What a blessing that has been. We have made hearts for hope which have been sent to ITU units and to the bereavement ward at Wigan Royal infirmary. We have also posted these hearts to the bereaved families of those whose funeral we have conducted. We have had some lovely letters of thanks. Blankets small and large, hats for premature babies all are still needed and we can provide patterns for these too. Please see below for other ideas of items that are needed. We have also made fish and chip jumper and hat sets which we sent to Uganda to help the “Warm baby project”. This project still needs fish and chip jumper sets and also baby jumpers or cardigans age 6 months plus. If you feel you can help there is a knitting pattern for Fish and Chip Babies to download on the right. If you can't print a pattern or knit here are some other ideas that don't really need a pattern and if you need some help to get started ask in church or in the New Year!Knit or crochet scarves of varying lengths: your choice of stitch, style and colour!Knit blankets for prem babies approximately 12" or 24" square (garter or stocking stitch is fine, colour[s] unimportant). If you crochet them please use a tight double crochet stitch so babies can't stick their fingers through the spaces.Knit bonding squares for prem babies approximately 5" square (garter or stocking stitch is fine, colour[s] unimportant). Make in pairs: one is worn inside her bra by the mother, one is with the baby then they are swapped over.Knit cannula sleeves for prem babies: knit 26 stitches and 36 rows with 4mm needles or similar to make a rectangle approximately 10cm x 7cm (or 4" x 2 3/4") (garter or stocking stitch is fine, colour[s] unimportant) then sew up the sides leaving the ends open to form a tube (but they aren't needed at the moment so try something else please!)Knit or crochet a 40" square blanket for patients who are terminally ill using any stitch or pattern, in one piece or with a number sewn together (preferably in cheerful colours)Crochet (or knit) a 12" square of any design or colours for a comfort blanket for people with dementia (no need for twiddly bits).Knit or crochet hearts for terminally ill patients and bereaved families: there are lots of free patterns and tutorials online, try and make them about 3" wide. Use the Get in touch CONTACT FORM on St James pages on A Church Near You if you need a pattern from church.( Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/SweetMellowChill-8503012/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3423091">SweetMellowChill</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3423091">Pixabay</a>)
The local Foodbank based at St George's URC on Northway opposite Iceland on 14th December 2021 * Please see 'Latest News' for a guide to what the Foodbank is short of but all donations are gratefully received. * To donate goods - you can drop off donations at St George's Church on Tuesdays 10-12 * You might want to offer a street collection point -let people know you are willing to take donations to the Foodbank informally via your street networks- WhatsApp, phone etc - put a plastic box out for donations at a set time on a set day. Remember the Foodbank needs toiletries as well as food.Then take your box to St George's Church on Tuesday between 10am and noon.* We still have contact with the Trussell Trust South Sefton foodbank which covers Bootle, Litherland and Netherton. They are always short of stock so when Maghull doesn't need our donations, they will be sent to South Sefton.Aintree Foodbank is still open and also independent: see Hope Community Church webpage
