This week's prayer:
Risen Christ, you filled your disciples with boldness and fresh hope: strengthen us to proclaim your risen life and fill us with your peace, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Hope Explored starts this coming week
We are going to run this short 3 week course on 3 Wednesday evenings - 17th April, 24th April & 1st May. It's called Hope Explored and is a course aimed particularly at those exploring the Christian faith. The three sessions are based on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and explore some of his extraordinary claims from Luke’s gospel. We’ll be at St Peter’s Church on Moorhey Road for this, meeting at 7.30pm each of the 3 weeks, finishing at 9pm or so. It will be relaxed, & welcoming, beginning with refreshments, and then a combination of a video to watch & time spent in discussion. Really encourage anyone who feels they’d like to explore faith a bit more to come along, or if you know someone who might enjoy this, say to them ‘I’m going to this, it’ll be great, would you like to come with me?’
Please do speak to Simon, Church 4 All’s Carmen, or Ian if you have any questions or there's anything else you would like to know.
SERVICES
SUNDAY 14th April
St Andrew's: 10.00 am Morning Prayer
St Thomas': 10.00 am Morning Prayer with Baptism
St James': 11.15 am Holy Communion
St Peter's: 11.15 am Holy Communion AND 4.00 pm Church for All with Communion
Wednesday 17th April
St Andrew's: Team Holy Communion Service at 10.30am
SUNDAY 21st April
St Andrew's: 10.00 am Morning Prayer
St Thomas': 10.00 am Holy Communion
St James': 11.15 am Holy Communion
St Peter's: 11.15 am Holy Communion AND 4.00 pm Church for All
The Bible Readings for the month can be downloaded from the News and Notices page under the Notices tab.
TEAM PRAYERS
Team 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 James' on Sunday 28th April 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 9.30 ahead of 10am services and 10.45 ahead of 11.15am services. Everyone is very welcome to join in with this.
News
Request for Wool Donations
Wool donations for our craft and chat group would be very gratefully received! Whether whole or part balls of wool, any colour etc. 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 [email protected] Thank you!
WEEKLY EVENTS
Games 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. Meetings restart on Thursday as normal again on 11th April. Pat
Free 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 [email protected]. "Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation” – Articles of Religion, Article VI
MONTHLY EVENTS
St 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 3rd May. 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 notices
There 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 DETAILS
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Contact details:
Revd. Ian Hopkins 07914 505437 or [email protected]
Revd. Simon Elliott 07919 464348 or [email protected]