St Thomas Melling

This week's prayer:

Lord of creation, whose glory is around and within us: open our eyes to your wonders, that we may serve you with reverence and know your peace at our lives’ end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

SERVICES

SUNDAY 15th September

St Andrew's: 10.00 am Holy Communion AND 12 midday baptism

St Thomas': 10.00 am Holy Communion

St James': 11.15 am Morning Prayer

St Peter's: 11.15 Morning Prayer AND 4.00 pm Church for All

Wednesday 11th September

St Andrew's : 10.30am Team Holy Communion

Sunday 22nd September 4th Sunday of the month Team Service at St Thomas’s Melling at 10.30am (with Team Prayers beforehand at 9.45am for anyone able to join us for that). This will be St Thomas’s Harvest service for this year and all are invited afterwards for tea / coffee and a hot pot lunch at Melling Tithebarn, just round the corner from the church on Tithebarn Lane. St Andrew’s, St James & St Peter’s will celebrate harvest as well in their own church buildings on 13th October (Harvest Parade service at St Andrew’s & Harvest Communion services at St James & St Peter’s that Sunday). At all of these services we do encourage donations of non perishable food items and toiletries to support the ongoing important work of the Maghull Foodbank. St Peter’s : 4pm Church 4 All

Bible Readings Sunday 15th September - Mark 8:27-end James 3:1-12 Sunday 22nd September Team Service - readings tbc Sunday 29th September - Mark 9:38-end James 5:13-end

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 Thomas' on Sunday 22nd September 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

Claire Sherman's charity abseil Today's the day!!! Huge thanks to everyone for your encouragement and support as I step out of my comfort zone this morning. I'll put a photo in the bulletin next week. Thanks, Claire. https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/gettalife

(Note from Simon - Please do join me in wishing the intrepid / brave Claire well today!!!)

Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir - sad news I'm very sorry to have to report that due to visa issues the Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir are unable to travel and so all their planned autumn UK concerts have had to be cancelled. We so incredibly sad that they won’t be with us at St Andrew’s and for them in all this.

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!

All Saints, Sheil Road: New Horizons Project

I hope your needles have been clicking and your hooks looping over the summer to produce hats, scarves and gloves for our annual donation of warm clothes to the New Horizons Project which supports families and individuals in difficult circumstances. My contact, Helen, is so grateful for the continuing generosity of the Maghull and Melling Team. Every item donated finds a good home. Good quality second hand warm clothes are also gratefully received. I plan to make the delivery on Friday 25th October. For more information, patterns or to arrange a collection of items, please get in touch with me: Claire Sherman: 07427 616030. Thank you!

Advance date for your diaries: The Bible Course On Thursday evenings through October and November we are going to be running this 8 week course provided by The Bible Society, at St Andrew’s Church Hall in our normal weekly Bible Study group slot (see below). Absolutely everyone will be very welcome to come along, and we’d really encourage you too - we would love to see lots of us there. Here’s a brief introduction An eight-session course helping you explore the BIG story Big, complex, old … just some of the words people use to describe the Bible. Sound familiar? That’s where The Bible Course comes in. The course will increase your confidence, equip you to read the Bible better and help you to see its relevance to daily life. The course provides a birds-eye view of the world’s bestselling book. For more information click here: https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/explore-the-bible/the-bible-course/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD7k6ItINltnfiQ03LC1sjzon1X9i&gclid=CjwKCAjwiaa2BhAiEiwAQBgyHoEI1IqQmeLhoR0j4_hcaHuiXT_e1zpXd2VfUHXDNwyf89KTgLH7ExoCk1IQAvD_BwE This will start on Thursday 3rd October .

Organ Recital by Liverpool Cathedral’s Ian Tracey in Lydiate at St Thomas on Saturday 28th September at 7.30pm . Tickets are £10 (including cheese and wine) (concessions £5, under 18s free) and are available by phoning 0151 526 5377

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 : Returns after summer break this week (19th Sept)

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 . Pat

Tea and Cakes every Thursday afterno on 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 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 4th October . 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

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.

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Revd. Ian Hopkins 07914 505437 or ianfee100@gmail.com

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