We are looking forward to welcoming you to St Anne's Church over the Advent and Christmas period. Please see our poster below with an overview of all the events and services taking place. Go to our Services and Events tab to see more information about all that we have going on over the Christmas period or click on the links below. St Nicholas Service 6:30pm Wednesday 3rd December Christmas Tree Festival 2pm-7pm Friday 5th December Christmas Tree Festival 10am-4pm Saturday 6th December Christmas Tree Festival 1pm-4pm Sunday 7th December Blue Christmas Service 6pm Sunday 7th December NB This service is held at St Matthew's ChaddertonChristmas Carol Service 6pm Sunday 14th December Christingle Service 7pm Monday15th December Family Nativity Service 4pm Wednesday 24th December First Eucharist of Christmas 5:30pm Wednesday 24th DecemberChristmas Day Eucharist 10:30am Thursday 25th December
Being a Praying People - Day by Day with Ss Mark and Anne It has been said that “a church that walks together with God is a church that will thrive and draw others to it”, and so part of our mission and our call must be to become a community of prayer. It can be easy to become discouraged when we pray on our own. There are competing demands on our time, we may not be in the mood, things crop up or we simply forget. We may not even think we have to pray every day. Jesus, though, told us we must persevere with prayer. When his disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, he replied with “Our Father…”. Christian prayer is always “we” prayer – We are the Body of Christ. When we pray, we are never alone, and we pray as part of the Body of Christ. To become a praying community, we are being asked to commit to pray at least the Psalm prayer for the day and the Lord’s prayer (Stage 1), “Day by day with Ss Mark and Anne”, wherever we may be, so that even if we are physically alone, we know that we are always praying with others - with the Body of Christ here in Heyside and Royton and indeed with the wider Church of Christ. Evelyn Underhill, a twentieth century spiritual writer wrote, “The world is full of jangling noises. You know that there are better melodies. But you will never transmit the heavenly music to others unless you yourselves are tuned in to it…giving…it careful and undivided attention during part of each day… you must yourselves be spiritually alive.” By God’s grace may way we walk together as a community of prayer seeking to: stay close to Jesus; live up to our calling as his friends; tune into the heavenly music so we might share that music with others and so do his will. With prayers and blessings, Revd Liz
For wedding/funeral enquiries contact Sylvia Coppock on 01706 846710 or 07900232708For Baptisms enquiries contact Diane Jones on 07961 934763For General Parish business/enquiries contact Barbara Hindle on 07711355960
For wedding/funeral enquiries contact Sylvia Coppock on 01706 846710 or 07900232708For Baptisms enquiries contact Diane Jones on 07961 934763For General Parish business/enquiries contact Barbara Hindle on 07711355960
