Dear All,The year rolls on and November is very nearly upon us. Please remember clocks go back 1 hour tonight.In church tomorrow there is a service at 9.30 am and Colouring Club resumes for the children. There is no online service this week. The pew sheet available as a separate Notice Sheet.Just a heads up for parents that we may be required to start recording physical church attendance from Sunday 7th November. We are still awaiting confirmation on this and a further email will be sent out this coming week to either confirm or cancel this. Please check your emails towards the end of the week.With prayers and best wishesCarol Revd Carol H PharaohTeam Rector Blackrod, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton & Wingates Team
Dear All,Tomorrow is Bible Sunday. At church we have a service of Holy Communion at 9.30 am. There is an online service available this weekend, the link for which is below. The service this week includes a short video from the Bible Society. The pew sheet is also attached as a separate Notice Sheet. https://youtu.be/rV2iXaCH0FYDon't forget that next Saturday there is a Quiet Day at St John's Church. If you can't manage the whole day, you can attend for part of it. If you've never attended a quiet day before I would encourage you to try it. Please let Malcolm know if you would like to attend by emailing him via malcolm@revmw.co.ukWith prayers and best wishesCarolRevd Carol H PharaohTeam Rector Blackrod, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton & Wingates Team
Dear All,I hope that all is well with you.Tomorrow at church there is a 9:30 am All Age Service. There isn't an online service this week but the pew sheet is attached for those worshipping at home. There are also some important notices on the pew sheet which is available as a separate Notice Sheet. This week our Online Bible Study Course looks at the Old Testament character of Samuel. Andy, our curate, is now leading both sessions. One is on Tuesday evening at 7 pm and one is on Thursday afternoon at 2 pm. If you would like the link to the session, please get in touch. Also, Jenifer Palin from St James is organising a trip to York Christmas Markets on 27th November 2021. The cost will be between £16 and £19 per person, depending on final numbers. If you are interested please get in touch as soon a possible as she is looking to finalise the numbers and get the coach booked.With prayers and best wishes,CarolRevd Carol H PharaohTeam Rector Blackrod, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton & Wingates Team
Dear All, 'God gives us the fruits of the earth'. This week we celebrate the God of the harvest in our churches and online. There is a service at 9.30 am in church and the link for the online service is below. Please also find attached the pew sheet as a separate Notice for this coming week. Tomorrow we will also be serving refreshments after the service. We do hope that you will be able to stay and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and some socially distanced chat! https://youtu.be/0spRSwQGYcg This year, we will be donating our harvest gifts to a local charity, Westhoughton Assist, who make up food parcels for local people in need. Thank you for your gift Rev’d Malcolm Wearing is holding a Quiet Day on Saturday, 30 October in St. John’s The theme will be “Who is God”, and will reflect on our understanding of who God is through reflection on the words of five Psalms. If that sounds a bit heavy, it really isn’t, each input session is only about 5-10 minutes reflection, with a piece of music at the start and end, chosen to draw out the theme. Then in between there will be space to just reflect quietly, do craft, and walk and pray a labyrinth. If you have never walked a labyrinth before it can be quite a moving thing to do. The details are still to be finalised, but it is expected to run from 10.00 AM until around 3.00 PM, there will be a light lunch of soup and a roll. Please let Malcom know if you want to attend so he can manage numbers malcolm@revmw.co.uk. Take care, With prayers and best wishes Carol Revd Carol H Pharaoh Team Rector Blackrod, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton & Wingates Team
