Christingle at St JamesIt was lovely to see so many children and relatives and friends at Messy Christingle on Christmas Eve. The Christingles the children made were wonderful- what a start to Christmas. The collection in aid of The Children’s Society raised a fantastic sum of £113.22 so thank you very much for your support for this worthy cause. Look out for the next Messy Church event in the Spring- hope to see you then. In the meantime wishing you hope, joy and peace in 2023.
Date for your Christmas DiaryChristingle at St James’ Church,Acton Trussell on 24th December at 2pm. Make Christingle oranges and sing carols- children, parents, carers, grandparents- ALL WELCOME!
Remembrance Sunday 13th November The joint Sunday service on 13th November, for Remembrance Sunday, is being held at St James’ Church, Acton Trussell. Roger Howarth will be preaching. Please note that the service starts at 10.50am.The online Zoom service of the week for Remembrance will take place on Friday 11th November at 10.50am. Please contact Roger Howarth on 01785 714527 if you wish to join that service and haven’t zoomed before.All are welcome at these services. WE WILL REMEMBER
Hope you are well on this dull and rainy day. Hoping for a brighter week ahead. Here is a message from Rev Delphine and an activity for you to try at home.Shiny Penny ActivityWe thought that you might like to create a Memory Box to remember our dear late Queen Elizabeth II. We've used a coin showing the Queen's head and made it shiny by dipping it in 'cola' - its amazing how bright and shiny the coin becomes!An old jewellery container is fill with some tissue paper and the shiny coin is placed inside and the lid put on and there you have your Memory Box. You could also decorate the box with crowns and jewels to add the finishing touches. Message from Rev DelphineI hope you like preparing your Messy Shiny Penny and find a box to keep it safe.It will remind you of our late Queen, but also will be a reminder of Jesus who shines through all the dark days. Jesus is known as the “Light of the World”.at Christenings and at Easter we light a special Candle called a “Paschal Candle” to remind us of Jesus by that name.We are coming up to Halloween which can be great fun but can also be quite spooky. We need never be afraid just open your box and that penny will shine as Jesus shines. There is a hymn, “Shine Jesus Shine” All Saints’ School know it well – it is their school song. The chorus goes:'Shine, Jesus, Shine,Fill this land with the Father’s gloryBlaze, Spirit, Blaze,set our hearts on fire.Flow, river, flow,flood the nations with grace and mercy;Send forth your word, Lord,And let there be light.'Looking AheadPlease note your diary that the Messy Church Christingle will be on 24th December, Christmas Eve, at 2pm at St James Church, Acton Trussell, where you can have fun making a Christingle orange and sing carols to get you in the mood for Christmas. Hope you'll be able to join us for this very popular event.best wishes fromEleanor, Delphine and the Acton & Bednall Messy Church Team
