Sunday ServiceJoint Service in church on Sunday 20th June will be at St James Church, Acton Trussell at 9.30amThis will be a Holy Communion service led by David Primrose.Please contact Len Bates 01785 714091 to book your place in church as these are limited while distancing regulations remain in force.Online Sunday zoom service is at 11am- phone 01785 714527 to get the link.All are welcome
Joint Service (Acton with Bednall) in church on 30 May will be a Morning Prayer service at All Saints Bednall at 9.30 am, taken by Jonathan and Esther Burd. Please contact Grete Willacy on 01785 661939 to book a place.The online Zoom service on 30th May will be at 11am- phone 01785 714527 to receive the Zoom link.All are welcome at these services.
Everyone is welcome to join us to celebrate the birthday of the Church at Pentecost - 23rd May, 9.30am at St James Church, Acton Trussell (Joint service Acton with Bednall).Please contact Len Bates on 01785 714091 to book a place in church.There will also be an online zoom service at 11am- please phone 01785 714527 to receive the zoom link.
We are slowly getting nearer to a time when we can be together again, which is great news. I have a story to tell you, about a special time of the Church year called Pentecost. It is another incredible story of the power of God and His Son, Jesus, and Eleanor has some Pentecost activities for you.May 13th was Ascension Day, the time of the Church Year when Jesus left His disciples and returned to His Heavenly home. As Jesus said goodbye to the disciples He told them He wasn’t going to leave them completely alone, He would send them a helper, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit would be with them and give them the courage to go and spread His story, and they were to stay in Jerusalem and wait.10 days later the disciples were supposed to be celebrating a Harvest Festival, known as Pentecost, a huge affair, and Jews from all over the world gathered in Jerusalem to party and thank God for the harvest of the fields.But the Disciples were gathered in a room still feeling very scared that they would be arrested for being friends of Jesus, Suddenly, there was a sound of a rushing wind which filled the room, and tongues of fire hovered over the heads of each one of them – and do you know what! They weren’t afraid anymore. They threw the doors open, ran into the street and started telling people about Jesus. Unbelievably, people heard the story in their own language – AMAZING!This is the day our Church was born, the day the Holy Spirit came, so on Sunday May 23rd - Pentecost Sunday - we can say HAPPY BIRTHDAY and thank Jesus for sending His Holy Spirit to give us courage to be good ChristiansWhat the Pentecost story tells us is, that with Jesus everyone is the same, we are all His children no matter what the colour of our skin is, whether we are rich or poor, male or female, or what language we speak, because we speak Jesus’ language of love.Lots of love - DelphineYou may wonder about the picture of cupcakes, but these are to celebrate the church's birthday and I am attaching a recipe which you can try out at home - make the icing as brightly coloured as you like with Pentecost colours of red, orange and yellow - hope they turn out well -enjoy.<div>Here is another little activity to help learn some new languages. Peace is something we pray for the world over and as the disciples spoke in different languages, here are a few of the different words for Peace spoken in different countries. Try them out.</div><div>Italian - Pace</div><div>French - Paix</div><div>Spanish - Paz</div><div>German - Friede</div><div>Dutch - Vrede</div><div>Hebrew -Shalom</div><div>Maori - Ranginmarie</div><div>Until we meet again, take care, stay safe, God BlessEleanor, Delphine and the Messy Church TeamPS - please pass this email on to any newcomers to the villages or families that might be interested in Messy Church.</div>
