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
<b>Harvest Church Services on 2nd October</b>The Church Services on Sunday 2nd October celebrate Harvest.The service at All Saints Bednall will be at 9.30am and will be led by Phil Clayton.The service at St James’ Church, Acton Trussell will be at 6.30pm and will be led by Rev Delphine. Everyone is welcome.<b>Please bring gift items that can be donated to the food bank- they are much needed. Thank you.</b>
<br>“There will be a special Eucharist on 18th September at 9:30am at St. James, celebrated by Rev. Delphine in memory of our beloved late Queen Elizabeth II.The Zoom based service at 11:00 will be our final act of commemoration for our Queen before her State Funeral on Monday.<br>All are welcome. Please email <a href="mailto:roger.howarth@ifdev.net">roger.howarth@ifdev.net</a> if you would like to join the Zoom service.
