Maghull Green Park: St James

God of truth, help us to keep your law of love and to walk in ways of wisdom, that we may find true life in Jesus Christ your Son. Amen.

SERVICES

Sunday 22nd June It's the fourth Sunday of the month so this will be a Team Service all together at St James Church, Green Lane (next to Green Park and St John Bosco schools) at 10.30am. No morning services on this day at St Andrew’s, St Peter’s or St Thomas’s, but it will be great to see everyone as we gather together. As always, please do let us know if there are any issues getting there as transport can be easily arranged.

St Peter’s: 4.00 pm Church 4 All

Wednesday 25th June

St Andrew ’ s : 10.30am Team Holy Communion Service

SUNDAY 29th June:

St Andrew's : 10.00 am Holy Communion

St James' : 11.15 am Morning Prayer

St Peter's : 11.15 Morning Prayer AND 4.00 pm Church for All

Bible Readings Sunday 22nd June Team Service Matthew 28:16-20 Sunday 29th June Acts 12:1-11; Matthew 16:13-19

Sunday 6th July David & Goliath: 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 32-50 (or lectionary readings Galatians 6:7-16 & Luke 10:1-11, 16-20, check with preacher) Sunday 13th July Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Sunday 20th July: Daniel in the lions den Daniel 6:1-18, 19-end (or lectionary readings Colossians 1:15-28 & Luke 10:38-end check with preacher) Sunday 27th July Team Service Jonah & the Whale Jonah 1 & 2

TEAM PRAYERS

Team Prayers will now be taking place ahead of our monthly team service on the 4th Sunday of each month at whichever church is hosting that month’s service, at 9.45am. So the next one will be at St James' on Sunday 22nd June at 9.45am . All welcome.

We’re also going to be intentional now about having a short informal time of prayer at each church before the Sunday services each week - so the person leading the service will pray with others who are there for 10 mins or so half an hour before the start of the service, so 9.40 ahead of 10am services and 10.55 ahead of 11.15am services. Everyone is very welcome to join in with this. St James usually has a time of individual prayer and reflection helped by two worship songs from about 5 minutes before the actual start of the service.

News

Request from the gardeners at St Andrews Church Asking for plant donations that would help with weed suppression in the car park. Any low level shrubs or ground cover would be appreciated. Please contact Keith 07967144367 or any member of the gardening team.

Stamps

A request from St Thomas’ for your used stamps, as they are collecting them to support training guide dogs. Please do pass any you have in to your church, and the clergy will ensure they get to St Thomas’. Thank you.

Request for Wool Donations - also stuffing material for toys & pillows

Wool donations for our craft and chat group wld be very gratefully received! Whether whole or part balls of wool, any colour etc. Also, at the moment, donations of stuffing material for toys & pillows would be much appreciated. If you are able to drop off to the craft & chat group between 12.30 and 2pm on Thursdays at St James’ Church Green Lane, that would be great, but collection can easily be arranged. Please contact Pat Dunbar by text message on 07795147109 or email at patcol@blueyonder.co.uk Thank you!

WEEKLY EVENTS

Craft and Chat : every Thursday 12.30pm until 2pm at St James in the fellowship room. Knitting, crocheting or any craft, you are assured of a very warm welcome so please do come and join us. Pat

Hot lunch, tea and cakes every Thursday afterno on at Melling Tithebarn ……12.00pm to 2.00pm. A plate for donations will be available. You are assured of a very warm welcome so please do come and join us.

Editors Note: apologies if anyone arrived for this on Thursday just gone (12th June). I was asked to let people know that it wasn’t on due to having to set the Tithebarn up for a wedding party the next day, and it completely slipped my mind! All back to normal this week though!

Bible Study : Our regular weekly Bible Study takes place on Thursdays at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Church Hall. We are currently looking at the Gospel of Luke together. All welcome.

MONTHLY EVENTS

St Peter's Tea and Scones : everyone is welcome to join us for tea and scones on the first Friday in every month from 2pm-3pm. The next one is on Friday 4th July . Expect lots of friendly chats and live music by our resident Michael with his keyboard.

Prayer & Worship - monthly get together Each month we are going to be gathering for a time of prayer & worship together at St James Church, Green Lane. This will be a relaxed and informal time, but led and with songs, reflection on passages of scripture, pointers / themes for prayer etc. This is following on from the Prayer Course that a number of us did through Lent & Easter time, but is absolutely open to everyone, not just those who came to that course. The next of these will be on Wednesday 9th July, 7.30pm and we would be delighted to see you there. Please do speak to Rev Simon or Claire Sherman for any further information.

Bereavement Support: at St Andrew’s Church. Further enquiries, and if there are any particular requests for bereavement support, from anywhere across our 4 parishes, please contact St Andrew’s Parish Office 0151 531 8972.

Other notices

Foodbank : the Foodbank is based at St George's United Reformed Church on Northway opposite Iceland, on Tuesdays 10.00am-12.00 noon .

Tins, packet foods and toiletries are always useful. They will gratefully receive donations from 10-12 on Tuesdays at St George’s URC on Northway (easiest access is via the car park on Larchwood Avenue). Alternatively please do drop any donations off before Tuesday on the vicarage doorstep at 23 Green Link. Thank you.

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Revd. Ian Hopkins 07914 505437 or ianfee100@gmail.com

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