The alternative collect prayer for All Saints Day:God of holiness, your glory is proclaimed in every age: as we rejoice in the faith of your saints, inspire us to follow their example with boldness and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SERVICESSunday 1st November All Saints DaySt Andrew's: 10.00 am Holy CommunionSt Thomas: 10.00 am Holy CommunionSt James': 11.15 am Morning PrayerSt Peter’s: 11.15 am Morning PrayerChurch 4 All at St Peter's: 4.00 pmWednesday 4th November10.30 am Team Holy Communion service at St Andrew’s Sunday 8th November Remembrance Sunday St Andrew's: 10.00 am Remembrance Service in church and Youth / Children's Remembrance Service across the road in the Maghull Parish Hall with both services coming together at the Lychgate war memorial for an Act of Remembrance around the 11am silence. St Thomas: 10.00 am Remembrance Service in church followed by an Act of Remembrance at the Lychgate war memorial around the 11am silence. St James: 10.45 am Remembrance Service with Act of Remembrance St Peter's: 10.50 am Remembrance Service with Act of Remembrance Church 4 All at St Peter's: 4.00 pm ***Please note the earlier than normal service times at St James' and St Peter’s to allow for the Act of Remembrance around the 11am silence.***Bible readingsSunday 1st November: Revelation 7:9-end; Matthew 5:1-12 Sunday 8th November Remembrance Sunday: - preacher's choice Sunday 15th November: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Sunday 22nd November Team Service Christ the King: readings tbc Sunday 29th November Advent Sunday: 1 Corinthians; 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 News Warm Clothes Collection for the New Horizons Project at All Saints, Shiel RoadThanks for all that has been donated for this appeal. The delivery of everything that has been collected is now imminent - photos to follow.St Andrew’s Prayer Chain Prayer is offered for anyone facing a difficult situation who would welcome prayerful support. Any request for prayer will be held in the strictest confidence by the small group of people praying. If you would like to be prayed for by the Prayer Chain, please contact - Clergy, Claire Sherman, Karen Blanchard, Norma Pimblett, Alison Crawford. If prayer is requested for another person, please make sure that they give their consent for information to be shared with the Prayer Chain and to say they would like to be prayed for. Thanks, Karen BlanchardParish Giving Scheme The new system is now available to access. Should you at any time require information, please contact your parish representative, or contact PGS directly by Post: 76 Kingsholm Road, Gloucester, GL1 3BD; Phone: 0333 002 1260 or1271; Email: info@parishgiving.org.uk; Website: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/StampsA request from St Thomas’ for your used stamps, as they are collecting them to support the training of 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 & pillowsWool donations for our craft and chat group are always 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 EVENTSCraft 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. Please note: no meeting in church on 5th November. PatHot lunch, tea and cakes every Thursday afternoon 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. MONTHLY EVENTSPrayer & 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 18th November, 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 noticesBulletin items for inclusion Please send an email to revsimonelliott76@gmail.com stating ‘for bulletin’ in the email ‘subject’ box / email title by midday Thursday of the week you’d like items included.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.CONTACT DETAILSPlease contact us…If you know anyone who would like to receive this emailIf there is anyone who needs prayer If you know anyone who needs a phone call Contact details:Revd. Ian Hopkins 07914 505437 or ianfee100@gmail.com Revd. Simon Elliott 07919 464348 or revsimonelliott76@gmail.com
As many will know, we have been without heating in the church here for a few months due to a broken down boiler that is beyond viable repair. We have been working hard to rectify this situation, going through the necessary Church of England permissions procedures for the installation of a suitable replacement boiler, and identifying suitable contractors and obtaining quotes. This is now all complete and we are nearly ready for work to start!However, this is going to cost around £35,000!! Thanks to some incredibly generous donations, we have £23,000 of this in place and so we are looking to raise the rest. We are also aware of other expensive works that will be needed on the stonework of the church building over the next couple of years, likely to cost over £25,000. Please do consider whether you can contribute towards raising the funds needed for this vital work! Any donations would be very gratefully received, thank you. Donations can be made online using these details:Account name: The PCC St Andrew MaghullSort code: 40-29-08Account number: 14323092(Please use ‘boiler&fabricappeal’ as a reference)Or for other ways to donate please contact us at enquiries@maghullstandrew.com or on 0151 531 8972.
Please note that there will be a break for Christmas so we will meet each Thursday prior to Christmas up until and including 15th December and we will recommence on Thursday 12th January 2023. The Community Craft and Chat group began meeting 6 weeks before lockdown and although we weren't always able to meet during lockdown...people kept busy knitting and crocheting. What a blessing that has been. We have made hearts for hope which have been sent to ITU units and to the bereavement ward at Wigan Royal infirmary. We have also posted these hearts to the bereaved families of those whose funeral we have conducted. We have had some lovely letters of thanks. Blankets small and large, hats for premature babies all are still needed and we can provide patterns for these too. Please see below for other ideas of items that are needed. We have also made fish and chip jumper and hat sets which we sent to Uganda to help the “Warm baby project”. This project still needs fish and chip jumper sets and also baby jumpers or cardigans age 6 months plus. If you feel you can help there is a knitting pattern for Fish and Chip Babies to download on the right. If you can't print a pattern or knit here are some other ideas that don't really need a pattern and if you need some help to get started ask in church or in the New Year!Knit or crochet scarves of varying lengths: your choice of stitch, style and colour!Knit blankets for prem babies approximately 12" or 24" square (garter or stocking stitch is fine, colour[s] unimportant). If you crochet them please use a tight double crochet stitch so babies can't stick their fingers through the spaces.Knit bonding squares for prem babies approximately 5" square (garter or stocking stitch is fine, colour[s] unimportant). Make in pairs: one is worn inside her bra by the mother, one is with the baby then they are swapped over.Knit cannula sleeves for prem babies: knit 26 stitches and 36 rows with 4mm needles or similar to make a rectangle approximately 10cm x 7cm (or 4" x 2 3/4") (garter or stocking stitch is fine, colour[s] unimportant) then sew up the sides leaving the ends open to form a tube (but they aren't needed at the moment so try something else please!)Knit or crochet a 40" square blanket for patients who are terminally ill using any stitch or pattern, in one piece or with a number sewn together (preferably in cheerful colours)Crochet (or knit) a 12" square of any design or colours for a comfort blanket for people with dementia (no need for twiddly bits).Knit or crochet hearts for terminally ill patients and bereaved families: there are lots of free patterns and tutorials online, try and make them about 3" wide. Use the Get in touch CONTACT FORM on St James pages on A Church Near You if you need a pattern from church.( Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/SweetMellowChill-8503012/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3423091">SweetMellowChill</a> from <a href="https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3423091">Pixabay</a>)
The local Foodbank based at St George's URC on Northway opposite Iceland on 14th December 2021 * Please see 'Latest News' for a guide to what the Foodbank is short of but all donations are gratefully received. * To donate goods - you can drop off donations at St George's Church on Tuesdays 10-12 * You might want to offer a street collection point -let people know you are willing to take donations to the Foodbank informally via your street networks- WhatsApp, phone etc - put a plastic box out for donations at a set time on a set day. Remember the Foodbank needs toiletries as well as food.Then take your box to St George's Church on Tuesday between 10am and noon.* We still have contact with the Trussell Trust South Sefton foodbank which covers Bootle, Litherland and Netherton. They are always short of stock so when Maghull doesn't need our donations, they will be sent to South Sefton.Aintree Foodbank is still open and also independent: see Hope Community Church webpage
