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posted 18 Aug 2017, 03:32 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30am Parish Communion
The Rev Gary Hunt
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Tuesday 22nd
August
9.30am
Holy Communion
Rev David Kennedy
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Sunday 27th
August
11th
Sunday after Trinity
9.30am Benefice Service at Balderstone
The Rev John Hartley
Transport available
outside St Mary’s
at 9.10am
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Len and Ros Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Father Doran, Emma Whittle and Myra Mackreth
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FOR THE DEPARTED
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am
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NEWS
Revised Pattern of 9.30am
Services, beginning in September.
unless specific Acts of
Worship dictate a change.
1st and 4th Sunday
Choral Parish Communion, with Choir
2nd Sunday Holy
Communion, without specific choir
items,
therefore a shorter service
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3rd Sunday Morning
Praise – Family and All Age
Worship (without Holy Communion)
and
1st Sunday at 4.00pm
Informal Service of Praise and Worship
with contemporary hymns and songs
More detail can
be found on the Vicar’s ‘Paper’ in the Narthex.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
during August
A final update for Services at St Mary’s
Tuesday 29th 9.30am
Holy
Communion – The Vicar
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Thought for the Week
Worry:
‘Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its
strength.’
Corrie
Ten Boom
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com
or call 01254
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posted 12 Aug 2017, 01:20 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30am Parish Communion
The Vicar
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Tuesday 15th
August
9.30am
Holy Communion
Rev John Hartley
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Sunday 20th
August
10th
Sunday after Trinity
9.30am Parish Communion
The Rev Gary Hunt
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Len and Ros Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Father Doran, Emma Whittle and Myra Mackreth
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FOR THE DEPARTED
Alan
Bibby
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am
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NEWS
Revised Pattern of 9.30am
Services, beginning in September
1st and 4th Sunday
Choral Parish Communion, with Choir
2nd Sunday Holy
Communion, without specific choir
items,
therefore a shorter service
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3rd Sunday Morning
Praise – Family and All Age
Worship (without Holy Communion)
and
1st Sunday at 4.00pm
Informal Service of Praise and Worship
with contemporary hymns and
songs
Full details can
be found on the Vicar’s ‘Paper’ in the Narthex.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
during August
An update for Services at St Mary’s
Tuesday 22nd 9.30am
Holy
Communion – Rev David Kennedy
Tuesday 29th 9.30am
Holy
Communion – The Vicar
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Sunday 27th 9.30am
Benefice United Service at Balderstone
Rev John Hartley
Transport will be available
outside St Mary’s at 9.10am
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Thought for the Week
Humility: Everything
in God’s store is on the bottom shelf … you have to get on your knees to get
it.’
Robert Collier
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by Thursday evening.
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posted 6 Aug 2017, 00:21 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30am Parish Communion
Rev Roland Nicholson
4.00pm ‘Praise and Worship’
The Vicar
Details in the Parish
Magazine
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Tuesday 8th
August
9.30am
Holy Communion
The Vicar
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Sunday 13th
August
9th
Sunday after Trinity
9.30am Parish Communion
The Vicar
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Len and Ros Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Alan Bibby, Father Doran, Emma Whittle
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FOR THE DEPARTED
Alan
Bibby – his Funeral Service is tomorrow
at 11.00am
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am.
Mothers’ Union 7.30pm
Speaker: Judith Scott: ‘Life on the inside’
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Thursday 12 noon to 4.00pm ‘Come
to Visit and Explore’
Visit the church, meet the Vicar, and discover more about us !
Activities and Quizzes for children. Refreshments available.
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NEWS
During the month of
August
Due
to possible practical difficulties surrounding the printing of the weekly
Notice Sheet on occasions some notices will need to be communicated
verbally. We hope to be back to
normal for September.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
during August
An update for Services at St Mary’s
Tuesday 15th 9.30am
Holy
Communion – Canon John Hartley
Sunday 20th 9.30am
Parish
Communion – Rev Gary Hunt
Tuesday 22nd 9.30am
Holy
Communion – Rev David Kennedy
Tuesday 29th 9.30am
Holy
Communion – The Vicar
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Sunday 27th 9.30am
Benefice United Service at Balderstone
Canon John Hartley
Transport will be available
outside St Mary’s at 9.10am
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Thought for the week
Age:
‘The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no
longer belong to it.’
Albert Einstein
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com
or call 01254
243700 by Thursday evening.
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posted 28 Jul 2017, 09:06 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
11.00am Benefice United Service
at Samlesbury -
The Vicar
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Tuesday 1st
August
9.30am
Holy Communion
The Vicar
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Sunday 6th
August
The Transfiguration of Our Lord
9.30am Parish Communion
Rev Roland Nicholson
4.00pm ‘Praise and Worship’
The Vicar
Details in the Magazine
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Len and Ros Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Father Doran, Emma Whittle
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FOR THE DEPARTED
Alan
Bibby
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday 1st
August
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am.
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NEWS
During the month of August
Due
to possible practical difficulties surrounding the printing of the weekly
Notice Sheet some notices will need to be communicated verbally. We should be back to normal for September.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 8th
August at 7.30pm
Mothers’ Union
Speaker: Judith Scott: ‘Life on the inside’
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Sunday 20th
August at 9.30am
There will be a Parish Communion at Mellor
Rev Gary Hunt
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Thought for the week
Obedience:
“No man ever got lost on a straight road.” Abraham
Lincoln
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by Thursday evening.
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posted 22 Jul 2017, 23:46 by Richard Jones
From the Vicarage
Vision 2026
2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the
Diocese of Blackburn and to celebrate that after a great deal of prayer,
reflection and consultation the Diocese has developed a shared vision entitled
‘Healthy Churches Transforming Communities’. In order to achieve this goal the
Diocese desires to make the Good News about Jesus Christ more widely known and
encourages every church to work together to fulfil that vision. In particular
we are to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ, Be Witnesses to Jesus Christ and Grow
Leaders for Jesus Christ. As part of this strategy we are encouraged to “create
the varied patterns of Sunday and weekday worship necessary to welcome all
kinds of people, especially the newcomer”.
St. Mary’s PCC has chosen to respond positively to this, and has taken
note of the results of the Church Questionnaire which was commissioned and
produced before the arrival of our Vicar. Of Parish Residents 46% want
‘shorter, informal services with better music appropriate for all ages with no
Holy Communion every week “ while amongst Church Members, 33% want shorter
informal services with Holy Communion less often and music varied, as often old
fashioned”. However, 57% of Church Members “don’t want the service
changing.”
In order to accommodate these very different points of view the PCC has
agreed to a slightly revised pattern of 9:30am services, beginning in
September.
1st and 4th Sunday Choral Communion with
choir
2nd
Holy Communion (without specific choir items) – therefore a shorter service
3rd
Morning
Praise – Family and All Age Worship (without communion)
1st Sunday in the month at 4pm, an informal service of praise
and worship with an emphasis on contemporary worship hymns and songs.
Following the unexpected resignation of the choir master the church will
shortly be advertising for a replacement and any news will be shared as soon as
it becomes available. This pattern has the support of the Archdeacon and our
prayer is that it will help us to “welcome all kinds of people, especially the
newcomer” to St. Mary’s.
And so “ since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house
let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting
him.. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can
be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to
acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together…but
encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing
near” (Hebrews 10:19-25)
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posted 22 Jul 2017, 23:42 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30am
Parish Communion
Rev Roland Nicholson
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Tuesday 25th
July
9.30am
Holy Communion
The Vicar
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Sunday 30th
July
7th
Sunday after Trinity
11.00am
Benefice United Service
at Samlesbury - The
Vicar
Transport will
be available
outside St Mary’s
at 10.30am
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Len and Ros Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Alan Bibby, Father Doran
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday 25th
July
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am.
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NEWS
BBQ
Thank You to Alan and
Maureen Bell for opening their home for a very enjoyable BBQ; to the Social
Committee for their hard work in the planning and running of it; not
forgetting the cooks
and
those serving the food. Inspite of
inclement weather we achieved a profit of £1,278 for church funds. Again, thank you.
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During the month of August
Due
to possible practical difficulties surrounding the printing of the weekly
Notice Sheet some notices will need to be communicated verbally. We should be back to normal for September.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 8th
August at 7.30pm
Mothers’ Union
Speaker: Judith Scott: ‘Life on the inside’
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Sunday 20th
August at 9.30am
There will be a Parish Communion at Mellor
Rev Gary Hunt
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Thought for the week
The only thing that children wear
out faster than shoes is parents and teachers.
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by Thursday evening.
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posted 18 Jul 2017, 03:32 by Richard Jones
We want to say how much we thoroughly enjoyed and benefitted from this service at St. Mary's on Sunday 2nd July. Not having been in the church for some time, we were immediately struck by how clean, fresh and welcoming it now is. Our thanks to everyone who has been involved in this transformation!
People just kept arriving, young and not-so-young and families. We know there were people there from Mellor, Balderstone, Samlesbury, Methodists and St. Gabriel's and, perhaps, more besides.
Most of the hymns and songs were contemporary and many of them were clearly familiar to some members of the congregation. Some, like the 23rd Psalm, were set to a less familiar tune. Some were joyful, others more contemplative. All had power and meaning and lovely melodies. As Rev'd Charles said, in the 18th century Charles Wesley used his God-given talents to compose hymns that we still sing and in the 21st century Stuart Townend and many others are doing exactly the same, for young and old alike, and hopefully to be part of praise and worship for many years to come.
At the end of the service, we spoke to a young couple who had seen the church door open and had just come in to see what was happening. They then said how much they had enjoyed the evening and were already looking forward to the next occasions. Their comments were echoed by so many others.
Our thanks to Charles and Cath for putting together such a happy and meaningful service. Our thanks also, on behalf of everyone, to Debbie Chadwick who so generously provided the Pimms and lemonade in celebration of this lovely occasion!
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posted 14 Jul 2017, 07:08 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30am
All Age Worship
The Vicar
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Tuesday 18th
July
9.30am
Holy Communion
The Vicar
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Sunday 23rd
July
6th
Sunday after Trinity
9.30am
Parish Communion
Rev Roland Nicholson
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Ros and Len Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Alan Bibby, Father Doran
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THE DEPARTED
Rita
Conway
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday 18th
July
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30am
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Saturday 22nd
July 7.30 – 9.30pm
Vision Youth Group
See the Parish Magazine for full details
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NEWS
Church Notice Sheet
THANK
YOU to Chris Davis for his production of the weekly
Notice
Sheet during the past four years. I
hope I can maintain his high standards.
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BBQ
Thank You to Alan and
Maureen Bell for opening their home for a very enjoyable BBQ; to the Social
Committee for their hard work in the planning and running of it; not
forgetting the cooks
and
those serving the food. Inspite of
inclement weather we achieved a profit of £1,278 for church funds. Again, thank you.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 30th
July at 11.00am
Benefice United Service at Samlesbury
Tuesday 8th
August at 7.30pm
Mothers’ Union
Speaker: Judith Scott: ‘Life on the inside’
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Sunday 20th
August at 9.30am
There will be a Parish Communion at Mellor
Rev Gary Hunt
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Thought
for the Week
‘I never pray more than fifteen
minutes, but I never go more than fifteen minutes without praying’
Smith Wigglesworth
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by Thursday evening.
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posted 7 Jul 2017, 07:51 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30am
Parish Communion
The Vicar
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Tuesday 11th
July
9.30am
Holy Communion
The Vicar
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Sunday 16th
July
5th
Sunday after Trinity
9.30am
All Age Worship
The Vicar
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Ros and Len Jessop, Harry Clarkson,
Alan Bibby, Father Doran
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THE DEPARTED
Rita
Conway
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday 11th
July
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am
Mothers’ Union Outing leaves church at 5.45pm
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NEWS
Church Notice Sheet
THANK
YOU to Chris Davis for his production of the weekly
Notice
Sheet during the past four years. I
hope I can maintain his high standards.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Saturday 22nd
July 7.30 – 9.30pm
Vision Youth Group
See the Parish Magazine for full details
Sunday 20th
August at 9.30am
There will be a Parish Communion
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Tuesday 8th
August at 7.30pm
Mothers’ Union
Speaker: Judith Scott: ‘Life on the inside’
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Thought
for the Week
‘If you want to get to heaven,
then you have to travel via King’s Cross’
J.John
If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by Thursday evening.
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posted 3 Jul 2017, 00:37 by Richard Jones
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SERVICES
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Today
9.30
am Parish Communion
Rev’d
Canon John Hartley
4.00
pm ‘Praise and Worship’
Rev’d
Charles Jefferson
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Tuesday 4 July
9.30
am Holy Communion
Rev’d
Charles Jefferson
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Sunday 9 July
Fourth
Sunday after Trinity
9.30
am Parish Communion
Rev’d
Charles Jefferson
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Giles
Tipton, Eileen Ridley, Peter Ledger, Joyce Bill, Janet Hartley, Angela
Addison, Margaret Riley, Shirley Squires, Ros Jessop, Harry Clarkson, Alan
Bibby, Father Doran.
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THIS WEEK
Tuesday 4 July
Coffee Morning 10.00 – 11.30 am.
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Friday 7 July
Church Barbecue 7.00 pm at the home of Alan and Maureen Bell.
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NEWS
This
Notice Sheet
John Hartley
has very kindly offered to take over the task of preparing this notice sheet
with immediate effect. Please contact
John using the details shown below if you wish to Rosemary is recovering from
surgery to remove the growth from her eye but still needs our prayers as she
awaits the result...
contribute
items in future. Thank you.
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Zimbabwe
Happy
to report that the folder containing newsletters and correspondence from the
orphanage has been found. Thank you to whoever returned it to church. Rita.
Rosemary
Rosemary
is recovering from surgery to remove the growth from her eye but still needs
our prayers as she awaits the result.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday 11 July
Mothers’ Union Summer Outing.
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Tuesday 8 August
Mothers’ Union 7.30 pm. Speaker - Judith Scott: ‘Life on the
Inside’.
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If you wish to contribute anything to the notices
please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by Thursday evening.
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