Services 10.30am Parish Communion Rev’d Roland Nicholson 6.30pm Parish Communion Rev’d Roland Nicholson Tuesday 27th November 9.30am Morning Prayer Sunday 2nd December 10.30am Parish Communion Rev’d Dr John Darch 4.00pm “Take the Light of Christ Home” – Family Advent Service Rev’d Roland Nicholson This week Monday 26th November 6pm - 7pm Office Hour Tuesday 27th November 10.00am -11.30am Coffee in the Narthex 2.15pm Little Angels in the Narthex Wednesday 28th November 6.30pm – 7.30pm Choir Practice Prayers for the Sick Kenneth Wilkinson, Mike Fields, John Holroyd, Roly Peagram, Edna Houghton, Edith Thompson, James Kinder, Giles Tipton, Carol Wain, Mary Keefe, Heath Mackereth, Arthur Sharp, Michelle Wouldsworth, Andrew Mercer
Prayers for the Departed
Jeanette Carter
Dates for your Diary Saturday 1st December 2pm Balderstone Christmas Fair in the school hall Entrance £1 adults, 50p children. Sunday 2nd December 4pm Family Advent Service “Take the Light of Christ Home” is a special service to celebrate Advent Sunday for all the family. This will replace the Evensong. Sunday 9th December 6.30pm Coppull & Standish Brass Band Christmas Concert in St Leonard’s. Tickets - £5 adults, £2 children. Tuesday 11th December Mothers’ Union Christmas Party Pastoral Reorganisation On the church noticeboard there is a notice setting out the proposals regarding the reorganisation of the parishes of Mellor, Balderstone and Samlesbury. Please read this and if you have any comments please pass them on to any member of the PCC for discussion at the next PCC meeting in early December. General Synod Vote on Women Bishops Legislation A letter has been received from the Bishops of Burnley and Lancaster concerning the recent General Synod decision not to approve this legislation. A copy of this letter is also on the noticeboard. Christmas Cards Christmas Cards featuring village scenes, painted by Ann Minoprio, are now available in packs of 6 for £5 – all proceeds for Church Funds. If you wish to contribute anything to the notices please send an email to janetslater@rocketmail.com or ring 01254 813084 by Thursday evening. |