This Week Monday 4 March Office Hour will be held from 6.00 to 7.00 pm in the Narthex. Rev’d Roland Nicholson will be available to discuss arrangements for Baptisms, Weddings or any other spiritual matter. Tuesday 5 March Coffee Morning 10 am – 11.30 am Wednesday 6 March Choir Practice 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm Lenten Study Course 7.30 pm at the home of Geoff and Eileen Peake, Chestnut Cottage, Further Lane. Dates for your Diary Tuesday 12 March 7.30pm - Licensing Service for the United Benefice of Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury for Rev'd Dr Sue Williams OCMM at St. Mary's Mellor. Sunday 17 March after Parish Communion - Vestry Meeting and Annual Parish Meeting. Lent Course A Lenten Study Course, ‘Seeing and Believing – The Passion through Art’ will be held each Wednesday at 7.30 pm during Lent. Everyone is most welcome. Lent Extra Booklets These contain daily reflections for use during Lent and were popular last year. Available in the Narthex, they cost £1.50. Stewardship Envelopes The envelopes for April onwards are now available in the Narthex. Please collect these as soon as possible. Prayers for the Sick Mike Fields, John Holroyd, Roly Peagram, Edna Houghton, James Kinder, Giles Tipton, Michelle Wouldsworth, Mary Hill, David Holroyd. Prayers for the Departed Barbara Walmsley Foodbank During Lent, the children at school are making a special effort to bring in items for the Foodbank. Could we possibly do the same? The Collection Point is in the Church entrance. Many thanks. Jim and Sue Saunders. Church Electoral Roll The new electoral roll has been prepared and will be displayed in Church until Sunday 10 March. Please could you check your record and inform me of any mistakes. Thank you. Sonia Tipper. Three Parish Walk St Leonard's, Balderstone are arranging a walk from Mellor to Samlesbury via Balderstone on Sunday 24 March starting from the War Memorial at Mellor at 1.30pm. Further details appear in the magazine. If you wish to contribute anything to the notices please send an email to Chris Davis at chrisdavis256@gmail.com by Thursday evening. |