SERVICES

Today   

11.00am  United Benefice Service

                  Parish Communion

                  Rev Roland Nicholson and

                  Rev John Hartley

  4.00pm  Songs of Praise    

Today is Fr Roland’s 44th Anniversary

of Ordination to the Priesthood

Tuesday, 1st October

 9.30am   Holy Communion

                 Rev Gary Hunt

Sunday, 6th October 2019

Harvest Festival

  9.30am  Parish Communion

                  Rev Gary Hunt

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Giles Tipton, Peter Ledger, Janet Hartley, Harry and Millie Clarkson, Bobbie, Elizabeth Best, Dianne and Stephanie Dominik.

PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED

THIS WEEK

Monday - 6.00pm to 7.00pm Office Hour in the NARTHEX 

for the arrangement of Baptisms, Weddings or the discussion 

of any spiritual matter.

Tuesday - 10.00am to 11.30am  Coffee Morning in the Narthex  

Wednesday at 7.30m   Mothers’ Union Whalley Deanery

                                         “Quiet Hour” at Read, St John                

Thursday at 7.30pm  at Balderstone  Harvest Supper

We are invited to join our friends for this evening’s festivity.

Those attending are invited to take a £1 coin which will be used to support the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal, in conjunction with the Day School children.

Phone Catherine Dixon 01772 877289 for more information 

NEWS

Many thanks to all who supported “Some Enchanted Evening”. £2,000 was raised for NICU (neonatal Intensive Care Unit).   An enjoyable time was had by all. The Gill and Jackson Families

Loose Change

Hilda has forwarded £50 to the Montgomery Heights Christian Care Home for Zimbabwe Orphans.   Thank you Hilda.

Recycling Jewellery – Emma Hilton has left a box in the Narthex for the collection of any unwanted jewellery/beads which she will use to decorate bottles.   Please help support her.

Coffee Mornings – Hilda has raised a further £50 from her weekly coffee mornings which will greatly help with costs of maintaining the church.  She ‘generates’ £50 every month !

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

October 8th 6.30pm for 7.00pm   Mothers’ Union Autumn Meal

at The Millstone Hotel.  Members of the congregation are invited to join us.   Names to Pam Jackson or Christine Redwood  

October 13th at St Mary’s United Benefice Confirmation Service

                                              with Bishop Julian

November 4th at St Mary’s   United Benefice 

                                                  All Souls’ Day Service at 7.30pm

Thought for the Week

“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches”

Proverbs  22.1

If you wish to contribute anything to the notices please send an email to John Hartley at john.hartley828@btinternet.com by 12 noon on Thursday