28 April & 5 May  2024

Notices Sunday 28th April 2024

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Preacher 10:30 Rev Dr Mark Jason

(The service will include Holy Communion)

Steward:  Margaret Brankin

Welcome steward:  Margaret Holmes

Organist:  Stephen Knowles

The flowers this week are donated by the church and arranged by Sharon Tunstall

Preacher 17:00  Rev Dr Mark Jason

Steward:  Marian Heap   Organist:  Gill Davenport

Circuit Fellowship Service 

There will be a circuit fellowship service on Sunday, 28th April at 5pm, at Rishton Methodist Church. We will begin with an informal worship service with contemporary musical praise and will end with a 'bring and share' meal so please bring along some food to share if you are able.  I encourage you to come along for a time of worship and fellowship.

Rev Mark

Notices Sunday 5th May 2024

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Preacher 10:30 Mrs Barbara Taylor

Steward:  Madeleine Riley

Welcome steward:  Mary O’Brien

Organist:  Alan Amos

The flowers this week are donated by Alan Amos and arranged by Jean Hindle

Dates for your diary this week

Mon Apr 29th           09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers

                               13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

                         18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies

    19:30 Property and Finance Mtg.

Tue Apr 30th              09:00-09:30 Sch worship in church

                               10.00-14:30 Child Minders

Wed May 1st           10.00-14:30 Child Minders   

Thur May 2nd      Church in use. Polling Station  

 Fri May 3rd          19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club

Sat May 4th         09:00. Church Breakfast

Dates for your diary next week

Mon May 6th          Bank Holiday

Tue May 7th              09:00-09:30 Sch worship in church

                               10.00-14:30 Child Minders

Wed May 8th           10.00-14:30 Child Minders   

Fri May 10th                19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club

Sat May 11th.           11:00 – 2:00 Spring Fayre

Dates for your diary w/c Monday 13th May

Sun May 12th         10:30 Sunday School Anniversary

Mon May 13th         09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers

                              13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

                         18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies

Tue May 14th            09:00-09:30 Sch worship in church

                              10.00-14:30 Child Minders

Wed May 15th        10.00-13:00  Chid Minders

                              14:00-17:00. Afternoon tea/film

 Fri May 16th              19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club

NEW DATE - SPRING FAIR.  

The postponed Spring Fair will now take place on Saturday 11th May.  All previous arrangements remain the same, and we look forward to seeing you all there on the day.  Thank you.  The Stewards

 URC ministerial Placement 

I have been asked by the URC North West Synod to supervise within our circuit a URC ministerial candidate by providing ministerial experience at Trinity URC Methodist Church, Rishton Methodist Church and Rishton Methodist Primary School for 6 months. The candidate, Mr. Aftab Mughal, has specific learning goals and time commitments amounting to around 1-2 days per week. These have been set by his training institution.  Aftab's primary focus in this placement will be around worship and pastoral care, as well as non-ministry church managed contexts like meetings, community-based groups and other events within the circuit.  This placement begins on 29th April. If you see Aftab around, please make him feel welcome.  Rev. Mark

LANCASHIRE METHODIST DISTRICT
'Encourage' Retreat Day.       Saturday 18th May
9.30a.m. - 3.30p.m. at Shekinah Christian Centre, near Burnley.  More details later.

Property & Finance Meeting 

Monday 29th April 7.30pm in the Meeting Room. 

Lancs District Zoom Service Sunday Evenings

https://zoom.us/j/83045763962?pwd=b3ZDa2ZqYUJQUTRGMVgzenBQd01TUT09

Meeting ID: 830 4576 3962
Passcode: DZS21

Birthday Celebrations 

Jessie, Madeleine, Sharon & Rebecca would like to thank everyone for their cards and gifts for their special 60th  & 80th Birthday Celebrations.

We hope everyone enjoyed the Party evening as much as we did.

Message from Rev Phil Gough

Dear Friends in all the Churches in the Lancashire Methodist District.  You are invited to join in the closing act of worship at Synod on Saturday 27th April, as we seek to celebrate, for a final time, the life of the Lancashire Methodist District and give thanks for all that has been shared over the years.
This is being held at Church Road Methodist Church, St. Annes, in the Blackpool & South Fylde Circuit (FY8 3NQ) and will start at 1.00pm. We look forward to welcoming back Rev'd Stephen and Deacon Myrtle Poxon and Rev'd Paul and Mrs Elizabeth Davis for this occasion, and will hear messages from others with connections to the District. The gathering will end with the sharing of Holy Communion, finishing by 2.30pm.  You are very welcome to join us for this very special event if you are at all able.

The New North West Methodist District

Monthly online events:  16th May, 10th June, 16th July and 14th August.  Come along to these information evenings and be equipped as

we move towards the launch of the North West England District.  These evenings will include:

Devotions, an update from each sub group, to increase our knowledge and understanding of how the new district will look and feel and a Q and A session. These events will run on a monthly basis, and you are invited to attend any/all of these sessions.

To Join: https://zoom.us/j/94658927054?pwd=ZmNKUGl3SWdIeXJsckZyZW5tT3MrZz09

(Meeting ID: 946 5892 7054 Passcode: 125750)

To access via phone dial 0203 481 5237 or 0203 481 5240 and follow prompts

 Message from Rev Anton Muller (County Ecumenical Officer)

Thy Kingdom Come 9th – 19th May 2024

 I hope this finds you well and enjoying this Eastertide.  It has been good to hear about the various local events that took place in Holy Week and Easter.  We are now on the journey to Pentecost with the ten days from Ascension to Pentecost marked out with the global ecumenical programme of prayer “Thy Kingdom Come”.   You are encouraged to come together ecumenically to pray for each other, each community and for the world.   I have put the resource links onto  the Churches Together in Lancashire website, you can access them here:  https://www.ctlancashire.org.uk/thy-kingdom-come-ascension-to-pentecost-2024/   Please do let me know about your events which I will happily share across our network of churches and groups.

Postage stamps blister packs and candle stubs

Still collecting stamps, blister packs and candle stubs to be recycled.  Please leave on foyer table.  Many thanks!

Preacher next week and the week after

Preacher Sunday 12th May at 10:30 Rev Dr Mark Jason.  Sunday School Anniversary. 

The steward will be Kath Bridges.

(There will not be Communion on 12th May)

Closing date for notices

It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday May 12th

could be in by the evening of Wednesday 8th May. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736 or tunstallsharon2@gmail.com mobile 07930930514.

AND FINALLY…(A  Musical Disappointment .)

Wanting to try my hand at a new musical skill, I left a voice mail for the Oswaldtwistle Campanology Society last week.

I'm still waiting for them to give me a bell.

 A Gallic Riddle-me-ree!)

Why do French people eat snails?

 Because — They don't like fast food!

Methodist thought for the day

On our walk with you, we rest for a while, listen
and worship, for you are
the one who guides us,
the one who feeds us,
the one who blesses us
and the one who keeps us safe. On our walk with you,
we rest for a while, listen
and worship.

Taken from The Act of Prayer by John Birch Copyright from “The Worship Cloud”