1 June 2025

Sunday 1st June 2025

Ascension Sunday

This service will include Holy Communion

Preacher 10:30:  Rev Dr Mark Jason

Steward: Allison Neale.  Organist: Alan Amos

Welcome Steward: Ann Peill

The flowers this week are donated by Barbara and David Holgate

and arranged by Gillian Pirrie

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 1st June 2025

Mon June 2nd        09:00-11:00 Parents and Carers

                              13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

Tue June 3rd           09:00-09:30 Sch.Worship Steve

                              10.00 – 14.30 Child Minders ??

Wed June 4th         10.00 – 14.30 Child Minders ??

Fri.  June 6th.          19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

Sat. June 7th.                 09:00  Church Breakfast- Rev Mark.

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 8th June 2025

Sun June 8th          14.30 Free Family Fun Afternoon

Mon June 9th         09:00-11:00 Parents and Carers

    13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

Tue June 10th       09:00-09:30 Sch.Worship Nick

Fri June 13th        19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

Gift Day Sunday 13th July 2-4pm at The Church.

Free Family Fun Afternoon on 8th June 2.30 – 4.30

It will be on the special theme of “Father’s Day”

Arts, Crafts, Quizzes and Games!

Singing with Nick! Tea Coffee, Juice, Hot Dogs & Cakes.

Come along and join us!

Table Top and Crafts Sale

Saturday 28th June. 10am - 2pm   If anyone would like to hire a table to sell goods tables are £10. 

If you require a table to sell goods, and the proceeds are for the Church the table will be free.

There will be a Cake Stall, Raffle, Light Lunches and Refreshments available.

For information and table bookings contact 

Sharon on tunstallsharon2@gmail.com or 07930930514.   All tables to be booked and paid in advance by cash or bank transfer by Friday 30th May.

Rishton Annual Church Meeting June 29th

Please can reports for the ACM be sent to Kathryn Bridges AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so they can be collated and printed. Thanks. The Stewards.

Closing date for notices

It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 8th June could be in by the evening of Wednesday 4th June.  Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736.

Christian Aid

The Church raised £89.90 on Sunday 25th June with the coffee, Bring and Buy and distribution collection tubs. The property and finance committee decided that the amount raised would be topped up to £250.00 and forwarded to Christian Aid. Many thanks to everyone who has helped in any way to support this good cause.

Christian Aid focuses on long term development support and humanitarian relief and advocacy. They often work in partnership with local organisations. Christian Aids goals include helping people claim their rights, become more resilient to disasters, and have access to opportunities like Fair Trade. 

The School Welfare Fund 

£80.00 has been raised for the school welfare fund.  The school are very grateful for your help 

The Table Top and Crafts Fundraiser

This is to be held on Saturday 28th June 10am -2pm help required please see Madeline or Sharon. 

AND FINALLY (from " My Meteorological Matters " )

Back in December a man rang our door bell and when I answered it, he started rambling on to me about the wintry weather and how it was going to snow and be very icy for a couple of weeks. He went on to advise me to be careful as temperatures were going to drop even further to -15 degrees and walked off!

I am getting fed up with these cold callers!

Hymn for 1st June by Rev Andrew Pratt

The presence of Jesus is seen in God's people,

when love is unanimous, open and bold

to welcome the outcast, befriending the homeless,

when love is the gift that we never withhold.

Then Alpha and Omega, God from creation,

the ground of our being and source of all grace,

is seen in the people whose infinite loving

is poured out among, is seen in each face.

The end and beginning are dawning among us:

the bright acclamation of all that will be.

The purpose of God-head, divine consummation,

where love is abundant, all people are free.

© Andrew Pratt 10/4/2013.  Copyright arranged through “The Worship Cloud”