St Mary’s & St Luke’s Services, Readings, News & Church at Home Resources for 31 October 2021 – All Saints
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A Quarter Peal dedicated to Frank
On the evening of Monday 25 October (the day of his funeral) our Bell Ringers rang a quarter peal which was dedicated to Frank Powell.
Weekly Sheet
The Weekly Sheet has news and information and the
Readings, Collect and Post Communion Prayer in it for this Sunday.
We have assessed our church’s response to Covid, and the same measures will stay in place for November and will be assessed again ahead of December. Revd Mike.
Our annual Commemoration Service is on Sunday 7 November at 6pm at St Mary’s. Due to Covid restrictions a free ticket will be required to attend in church. Invites have been sent out to those whom we’ve conducted funerals for over the past 2 years, they will have the first opportunity to get tickets. If you are not one of these people and would like to attend in church, please let Revd Mike know to go on a list in case all the tickets are not taken up, he will let you know on Thursday. The service will also be online at https://youtu.be/hrs0pM9GWts. Whether you’re at the service in person or online, you can have a Loved One remembered in the service by name please go to: https://form.jotform.com/212864923873365 or see Revd Mike.
Thursday Home Group – The Bible Series: Experience a better story
A 7-part journey through the big story of the Bible for your whole church.
To find out more about our Thursday Home Group please call Howard Barker for more info and to book a place: 07552276587. They are currently at the Bible Course from the Bible Society – all welcome!
The Church Office
This is now open Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-12.30am (please note Monday – we are available but the actual office is closed, but all emails and enquiries will be responded to as normal). It is good to be back! Regards from Polly and Teresa. Office tel number 01270 567119.
We shall be pleased to see you on Thursday 25th. November to hear a talk to be given by Phil Houghton entitled ‘Naval Tales’
Audrey and Marian.
We were unable to hold a fund raising event this year, I am asking members, please would they give a donation, enabling this important work to continue.
On 8 December at St Mary’s we have our annual Carol Service with the Ladies Afternoon Group followed by refreshments in the Church Hall.
Many thanks, Jenny.
After church refreshments have restarted at St Mary’s. We need people who can make drinks and those who can set up the hall up for November & December, please sign up on the rota in the hall or call the office.
The hope is for people in Church of England churches across the country to use the Living in Love & Faith resources to study and pray together. The resources are designed to encourage and enable engagement and learning in a variety of settings. This church-wide learning together, listening to one another, and listening to God is part of discerning a way forward for the Church of England in relation to matters of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage. The purpose of the resources is to enable the Church of England churches across the country to participate in a process of learning and praying together as part of discerning a way forward in relation to matters of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage.
Revd Mike, along with the PCC, will be exploring ways to facilitate these discussions in our church community.
You can read more on the Diocesan website and download the free eBook here: bit.ly/livinginloveandfaith
Funerals this past week
Preb Frank Powell
Ed Piotrowicz
Funerals still to take place
St Paul’s Foodbank Update
Here is our monthly update for St Paul’s Pantry for August 2021
The pantry has provided 79 households with a crisis food parcel which has helped to feed 187 people.
We are truly grateful for every item of food that is donated to the foodbank. We could not provide the support we do without these donations. Thank You!
Over the summer donations have been an all time low for the year so far so if you or anyone you know is planning a Harvest collection do please pass on our details. For large one off donations from named organisations we will be able to collect donations over the harvest period. Advanced notice of when a collection is needed is always very helpful when planning workload for our staff and volunteers so please encourage those who you know will organise a collection to let us know. They are welcome to email this address or telephone and ask to speak to myself.
We consistently have low stock of: tinned vegetables; tinned fruit; rice; rice pudding; instant snacks (noodles, mugshots); UHT milk; tea bags; microwave rice.
I have attached a poster about the foodbank and a shopping list that can be printed for use. Please do feel free to use this and send to anyone who may be interested in supporting the project.
Many thanks,
Alexia Stockton
alexia.stockton@stpaulscentre.org.uk
St. Paul’s Centre, Hightown, Crewe, CW1 3BY. Tel: 01270 586186
Church at Home Resources for all ages
Together @ Home Resources
Faith at Home from the Church of England
Faith at Home is a national campaign that builds on the work of Growing Faith and Everyday Faith to support the faith development and pastoral care of children and young people. Click Here to go to the Faith at Home website.
A bitesize Bible experience from the Ollerton Family
Through 15 minute sessions explore famous characters and events that form The Greatest Story Ever and discover how we can be part of it today. Simple to run. Fun. Free. No prior knowledge required. This family devotional course mixes online content (videos, readings, discussion) and printed cards to form a colourful learning experience in your own home. https://thegreateststoryever.org
The Bible Society Bible Book Club
Giving to St Mary’s & St Luke
The church’s finances are under extreme pressure at the moment. I would ask you to review your personal giving to the church. If you already give regularly then perhaps consider increasing your giving, if you don’t give regularly then perhaps consider doing this. I really do appreciate the giving that happens already and the extra giving that has taken place during the pandemic. However, due to the lack of income from not being in church and from not being able to let the church hall, plus our outgoings being fairly fixed, we have lost around £30,000 in the past 12 months. This obviously places us in a difficult and vulnerable financial position. To find out more about giving to church, the ways you can do it, and how you can do it in a tax-efficient way, please take a look below. Please keep our finances in your prayers.
One Off Giving
You can give via our very simple online giving partnership with Give a Little and Sum Up. Simply click the button below. Sum Up take a small transaction fee from what you give.
Giving via you Bank – online or phone
You can give via your bank via online banking or telephone banking. If you do it this way we receive 100% of the money you give, there is no transaction fee. Here are the details you need to make a payment directly into the church bank account. For phone banking you may need to take a look at a statement from your bank and it normally has the details of how to do this on the back. You can give once or set up a monthly payment. Please remember to never give passwords over the phone and only call the official number on your statement.
Account Name: St Mary’s Wistaston PCC
Sort Code: 08 92 99
Account No: 65067004
Ref: your initial & surname
Easyfundraising
A very simple way to give, if you shop online or do click and collect, is through Easyfundraising – it doesn’t cost you a penny as by using Easyfundraising a percentage of what you but gets given to the church.
We’ve raised over £1600 through Easyfundraising. For more information on this please click here.
Giving Leaflet with
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