1 & 8 September 2024
Rishton Methodist Church
Great Harwood Circuit
Minister
Rev Dr Mark Jason
Tel. 07305 805930
Email: mark.jason@methodist.org.uk
Notices Sunday 1st and 8th September 2024
Twenty-second and twenty third Sundays in Ordinary Time
Sunday 1st September
Preacher 10:30: Rev Dr Mark Jason
This service will include Holy Communion
Steward: Allison Neale
Communion Steward: Ruth Colling
Communion Assistant: Stephen Colling
Welcome steward: Ann Peill
Organist: Alan Amos
The flowers this week are donated by Madeleine Riley and arranged by Sharon Tunstall
Sunday 8th September
Preacher 10:30: Pamela Russo
Steward: Margaret Brankin
Welcome steward: Sharon Tunstall
Organist: Jill Davenport
The flowers this week are donated by John Haworth and arranged by Ruth Colling
Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 1st September
Mon Sep 2nd. 13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong
Wed Sep 4th. 15:00 LP Meeting Rishton
School re-opens
Fri Sep 6th. 19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club
Sat Sep 7th. 09:00 Church Breakfast
Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 8th September
Mon Sep 9th 09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers
13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong
18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies
Tue Sep 10th 09:00-09:30 Sch worship in church
10:00- 14:30. Child Minders?
Wed Sep 11th. 10:00- 14:30. Child Minders?
14:00. Pastoral Meeting
Thu Sep 12th. 19:30. Men’s Fellowship
Fri Sep 13th 19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club
Bring and Buy Sale
The next 'Bring and Buy" Sale will be held on Sunday 1st September after Church
Time to Retire!
As from September 1st 2024, I will no longer be the one carrying out the role of Flower Coordinator. From this date onwards Jill Davenport and Margaret Brankin will be taking over the many duties involved in this area of service to our Church. If you are able to donate to the Flower Fund then do contact either of them. Also, I am grateful to Ann Peill who has already taken over from me as one of the Communion Stewards. I give my sincere thanks to Jill, Margaret, Ann and Ruth for their willingness to help me now and in the past. My thanks also go out to all who, in so many ways, have helped me to fulfil my duties over the years.
Jean.
Thank you, Jean for all your dedication and commitment to the church and our community over many years. It is greatly appreciated.
Thursday Ladies - Dates for your diaries.
After consulting with as many of you as possible, we have now made a provisional Christmas meal booking for Thursday 5th December at the Park Hotel in Great Harwood, at 2.00pm.
Also, it is only 9 weeks to our Winter (Christmas) Fair on 2nd November. Hopefully those of you with crafting skills have already started to create more of your wonderful goods for the stall. If not, please consider doing so now. In addition, we all need to begin collecting mystery parcel contents, plus chocolate for the Tombola. Thank you everybody for your loyal support.
Our first meeting for the new season will be Thursday 26th September. Madeleine
Men’s Fellowship
The first meeting of" The Men’s Fellowship " will be held on Thursday 12th September at the church at 7.30PM. The guest speaker will be Mr Ian Kitchin
Lancs District Zoom Service Sunday Evenings
https://zoom.us/j/83045763962?pwd=b3ZDa2ZqYUJQUTRGMVgzenBQd01TUT09
Meeting ID: 830 4576 3962
Passcode: DZS21
Sunday 15th September. Notices published as usual.
Dates may change according to circumstances. Any amendments to the above will be circulated through the church distribution list.
Thanks! Steve C.
Preacher 15th September
The preacher on Sunday 15th September at 10:30 will be Rev Dr Mark Jason. Steward: Madeleine Riley
Closing date for notices
It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 15th September, could be in by the evening of Wednesday 11th September. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736 or tunstallsharon2@gmail.com mobile 07930930514.
AND FINALLY .. ( From ' FIREFIGHTING WEEKLY ')
Sad news from the "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Echo " !
Gwylim "Hotfingers" Jones, the notorious Welsh arsonist died yesterday. His mother, in a moving tribute to her popular son said....
"Wherever he went, he lit up the room."
Thought for the Day
Poem: In praise of the King
When you find
something worth writing about, how the words flow freely. Never having met a handsome king, it is difficult to join in pouring out praise on a richly bejewelled man, dressed in fragrant robes and living in an ivory palace.
Yet the King I know best had a purple robe stained with blood and a crown made of thorns and a rough cross for a throne.
So I can write my reams of words with a swiftness and fullness of heart in tribute to a carpenter
who became the King of Kings.
©Marjorie Dobson
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