12 January 2025
Rishton Methodist Church
Great Harwood Circuit
Minister
Rev Dr Mark Jason
Tel. 07305 805930
Email: mark.jason@methodist.org.uk
Sunday 12th January 2025
1st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Preacher 10:30: Mrs Barbara Taylor
Steward: Derek Rostron
Organist: Stephen Knowles
The flowers this week are donated by
M. Hargreaves
and arranged by Gillian Pirrie
Three Day Sale
Meeting after church 11.50am-12.15 to discuss the planning of the event. We need people to sign up to help on the days for this to be a successful event.
Date of the sale 4th 5th & 6th February.
Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 12th January 2025
Mon Jan 13th 09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers
13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong
18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies
Tue Jan 14th 09:00 Sch. Worship in Ch. Nick
10:00- 14.30 Child Minders
Wed Jan 15th 10:00- 13:00 Child Minders
14:00- 17:00 Afternoon tea & film
Thu. Jan 16th 19:30 Blackburn /District Cyclists
Fri. Jan 17th 19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club
Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 19th January 2025
Mon Jan 20th. 09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers
13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong
19:30 Property Meeting
Tue Jan 21st 09:00. Sch. Worship Ch. Margaret
10:00- 14.30 Child Minders
Wed Jan 22nd 10:30 – 14:30 Child Minders
Thu Jan 23rd 19:30 Blackburn /District Cyclists
Fri. Jan 24th 19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club
Closing date for notices
It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 19th January 2025 could be in by the evening of Wednesday 15th January. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736 or tunstallsharon2@gmail.com mobile 07930930514.
Carol Singing round Rishton. The amount raised for the Church Benevolent Fund was £60.87.
Retiring Collection Christmas Day. This raised £49.50 for “Action for Children”
Christmas Cards. The amount raised by the Christmas Card delivery was £39.20
Property and Finance Meeting
Monday 20th January 7.30pm
Plan dates
The preacher on Sunday 19th January will be: Rev Dr Mark Jason. Steward: Lesleyanne
Postage Stamps
Don’t forget your used postage stamps collected on behalf of the East Lancs Hospice appeal.
Cards received by the church
As well as cards sent from and to individuals, the noticeboard also received cards addressed to all church members. These included:
Margaret and Sharon: to “Everyone at Rishton Methodist.”
Sarah Mark and Paul: to “All at Rishton Methodist Church, every blessing”
Rebecca Waring: to “All at Rishton Methodist”
Marian and Garry: “Best wishes to All”
Ann: “Blessings and much love to all my lovely friends at our church”
Colin: “To all my good friends at Rishton Methodist Church”
Ruth and Steve: “To all our friends at Rishton Methodist Church with love and prayers
Barbara Jonathan and Edward: “love to Rishton Methodist Church”
Bev and family: to “Everyone at RMC. All the best for 2025”
Barbara and David: To all our friends at RMC. With love from Barbara and David”
Maxine: To Methodist Church Family. A Healthy and Peaceful 2025
Jean and Alan: “To Everyone! Find peace & blessings at Christmas and health in the New year.”
Allison: To “All at Rishton Methodist church. With very best wishes for Christmas and the coming year. Love and Blessings.”
Donna:(Headteacher of our school) “To our friends at Rishton Methodist Church. Wishing you a happy Christmas. Love Donna and all of the team at Rishton Methodist School.”
Winifred: Thank you for a lovely afternoon and a wonderful tea”
Fiona: “To all at Rishton Methodist. Best wishes for 2025 with love hope peace and joy.
PS…Thank you for posting the notices through my door”
Three-Day Sale
The dates for the sale are as below. More details later following the meeting on Sunday morning.
Tuesday 4th Feb 6pm - 8pm. Wednesday 5th Feb 10am- 4pm. Lunches Soup and Roll available
Thursday 6th Feb 9am-10am
Afternoon Tea & Film
Rishton Methodist Church.
Wednesday 16th January 2025 at 2pm.
“Extremely LOUD & Incredibly CLOSE”
A 2011 American drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Eric Roth. Based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer, it stars Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn in his film debut, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, and Zoe Caldwell in her final film role. Production took place in New York City
A troubled young boy, Oskar, is trying to cope with the loss of his father. Oskar starts lashing out at his mother and the world. Until a year later, he discovers a mysterious key in his father's belongings and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock, just as he used to when his father was alive. On this journey he is bound to meet a lot of people and learn a lot about himself and his family, but will he ever find the lock?
Share tea and a chat with friends
The films will start at 2pm and afternoon tea served about 4pm. Come for both or just for tea!
No charge just donations towards
the cost of afternoon tea.
AND FINALLY.. ( Seen in Cut Wood Park recently. !. .).
An elderly lady sitting on one of the play-park's attractions passing AAA batteries to passers by at £2.00 for 6..
You're right if this news caused you, like me, to remark
" Hmm !..She sells C-Cells on the See Saw !".
The Methodist Covenant Prayer
With the weather being poor on the first Sunday back following Christmas, several people were unable to venture out to attend worship. In light of that we have included the Methodist Covenant Prayer below.
I am no longer my own but yours.
Your will, not mine, be done in all things,
wherever you may place me,
in all that I do and in all that I may endure;
when there is work for me and when there is none;
when I am troubled and when I am at peace.
Your will be done when I am valued and when I am disregarded;
when I find fulfilment and when it is lacking;
when I have all things and when I have nothing.
I willingly offer all I have and am to serve you as and where you choose.
Glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
you are mine and I am yours.
May it be so for ever.
Let this covenant now made on earth
be fulfilled in heaven. Amen