2 February 2025

Sunday 2nd February 2025

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Preacher 10:30:  Mrs Pam Russo

Steward: Margaret Brankin Organist:  Alan Amos

The flowers this week are donated by:

 Sharon Tunstall and arranged by Ruth Colling

Welcome Steward:  Ann Peill

 Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 2nd February 2025

Mon Feb 3rd           09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers

                              13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

                         18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies

Tue Feb 4th           09:00 Sch. Worship in Sch. Steve

                               10:00- 14.00 Child Minders

                               14:30  Setting up Sale

                               18:00-20:00 Sale Day 1                

Wed Feb 5th           10:00-16:00. Sale Day 2

Thu. Feb 6th       09:00-10:00. Sale Day 3

                               13:00 Cancer Research Van                                    

                               19:30 Blackburn /District Cyclists                                                                      

 Fri. Feb 7th.              19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 9th February 2025

Mon Feb 10th.         09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers

                                13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong             

Tue Feb 11th             09:00. Sch. Worship Ch. Nick

                                10:00- 14.30 Child Minders

Wed Feb 12th          10:30 – 14:30 Child Minders

 Thu Feb 13th       19:30. Men’s Fellowship(Mtg Rm)

                                 19:30 Blackburn /District Cyclists

Fri.  Feb 14th                 19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

 Closing date for notices

It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 9th & 16th February 2025 could be in by the evening of Wednesday 5th February. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736 or tunstallsharon2@gmail.com mobile 07930930514.

 Please note that the notices for the 9th February will be a double edition including 16th February.

 Plan dates

The preacher on Sunday 9th February will be: Rev Dr Mark Jason. The service will include Holy Communion.  Steward: Kath Bridges. Organist Jill Davenport.

Plan Change

Margaret Dugdale will be our preacher on Sun 23rdFeb

Mens Fellowship

The group will meet on Thursday the 13th of February at 7.30pm in the Meeting Room.

The speaker will be Geoff Smale..

Three-Day Sale.

Tuesday 4th Feb 6pm - 8pm.

Wednesday 5th Feb 10am- 4pm. Lunches Soup and Roll available  

Thursday 6th Feb 9am-10am.

The church will be open to receive items for the sale as below (please do not bring things in before Sunday)

Sunday 2nd February 12:00-16:00. Monday 3rd February 08:45-11:00. Tuesday 4th February 14:30-16:00

Please volunteer to help to set up on Tuesday 4th  from 2.30pm and be here to serve during the hours the sale is open. Please give your name to Sharon who is making a list of helpers. Thanks.

Saturday the 22nd of February at 7.30 pm

 First Night at the Proms at Rishton Methodist Church

A concert of popular and traditional Classics ' with The East Lancashire Concert Band.

Admission, including light refreshments  £7.00.

Tickets from Geoff, Brian, Keith, and Alan .

And finally… (from 'Cosmetic Surgery Anonymous')

At the AGM of the Plastic Surgery ex-patients Society it was noted that several new faces were in attendance, an occurrence which lifted several eyebrows!

Candlemas

Today is Candlemas and there are several traditions associated with this festival (including the eating of crepes in France and the more widespread reference to snowdrops as ‘Candlemas Bells’). However, for most Christians it is the idea of Jesus-as-light bringer that is uppermost on this day. Candles may be blessed; a candle-lit procession may take place; and, on Candlemas night, many people place lighted candles in their windows at home – all actions that remind us that Jesus is often described as the “light of the world”.  (Singing the Faith Plus website)