23 March 2025

Sunday 23rd March 2025

3rd Sunday in Lent

Preacher 10:30:  Rev Paul Davis

Steward: Derek Rostron   Organist: Stephen Knowles

The flowers this week are donated by

 Keith Bury and arranged by Sharon Tunstall

Welcome Steward: Sharon Tunstall

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 23rd March 2025

Mon Mar 24th        09:00-11:00 Parents&Carers PlayGp

                             13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

                             18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies            

Tue Mar 25th         09:00. Sch. Wshp Church Margaret

                             10:00- 14.30 Child Minders        

Wed Mar 26th       10:30 – 14:30 Child Minders

Thu Mar 27th        14:00 Thursday Ladies.  Steve C.

                              19:30 Lent Service (Mtg Rm )

                              19:30 Blackburn /District Cyclists

Fri.  Mar 28th             19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

Sat Mar 29th.            13.30 – 16.30 Party Booking

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 30th March 2025

Mon Mar 31st    09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers

                                13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

                                18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies            

Tue Apr 1st            09:00. Sch Worship in Ch. Mark

                                10:00- 14.30 Child Minders

Wed Apr 2nd             10:00- 14.30 Child Minders

                                14:00. Pastoral Ctte Meeting

Fri. Apr 4th.                 19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club

Sat. Apr 5th              Spring Fayre.

Used Postage Stamps. 

Thank you so much to everyone who has been saving the stamps in aid of the East Lancs hospice.  We are still collecting them, so thanks again in anticipation, but please remember to leave a frame of at least two centimetres from the envelope.  The collection box is still to be found on the foyer table.

Madeleine

Pastoral Meeting

There will be a. Pastoral Meeting on Wednesday 2nd April at 2pm in the Church Meeting Room.

The Thursday Ladies 

The Thursday Ladies will meet next Thursday, 27th March at 2.00pm, in the small meeting room.  Our speaker will be Mr Stephen Colling who will give an interactive talk entitled, “Grandma saw it happen.” 

May I remind any ladies who have a collection tub, to please bring it to me either this Sunday or to the Thursday meeting if possible.  Likewise, items for the raffle hamper can also be brought either on Sunday or to the Thursday meeting. 

I look forward to seeing you there.    Madeleine

Plan dates

The preacher on Sunday 30th March (Mothering  Sunday) will be: Margaret Dugdale.  Steward:  Lesley-Anne Goulding

Mid-week Lenten services at Rishton

There will be two mid-week Lenten services this Lent, both at 7. 30pm in the Church Meeting Room; the first is on Thursday, 27th March and the second on Wednesday, 9th April. The services will include a study of two bible passages: Isaiah 58 (27th March) and Revelation 5 (9th April). It will be helpful if you could read these passages in advance. The Maundy Thursday Holy Communion service is on Thursday, 17th April at 7.30pm.  These are all circuit services and all are welcome. Rev. Mark

Closing date for notices

It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 30th March could be in by the evening of Wednesday 26th March. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736.

AND FINALLY  from ('Ornithological Obfuscations')  Yesterday I put the last of my pastry on our bird table as a treat for a couple of visiting  pigeons who soon ate the lot. I smiled quietly to myself because I realised that I'd just filled two birds with one scone.

Prayer of thankfulness for 3rd Sunday in Lent

In a world beset with conflict, you are the enduring peace, a heart of love that beats in the souls of all who confess your name. God of love, we bring our grateful thanks.  In a world beset with doubt, you are waiting to be found, the living water that refreshes all who ask the question ‘How?’ God of love. We bring our grateful thanks.  In a world beset with sin, you are mercy and grace that is freely offered to all who hold their hands out to receive. God of love. We bring our grateful thanks.

Taken from The Act of Prayer by John Birch

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