27 April 2025

Sunday 27th April 2025

Second Sunday of Easter

Preacher 10:30:  Barbara Taylor

Steward: Lesley Goulding Organist: Stephen Knowles

Welcome Steward: Lily Goulding

The flowers this week are donated by Lynn Indiaan

and arranged by Ruth Colling

Preacher 18:00 Rev Dr Mark Jason

Reflective Service

Steward: Margaret Brankin.  Pianist Gill Davenport

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 27th April 2025

Mon Apr 28th         09:00-11:00. Parents and Carers

                              13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

                              19:30 Property/Finance Mtg

Tue Apr 29th            10:00- 14.30 Child Minders ?

                               09:00-09:30. Sch. Worship Steve

Wed Apr 30th         10:00 – 14:30 Child Minders ?

Thur 1st May            6:30 – 23:00.  Polling Station

Fri May 2nd             19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 4th May 2025

Mon May 5th          Bank Holiday

Tue May 6th          09:00-09:30 Sch.Worship Nick

                              10:00-14:30 Child Minders ?   

Wed May 7th         10:00 – 14:30 Child Minders ?

Thu May 8th           09:00-12:00 Electric meter change

    19:30. Men’s Fellowship AGM

Fri.  May 9th           19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

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

Plan dates

The preacher at 10:30 on Sunday 4th May will be: Pamela Russo

Steward: Allison Neale

Thursday 1st May  is Local Election Day.

The church is being used as a Polling Station all day and all evening.

Birthday Celebrations

Brian Aspden is holding an 80th birthday party on Saturday 10th May at Rishton Cricket Club.  You are all welcome to join in the celebrations from 14:30-17:00.  A buffet will be served mid-afternoon with a quiz at 15:00!

Easter Offerings

A big thank you to everyone for supporting the World Mission Fund. Envelopes are still available for those of you who have not yet been able to make a donation. Thanks again – Margaret

School Worship

There will be no school worship in church this coming Tuesday 29th April.  The next collective worship will be held in church on Tuesday 6th May when it will be led by Nick Schumann

Property & Finance Meeting

Monday 28th April 7.30pm in the meeting room. 

Gift Day

Sunday 13th July 2-4pm at The Church.

Table Top and Crafts Sale

Saturday 28th June. 10am - 2pm   If anyone would like to hire a table to sell goods tables are £10. 

If you require a table to sell goods, and the proceeds are for the Church the table will be free.

There will be a Cake Stall, Raffle, Light Lunches and Refreshments available.

For information and table bookings contact 

Sharon on tunstallsharon2@gmail.com or 07930930514.

All tables to be booked and paid in advance by cash or bank transfer by Friday 30th May.

Closing date for notices

It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 4th May could be in by the evening of Wednesday 30th April. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736.

AND FINALLY ! (from ' Motorway Madness '.)

A Pantechnicon overturned on the M6 yesterday losing its load of dance costumes worn in ' Strictly come dancing '.  Traffic Police are warning drivers to go slow, slow, quick, quick, slow!

Thursday May 8th

There will be an electrician changing the electric meter in the building. The electricity will be turned off

between 9am and 12 midday.

 Prayer

When you rose from death, Lord Jesus, it wasn’t just for that small group of disciples who had travelled with you during your ministry. 

It wasn’t merely as proof to those religious leaders that they had got it wrong. 

It wasn’t even to convince that larger group who had followed at a distance.

No, Lord, your plans, God’s plans, were and are,

 so much greater,

for as your Cross drew all eyes to you,

so your Resurrection has drawn so many millions

of hearts and lives to you in the founding of a

world-wide church, made up of those who have found new life and hope in you. 

And we are part of this, Lord Jesus, and if and when we feel isolated or insignificant, our numbers small, help us to remember that we are part of something that is not only so much greater than ourselves,

but that your church will never fail. 

And we praise and thank you, Lord! 

Easter prayer written by Liz Stuart of Manchester Methodists

We were saddened to hear of the death of Pope Francis this week.  His legacy can be seen in this quote from him.

“Rivers do not drink their own water;

trees do not eat their own fruit;

the sun does not shine on itself and flowers

do not spread their fragrance for themselves.

Living for others is a rule of nature. 

We’re all born to help each other.

No matter how difficult it is…

Life is good when you are happy;

but much better when others are happy

because of you.”

Pope Francis