30 March 2025

Sunday 30th March 2025

4th Sunday in Lent

Mothering Sunday

Preacher 10:30:  Margaret Dugdale

Steward: Lesley Goulding   Organist: Gill Davenport

The flowers this week are donated

and arranged by Jean Hindle

Welcome Steward: Lily Goulding

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

                               Rishton Methodist School break

Sat. Apr 5th            Spring Fayre.

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 6th April 2025

Mon Apr 7th         13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong            

Tue Apr 8th            10:00- 14.30 Child Minders ?  

Wed Apr 9th            10:30 – 14:30 Child Minders ?

                              19:30 Lent Service (Mtg Rm)

Thu Apr 10th     19:30 Men’s Fellowship

Fri.  Apr 11th             19:30-22:00. Acc.Camera Club

"Easter Offerings" 

Once again it is the time of year to support the work of the World Mission Fund of the Methodist Church. 

The fund supports the work of the Methodist Church in Britain's 107 partner churches around the world, and their work is only made possible by kind donations from church members. Donation envelopes will be available in church over the next few weeks and can be returned via the collection plate. Thank you in anticipation of your generous giving and continuing prayerful support.  Margaret H.

 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.

Rishton Methodist Church

Spring Fayre

Saturday 5th April 2025

11am - 2pm

Come for lunch or a snack!

Crafted gifts, Games, Jewellery, Books & Jigsaws, Raffle, Plants,

Mystery Bags, Chocolate Tombola, Activity for Children, Adopt a Bear,

Homemade Jams & Cakes,

And more…..

Please use the car park behind the church.

Turn right at the top of George St in front of the school entrance.

Plan dates

The preacher on Sunday 6th April will be: Barbara Taylor.  Steward:  Margaret Brankin

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 6th April could be in by the evening of Wednesday 2nd April. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736.

AND FINALLY! ( from " Dietetics Vol.3 " )

Overheard in my  ' GP's waiting room  !.

"How's your diet going?"

"Not very well to be honest."

"Well, what did you have for breakfast then?"

"Eggs."

"Poached, Scrambled or Boiled?"

"No... Cadbury's Creme " !!....

Prayer from the United Reformed Church Lenten resources.  Fourth Sunday in Lent

Gracious God, in striving for comfort and ease,

in the seeking of advantage over neighbour,

in participating even distantly in the violence of the world, or in shielding ourselves in ignorance

so that we might avoid the hurt that comes

with loving the world as You love it,

we confess we have sinned,

in thought, word, and deed.

We have not loved our neighbour as ourselves.

We seek your mercy and forgiveness,

that we may turn again to You,

and recover our true identity,

shaped in Your image,

filled with Your grace and truth. 

God is always making all things new! We are a new creation in Christ Jesus!

The Lord says: If you want to become my followers, deny yourself,

take up your cross, and follow me.

Give us the courage to live as Your new creation,

forgiven, loved, and whole. Amen.