9 & 16 February 2025

Sunday 9th and Sunday 16th  February 2025

5th & 6th Sundays in Ordinary Time

Preacher 9th February 10:30: 

Rev Dr Mark Jason

This service will include Holy Communion

Steward: Kathryn Bridges Organist: Jill Davenport

The flowers this week are donated by

 The Church and arranged by Gillian Pirrie

Welcome Steward: Lucy Bridges

Preacher 16th February 10:30:

Rev Dr Mark Jason

Steward: Derek Rostron.  Organist: Stephen Knowles

The flowers this week are donated by Margaret and Allan Holmes

and arranged by Jill Davenport

Welcome Steward:  Sharon Tunstall

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

                                18:15-19:45. Rainbows, Brownies            

Tue Feb 11th             09:00. Sch. Worship Church. 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

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 16th February 2025

Mon Feb 17th     09:00-11:00 Parents & Carers

                                13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigon

Tue Feb 18th           10:00- 14.00 Child Minders

Wed Feb 19th.                10:00- 13.00 Child Minders

                                14:00- 17:00 Afternoon Tea & Film

Thu. Feb 20th         19:30 Blackburn /District Cyclists

                                19:30.Church Council (MtgRm)

Fri. Feb 21st             19:30-22:00. Acc. Camera Club

Sat Feb 22nd            19:30. Band Concert

Tue Feb 25th            19:00. Bonsai Club in the Foyer

Plan dates

The preacher on Sunday 23rd February will be:  Margaret Dugdale.  Steward: Lesley Goulding Organist:  Alan Amos

Closing date for notices

It would be helpful if all notices for Sunday 23rd February 2025 could be in by the evening of Wednesday 19th February. Please send them to: steveruth.colling@gmail.com 07958 036736 or tunstallsharon2@gmail.com mobile 07930930514.

Thursday Ladies

The next meeting of the Thursday Ladies will be held on Thursday 27th February at 14:00.  We will be watching and participating in the art of creative paper folding led by Mrs Collins.

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.

We would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who has helped in any way.

The total raised was £1,530.47  

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 ……

I was walking round Accrington Market and noticed a stall selling Jelly, the one next door was selling tins of Bird's Custard, and next door had nothing but Cartons of Double Cream o the shelves...

I thought to myself...  " Hmm, this is a trifle bazaar".

Afternoon Tea & Film  Wed. 19th Feb 2025

Our film is “SING”.

*(suitable for all ages)*

A 2016 American animated jukebox musical comedy film.  Written and directed by Garth Jennings, co-directed by Christophe Lourdelet, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the film focuses on a struggling theatre owner who stages a singing competition in an effort to prevent his theatre from entering foreclosure, as well as how the competition interferes with the personal lives of its contestants. The film features more than 60 songs from famous artists, mostly performed diegetically. It also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande called "Faith", which was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Share tea and a chat with friends

***Children welcome with

accompanying adult.*** 

The films will start at 2pm and afternoon tea served about 3.45pm.   Come for both or just for tea!

No charge just donations towards the cost of afternoon tea

Methodist thought for the day

Our thought for the day is based upon the call of the disciples in Luke 5:1-11.  The hymn from “Singing the Faith” number 558 is reprinted below.

Lord, you have come to the seashore,

neither searching for the rich nor the wise,

desiring only that I should follow.

Lord, see my goods, my possessions;

In my boat you find no power, no wealth.

Will you accept, then, my nets and labour?

Lord, take my hands, and direct them.

Help me spend myself in seeking the lost,

Returning love for the love you gave me.

Lord, as I drift on the waters,

Be the resting-place of my restless heart,

My life’s companion, my friend and refuge.

Cesareo Gabarain ( 1936-1991) translated by Robert C. Trupia