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Opportunities to Serve

There are always opportunities to serve within our parish.

At present we are particularly looking for; –

Ideally a male leader to join the Friday evening Youth Club  team. Youth club is run on a rota bases so you would not be required to help every week and it runs during term time only.

Another leader is needed to join the Sunday School Team. This operates at the  11:00am Sunday Service. Again it is run on a rota bases, during term time only and not on the second Sunday of the month  when there is a specific family service.

Open the Book would love one or two people to join the team – again they are particularly short of men!. All roles include working with children, so there is  a safer recruiting process and some online safeguarding training to do. Neither are onerous and we will guide you through.

Please speak to the warden if you are interested in finding out more about any of these roles.

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11:00am Sunday – Informal Holy Communion

Fourth Sunday of Easter

 

This service is live in church, but it will be streamed so if you are unable to attend you can view it online. Now most of the words will also appear when you view the service on line so it will be easier to follow the service.

 

First Reading: Acts 2:42 – 47

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Second Reading: John 10: 1 -10

10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.4 When he puts all his own sheep outside, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 However, a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them [a]meant.

7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and [b]have it abundantly.

 

Blackpool Big Day Out – sign up for lunch & book children’s activities

Blackpool Diocese 100th Birthday Party

Blackpool Big Day Out – Saturday 16th May

There are a few places left on the coach if you would like to go sign up at the back of church for a place on the coach. £10 per adult, children free.

YOU WILL NEED TO BOOK YOUR LUNCH & THE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES – Follow the link below.

Family activities in St John’s Church, Youth activities in St John’s School and music, comedy etc on the stage in St John’s Square.

1:00am Free lunch – hog roast or veggie alternative,

2:00 – 3:15pm Giant open air worship celebration.

All welcome and all free, though you’ll need to book on line here,   which will take you to the Diocesan website.  There you will be able to book for family group access to the family zone, register young people for the youth zone, and to book lunch. Also please remember to sign up for a place on the coach.

Parish Summer Meal

At Mill House

On Saturday 27th June

A three course sit-down meal for just £30 including tip.

Menu and sign up sheet at the back of church. £10 deposit

Community lunch no Purple Praise this month

Next Community lunch is Friday

24th April

Through the warmer months of the year lunches will be held once a month usually on the fourth Friday in each month and will feature cold food but still a warm welcome!

No charge, but if you are able to give a small donation towards costs that would be greatly appreciated.

 

 No Purple Praise this month

Usually at 1:00pm following on from the community lunch on every  fourth Friday in the month, we will have a short informal café style service and a brew.

Friday Praise dates

Next Friday Praise

This Friday 17th April

 All Saints’ Church at 6:00pm

A short service especially geared to young families, but everyone is welcome.

Other Friday Praise dates for this term are

1st May

15th May

5th June

19th June

3rd July

17th July

Easter Flowers

The flower team would like to say thank you for donations received.

Church would also like to thank them for decorating the church so beautifully.

Next Church cleaning and garden- 18th April

Next church cleaning session

 18th April from  9:00 am for about one hour

If you are able to spend half an hour or so helping us clean the church it will be greatly received.

Thank you to anyone who is able to clean on Saturday

 

Blackburn Cathedral upcoming events

The Cathedral is hosting a life size replica of the Turin Shroud until 12th April.

They also have their Fabric of Faith vestments exhibition on until 24th April.

Easter Communion

Easter, particularly, is a time when all Christians should have the opportunity to make their Communion If you know anyone who can’t be at church and would like home communion please speak to the vicar or one of the pastoral team.