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Community lunch and Purple Praise – 13th June

Next Community lunch is Friday

13th June

 11:30am – 1:00pm

Through the warmer months of the year lunches will be held once a month 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.

Purple Praise

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.

Brownie helpers needed

Are you interested in becoming  a Brownie helper?

Brownies  is for girls between 7 – 10 years old. They meet on Wednesdays between 6:30pm and 8:00pm in All Saints’ School. Term time only.                              

(If we are able to get two or more helpers  we will be able to work a rota so you won’t be needed every week.)

You can find out more at the Girl Guiding website here.

Or you can email Helen Lockwood via this link

Atham Summer Opening

St Jame’s Church will be open on

the third Sundays of each month from 2:00 – 3:00pm, with guided tours at 2:30pm.

Do pop in whether you’d like the full tour or just a wander around, or simply to enjoy the peace and prayerfulness of the place.

The church will also be open on Wednesday lunchtimes EXCEPT during the first week of each month when it will be open on Tuesdays instead.

Ascension Day

This year  we will share in a Deanery Eucharist at 7:00pm

on Thursday 29th May

in St Andrew’s Church Accrington.

All welcome. 

The preacher will be the Revd. Hugh Scriven of Accrington St. John and Huncoat.

Thy Kingdom Come evening Prayer walk – Thursday 5th June

Prayer Walk

 

Thy Kingdom Come prayer walk will leave from All Saints’ Church at 7:00pm and will last for about an hour. All welcome – dogs and all!

Annual Parochial Church meeting – report attached

APGM Sunday 18th May

The meeting will take place within the 11:00am Sunday Service.

A copy of the annual report is available here.

(Alternatively copies are available at the back of church)

Please try and attend and have your say.

At the APGM the churchwardens and PCC members will be elected.

If you want more information or are interested in joining the PCC or to become a warden, now or in the future, please have a word with Toby or one of the church wardens. Information of churchwarden, PPC members and sidesperson are on display at the back of church.

Community lunch and Purple Praise – 23rd May

Next Community lunch is Friday

23rd May

 11:30am – 1:00pm.

               Please note that the community lunch next month                                                will be on 13th  June

Through the warmer months of the year lunches will be held once a month 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.

 

Purple Praise

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.

Tots’ Praise 7th May

Tots’ Praise 

7th May  from 2:00pm in All Saints’ Church

Tot’s Praise is for the youngest – under 5s together with their parents/carers – gather between 2:00 and 2:15pm, all done in time for school pick up.

All welcome

 

Discover Life in Jesus.

Thursday evenings in church

Starting June 20th

This is a four week look at the Christian faith.

All welcome