Blackpool Big Day Out – Sign up before Easter

Blackpool Diocese 100th Birthday Party

Blackpool Big Day Out – Saturday 16th May

We are hoping to go by coach – bookings are open – sign up at the back of church for a place on the coach. £10 per adult, children free.

Please sign up at the back of church before Easter – so we know what size coach to book. Thank you

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.

Saturday 28th March – Children’s Easter Crafts and Refreshments

 Saturday-28th March

Craft & Coffee morning 10:00 – 12:00am

In church

For children and their accompanying adults.    

Entry is free, refreshments will be available to purchase.

Palm Sunday on 29th March

11:am – there will be a pony ( instead of a donkey) to help with our procession of palms.

 

Lent Evening Services

 This year’s Lent evenings 

Thursdays in All Saints’ 

God’s Book – a look at the Bible’s 7 toughest topics. We will be exploring some of the knotty issues including suffering, violence, God and science etc. Hopefully these sessions will help us learn to read the bible a bit better. Plenty for everyone and no prior knowledge assumed.  You don’t have to every session, just come if and when you can.

If you know you are coming please sign up at the back of church to give us an idea of numbers.

Thank you.

Lent Sunday evening services.

As last year we will have evening services through Lent.

Sunday 15th March – Evening Prayer

Sunday 15th March – Holy Communion

Sunday 22nd March – Taize style prayer.

 

First Holy Communion

Children in Year 5 or above who attend church are invited to sessions on Wednesday evenings, this will now take place after Easter. ( further information to follow). Sessions will be at 5:30pm in church with Revd. Toby and our ALM Sarah McMinn. We ask parents to attend with their children to support them. If your child is interested please speak to the vicar.

Next Church cleaning – 28th February

Next church cleaning session

 28th February 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

 

Revd. Toby’s Newsletter – Lent Newsletter.

Dear friends – this time I have produced the newsletter using Sway and distributed it via Outlook.   Just click on the link here to read it.
Please let me know if you have any issues with receiving or reading the newsletter this way.
As always, if you would rather be removed from the distribution list please let us know
With every blessing
Toby

Big day out!

Blackburn Diocese 100th Birthday Party

A big day out to Blackpool on Saturday 16th May. There will be free lunch, free entertainment,        ( live music, live comedy by Andy Kind), activities for families and youths, free hog roast ( or veggie alternative) and a big outdoor worship together.

All welcome, all free, though you’ll need to book in.

Will you come we will get a coach if enough people would like to go. About £10 a seat.

Ash Wednesday – 18th February

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday – 18th February

A day of fasting and penitence if you can, please come to church to start Lent together in worship.

10:00am Holy Communion with imposition of ashes – at All Saints’ Church. Not too long, feel free to bring children along.

7:30pm Holy Communion with Hymns and imposition of ashes – at Altham St James.

Also

There are free booklets at the back of church with daily readings to guide our Bible readings and reflection during this holy season.

Best wishes to Revd Victor Sohail

 

Victor has been with us for three and a half years and has to head off to pastures new in Holme in Clingier where he will be Curate – in – Charge.

A lovely final service was held last Sunday, followed by a Jacob’s join. Several members of the congregation then went to see Victor admitted to be Curate – in Charge  on Monday evening.

We wish Victor and his family all the very best.

Victor asks that you keep him in your prayers as he settles into his new role.

Prayer Time

Thursday 12th February

At 7:00pm in All Saints’ Church in Saint James’ Mission Chapel.

Come and join us in some prayers together for about half an hour. We will have a special focus on prayer for our Church of England as the new Archbishop of Canterbury takes up office.