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Community lunch and Purple Praise Cancelled
Cancelled – Community lunch on Friday 27th March because of a Funeral
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.
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.
Seniors’ Tea in School
In All Saints School
Wednesday 25th March at 2:00pm –
You will be welcomed by Year 4
Seniors are invited to Al Saints’ School for afternoon tea The school have been hosting this event for the last couple of years and they have been thoroughly enjoyed by both pupils and seniors alike!
Tots’ Praise 25th March
Tots’ Praise
25th March from 2:00pm
Easter Activity and story
Tot’s Praise is for the youngest – under 5s together with their parents/carers – gather between 2 and 2:15, all done in time for school pick up.
All welcome
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.
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.