Nitices for the Weeks beginning 23 and 30 May 2010
Laying on of hands and anointing: for healing of mind, body and spirit is available after 10.30 worship every Sunday in the South Transept (to the right of the pulpit). You will not be invited to say specifically why you seek this ministry, though you are welcome to do so if you wish. You are also welcome to request prayer on behalf of someone else, in addition to or instead of yourself. Envelopes for Planned Giving for the year starting in June are available at the back. To those who don’t at present use them, or a standing order at the bank, note that both are ways of giving every week, even on those days when you yourself are absent. With both methods you do set aside funds every week, whether or not you are always at worship. Contact Peter Waters on 624 1083. Annual Income Survey,organised by the Diocese, will be on Sunday 30 May, and Sundays 6, 13 & 20 June. Parish Share is the system that the Diocesan Synod (Council) uses to calculate how much money each church contributes to the costs of the diocese. These costs include paying for clergy stipends (salaries), housing, pensions, training of future clergy and supporting less well-off congregations. To calculate the Parish Share, the Diocesan Synod has decided that it needs to take account of the incomes of all regular worshippers in the diocese. You are asked to complete the income survey only if you are aged 16 or over and attend St Thomas’ at least 12 times per year. Once you have ticked the relevant boxes, fold the form over so that it remains anonymous, place it in the box at the back of the church and place a marble in the bowl. Diocesan Calendar with Annual Report:two copies are available free at the back.
Petition for persecuted Christians in Pakistan, to the High Commissioner for Pakistan in London. False allegations can result in lengthy detention pending trial, often in relation to abuse of blasphemy laws. Unsound convictions by courts under pressure from extremists. Rapes and assaults against women. Abduction of girls for forced marriages. Please sign the form at the back. The Licensing of the Revd Nick Andrewes as Priest-in-Charge of St Paul’s is at 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 May. Please sign on the list at the back, indicating if you can offer lifts, or need one. Note that this is the same evening as the MU celebration. Garden topicsby Paul from Daisy Nook Garden Centre. Thursday 3 June, 7pm at West End Bowling Club. Tickets £2.50 from the Social Committee. Walk through the Bible – Old Testament:a way to ‘see the word for the trees’ – to see the main themes, understand categories like Prophets, and Epistles. Jesus often quotes from Deuteronomy, but do we know what the book is about? The organisers claim that “you won’t know you’re learning – just sit back and enjoy”. Hope Congregational Church, Skipton Street on Saturday 5 June, 9.30 – 4.30. £14. Bring your own lunch, cuppas will be provided. Book through Andrew. Unlocking the Growth seminar: simple ideas for increasing the number of people attending invitational services. The reasons why Christians don’t invite, how to overcome the wounds of the past, etc. Led by Michael Harvey, a founder of Back to Church Sunday. Wednesday 9 June, 7.30pm at Christ Church, Chadderton.
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER REQUESTS
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