Notices for the Week Beginning 27 June 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.

Thanks to the donor! We have received an anonymous donation of £80 through payroll giving.

Life in a 1920s cotton townis portrayed in ‘The Road to Nab End’, the drama adaptation of William Woodruff’s autobiography. True, enjoyable and pertinent. At Oldham Coliseum until 10 July.

Oldham Unity still need supermarket carrier bags for their free food shop for asylum-seekers.

D, M and K W now in Singapore, travelling to Palm Tree Island on 29 June. They will spend the next six months in the capital city. They give thanks that a house has become available for them.

Prayer lettershave arrived from: Shelagh Wynne; Beth Jennings (full colour); Word of Life UK (green); Word of Life Australia. All at the back.

Gulshan Estherfrom Pakistan was crippled and bedridden. When she began praying to Jesus, he appeared to her and healed limbs which had never functioned. Subsequently, she became his witness, and wrote the book ‘The Torn Veil’. Saturday 3 July, 3pm at St Bride’s Church, Old Trafford. £10 including meal. See the green leaflets at the back.

Manchester Diocesan Healing Day:run by the well-respected Acorn Christian Healing Foundation. Saturday 4 September, 10am to 4pm at Manchester Cathedral. Leaflets with booking forms at the back, please hand completed form to Barbara Duxbury by 25 July. Cost is £10. Bring your own lunch.

St Thomas’ School Summer Fair:we need two people to wo/man a cake stall. Any volunteers? Thursday 8 July from 3.15 to 4.15, in the yard by the main entrance and in the hall. In addition, if you can promise a cake, please sign on the clipboard at the back. The proceeds will go to a good cause (other than the church or the school).

19 will be ordained Deacontoday. Prayer cards are available at the back.

Social events – what would YOU like to do?The Social Committee would appreciate some suggestions for future events. Is there something you have enjoyed in the past? Or a new idea that’s worth considering? Talk to Mary Fairhurst or other Social Committee members.

3 Bishops Holy Land Pilgrimage:19-27 November 2011. Cost £1395. Brochure available at www.manchester.anglican.org/bishopor call 01992 576 065.

Good News Biblefor sale: £10, at the back.

   THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER REQUESTS  

• Liz Devall (St Anne’s) and Simon Sayer (St Margaret’s) – to be ordained Deacon today
• Werneth Primary School – classes visit St Thomas’ Church on Monday andThursday
• Nick and Gina Andrewes, Isabel and Esther, and the people of St Paul’s
• Give thanks and pray for people we know in Christian service and outreach, especially all working for Word of Life in outreach to Muslims in Oldham, Australia and elsewhere; for those writing, using and marking correspondence courses in the Christian faith; for the witness of Scripture texts and calendars used throughout the year. Give thanks for funding for a part-time Liaison Officer and pray for the right appointment.
• People seeking asylum: pray for David, Sobia, young Sara and baby Daniel William; Azam Shirazi
• Those who are unwell: especially young Roxy Butler, Comal Sankaran, Ivy Reynolds, Wendy Robinson, Norman and Alma Flint, Andy and Ruth Sharrock, Beatrice Howard, young Harry Pleasant, Grace Whetham, Muriel Brown, young twins Todd & Aaron Funnell, John Wrigley, Angela and Norman Taylor, Ronald Spivey, Julie Brown, Jenny Brisland, Janet Morris, Alan Haslam, James Reed (Vicar of St Anne’s, Royton) and others whom we know.
• The bereaved – especially the families and friends of Mark Buckley and John Lalley.