Weekly Notices

 
St ThomasNotices
 
Harvest Thanksgiving  (11 October)  2009
 
Today
Bread & Soup Lunch in School, proceeds to Tearfund, immediately after worship
 
 
Monday
Chair-based Exercise in the Vestry
3.15pm
 
Tuesday
Home Group on Harvest at the Vicarage
8pm
 
Wednesday
Holy Communion at St Paul’s
9.15am
 
Thursday
Oldham reaching Muslims – prayer and share, Vestry
 
7.30pm
Next Sunday
Holy Communion (1662) in the Memorial Chapel
 
8am
 
Holy Communion (2000)
10.30am

 
 
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.
 
Harvest Thanksgiving: available this Sunday and throughout October are mail-order catalogues for Christmas cards and other items, in aid of people in poor countries. You may borrow catalogues for one week only. Order on the forms at the back. Queries to Biddy Dawson.
Donations for Harvest flowers are still welcome.
 
Chair-based exercises for postural stability: by Michelle Westhead, fully qualified instructor, course organised by NHS Primary Care Trust. In the Vestry on Mondays at 3.15 to 4.15 from 21 September. Free for 12 sessions.
 
Darwin and God: talk by John Hedley Brooke, former Professor of Science & Religion, Oxford University. Friday 16 October, 7pm at Manchester Cathedral Library
 
A day of worship and teaching for Oldham women with talks by Nadine Parkinson, co-leader of New Wine. Saturday 17 October, 10am - 4pm, at Chadderton Congregational Church, Garforth Street, OL9 6RW. £5. Bring your own lunch. Book with Alison Saville on 01706 844365.
 
Word of Life UK: Autumn Prayer Letter (blue), copies at the back.
 
Word of Life Australia: October Prayer Letter, copies at the back.
 
  
 
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER REQUESTS
 
† Harvest – thanksgiving and prayer for all contributing to harvest on land and sea, for wisdom and restraint in developing new methods
 
† Booth Centre – for homeless people, and the staff
 
† Deanery Synod – on Wednesday
 
† Healing Teaching Day – on Saturday
 
† A priest for St Paul’s, and eventually St Thomas’
 
† A Sunday School teacher – to succeed Tripta Rana
 
† Give thanks and pray for people we know in Christian service and outreach, especially all working for Tearfund and its partner agencies, sometimes relieving people in emergencies and always working to bring development.
 
† People seeking asylum: David, Sobia, young Sara and baby Daniel William; Marta Yacub.
 
† Those who are unwell: pray for baby Roxy Butler, Wendy Robinson, Norman and Alma Flint, Andy Sharrock and his wife Ruth caring for him, Beatrice Howard, Angela Taylor, baby Harry Pleasant, Lesley Darofield, Barbara Hogg, Hilda Bateson, Helen Holt, Joanna Goforth, John Lalley, Grace Whetham, Ian Kidder (confirmed by Bishop Mark on 10 September), Muriel Brown, Marjorie Milner, young twins Todd & Aaron, and others whom we know.
 
† The bereaved: the family and friends of Dr Jagjit Kapur.
 
 

BEWARE OF PHONE SCAM!
Someone phones, claiming to be a BT rep. He says that he is about to disconnect your phone due to an unpaid bill, and tells you that if you do not pay (eg) £31, it will cost £118 to reconnect you at a later date. If you say that you are with another phone company, he replies that your company pays BT a percentage as line rental. He gives his name and an 0800 number. He offers to demonstrate that he is from BT by disconnecting your phone, and then ringing you back. Refuse to believe him and hang up. If you dial the 0800 number you will find that it doesn’t exist. The criminal ‘cuts’ your line by pretending to ring off, but in fact staying on the line with the mute button pressed – this stops you from dialling out. The aim of the criminal is to get your credit card details.

 
All material for the church bulletin should be given to Andrew
not later than Wednesday lunchtime.
 
 
Please take this bulletin with you when you leave.
Please do not leave it in your service book or in the pew.
 


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