Weekly Notices for Week Commencing 16th 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. Whit Walk: please join in the Walk as a witness to residents that CofE Christians live and worship in Coppice and Hathershaw, for as far as you feel able. It will include worship at the Coppice Care & Nursing Home car park, no earlier than 10.20 and lasting approx 30 minutes. The complete route is published in the May parish magazine. 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. J.John with interviews, drama and music:it is hoped that the evening will connect with people already on a journey with God, and inspire people who are seeking to find out more. At St Leonard’s Church, Middleton on Tuesday 18 May. Admission £5. The Licensing of the Revd Nick Andrewes as Priest-in-Charge of St Paul’s is at 7.30pm on Wednesday 26 May. We are all welcome but they would like to know how many seats to reserve. 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. Conference about support for asylum-seekers:details posted in the porch. Brunswick Parish Church, Brunswick Street, M13 9TQ. Saturday 26 June, 10am – 4pm. £15 or £10 concessions. No need to book in advance. Werneth Sure-Start Children’s Centre, 78 Windsor Road,have a full program. Maybe you know children aged 0-5 and their parents who might be interested? Details posted in the porch and at the Centre. Oldham Unity:food for destitute asylum-seekers – supermarket carrier bags and eggboxes are needed please. Diocesan Calendar with Annual Report:two copies are available free at the back. Joe & Denny Fleming’s Photo Calendar:have a look at the people and places in India where they work. Prayer letter(in colour) from Nathaniel, Donna and Micah Jennings, with some very good news, copies at the back. Word of Life prayer letterfor May: copies at the back. Westminster Declaration 2010 of Christian Conscience:over 50,000 Christians signed this, and over 7,500 have become ‘Facebook fans’. Michael Meacher, Phil Woolas and David Hayes all expressed some support but did not sign the Declaration. No other parliamentary candidate showed any support, though possibly not all were approached.
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER REQUESTS
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