Diary Dates 17th February 2019
St Mark’s Layton and St Luke’s Staining
Sun 17th Feb Exodus & Promise Land |
9.30am 11.00am 3.30pm |
Morning Praise Family Communion The Well Encounter Café |
St Luke’s St Mark’s Parish Hall |
Mon 18th Feb |
8.30am 1.30pm |
Prayer Meeting Life Group |
St Mark’s Vicky’s House |
Wed 20th Feb |
10.30am |
‘Food with Friends’ Holy Communion |
Parish Hall |
Thurs 21st Feb |
10.00am |
The Well Café and Job Club |
Parish Hall |
Fri 22nd Feb |
1.30pm 6.30pm |
Life Group GFS |
Carol Webber’s Parish Hall |
Sun 24th Feb Judges & Kings |
9.30am 11.00am 3.30pm |
Holy Communion Morning Praise The Well Encounter Café |
St Luke’s St Mark’s Parish Hall |
Readings: Exodus 12:1-17 pg68 Luke 6:17-26 pg1034
For Prayers If you would like prayer for yourself or someone else, prayer is available before and after the church services, at St Mark’s in the prayer corner and at St Luke’s please ask a member of the leadership team to join you in prayer. Please continue to pray for Peter and Caroline, whilst Peter is on Study leave Please continue to pray for those known to us who are unwell, housebound or lonely including Tim and Sue Howarth, Barbara, Brian and Andrew. We pray for the family and friends of those recently bereaved including Mary Nightingale, Kathleen Wincott, Violet Pritchard & Joyce Jones, |
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Children in Church At St Mark’s there is Sunday kids club for children aged 4-11, for children under 4 we have a manned crèche area at the back of church which children are welcome to use at any point during the service. At St Luke's we have an unmanned children's area at the back of church which children are welcome to use at any point during the service but must be supervised by a parent or carer. |
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Scripture Union Message from Rob “Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the kind financial gift that you sent on behalf of the churches that gathered on Sunday 13th January. It is really appreciated and will have a huge impact in the North West” |
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Funeral of the Late Mrs Joyce Jones The funeral of the late Mrs Joyce Jones will be at St Luke’s on Tuesday 26th February at 12 noon |
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PCC Meeting The Next PCC Meeting will be held on Monday 25th February 2019 at St Mark’s Church starting at 7.30pm. |
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World Day of Prayer This year due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no service for World Day of Prayer which is being celebrated on Sunday 1st March. However at the back of church there are booklets and the yearly giving envelops for this event. If you feel you are able to contribute to the World Day of Prayer Mission please pick up and return to Margaret Kersh. Thank you. |
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Family Bingo On Saturday 9th March starting at 6pm at St Mark’s Church Hall. Adult’s £3 Children free (All children need to be accompanied by an adult) |
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Electoral Roll Once in every six years the preparation of new church electoral rolls takes place, which means that everyone has to come off the roll and re-apply. 2019 is the year that this happens, to ensure you remain an active member of our church with entitlement to vote at our annual meeting and be involved in the life of our parish, please fill in the form which is inside your notice sheet or collect a form from the back of either church. Completed forms must be handed to either Tina Cockshaw, Rita Templeton, any church warden, Rev’d Hannah or Vicky Taylor before Friday 8th March. |
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The Bible Course Daily Reading: As part of the Bible course we are encouraging everyone to pick up their Bibles and read them on a daily basis. Read each passage through carefully. Then consider: What did this passage mean in its context? Now what does this passage mean for my life today? Pray it through, asking God to help you live this truth.
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Bishop’s Memory Verse: Making Disciples – 2 Timothy 3:16 Bishop Julian as part of the Diocesan year of discipleship is encouraging us to develop the spiritual discipline of learning Bible verses by heart, this is a great thing to do and so we would like to encourage you to meditate on and memorise this verse this month. ‘All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.’ |
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Parish Office Hours: Mon & Fri 9.30am – 11.30am Secretary: Vicky Taylor: Tel no. (01253) 301390 Email:secretary@laytonandstaining.co.uk Curate: Rev’d Hannah Boyd: Tel no. (01253) 825932 Email:curate@laytonandstaining.co.uk Church Army: Matt Rowley: Tel no.07771374854 Email: matt.rowley@churcharmy.org For any safeguarding concerns please speak to Sarah Gardner (Tel 07824467596) Tina Cockshaw, Stephen Boyd or Rev’d Hannah Boyd |