West Kirby Methodist Church
Welcome to Worship
29th MARCH & 5th APRIL 2026
Church website: www.westkirbymethodist.org.uk
Community & Church Development Lay Worker:
Sam Hepworth Tel: 0151 625 3224
Room Bookings: Sam Hepworth Tel: 0151 625 3224
Email: westkirbymc@yahoo.com
29th MARCH SERVICE
Palm Sunday
10.30 a.m. Sam Hepworth
Steward: Elaine Phillips
Welcome: Jean & Jim Drake
Reader: Jim Drake
5th APRIL SERVICE
Easter Sunday
10.30 a.m. Rev John Barnett
Steward: Eve Townley
Welcome: Anne & David Cross
Reader: David Cross
Copies of the Plan of Services covering the three months commencing 1st March are now available.
Pick up your copy from the table in the foyer.
WHAT ARE WE PRAYING FOR AT THE MOMENT?
- Innocent civilians in Lebanon targeted by both Hamas predators and Israeli attacks.
- Wisdom, humility and integrity for world leaders at this fragile time.
- Deacon Ellie as she leads us into the next phase of our “Future Story”.
Please remember to put any prayer suggestions in the box in the foyer
NOTICES
EASTER SUNDAY FLOWERS
If you would like to make a donation towards the cost of decorating the church for Easter, please place it in the basket in the foyer. Please bring a flower/flowers on Easter Sunday to decorate the cross in church.
EASTER OFFERING ENVELOPES
Envelopes are now available. All money collected goes to support global mission partners and organisations. The offering will be dedicated at a Circuit Easter Offering Service at St. Luke’s, Hoylake on Sunday, 26th April at 4.30 p.m. The Service has been prepared by Methodist Women in Britain with the title “Unbound – a Gospel that breaks barriers”.
TENEBRAE SUPPER & COMMUNION SERVICE
You are warmly invited to join us at 6.30 p.m. on Maundy Thursday, 2nd April for a simple supper of soup and bread with cheese and fruit followed by a Communion Service led by Re John Barnett. There will then be a solemn observation of dimming candlelight as we read scripture passages relating to the events of Jesus’ death on the cross.
To assist with numbers for catering please let Sam know if you would like to attend or add your name to the sign-up sheet in the foyer.
GOOD FRIDAY – CROSSES ALONG THE PROM
Meet at the car park near the pedestrian end off Salisbury Avenue at 10.15 a.m. on 3rd April for prayer. Then stand along the prom until 11.30 a.m. ending with prayer back at the car park. If you intend going please let Carole or Sam know and they will meet you at church at 9.45 a.m. and provide you with a cross to carry.
GOOD FRIDAY
On Good Friday, 3rd April the church will be open between 12 noon and 3 p.m. to reflect the hours when darkness came over the sky as Jesus hung on the cross. There will be a series of reflective prayer activity stations set up in the church for people to visit at their own pace. Sam will be in the foyer serving hot drinks and toasted hot cross buns at the end of your visit. Just turn up between 12 noon and 3 p.m.
COMMUNITY LUNCH
The next lunch is on Wednesday 8th April. Please let Sam know if you would like to book a place. Sam’s contact details are Tel: 0151 625 3224 or email westkirbymc@yahoo.com
BIBLE STUDY GROUP
It is now confirmed that the new Bible Study Group (joint between here at West Kirby and St. Luke’s, Hoylake) will meet twice a month on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month between 10.30 a.m. and 12 noon. The venue will alternate between St. Luke’s on the second Thursday each month and West Kirby on the fourth Thursday each month. The first session is on Thursday, 9th April at St. Luke’s. We will be using Tom Wright’s “Matthew for Everyone” Bible Study Guide as an aid to our discussions. Please let Sam know if you are interested in trying this Group.
Sam Hepworth
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FELLOWSHIP
The next meeting of TAF will be on 9th April at 2.30 p.m. in the Hilda Shore Room. The speaker will be Deacon Ellie Griffin. All welcome.
SUNDAY 12th APRIL – GROWTH DAY
Deacon Ellie will be leading our next Café Church Service on 12th April and she would like us all to stay on after the service for lunch and reflection on the findings from the “Listening” part of our Future Story strategy. We will be discerning together the key issues coming out of our listening so we can decide what to focus on over the coming months. A generous sandwich and cake lunch (vegetarian and gluten-free options available) will be provided by the church. All will be finished by 2 p.m.
USED STAMPS
Further to David Armitage’s notice about used stamps, we now understand that Retina UK will accept stamps – a Freepost address for those who would like to forward them to this charity is:
Retina UK, Freepost,
Whiteleaf Business Centre,
11 Little Balmer,
Buckingham, MK18 1TF
Items for inclusion in the notices should be sent to the Editor, Elaine Phillips,
Flat 3 Lyndhurst, 82 Meols Drive, West Kirby, CH48 5DD (Tel: 07733 057 315) or emailed to elaine5649.ep@gmail.com by 11.59 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the Sunday of publication. Any additional notices may be handed to the Steward on duty to be read out to the congregation.