West Kirby Methodist Church
Welcome to Worship
12th & 19th 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
12th APRIL SERVICE
10.00 a.m. Café Style Worship
Growth Day
Deacon Ellie Griffin
Steward: Sally Brimble
Welcome: Polly & Scarthe Spencer
Reader: Polly Spencer
19th APRIL SERVICE
10.30 a.m. Mark Thomas
Steward: Elaine Phillips
Welcome: Jim & Jean Drake
Reader: Jim Drake
NOTICES
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”.
BIBLE STUDY GROUP
Our new Bible Study Group (joint between here at West Kirby and St. Luke’s, Hoylake) began on Thursday, 9th April at St. Luke’s. The next session is on Thursday, 23rd April at West Kirby from 10.30 a.m. until 12 noon. We will be using Tom Wright’s “Matthew for Everyone” Bible Study Guide as an aid to our discussions. Please feel encouraged to come along so we can dig deeper together into Matthew’s Gospel.
Please note this same group will meet twice each month on the second and fourth Thursday, alternating between Hoylake and West Kirby as venues.
Sam Hepworth
UKULELE CONCERT AT GREASBY METHODIST CHURCH
Heswall Ukulele Group will be performing at Greasby Methodist Church on Friday, 17th April at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6.30 p.m.) Tickets are £7 (including refreshments) available from June Boardman on 07588115047 or from the Church Office on 0151 677 5127. Proceeds will be for Stick ‘n’ Step and The Crossing Point MWiB’s chosen Special Projects.
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
WHAT ARE WE PRAYING FOR AT THE MOMENT?
- Praying to God to touch the hearts of world leaders as they make decisions about war or peace in the Middle East.
- Giving thanks for the sense of community we enjoy here at WKMC.
Please remember to put any prayer suggestions in the box in the foyer
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 of sandwiches and cakes will be provided. Following this we will stay on to discuss together all the voices we heard over the past two months and begin to navigate a pathway ahead which addresses some of those voices. All discussions will be finished by 2 p.m. We do hope all can stay on after the service.
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.