West Kirby Methodist Church
Welcome to Worship
1st & 8th FEBRUARY 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
1st FEBRUARY SERVICE
10.00 a.m. Deacon Ellie Griffin
Café Style Worship
Steward: Elaine Phillips
Welcome: John Sprigge & Irene Davis
Reader: John Sprigge
8th FEBRUARY SERVICE
10.30 a.m. Rev George Palmer
Communion
Steward: Eve Townley
Welcome: Gillian Ladlow & Heather Morgan
Reader: Gillian Ladlow
The flowers this week are kindly donated by Carole & John Steel
In celebration of their wedding anniversary
NOTICES
CHURCH COUNCIL
The next meeting of Church Council is on Tuesday, 3rd February at 7.30 p.m. in Room 1. This is an open meeting where all are welcome, but only members of CC may vote of any matters.
COMMUNITY LUNCH
The next lunch will be on Wednesday, 4th February at 12.30 p.m. To book a place please contact Sam on 0151 625 3224 or by email at westkirbymc@yahoo.com
TECHY COFFEE MORNING
The next session will be on Friday, 6th February. If you have any problems with your iphones, laptops or ipads bring them and see if the experts from Age UK can help. A donation of £1 is asked for.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FELLOWSHIP
The next meeting of TAF will be on Thursday, 12th February at 2.30 p.m. Rev John Barnett will be the speaker. All welcome.
SOME MORE GOOD NEWS
China is exporting the clean energy transition everywhere. It manufactures more than 70% of the world’s solar panels, wind turbines and batteries at a scale that has caused prices to crash and made clean energy the obvious economic choice.
In the last decade deaths worldwide from air pollution, the thing that kills more people than anything else have dropped by 21%, driven largely by billions of people gaining access to cleaner stoves.
The United Kingdom now generates more than half its power from wind and solar.
(Thanks to Polly Spencer for this good news item)
GIFT AID SMALL DONATION SCHEME (GASDS)
We are currently £700 short in hitting our £8,000 target to maximise our GASDS claim. Effectively for every £1 cash donation given either in the church collection on a Sunday or Friday/Sunday coffee mornings the church will receive £1.25. This needs to happen before the end of the tax year on 5th April. Donations should be in cash not cheque and individual amounts should not exceed £30 but multiple donations are allowed.
BEREAVEMENT JOURNEY COURSE
This is a course that has already been hosted by St. Bridget’s. However, West Kirby Churches Together have now agreed to take this on as a joint initiative by sharing the preparation, hosting, facilitating etc. as a team. This seven-week course began on Wednesday, 28th January 2026 and will be hosted each week by us at West Kirby Methodist Church.
The course will be helpful for someone who has been affected by bereavement recently or maybe a couple of years ago but is still processing that loss. Speak to Sam if you would like to know more.
A couple of volunteers each week are needed as we will be offering refreshments upon arrival (1.45 p.m.-2.15 p.m.) during the interval (approx. 3 p.m.) and to wash up afterwards. The 4th February is covered but please let Sam know if you can volunteer for any of the other dates which are:
11th & 25th February
4th, 11th & 18th March
Please see posters on notice boards for further details.
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.