West Kirby Methodist Church
Welcome to Worship
22nd, 25th & 29th DECEMBER 2024
Church website: www.westkirbymethodist.org.uk
Minister: Rev Noel Sharp. Tel: 0151 633 2558.
Email: noelsharp@wirralmethodist.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
22nd DECEMBER SERVICE
4th in Advent
10.30 a.m. Rev Noel Sharp
Communion & Carols
Steward: Elaine Phillips
Welcome: Jean & Jim Drake
Readers: Jim Drake & other members
of the congregation
25th DECEMBER SERVICE
Christmas Day
10.30 a.m. Rev Noel Sharp
Steward: Elaine Phillips
Welcome & Reader: Elaine Phillips
29th DECEMBER
No service at West Kirby
10.30 a.m. Joint Service at St. Luke’s
Preacher: Rev John Barnett
NOTICES
PLAN OF SERVICES AT WEST KIRBY
Copies of the new Plan covering services in December through to end of February 2025 are now available. Pick up your copy from the table in the foyer.
THANK YOU FROM WIRRAL COUNCIL’S RESPONSE TEAM
Following our recent Gift Service for young people, John Turner has received a thank you email from Mark expressing thanks on behalf of the Team for the gifts so generously donated by our congregation. The Team have been profoundly touched and our gifts will make a significant difference to the young people they support. Our gifts will not only meet practical needs but will also serve as a reminder to these young people that they are valued and not alone in their struggles.
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
This year, by way of a change, we have Christmas Tree decorations to write to the church instead of sending individual cards. They come in the form of baubles and trees. Please take one, write your greeting on it, then tie it to the tree in the foyer for everyone to see. If you would like to make a Christmas donation to Action for Children, there will be a collection box in the foyer.
The offertory on Christmas Day will also be for Action for Children.
Many thanks
Catherine Jackson
APPEAL FROM ASYLUM LINK
Asylum Link are asking for donations of sleeping bags that are no longer needed to help keep warm those asylum seekers who have not been allocated any accommodation. Please speak to Erica Rimmer if you can help.
UPDATE ON SHOEBOXES
We have sent 214 boxes from our group. A total of 3386 boxes have been checked and sent from the Wirral group. Thank you to our Craft Group and Spectrum ladies who helped in the warehouse. It was very difficult this year with so few helpers from other groups.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to fill our boxes and to the cost of transportation. £600 was donated by our church community.
I know it’s a bit soon, but please can I ask you to recycle Christmas cards by giving them to the Craft Group and any unused Christmas wrapping paper. There will be a box in the church foyer. Please note the Craft Group will be resuming on Wednesday 8th January.
Sally Brimble
Wishing all the church family
a Very Happy Christmas
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS
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.