NOTICES 25th FEBRUARY & 3rd MARCH

West Kirby Methodist Church

Welcome to Worship

 

25^th FEBRUARY & 3^rd MARCH 2024

Church website: www.westkirbymethodist.org.uk

Minister: Rev Noel Sharp. Tel: 0151 633 2558.

Email: noelsharp@wirraslmethodist.org.uk

Church & Community Development Lay Worker:

 Sam Hepworth Tel: 0151 625 3224

Room Bookings: Sam Hepworth Tel: 0151 625 3224

Email: westkirbymc@yahoo.com

25^th FEBRUARY SERVICE
2^nd of Lent

10.30 a.m. Ian Jackson

Steward: Elaine Phillips

Welcome: Jim & Jean Drake

Reader: Jim Drake

3^rd MARCH SERVICE

3^rd of Lent

10.00 a.m. Pete Wildman

Café Style Worship

Steward: Sally Brimble

Welcome: Ronnie Wilkinson & Di Sleight

Reader:  Ronnie Wilkinson

NOTICES

NEW LAY WORKER

We are very pleased to confirm the appointment of Mrs Samantha Hepworth in the new role of Church & Community Development Lay Worker.  This combines her present role as Church Administrator with that of Community Development.  She will commence her duties in this new capacity from 1^st March 2024.

David Cross & Eve Townley,

Church Stewards

THANK YOU FROM DIRK

Many thanks for the great send off from WKMC.  I’ve had many thank you messages from different people I’ve met in West Kirby and also from people in Shared Reading, Little Lambs, Strictly Methodance, Lego Club and Friday Coffee.  I’ve enjoyed my nine years with you very much and wish Sam Hepworth all the best in keeping up the work in the community or starting new things.

If ever you are in Cheshire Oaks or Ellesmere Port and want to catch up at Trinity (CH48 4DQ) Rose and I are very often at the Thursday Coffee Morning 9.30 to 11.30ish.

My retirement begins with a trip to Edmonton, Canada from the 21^st February for three weeks to meet Ellie, our granddaughter for the first time.  God bless.

Dirk Uitterdijk

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

This year’s service takes place at 2 p.m. on Friday, 1^st March at St. Andrew’s Church, Greenwood Road, Meols, CH47 6AD.  The service has been prepared by Christian women of Palestine and the theme is “I beg you, bear with one another in love”.  Everyone is encouraged to attend this service especially in view of what is happening in Palestine at the moment.

LOUDFENCE EVENT AGAINST ABUSE

CASAI has asked that we advertise the following Event:

The first annual Ecumenical LoudFENCE Event will be taking place in Liverpool on Saturday, 9^th March.  This will begin at 12.30 p.m. with a Non-Denominational Blessing and Ribbon Tying Ceremony at the Anglican Cathedral followed by a walk along Hope Street to the Metropolitan Cathedral where a Prayer Service and Ribbon Tying Ceremony will also be held.  This event is free and open to all who have suffered harm or abuse.

AN EVENING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CONFERENCE

St. Luke’s, Hoylake invite everyone to join them on Saturday, 16^th March as they welcome Rev Gill Newton, President of the Methodist Conference.  Gill will be sharing in conversation with Rev Dr Sheryl Anderson, Chair of the Liverpool District.  There will be refreshments from 6.30 p.m. with the conversation beginning at 7 p.m.   See flyer in the foyer. Gill will also be preaching at St. Luke’s at 10.30 a.m. on the 17^th March.

PLAN OF SERVICES AT WEST KIRBY

Copies of the services to be held at West Kirby over the three months commencing 3^rd March are now available.  Please pick up your copy from the table in the foyer.

Please note that on Sunday, 17^th March there WILL NOT be a service here at West Kirby.   Instead, we will join the congregation at St. Luke’s Hoylake at 10.30 a.m. when the preacher will be Rev Gill Newton, current President of the Methodist Conference.

If anyone would like a lift to this service or can offer lifts, then please speak to the Church Stewards – David Cross or Eve Townley.

 

LENT COURSES/SERVICES

1. MICHAEL’S NEWTON

This Lent Course is entitled “A Finely Tuned Universe” and is being run by Martin Smith on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. for four weeks commencing 20^th February and continuing on the 27^th February, 5^th & 12^th March.  It is an update of a course that he ran in 2020 but did not finish because of the covid lockdown.  See flyers in the foyer for further details.

1. AGNES & ST. ANDREW’S

An invitation is extended to all to join St. Andrew’s and St. Agnes who are holding joint services during Lent focussing on “The Stations of the Cross”.  The services will take place on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. on the following dates and venues:

27^th February    –  St. Agnes

5^th March           –  St. Andrew’s

12^th March         –  St. Agnes

19^th March         –  St. Andrew’s

26^th March         –  St. Agnes

WEST KIRBY METHODIST – ZOOM COURSE LED BY REV NOEL SHARP

Noel will be leading the following five stand-alone one hour zoom sessions on Tuesdays from 7.30 p.m. until 8.30 p.m. on the theme “Act on Poverty” with resources produced by Christian Aid:

27^th February    –             Prophetic

5^th March           –             Broken

12^th March         –             Generous

19^th March         –             Located

26^th March         –             Hopeful

For further information including zoom link details see flyers in the foyer.

 

Items for inclusion in the notices should be sent to the Editor, Elaine Phillips, 13 Burlingham Avenue, West Kirby, CH48 8AJ (Tel: 0151 625 2615) 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.