West Kirby Methodist Church

Welcome to Worship

30th JUNE & 7th JULY 2024

Church website: www.westkirbymethodist.org.uk

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

Email: noelsharp@wirralmethodist.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

30th JUNE SERVICE

10.30 a.m. Rev John Barnett

Steward: Elaine Phillips

Welcome: John Turner & Martin Eva

Reader: John Turner

The flowers this week are kindly donated by

 Chris Gill in memory of her husband John

7th JULY SERVICE

10.00 a.m. Andrew Clough

Café Style Worship

Steward: Elaine Phillips

Welcome: Jim & Jean Drake

Reader: Jim Drake

The flowers this week are kindly donated by

Eleanor Macarthur in memory of loved ones

NOTICES

CHURCH FAMILY

A service of thanksgiving for the life of Jane Sprigge will be held here on Friday, 5th July at 2 p.m.  The service will be conducted by Ian Jackson and John Sprigge invites everyone who knew Jane to attend and share in memories of Jane.  Refreshments will be served following the service.

PLAN OF SERVICES AT WEST KIRBY

Copies of the Plan of Services at West Kirby during June, July & August are now available in the foyer.

WEEKLY PRAYER MEETING

A reminder that weekly prayer meetings continue in Room 1 (opposite the Hilda Shore Room) each Friday morning from 9.45 a.m. until 10.15 a.m.  Noel will lead the first Friday of each month.

As we go forward, if there are others who feel called to lead once a month, then please do come forward, contact me and we can set up a rota.

Sam Hepworth

FAREWELL SERVICE FOR HEATHER COOPER & YANGSUN YI

This service takes place on Sunday, 30th June at Trinity with Palm Grove URC/Methodist Church, 63 Alton Road, Oxton, CH63 1UZ beginning with a shared tea at 5 p.m. and the service at 6.30 p.m.

TECHY COFFEE

The next session will be on Friday, 5th July for those needing help with their ipads,  laptops, iphones etc.  Age UK now ask for a donation of E1 per person.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON FELLOWSHIP

TAF will meet for cakes and chat at 2.30 p.m. on 11th July in the Hilda Shore Room.

FAREWELL SERVICE FOR REV DR SHERYL ANDERSON

(Chair of the Liverpool Methodist District)

This service takes place on Saturday, 13th July at 3 p.m. at Moor Lane Methodist Church, Moor Lane, Crosby, Liverpool L23 2UH.

You are warmly invited to stay after the service for afternoon tea.  To assist with catering please RSVP admin@liverpoolmethodist.org.uk by Saturday, 22nd June.

WIRRAL FOODBANK

The Wirral Foodbank are very grateful for all the food that our church donates to them.  They have suggested that we focus on the following items, as a necessity for the boxes they pack:

Tinned fish, meat, vegetables (peas, carrots, sweetcorn, potatoes) also tinned tomatoes.

Tinned rice pudding, fruit

UHT milk

Deodorant & shampoo

Every week they are giving out 1000 tins of fish, 800 tins of meat and 600 tins of fruit.  So, the more we can give of these items, the more help we will be.

The Foodbank picks up donations from Tesco in Heswall on a Monday and Thursday.  Given the need, it would be good if, as a church, each week we could put as much as we can in the box in the foyer and Eve will take it to Heswall every week if possible.

Another positive about Tesco is that for every kilo of food donation they will make a cash contribution to the Foodbank.  Apparently, they don’t mind if it has come from another supermarket.

Many thanks in advance for your generous giving.

Eve Townley

 

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.