West Kirby Methodist Church

Welcome to Worship

 19th & 26th JANUARY 2025

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

19th JANAURY SERVICE

10.30 a.m. Own Arrangement

Leader – Elaine Phillips

Steward: Sally Brimble

Welcome: Ronnie Wilkinson & Di Sleight

Reader:  Ronnie Wilkinson

26th JANUARY SERVICE

10.30 a.m. Judy Ford

Steward: Elaine Phillips

Welcome: Eve Townley & Irene Davis

Reader: Eve Townley

NOTICES

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

A joint service is to be held at Riverway on Sunday, 19th January at 4 p.m.  All are encouraged to attend.  There will also be half an hour of prayer time at our church at 10 a.m. on Friday, 24th January which will be led by Noel Sharp.

METHODIST DISCIPLESHIP & SPIRITUALITY

Noel & Sam will be leading f our sessions on Monday afternoons looking at how the strengths of Methodism from the past can shape our spirituality and living today.  Sessions will include some reading, reflection, sharing and praying together.  Each session will begin at 2.30 p.m. and finish at 4 p.m. here at our church as follows:

20th January – Wesley and the birth of Methodism

27th January – “The Four Alls” and “Grace”

10th February – Spreading Scriptural Holiness – Wesley & Social Justice

17 February – The Catholic Spirit – Wesley & Inclusion

Anyone and everyone welcome.  For more information speak to Sam or Noel.

PIANO RECITAL

On Sunday, 26th January at 2.30 p.m. Dianne O’Hara and Sheena Davies will be performing a piano recital with donations being given to the British Red Cross.  They will be playing Schubert’s F minor Fantasy for four hands and pieces by other composers including Bach, Chopin & Joplin.  All welcome to attend.

STRICTLY METHODANCE

The next session will be on Wednesday, 29th January from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.  Anyone interested in coming and would like further information they should contact Richard Davis on 0151 309 2582.

BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER GROUP

Eleanor Macarthur will be hosting the next meeting on Thursday, 30th January at 6 Monks Way, West Kirby, from 10.15 a.m. until 11.15 a.m. followed by coffee, biscuits and chat until 12 noon and then half an hour of prayer time.

STORY TENT

Our church is the venue for “The Story Tent” which is meeting on a trial basis on a Tuesday afternoon in the Church Hall from 1.20 p.m. until 3.20 p.m. It offers imaginative and sensory play for children aged from 6 months to 5 years, shared through the magic of storytelling.  For further information and cost contact Jade at www.thestorytent.co.uk

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.