West Kirby Methodist Church
Welcome to Worship
DECEMBER 2025
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
14th DECEMBER SERVICE
3rd of Advent – Joy
10.30 a.m. Rev Caroline Ainger
Communion
Steward: Eve Townley
Welcome: Heather Morgan & Gillian Ladlow
Reader: Heather Morgan
21st DECEMBER SERVICE
4th of Advent – Love
10.30 a.m. Own Arrangement. Carol Service
Steward: Sally Brimble
Welcome: Eve Townley & Elaine Phillips
Readers: Eve Townley & other members
of the congregation.
24th DECEMBER SERVICE
No Christmas Eve Service at West Kirby
Other services in the Circuit as follows:
8 p.m. St. Luke’s, Hoylake
“Simply Christmas” Leader: Kate Warbrick
A contemporary Service with communion
11.30 p.m. Greasby Methodist.
Communion. Preacher: Rev Phyl Fanning
25th DECEMBER SERVICE
10.30 a.m. Ian Jackson
Christmas Day Family Service
Steward: Elaine Phillips
Welcome: Jim & Jean Drake
Reader: Jim Drake
28th DECEMBER SERVICE
10.30 a.m. Deacon Ellie Griffin
Joint Service with St. Luke’s
Steward: Eve Townley
Welcome: Polly & Scarthe Spencer
Reader: Polly Spencer
NOTICES
CHURCH FAMILY
Following the sad news of the passing of Eleanor Macarthur, her funeral arrangements are as follows:
There will be a committal at Landican at 10.30 a.m. on Monday, 5th January 2026 with a service of thanksgiving at church starting around 11.15 a.m. (as soon as Noel and the family return from Landican).
Our thoughts and prayers are with Moira, John & Nigel at this difficult time.
FAIR TRADE GOODS
There will be a Fair Trade stall in church on the 14th December with a variety of goods on sale. Please support this.
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
A large tree decoration is available for anyone to write a Christmas greeting instead of giving cards to each other.
Please tie the decoration with your message onto the tree in the foyer and place a donation in the collection box.
Catherine Jackson
TECHY COFFEE
The next session run by volunteers from Age UK will be on Friday, 9th January 2026.
CHRISTMAS SHOEBOXES
218 boxes went from our church and just under 3000 were checked and sent from our Wirral warehouse. Thank you to all our volunteers as without you this would not have happened. Lorries have already left for Bosnia, Romania, Ukraine & Georgia.
Please save all your Christmas cards, unused wrapping paper etc. for us to start again when we meet on Wednesday, 7th January 2026.
Sally & Gill
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. The next seven week course will begin 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.
Anyone wanting to enrol or find out more they should contact Sam. Additionally, it would be helpful to have a couple of volunteers each week between 1.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. willing to make teas and coffees and serve biscuits or cake and then wash up after the break. Please let Sam know if you would like to support in this way.
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.
Wishing all the church family
a Very Happy Christmas