Leesfield Parish January 22nd 2017

PCC meets next Monday, 23^rd, 7pm in St Thomas’. Would all members please do their best to attend. One of the items we are discussing is Mission Action Planning – please come prepared to discuss the paper circulated at our last meeting.

Next Sunday, 29^th January, there will be a Churches Together service for the Week of Christian Unity. This will be held at Salem Moravian Church at 3pm. The preacher will be Archdeacon Cherry. It would be encouraging to have a good turn out to show unity with our fellow Christians in Lees and district. If you don’t know where Salem Moravian Church is, please ask!

If any of our children or young people (or older people!) play a musical instrument, would they like to join a small group to play occasionally in church services? Please let Paul or Edith know if you might be interested.

A gentle reminder – our Tuesday morning Communion service is held every week at 10am. At St Thomas’. Currently we are in the community room (warm!) and we have a cuppa and a chat afterwards. If you are available and haven’t yet joined us do come along.

If you want to hold a social gathering or meeting do consider hiring our community room. It holds up to 30 easily, 40 with a bit of a squash, is warm and there is a kitchen and toilet. The cost is reasonable and we have links with a caterer if you are interested in that too. Audrey is in charge of bookings for the room.

Check out our blogspot too – and view photos on the linked facebook pages!

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

Thurs Feb 2^nd       Ladies of L’d  Games night St Thomas church 7.30pm

Sat Feb 4^th           Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Howarth 10.30 till noon

Mon Feb 6^th          1^st session of Exploring Prayer   St Thomas Community Room 7pm

Mon Feb 13^th        Exploring Prayer (as above)

Mon Feb 20^th      Building committee St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Tues Feb 21^st       Exploring Prayer

Mon Feb 27^th          Exploring Prayer

Wed Mar 1st         Ash Wednesday  Service 7.30pm St Thomas’

                                Followed by ladies of L  AGM

Thurs Mar 2^nd     Standing committee 7pm Vicarage

Sat Mar 4^th         Coffee morning     40 Thomas St 10.30 till noon

Tues Mar 7^th      Lent lunchtime meeting Zion Methodist 12 noon (art and lunch!)

Fri Mar 11^th        Rose Queen Dinner Dance    White Hart (Tickets £35)

Tues Mar 14^th    Lent lunchtime session

Wed Mar 15^th    Churches Together open meeting St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Sat Mar 18^th       Tea and Toast  St Thomas 10.30 till noon

Thurs Mar 23^rd   Deanery Synod  7.30pm (no venue yet)

                               Ladies of L’d evening with Rev Barbara Christopher 7.30pm

Leesfield Parish January 15th 2017

The DCC meetings take place this week. These are open to everyone, and are informal gatherings. Please do come along and take part in the discussions about your church!

St Thomas  Monday 16^th at 7pm    St Agnes Wednesday 18^th at 8pm

PCC meets next Monday, 23^rd, 7pm in St Thomas’.

We are collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome. Deadline for our collection is next Sunday, 22^nd, as Paul will take our donations down that week.

Voice your ideas:

Hopefully, most of you will know that we are going to have the magazine professionally produced from next month with more content from more people.

So, it seems like a great opportunity to think of a new name for the magazine than Voice. That's where you can help - we'd like your ideas of what you think the new magazine should be called.  It doesn't have to be just one word or church related. What do you think would attract people to pick up a copy in the library for example. If you have an idea please let Paul or one of the clergy know by 15th January.

Paul Dent is hoping for interesting items for the new magazine. Brief accounts of events over the festive period, or other things that will interest our readers please. Please give or e mail to Paul by January 15^th for the Feb/Mar issue.

Make sure you have got your copy of this month’s magazine – the last in the present format.

If any of our children or young people (or older people!) play a musical instrument, would they like to join a small group to play occasionally in church services? Please let Paul or Edith know if you might be interested.

Check out our blogspot too – and view photos on the linked facebook pages!

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Mon Jan 16^th           DCC St Thomas 7pm

Wed Jan 18^th          DCC St Agnes    8pm

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

Thurs Feb 2^nd       Ladies of L’d  Games night St Thomas church 7.30pm

Sat Feb 4^th           Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Howarth 10.30 till noon

Mon Feb 6^th          1^st session of Exploring Prayer   St Thomas Community Room 7pm

Mon Feb 13^th        Exploring Prayer (as above)

Mon Feb 20^th      Building committee St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Tues Feb 21^st       Exploring Prayer

Mon Feb 27^th          Exploring Prayer

Wed Mar 1st         Ash Wednesday  Service 7.30pm St Thomas’

                                Followed by ladies of L  AGM

Thurs Mar 2^nd     Standing committee 7pm Vicarage

Sat Mar 4^th         Coffee morning     40 Thomas St 10.30 till noon

Tues Mar 7^th      Lent lunchtime meeting Zion Methodist 12 noon (art and lunch!)

Tues Mar 14^th    Lent lunchtime session

Wed Mar 15^th    Churches Together open meeting St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Sat Mar 18^th       Tea and Toast  St Thomas 10.30 till noon

Thurs Mar 23^rd   Deanery Synod  7.30pm (no venue yet)

                               Ladies of L’d evening with Rev Barbara Christopher 7.30pm

Leesfield Parish January 8th 2017

Standing committee meets Thursday 7pm in the vicarage.

Saturday 14^th There will be bellringing going on in the afternoon, and a meeting in the community room.

Voice your ideas:

Hopefully, most of you will know that we are going to have the magazine professionally produced from next month with more content from more people.

So, it seems like a great opportunity to think of a new name for the magazine than Voice. That's where you can help - we'd like your ideas of what you think the new magazine should be called.  It doesn't have to be just one word or church related. What do you think would attract people to pick up a copy in the library for example. If you have an idea please let Paul or one of the clergy know by 15th January.

Paul Dent is hoping for interesting items for the new magazine. Brief accounts of events over the festive period, or other things that will interest our readers please. Please give or e mail to Paul by January 15^th for the Feb/Mar issue.

Make sure you have got your copy of this month’s magazine – the last in the present format.

We are collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester over the Christmas period. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome. as an unwanted chocolate bar that would be greatly appreciated.

If any of our children or young people play a musical instrument, would they like to join a small group to play occasionally in church services? Please let Paul or Edith know if you might be interested.

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Sat Jan 7^th               Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Green 10.30 till noon

Thurs Jan 12^th         Standing Committee Vicarage 7pm

Sun Jan 15^th             Deadline for items for the new magazine

Mon Jan 16^th           DCC St Thomas 7pm

Wed Jan 18^th          DCC St Agnes    8pm

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

Thurs Feb 2^nd       Ladies of L’d  Games night St Thomas church 7.30pm

Sat Feb 4^th           Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Howarth 10.30 till noon

Mon Feb 20^th      Building committee St Thomas’ 7.30pm

Don’t forget to check out the parish blogspot too!

Leesfield Parish January 1st 2017

 Sunday 1^st January      Parish service at St Thomas 11am   No service at St Agnes

Tuesday January 3^rd 10am Communion service at St Thomas (followed by a cuppa and a chat if you can stay)

Saturday 7^th January  Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Green 83 Spring Lane 10.30 till noon.

Paul Dent is hoping for interesting items for the new magazine. Brief accounts of events over the festive period, or other things that will interest our readers please. Please give or e mail to Paul by January 15^th for the Feb/Mar issue.

Make sure you have got your copy of this month’s magazine – the last in the present format.

We are collecting items of warm clothing such as hats, scarves, gloves and socks to take down to the Booth Centre for the homeless in Manchester over the Christmas period. If you have any of these to spare or get some as Christmas presents you can't use these would be most welcome.

Also Cold Nights - Local charity which goes into Manchester to take food to people sleeping on the streets. They would like donations of pot noodles, porridge pots, crisps and chocolate. Their local drop off point is Limekiln Cafe by the Brownhill Visitor Centre in Uppermill so we could take donations up there. Chocolate bars are a particular treat, so if anyone has any such thing as an unwanted chocolate bar that would be greatly appreciated.

If any of our children or young people play a musical instrument, would they like to join a small group to play occasionally in church services? Please let Paul or Edith know if you might be interested.

Magazine  articles to paulmdent@gmail.com

Items for the newsletter to Edith by Wednesday eve please.

Sun Jan 1^st             Parish Service at St Thomas  11am      No service at St Agnes

Tues Jan 3^rd            10am Holy Communion at St Thomas’

Wed Jan 4^th           DMPC    St Thomas Moorside  7.30pm

Sat Jan 7^th               Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Green 10.30 till noon

Thurs Jan 12^th         Standing Committee Vicarage 7pm

Mon Jan 16^th           DCC St Thomas 7pm

Wed Jan 18^th          DCC St Agnes    8pm

Mon Jan 23^rd           PCC St Thomas  7pm

Sun Jan 29^th            Churches Together service  Salem Moravian church 3pm.

                                  Preacher Archdeacon Cherry

Thurs Feb 2^nd       Games night St Thomas church 7.30pm

Sat Feb 4^th           Coffee morning at the home of Mrs V Howarth 10.30 till noon

Don’t forget to check out the parish blogspot too!