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Friday 2 June 2017

Leesfield Parish   June 4th    2017

Whit Sunday

Parish Service 9.15 am at St Thomas'

St Agnes' assemble at Ashbourne House 10.30 am ready to walk down to St Thomas'.

St Thomas' assemble at Church 10.45 am, and then when St Agnes' and the band join us at 11 am we walk round Lees.

Churches Together joint service for Pentecost - 12 noon in St Thomas' Church. Bishop David is at St John's and will be joining us at the service.

No Confirmation classes this week

Bible Study Monday 1.30pm at St Thomas. Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve been before or not.

On Thursday, Oldham Play Action group will be leading a session for local children in the Community Room and on the school playground. The session will last from 2pm  to 4pm. This is a trial to see if it would work during the longer summer holidays. Volunteer helpers are needed, just to generally be around and assist where needed. Can you help?



On Whit Friday (9th June) from 4.30 to 6.30pm  St Thomas will be open for refreshments and a chat for those who need a rest from the bands and crowds. Volunteers needed to brew up.

July 8th is Harvest Queen Molly Mae & her retinue’s “at home”.   This is a celebration of her year as Harvest Queen and there will be a short service when Rose, May & Harvest Queens from other churches will join her.  Afterwards there will be refreshments and stalls over in the school hall.  We would be very grateful for any donations of soft toys, chocolate, tombola items and bottles for the stalls.  Please drop off to church or give to Emma MacDonald, Liz Briggs, Ella Wood and Karen Jakeman.  Many Thanks for your support.

St Thomas church is open regularly on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, so people can drop in, look around, pray or just sit. For this to happen, we need volunteers to sit in church (Could be in the back room !) Can you help with this? Can you spare an hour now and again? See Edith or sign the list please.


Items for the newsletter to Lydia (pastorlydia7@yahoo.co.uk) by Wednesday eve please.


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Thy Kingdom Come



On Tuesday May 30th Bishop Mark visited the Parish on his Prayer Pilgrimage in our Deanery of Oldham East as part of the global prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come

After meeting at St John's he walked down to pray with us outside Lees Library and then on to Holts. We visited the Community Cafe, where Oldham Play Action Group were holding a session for children. Several of our group were given badges and artwork by the children, and Bishop Mark was pleased to spend time with volunteers and workers discussing the fantastic community initiatives in the area.

Prayers were said outside the cafe before walking down towards the school for further prayers before Bishop Mark embarked on the next leg of his pilgrimage.

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Mon June 5th                  Standing Committee 7pm Vicarage
                                       Bible Study  1.30pm St Thomas
Fri June 9th                     Whit Friday   Church open for refreshments  4.30 to 6.30pm
Mon June 12th                 Bible Study 1.30pm
                                       St Thomas DCC 7pm
Wed June 14th                St Agnes DCC  8pm
                                      Adult Confirmation group meet 7pm St Thomas
Thurs June 15th              Ladies of Leesfield  Quiz night 7.30pm St Thomas
Sat June 17th                  Tea and Toast   St Thomas’  10.30 till noon. All welcome
Mon  June 19th               Bible Study  10 to 11.30am today!
                                       Wedding St Thomas   1pm
                                       PCC  St Thomas 7pm



Friday June 16th             Leesfield School FUNdraisers Comedy Night at Royal George Greenfield
Wed June 21st                Children’s confirmation after school St Thomas
                                       Adult Confirmation class   St Agnes 7pm
                                       Deanery Synod      7.30pm St Thomas
Wed June 28th                 Adult Confirmation class 7pm St Thomas
Thur June 29th                Wedding rehearsal St Agnes 6pm
Sat July 1st                     Wedding St Agnes 3pm
Tues July 4th                  Confirmation rehearsal 7pm St Thomas
Wed July 5th                  Wedding rehearsal St Thomas 4pm
Friday July 7th               Wedding St Thomas 4pm
                                      Cheese and wine evening    St Thomas (details to follow)
Sat July 8th                    Harvest Queen At Home St Thomas 2pm
Sun July 9th                  Parish Confirmation Service 11am    No service at St Agnes
Sat  July 15th                Trip to Liverpool

Some future events  -details later but put in your diary!
Boundary walk  August 12th
Heritage Weekend September 9th

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