This week's prayer for Epiphany:

Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

SERVICES

WEDNESDAY 22nd January

St Andrew’s: 10.30am Team Morning Prayer Service focused on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

SUNDAY 26th January

Fourth Sunday of the month Team Service, 10.30am at St Thomas’ Melling. This will be a Morning Prayer service on the theme of ‘Prayer’. So no morning services this week at St Andrew’s, St James or St Peter’s. Always great to see all coming together - please do let us know if you need help to get there, it’s always possible to arrange lifts.

St Peter’s: 4pm Church 4 All

SUNDAY 2nd February

St Andrew's: 10.00 am Holy Communion

St Thomas': 10.00 am Holy Communion

St James': 11.15 am Morning Prayer

St Peter's: 11.15 Morning Prayer AND 4.00 pm Church for All

Bible Readings                                                                                                                                                                               
Sunday 26th January: Team service, Ephesians 3:14-21

TEAM PRAYERS

Team Prayers will now be taking place ahead of our monthly team service on the 4th Sunday of each month at whichever church is hosting that month’s service, at 9.45am. So the next one will be at St Thomas' on Sunday 26th Januaryat 9.55am. All welcome.

We’re also going to be intentional now about having a short informal time of prayer at each church before the Sunday services each week - so the person leading the service will pray with others who are there for 10 mins or so half an hour before the start of the service, so 9.40 ahead of 10am services and 10.55 ahead of 11.15am services. Everyone is very welcome to join in with this. St James usually has a time of individual prayer and reflection helped by two worship songs from about 5 minutes before the actual start of the service.

News

Ladies Fellowship
This Thursday, 23rd January, is the 1st meeting of 2025! It’s the AGM and a quiz, new members always welcome! 2-4pm in St Andrew’s Church Hall (hall attached to the church building, not the Parish Hall over the road!)

Request for Wool Donations - also stuffing material for toys & pillows

Wool donations for our craft and chat group wld be very gratefully received! Whether whole or part balls of wool, any colour etc. Also, at the moment, donations of stuffing material for toys & pillows would be much appreciated. If you are able to drop off to the craft & chat group between 12.30 and 2pm on Thursdays at St James’ Church Green Lane, that would be great, but collection can easily be arranged. Please contact Pat Dunbar by text message on 07795147109 or email at [email protected] Thank you!

Coffee Morning Saturday 1st February in St Andrew’s Church Hall 10am - 12 noon
In aid of the St Andrew’s based 1st Maghull Guides - entrance £1 (includes a drink and a biscuit) and there is a raffle and sales  table. All very welcome to come along!

WEEKLY EVENTS

Craft and Chat: every Thursday 12.30pm until 2pm at St James in the fellowship room. Knitting, crocheting or any craft, you are assured of a very warm welcome so please do come and join us.  Pat

Hot lunch, tea and cakes every Thursday afternoon at Melling Tithebarn……12.00pm to 2.00pm. A plate for donations will be available. You are assured of a very warm welcome so please do come and join us.

Bible Study: After our Bible Course through October and November, our regular weekly Bible Study is taking place again on Thursdays at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Church Hall. We will be looking at the Gospel of Luke together. All welcome.

MONTHLY EVENTS

St Peter's Tea and Scones: everyone is welcome to join us for tea and scones on the first Friday in every month from 2pm-3pm, the next one will be Friday 7th February. Expect lots of friendly chats and live music by our resident Michael with his keyboard.

Bereavement Support: at St Andrew’s Church. Further enquiries, and if there are any particular requests for bereavement support, from anywhere across our 4 parishes, please contact St Andrew’s Parish Office 0151 531 8972.

Other notices

Foodbank: the Foodbank is based at St George's United Reformed Church on Northway opposite Iceland, on Tuesdays 10.00am-12.00 noon.

Tins, packet foods and toiletries are always useful. They will gratefully receive donations from 10-12 on Tuesdays at St George’s URC on Northway (easiest access is via the car park on Larchwood Avenue). Alternatively please do drop any donations off before Tuesday on the vicarage doorstep at 23 Green Link. Thank you.

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Revd. Ian Hopkins 07914 505437 or [email protected]

Revd. Simon Elliott 07919 464348 or [email protected]