Dorothy Butler
Dorothy’s funeral is at St Mary’s this Tuesday 1 October at 11am. Our prayers are with her family and friends at this time.
Preparation for Harvest Sunday at St Mary’s
Come and help decorate St Mary’s Church for Harvest on Saturday 5 October from 10am-12pm, all welcome to assist, no experience necessary. Contact Di Carter for more information. Thank you.
Harvest Sunday at our churches
Rachael’s Reader Licensing Information
Rachael’s Reader Licensing, 3pm, Saturday 12 October, at Chester Cathedral. The coach will leave St Mary’s at 10am & leave Chester around 5:15pm. We have space still at £10PP. Payment can be made by cash to Sarah T or online: Account Name: St Mary’s Wistaston PCC, Sort Code: 08 92 99, Account No: 65067004, Ref: Coach
Bring and Share on Sunday 13 October
We are having one morning service at St Mary’s, joined by St Luke’s folk,
followed by a Celebration Bring & Share for Rachael. Please some food to share!
Infant Loss Service Sunday 13 October at 5pm
Our annual Infant Loss Service in partnership with Motherwell is on Sunday 13 October at 5pm at St Mary’s, all those who have been affected by infant loss, no matter how long ago, are welcome to join us.
Prayer Resources
Following on from the Prayer Workshop we have set up a new Prayer Resources page on our website which has a variety of resources on it for personal and corporate prayer. It can be accessed from the front page of the church website (stmaryswistaston.org.uk) or directly by clicking here.
New Creche at St Mary’s
We are planning to have a Creche in the Choir Vestry on the Sundays when it’s not Junior Church, if you would like more information or offer help, please speak to Helen Phenton.
Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer this week is on Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30am on Zoom: bit.ly/930mp
There is also the Church of England Daily Prayer at bit.ly/cofeprayer and Daily Prayer app – search your device’s App Store to find it and Daily Hope: a free phone line of hymns, reflections and prayers you can call at any time on 0800 804 8044.
Christmas Produce
Date for your Diary, Mike and Chris will doing their produce sale on Sunday, December 15 after the Holy Communion Service in the Church Hall.
Wool Appeal
After the generosity shown last time, the knitters for Care Homes are asking for any spare wool you may have, this can be passed to the Office. Thank you!
Dates for your dairy
- 05 October Harvest Supper, 7:30pm in the Church Hall – fully booked
- 06 October Harvest Sunday at both churches
- 12 October Rachael Rivers to be licensed as a Reader at Chester Cathedral
- 13 October Celebration Bring & Share for Rachael in the Church Hall
Online Service Resources
Service Orders at St Mary’s can be viewed/downloaded at bit.ly/serviceorders.
The Weekly Sheet is available at the top of this Blog page. We will continue have printed Weekly Sheets available, but if you can do it electronically, it means we can print less and not throw as much away.
Easyfundraising
Thanks to all who support us this way, it costs you nothing, please consider using it for online and click and collect, visit here for more info: bit.ly/stmaryseasyfundraising
Giving
Our church relies upon personal giving to keep going. To give quickly & securely online click here or scan the QR Code below or Click Here to see all the ways you can support the church financially.
