ST CHAD’S/ ST MARY IN THE BAUM

SERVICES tomorrow, Sunday, September 23, at Rochdale’s two town centre Anglican churches - St Chad’s, the Parish Church, Sparrow Hill: Easy church - an informal service for young people and families, with children’s activities, 9.30am. Choral Eucharist, 11am. Asian Fellowship, 3pm. Sung Eucharist (BCP) – 9.30am. Holy Communion – 10am.

Mondays at St Mary’s: British Red Cross, supporting refugees and asylum seekers, 10am to 4pm.

Monday, September 24, at St Chad’s, 7.30pm: Funding for the fabric of our two churches – a meeting with Heather Ford from the Diocese.

Wednesday, September 26, at St Mary’s at 12.30pm: Toad Lane lunchtime concert, featuring Matthew Lam (piano). Admission £4. Refreshments and lunches from 11.30am.

Thursdays at St Chad’s, 10.30am to noon: Place of Welcome, with Scrabble, conversation and tea and coffee. Free admission.

Thursdays at St Chad’s at 7.30pm: Choir practice – new members welcome.

Sunday, September 30, at St Chad’s - Arnhem Service at 1.30pm and Evensong at 6.30pm.

Sunday, October 7: Harvest Festival; 9.30am at St Mary’s, 11am St Chad’s. at 10.30am. We look forward to welcoming you.

We have another fund-raising lunch (and tombola!) on October 13. Funds raised go towards the ongoing roof repair works and redecoration of the entrance hall. WIGAN-BASED band Duke’s Road, formerly known as Gifted, will perform one of their superb musical evenings on Saturday, October 6.

It will be their fifth autumnal visit and each of the previous four concerts has been a success, not only for the entertainment provided by the musicians but also for the funds we raise for church, given that Duke’s Road perform to raise money for churches and charities. We are hugely grateful to Mike Nash, lead guitar, Jamie Harrison, bass and lead vocals, Keith Claxton, drums and Tony Bostock, keyboard, guitar and backing vocals, who deserve the support of a packed church, as they have always enjoyed previously. The evening includes a 30-minute singalong, taking those of a certain age back to the immediate post-war years of the 1940s. Doors open at 6.30 for 7pm and tickets, £8, are available from Ada in church.

The

last Saturday raised £65 towards a fund for sending families who couldn’t afford otherwise on holidays or weekend breaks. Thanks to the MU and to all who attended.

We are looking for hats, gloves, socks, scarves and food for the homeless.

It would be appreciated if donations of tinned food were of the ring-pull variety. We are also looking for donations for our on September 30 at 9.30am.

Our autumn fair is on Saturday, November 10, in church, 11am to 1pm. Ada is looking for people who are willing to help.

Finally, David Longhurst is shaving his beard for and is looking for sponsors.

Tomorrow we have our usual at 9.30am. remember we have no evening service this Sunday as we are meeting over at Kirkholt Community Church on Daventry Road. Service starts at 6pm, all welcome.

Visiting Speaker Andrew Murray will be with us Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13. Andrew is from Generation Builders Ministries, who will be here to inspire, encourage and equip us. Please book with Julie: 07988 875571.

This week at Hebron: Sunday: 9.30am – Café open. 10am – Prayer meeting. 10.30am – Family Service, speaker, Sarah. 12.30am – Café open for lunch. 1pm – Park Ministry. 1.30pm – Nepalese service. 5.30pm – Youth Extra with Sarah. 6pm Joint Service at Kirkholt Community Church, Daventry Road.

10am – Peek A Boo’s (Mother and Toddler Group). 7pm – Weir Home Group.

6.30pm – Hamer Home Group. 7pm – Hebron Home Group. 7.30pm – Shawclough Home Group. 7.30pm – Whitworth Home Group. 7.30pm – Royton Home Group. 7pm – 8.30pm – Nurture Group. 7-8am Early morning prayer meeting. 10am – Breakfast Club. 10am-noon – Family learning service: Child development course (Café open). 5.30pm – Power Pack. 7.30pm – Twenty/20 Youth.

To book in for any of the events or for information, call Julie on 07988 875571. “OH for a thousand tongues to sing, our great Redeemer’s praise.” Why not add your voice to ours and join us as we praise Jesus, our Friend and Redeemer?

This Sunday at 10.30am our morning service will be led by Ken Peden and at 6pm we will be joined by Martin, our minister.

Between 11am and 2pm our we call “New Connexions” is open to all who want to join us for a brew, a chat, a game, even to just sit and read.

Our

this week will be extra special. All proceeds go to those wonderful people, the Macmillan Nurses. Come along and support their excellent work. There are cakes too! We have supported the

since its beginning and so any appropriate gifts are gratefully received. The need never slackens.