Saturday 5th November 10am ‘til 4pm CRAFT FAIR come and buy your Christmas presents Sunday 6th November 2.30pm MUSIC IN THE AFTERNOON A programme of light classical and popular music Joyce Tindsley Mezzo-soprano Matt Balson Trumpet Geoff Balson Piano in aid of the work in Sierra Leone £6 on the door
One or two of our regular walkers, having often seen Parlick in the distance, have said that they haven’t been up it and would like to experience the fell, so today was their lucky day, perhaps. The first challenge was to find the start by navigating the maze of lanes and having got there, to make sure that the weather conditions were suitable for the ascent. Unfortunately, most of the hill was enveloped in thick cloud, but as we weren’t due to go up until lunch time, there was time for the cloud to lift later. Starting from Fell Foot, we entered the fields for our walk around the base of the fell. Most of the structure of the Parlick area is composed of Millstone Grit, covered in a thick layer of peat, which in places is badly eroded, making Read more…
Due to the exceptionally wet conditions following the recent heavy rain, the planned ascent of Parlick had to be abandoned and this pleasant tour of Lancaster substituted at the last minute. We met at St. Georges Quay, on the River Lime and as some of us had done this walk before, it was suggested that, if we walk in the reverse direction, this could be considered to be a new walk. We really do have some clever people in our walking group! Heading south, we followed the bed of the Glasson railway, now a popular and splendid footpath, with the estuary on our right. Numerous ducks and a lone swan passed us on the high tide and the many cyclists proved to be considerate with their bell ringing on the shared path. After a couple of miles, we arrived at Read more…
A variety of helpful information has been given to the church recently.
In the foyer there are a number of leaflets from Age Concern entitled PRACTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES. They give information on how people over 50 can get help with various house cleaning tasks; running local errands or doing shopping. If this may be of help to you, please take a leaflet. (more…)
Last year the Monday Craft Group organised a successful Craft Fair. This year we are planning to repeat the exercise. The Church will be open from 10.00am to 4.00pm on Saturday November 5th with stalls of hand crafted goods for sale. Do you have a craft hobby? Would you like to put the things you make on display or have an opportunity to sell some of your products? There will be tables of different sizes available and must be booked in advance to facilitate organising the event. If you would like a table or display area, please see Hazel Scott or John or Carol Spencer before October 10th. Stalls are free to the Craft Club members who will make a donation to church funds. Anyone who is not a member of the Monday group will be charged a fee. The Read more…
We are delighted that we have had positive responses to some of our recent appeals. Geoff Balson has volunteered and been confirmed in the post of First (formerly Senior) Steward. As from September he will take over sorting the Sunday rotas amongst many other responsibilities. Margery Cook has volunteered to take on the Sunday notices. She will take over from Ranjan in the near future. Margery’s email address will be placed on the notices together with other details of how to get information to her in future. We have worked out that Ranjan has been doing the notices for the best part of ten years. We are really grateful to him for his skill and faithfulness in undertaking this important weekly task. However we value him even more for his company than for his work and we look forward to Read more…
It seems no time since we closed for the summer but very soon we will be meeting again. It was a lovely evening when we had planned a walk along the canal from Guy’s Court – some taking a short stroll by the canal, others walking much further and others sitting by the canal, enjoying the evening sun. When all had returned it was time for supper which we all enjoyed. Before we begin our next programme we have a Coffee evening on Sept. 5th from 7.00 pm with refreshments; a Bring and Buy Stall; plus one or two guessing games. Do come along and join us if you can. Then on the following Monday Sept. 12th our meetings begin at 7.30 pm when we may have a surprise speaker or someone we all know well. The new programme will Read more…
It was agreed at the last church council that donations received at the harvest (including monetary gifts) and during the Christmas Tree Festival this year will go to the Food Box scheme run by the Salvation Army in Preston to aid needy families in the Preston area.
Dear Friends,
In June it was the annual URC Minister’s Summer School, held this year in the Lake District at the URC Windermere Centre. It is one of my favourite places to be and a beautiful part of the country, even when it is raining! However, we were rather fortunate with the weather, and it was good to meet with colleagues I hadn’t seen in quite a while.
Summer School is not (as some have been known to comment) a ‘jolly’, but rather it’s an intensive time of discernment and learning for URC Ministers and CRCW’s (Church Related Community Workers) of the North Western Synod. Though some free time is factored in, Summer School is not for the faint-hearted, as sessions can continue almost back to back from 9 in the morning until 9 in the evening. However, it does give an opportunity to think and reflect on things we would not readily come across in daily pastorate life. (more…)