Midweek Activities & Forthcoming Events
Weekly
Home Groups - This week 10th, 11th, 12th June
Meetings for friendship, teaching and prayer are held on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7.30 and 8.00 pm and on Thursday mornings
at 10.30 am. (Please see the note at the bottom of the page for more information.)
Wednesday
11th June
9.45 am - Noah's Ark play group at Parbold Douglas Primary
School. Mum's, dads and carers are all welcome with their babies or toddlers.
(See Jill Bithell for any further information.)
Saturday
14th June
10.00 am - Informal time of prayer in Church.
10.30 am to 12.30 am - Churchyard working party - Please join in and help
if you can. All help greatly appreciated. Come for as long or as short
a time as you wish.
Sunday
15th June - Trinity 4
Services as listed on the Service
Plan.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Wednesday
25th June - Adult Confirmation Course
John Mountain and Sandra Whittaker are starting a training
course for Adult Confirmation. Any members of the congregation who are
not confirmed are most welcome to attend.Contact John Mountain jmountain@christchurchparbold.co.uk
for more information.
Sunday
6th July - Fun Down On The Farm
12.30 pm - Lowes Farm in Newburgh.
Bring your own food to BBQ and drinks. We will provide the salads &
sweets.
Also the fun and games including: rounders, football, wellie chucking,
guess the weight of the bale, boules, croquet and the grand finale ..........TUG
O' WAR!.
Tickets: Adults £5; Children Free. All proceeds to
the Refurbishment Fund.
Saturday
12th July - Morecombe Bay Walk
Walked planned in support of the Leprosy Mission. Please
see Barbara Long in church for details.
Saturday
30th August - Church Family Day out at Waddow Hall
In past years this fun filled day has been well supported
and Jonathan Hickling is busy making the arrangements for this year's
trip. If you are interested please give your name to Jonathan Hickling
or Margaret Atherton in church.
For more information see the June Newsletter.
Wednesday
15th October - Confirmation
7.00pm - J08, including Youth Alpha leading to confirmation
will be held in Parbold W.I. Hall followed by a games evening.
7.30 pm Confirmation Service by the Rt. Rev Bishop Alan Winstanley formely
Bishop of Bolivia and Peru and Asst. Bishop of Chester.
Date to be re arranged November - Watch out Dots about! We shall be having an evening sharing our 'talents' at the concert party and Dot will be 'encouraging' you to join in!!! Be prepared, be very prepared!! There is no escape.
Watch this space! - Still to be arranged - Men's Away Day, Family Fun Day, Songs of Praise Parbold Style (This could give a whole new meaning to Ancient & Modern!), Strawberry Tea Party, BBQ and Church Talent Concert Party.
THE
PRAYER CHAIN
If you would value prayer support for yourself or a friend,
on any issue, please phone the prayer chain. More information about the
prayer chain can be found on the Notices sheet and Prayer Newsletters
issued in church.
N.B.
The Church is Open for Prayer every Saturday from 10.00am till 10.30am.
We welcome you to join us.
UCB
(United Christian Broadcasters)
now operate a prayerline Monday to Friday from 9.00 amm
till 10.30 pm. This may usefully supplement our own prayer chain. Bookmarkers
and cards are available at the back of church. If you have not done so
before why not tune into UCB Radio on digital programme 0134-0136.
You may also find it thought provoking and refreshing to read their 'Word for Today' booklets (available in church) or to visit the new UCB website www.loolkingforGod.com
ALPHA
COURSE
The Alpha Course is a free 10 week course for anyone wanting
to know more about the Christian faith. Evenings start with a meal at
7.30 pm followed by a DVD and discussion. This year's Alpha Course has
now ended but if you are interested in joining the next Alpha Course please
contact the Churchwarden, Frances Mc Gucken :-
fmcgucken@christchurchparbold.co.uk.
For general information about the Alpha Course click the picture below.
HOME
GROUPS
There are a wide variety of Home Groups catering for all ages. These provide
friendship, Christian fellowship and varying depths of bible study, teaching
and prayer. Home Groups usually meet once a week in someone's house. From
time to time groups also organise social events for group members and
families and friends. E.g. Theatre visits, trips out, picnics, celebration
meals, etc.
Some Home Groups meet on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm or 8 pm and some meet on Thursday mornings.
Everyone is encouraged and invited to join a Home Group. If you require further information, or would like to know of a suitable venue you might join, please have a word with the churchwardens in church.
Or send an email to: