Diary for week commencing 1 February 2015 Please pray for this week’s activities Monday 10.30 am 2.00 - 4.00pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm 7.45 pm Tuesday 1.45 pm 6.30 pm Wednesday 10.00 am 10.30 am 10.30 am Thursday 7.00 pm 7.45 pm Friday 12.00 noon 6.30 pm Saturday 2.00 pm Men’s Coffee Morning - West Kirby Methodist Church Beacon Drop-in – Prayer for blessing & healing Prayers prior to Church Council meeting Church Council meeting Trinity House Group NOTICES FOR SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2015 10.30 am 10.30 am 7.15 pm Parents & Toddlers Guides A warm welcome is extended to anyone joining us for worship for the first time at St. Luke’s. If you would like someone to visit you, please inform the Minister or one of the Church Stewards. We trust that you will experience the presence of Jesus and that He will bless you. Tea and Coffee are served in the Community Room after morning worship every Sunday and we invite everyone to join us. AN INDUCTION LOOP IS PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF HEARING AID USERS. TO USE PLEASE SWITCH YOUR HEARING AID TO ‘T’. Prayer Meeting Community Coffee Morning Wirral Foodbank Thursday Life Group Men’s Life Group – see Clive or Mark for details of venue ROTAS 1 February 2015 8 February 2015 Welcome Team: Door Nora & Mason Porter Mary Fowler & Leslie Newnes Roving Betty Twaddle & Sophie Hodson Nora & Mason Porter Crèche Averil Wilkes, David Paul & Matt Gibbons Catriona & Sally Averil Wilkes & Noel Johnstone Becci & Mary-Ann Tea/Coffee Saturday Club Sheila Fowler Flowers Clare van Miert In memory of Nicholas van Miert Mary Hulmes In memory of husband Tom Reader David Wilkes Colin Roper Property Steward John Elliott Noel Johnstone Friday Drop-In ‘Food & Friends’ & Wirral Foodbank Kidz Klub Saturday Club 10.30 am 10.30 am 7.15 pm Stewards Sunday 8 February 2015 Reverend Dr Chris Blake (Principal of Cliff College) Crèche & TransformUs Youthie ST. LUKE’S METHODIST CHURCH, HOYLAKE Minister: Reverend Ruth Jeffries : 0151 677 1736 E-mail: [email protected] Senior Steward: Averil Wilkes : 0151 632 5395 Church Office: 0151 632 6524 or e-mail [email protected] Room Bookings: Phil Critchley : 07523 066566 or email [email protected] Website: www.stlukeshoylake.com Holy Communion - Reverend Ruth Jeffries Crèche & TransformUs Youthie If you have any items to be included in the Notices, please forward them to Phil Critchley by 8.00 pm on Wednesday evening. E-mail is the preferred method of contact – [email protected]. Notices can also be viewed on the church website – www.stlukeshoylake.com – throughout the week. CHURCH COUNCIL The next meeting of the Church Council is on Monday (2nd February), commencing at 7.00pm for prayer, before the business meeting starts at 7.30pm. If you have any items for AOB, please let a member of the Leadership Team have them today. REMARKABLE LIVES TOUR COMES TO ST. LUKE’S On the evening of Sunday 1st March, we are delighted to be the venue for 'Remarkable Lives' - an inspirational event with powerful missionary stories from our Christian heritage, and worship to refresh and draw you to the throne of God. International speakers Mark and Joanna Williamson lead presentations on the lives on William Wilberforce and Amy Carmichael – two ordinary people who allowed God to use them, and consequently led remarkable lives of deep holiness and incredible mission. Their powerful stories and experiences have much to teach us on what it means to live a life for God. William Wilberforce’s 20 year campaign to abolish the slave trade ranks as one of the greatest humanitarian movements of all time. He and a small group of friends had their eyes opened to the shocking brutality and injustice of the trade, took on the prevailing financial system and economic wisdom of the day, and won a great victory for justice, human rights, and the cause of freedom. Amy Carmichael was born in Northern Ireland in 1867 and after a clear call from God to offer her life to mission, she went for a brief time to Japan and then Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Subsequently, she settled in a remote part of southern India, where she began saving children from the terrible practice of temple prostitution. She formed the Dohnavur Fellowship in 1901 and created a sanctuary for over one thousand children, who would otherwise have faced a bleak future. And even when confined to a bed of suffering for the last 20 years of her life, she continued to supervise the work of the ever growing Fellowship, write books, poems, songs and train leaders. The event commences at 6.30pm and also includes worship led by Devon Brown and Simon Cooper, who combine congregational worship with new songs to inspire. This is an ecumenical event which is FREE to attend and we’d love to fill St. Luke’s. Please spread the word among your friends, family or work colleagues and invite them to join us for this special evening as we celebrate two "Remarkable Lives" and hear more amazing stories of how God builds His Kingdom through the lives of ordinary individuals. Flyers for the event are available in the Foyer. SIGN UP FOR THE ST. LUKE’S EMAIL LIST If you would like to receive the Notices each Friday via email, plus other information in digital form from time to time, like last year’s Lent Prayer Guide, please add your name to our email list by contacting us at [email protected]. PRAYERS FOR REVIVAL AND KINGDOM GROWTH The Wirral Methodist Circuit Evangelism Team is arranging a monthly opportunity for people to come together to pray for Revival and Kingdom Growth. Moreton Methodist Church is the venue for the next get-together on Saturday 28th February, but why wait until then? Please pray, whenever you can, that God’s will may be achieved here on the Wirral, and that we can find new strength and enthusiasm in our quest to make disciples of all people and to share His love with a needy world. PANCAKE PARTY On Tuesday 17th February, from 5.15pm until 6.45pm, we’re holding a Pancake Party at St. Luke’s for all children of primary school age (Reception (F2) to Year 6). We’re having pizza and pancakes for tea, preceded by some fun activities and games. Kids: Why not bring a friend from school – everyone welcome! Parents: To help us assess numbers for the catering, please add your child’s name to the list in the Community Room, phone the Church office on 632 6524 to confirm attendance or send an email to [email protected] by Sunday 15th February. CLASSICAL CONCERT Wirral Symphony Orchestra regularly use St. Luke’s for their rehearsals and the fruits of their labours can be heard later this month when the Orchestra, conducted by Jonathan Small, play Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’, and Berlioz’ Symphony ‘Harold In Italy' at a concert in Hoylake Chapel at 7.30pm on Saturday 21st February. Tickets are £13 & £11 (for over 60’s), £6 (for under 16’s). There is a £1 reduction if bought in advance and tickets can be purchased from the Hoylake Community Shop in Market Street. For any further information, please ring 0770 200 5409. SPRING HARVEST, WORLD VISION & YOUTH FOR CHRIST – ALL OR NOTHING TOUR Worship leader Pete James and Gavin Calver, the National Director of Youth for Christ, are bringing together an evening to connect our lives to God’s mission. The All Or Nothing Tour will be a night of inspirational teaching and worship, raising awareness for justice and the poor. Pete and Gavin will be bringing the tour to St. Helens on Friday 13th February. Tickets are £5 and can be booked by phoning 01825 748870 or go to www.springharvest.org/allornothing. SATURDAY CLUB FUND RAISER On Saturday 7th March, the members and helpers from Saturday Club are putting on a ‘Variety Show’ to raise funds. The entertainment is from 3.00pm until 5.00pm and the doors will open at 2.30pm. Tickets, price £2.50, are available from Chrissie McLaren, Sandra Mealor or Penny Watson. FOOD & FRIENDS - FRIDAY DROP-IN Every Friday lunchtime, from 12 noon until 1.30pm, there is an invitation to enjoy a nourishing two course meal in the Community Room, together with the opportunity for a friendly chat and fellowship. The food will be served at 12.30pm. God’s love is freely given to each of us and everyone from our local community is invited, whether they are church goers or not. Please pass this information on to others who may benefit. Prayers Please note that if anyone would like a prayer on the Prayer Tree for themselves or someone else that they know, please phone either: Chrissie or Clive on 632 6252, or Mary on 625 1777. Lord Jesus Christ, Wisdom and Word of God, dwell in our hearts, we pray, by your most Holy Spirit, that out of the abundance of our hearts, our mouths may speak your praise. Amen Christina Rossetti (1830 – 1894)
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